Piano Teachers REACT to The Legend Of Zelda's Soundtrack

[@PianoteOfficial]

How about we embark on a musical journey with your favorite Zelda tunes? Begin your first lesson here: www.pianote.com/getting-started

[@adampetersen5906]

I'm super late, but a sidenote for ya'll is that Hyrule Field is actually never the same with each time it's played in the game. The measures of music are randomly combined each time you play. It's kind of like they're copy and pasting measures together randomly.

[@VonSnootingham]

Fun fact: The original Title music for the first game was written at the very last second. They were originally just going to use Revel's Bolero. But they decided to check the copyright on it, which expired in Japan 50 years after the death of the composer. Their launch window happened to be 49 years and 11 months after Ravel's death. They'd have to delay the game and the Famicon Disk System that was launching with it by a month at the last second. So they just had Koji Kondo write a new piece and the rest is history.

[@PoRouS22]

Wow! Didnt know that

[@kaejuka6249]

Thank God the composer didn't die a month earlier than they did. If that were the case we wouldn't have one of the most iconic pieces of music in the industry

[@XanderVJ]

​@@kaejuka6249Not really... People overhype that piece of trivia. It's not as big of a deal as most people say it is. Remember that the Title Screen is essentially a slower paced version of the Overworld Theme, which had already been composed from the beginning of the project.😅 Kondo composing that piece that quickly ain't as impressive when you take that into account. It's still a neat piece of trivia, though.

[@brodris3729]

@@XanderVJ also consider that that same song is heavily inspired/influenced by the song April by Deep Purple.

[@constantlyphil]

Just like the last minute halo ce theme

[@peterrealar2.067]

The fact that Koji Kondo, the mad lad was able to take his Zelda 's Lullaby AND PLAY IT IN REVERSE to create a greater context to the piece just made Skyward Sword one of the coolest games in terms of Zelda lore.

[@zacharysmithingell5460]

I think Koji Kondo is my favorite.

[@jamiewilliamson9829]

That wasn't Kondo. "Ballad of the Goddess" also known as The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword's main theme was composed by Hajime Wakai and Takeshi Hama and uses Koji Kondo's "Zelda's Lullaby" or "Zelda's Rescue" as it's probably originally called as it came from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.

[@peterrealar2.067]

@@jamiewilliamson9829 That's what I meant. He composed a theme so well, that in reverse it was composed into another masterpiece. I never once said Koji composed Ballad of the Goddess. I merely said that in reverse it was given greater context.

[@jamiewilliamson9829]

@@peterrealar2.067 You said that Kondo was able to take his Zelda's Lullaby and play it in reverse to create a greater context to the piece.

[@peterrealar2.067]

@@jamiewilliamson9829 Yes, he did. But he was not the one who composed the piece, like I said. I merely didn't have the detail of who wrote Ballad of the Goddess.

[@Gersheyz]

Gerudo Valley theme is my favorite Zelda song. The Spanish guitar technique, and the mix with middle eastern inspired lore makes it so fun

[@mikaeru2079]

It's insane how often I've ridden there just to listen to that song before I got my hands on the soundtrack. ^^

[@you_tube6733]

mine too. its such a great theme.

[@NathanielWhitehead-vg3lc]

It's my favorite as well. I would just sit at the entrance and let the theme play in the background, lol.

[@Naturals-kp9ii]

Same

[@imanthonyjames]

Koji Kondo has made music that has impacted millions. A masterful musician.

[@HARwinsOUTagain]

The Breath of the Wild soundtrack was actually what got me to buy an electronic piano and start my Pianote membership. That entire album is so chill.

[@PianoteOfficial]

Wow! How has your journey been so far? This is so great to read🙌

[@bobsmith3291]

Ocarina of time is the best

[@brenninoliphant]

Bruh, im glad you were inspired but breath of the wild is probably the most forgettable in my opinion. The best parts of its music were from other zelda games. Which I get it, it's hard to make an open world have music you won't be annoyed over 4 hours in

[@EvilEye0]

The molduga theme is original to BotW, and it's pretty good.

[@zlquis]

​@@brenninoliphant Mipha's theme, Revali's theme and the main theme are 3 of my favourite pieces from videogames, they are just breath-taking. Then again I wasn't alive to experience most of the Zelda games, so nostalgia may play a factor. The feel in the music of botw is so distinctive, I can tell if its part of the soundtrack without knowing. Even more so with totk. The use of leitmotifs is so effective.

[@bao187]

Midnas Lament from Twilight Princess is my favorite song. It’s full of suspense, and has one of the best cutscenes from any Zelda game to accompany it.

[@Alakaizer]

It's just a shame that in game it was interrupted every 5 seconds with combat.

[@bakerfx4968]

Oh man this was awesome! I’d love to see you guys do more like this for movie and game OSTs!!

[@PianoteOfficial]

Thank you! We really appreciate it 💚

[@mungethekpopstan]

The zelda franchise as a whole has some amazing music. Gerudo Valley is my favorite piece, and the fairy fountain theme is a close second. So beautiful.

[@lukebillingsley4646]

This video made me tear up. I LOVE learning the theory behind music and hearing super intelligent musical teachers interact with music. Please make more videos like this (specifically from Legend of Zelda)!

[@tomgrazer]

Glad I'm not the only one!

[@ThaNinjazTube]

This is one of my favorite videos you've made! I would love to see more in the same vein of video type!!

[@saraross8396]

When you mentioned "Hyrule Field", I was wondering, "Which one?" The one in Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom is minimal (yet fitting for those games) compared to the grander versions of say Ocarina of Time or Twilight Princess. Some versions are a version/remix of the main theme. All are worth checking out as some are quite unique. Zelda's Lullaby, or Zelda's Theme, made its debut in A Link to the Past along with the Fairy Fountain theme.

[@michaelvielhaber9342]

I was thinking the same. The two you mentioned are the best ones. I've beaten Breath of the Wild twice and couldn't have told you anything about the Hyrule Field theme, or hardly any other music in the game.

[@marloc2019]

Fantastic insightful video. The scores played along with small pills of music theory are pure icing on the cake. Want more. You two pals are phenomenal.

[@PianoteOfficial]

Thank you so much Marlo! 🙏

[@anthonywritesfantasy]

The N64 (both Ocarina and Majora's) had some intense limitations, which is why those melodies are so iconic! I'd love to hear him talk about the Forest Temple background music, or the Song of Healing! Pretty sure the Healing song does a lydian dominant thing, which I think you'd both appreciate!

[@bonnieoesch5787]

I would love to see a video about all the ocarina of time music. There are so many cool songs on that game. The whole game is about music!

[@PianoteOfficial]

We definitely agree! These scores are amazing🤩

[@hotcheeto8814]

Guredo desert theme is awesome from oot

[@Porphyro83]

Nice video. Midna's Lament (from Twighlight Princess) and the Palace Theme (from Zelda 2) would have been fun to hear. Or Gerudo Valley from Ocarina of Time if you wanted to get really funky.

[@emmamiller.]

So many Zelda songs have made me cry but Zelda’s lullaby’s gets me pretty much every time it’s just so good! And the fact that it sounds amazing reversed too- like wow. Also, on the topic of ballad of the Goddess, imo Skyward Sword has the best version of Zelda’s lullaby and the best soundtrack in the whole series. Imo it has some pretty underrated tracks like Romance in the air which is one of my favorites.

[@rtuggle82]

There has to be a part two of this video. More Breath of the Wild tunes. I love the boss fight Ganon music where it starts super daunting, with like a southern Baptist church clap, then the piano goes nuts!

[@ImNotOceanz]

Should’ve showed the OOT fairy fountain moments since they’re more iconic and well recognized

[@TheEverwritten]

All of the songs should have first been introduced with the OoT version. All the songs became classics because of those. You can argue for earlier versions (Midi) but OoT didn't miss.

[@DragAmiot]

The hyrule field song is just telling the player to pay attention to the "huh that's weird" feeling they might get. It's a musical instruction. It's brilliant.

[@Patralgan]

Omg please do more of these! Zelda games are absolutely filled with magical tunes

[@HarmonicWave]

A Link to the Past is still my favorite, partly because so many of the musical themes that still appear in newer games first show up in that game. Zelda's Lullaby, Fairy Fountain, Kakariko Village, Hyrule Castle, etc. It also introduced the Master Sword, hook shot, empty bottles you can fill with different things, etc. It's just the most definitive Zelda game.

[@puffin7285]

Lon Lon Ranch and Kakariko Village from Ocarina of Time are two of the most beautiful game melodies of all time. So nostalgic and filled with melancholy

[@Mundosenpixeles]

I am no Musician and not interested into play Piano. But I have watched this video for the simple reason of seeing somebody so excited when talking about a soundtrack I love. what a beautiful music!

[@angietrif]

Fav Zelda game is definitely BOTW! TOTK is amazing too but nothing can match the feeling of exploring that world for the first time! You need to make another video! So many amazing songs!

[@ryanplessinger9437]

Man....hearing Zelda's lullaby just makes me tear up every time. What a game series

[@Ace_Lynne]

I love this series so much thank you for this video!

[@ArcaneMelodies82]

The Legend of Zelda and CastleVania were my introduction to video game music back in the 80's and 90's. When I hear music from either franchise it transports me back to when I was a kid

[@richiegargonzola]

Videos like this that help me understand why I love the things that I love, I will be forever grateful for. Thank you!

[@mosiarmstrong]

How cool must it be to be THIS good at something so you make it seem so damn effortless. I am truly jealous of anyone who can play a musical instrument with this level of ease.

[@Renmiou]

I started learning the piano on my own, partly with your videos (which I love!) maybe 3 weeks ago and now I discover that you like the Zelda games as well? My target for now is to be able to one day play the songs from the Zelda piano solo book. I'm so chuffed you made this video!

[@notsparks]

I remember playing Zelda when I got it for Christmas 1986. I was 5. I loved the game music so much I got a piano lessons for my birthday 1987 and have been playing piano since (I picked up guitar and flute along the way too)

[@adamtegen]

Listening to Kevin playing the piano with the Zelda songs was GREAT

[@davidbalan6571]

It makes sense that your teacher would not be happy with you getting bad sheet music because that could actually interfere with your progress .

[@weefek]

Ocarina of Time is by far the best in terms of music. There's no question. Koji Kondo is perfect in every way.

[@HylianCheshire]

By far my favorite

[@sparpie]

IDK Windwaker had some really incredible music too

[@ShadyNetworker]

Oh my goddess, for the love of Hylia, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO A DEEP DIVE on Tears of the Kingdom. I swear that game, man, it goes so hard!

[@PianoteOfficial]

I love it too!!!

[@potatoenthusiast2393]

Totk Music is insaneeee

[@classicsbycandace]

YAY!!! Thank you for this sweet upload today, Pianote! I love playing and listening to Zelda music! ❤🎹✨

[@PianoteOfficial]

Thank you for watching! We're glad you like Zelda too🤩

[@rascaligan8122]

OOT has my favorite soundtrack to a game ever.

[@alphabetpie1992]

fun fact: the hyrule field theme in botw just has a bunch of pre-recorded parts on piano that intertwine together adn are played randomly

[@ArteGamingHQ]

I'm a huge fan of Zelda series myself and I considered Koji Kondo a genius even without a clue of actual music myself, so It's not only very educative but interesting listening to you guyus explaining the music and the technique like that. I used to play piano by ear years ago but adulthood responsibilities took me apart. I still play simple tunes like tetris with a friend's niece on her piano though. Excellent video.

[@dangerfindertreasureseeker8905]

My favorite musical Zelda intro is definitely Zelda II Links Adventure. That beginning , when I first heard in , just blew me away . Don’t get me wrong Zelda theme music for all the games are excellent but Zelda II holds a place in my heart.

[@TriangleSmooth]

They way he kept hitting that B Major chord at 1:21, I thought he was gonna start playing the intro to the Mako Reactor

[@MogamiKyoko13]

My favorite song is the Light Dragon's theme from Tears of the Kingdom. I think it's especially gorgeous when you compare it to the standard Dragons' theme, which is an absolutely beautiful piece as well.

[@jaytrain]

The Legend of Zelda is my absolute most favorite game series. It was the very first game I ever played when I was like 6 or 7. I'm 35 now and I have so much zelda apparal as well as an ocarina with sheet music. UUUUUUGH I love it so much. I sometimes just sit in Hateno Village in Breath of the Wild or Tears of the Kingdom just to listen to the theme.

[@nickgivent3157]

Didn’t she say he never heard this song? And he analyzes is so completely? Amazing

[@simonedmondson8875]

Was expecting to hate this. Loved it. Loved your break down of the Main theme and it’s evolution

[@RainbowLove666]

Koji kondo was a genius. Zelda music is absolutely beautiful.

[@SkyMageTheWise]

Zelda's lullabye is from LttP on snes

[@DavidZhou-g3d]

It is interesting how videos games music has become a classic based on the popularity of the game. In my generation there was “Pong” you just hear the ping pong ball bouncing off the wall that is it. “How exciting! And when you lose you hear a music for loser. I must had put hundreds of quarters in the that machine just to to try to get even with that video game. The music didn’t help because it’s telling you, that you are a loser. But music has always enhance our emotionally then we play video games. Well done Homes & Dr. Watson You folks did it again. You crack another case. 👏👏👏👏

[@changes8]

Koji Kondo was a grandmaster at making you feel emotions through a game. One of my favourite modern day composers ❤

[@Adameia_]

That sound at the end of a korok also plays other times when you pick up something new. It always reminded me of that classic ditty that played when you opened chests in ocarina of time (it also appeared in other games but ocariba was where it got most recognition)

[@gregorysheppard9392]

Best music to work to! Surprised that the main theme from ocarina of time did not make it in this video! Beautiful piece!

[@turtlel182]

aww it would have been cool to see a breakdown of gerudo valley also but this is great!

[@royalblue1697]

This is so cool! I would love to see song of storms and kass' theme as well!

[@CoolBean]

Imagine being the creator of the music and watching this video lol. He must be so proud

[@steve_yu]

Would have been fun to see reactions to Ganondorf's theme, or possibly one of my favorite tracks in recent memory: the Colgera Phase 3 Boss Battle theme. Also, I wonder if he listened to the horse riding theme a bit longer, would he recognize the melody the strings are playing?

[@GregoryDang]

I'm glad you guys are diving into the Video Game music genre. I would love to see a video analysis of Dancing Mad from Final Fantasy VI

[@tomgrazer]

You can tell she's a true gamer!! My heart!!

[@MRTV-ck2nd]

MORE MORE MORE. LOVE BOTH OF YOUR ENERGIES

[@TheDarthSoldier]

Gotta do song of healing and serenade of water next Also nocturne of shadow gives me the creeps

[@kylethomas3477]

Being a Zelda fan, thank you for doing this video!

[@PianoteOfficial]

It was a pleasure! Welcome to our channel🎹🙌🏼

[@firstnameIastname]

11:26 "that's the sound of, 'I have more stuff now!'" Welp, that perfectly describes it for my new amazon delivery notification alert 📦🚚

[@vvaporss]

would just like to mention (since you guys were listening to a lot of Breath of the Wild pieces) that BOTW and Tears of the Kingdom's main composer is Manaka Kataoka. She does reference a lot of Koji Kondo's memorable themes but makes it her own in both games!

[@jeffreypeters5578]

Zelda has always had some bangers and cool variations of those tracks.Ocarina of Time Will forever have a nostalgic piece of my heart for the music just in itself

[@jenniferchough]

Y’all! As far as the piano goes in recent Zelda music fare, missed opportunity not showcasing Dark Beast Ganon theme from BotW! It’s crazy, epic, and just expertly executed!

[@finestcustard5647]

This is awesome! I wish you guys spent a bit more time listening to each track though

[@diegodru]

We desperately need a video like this about Final Fantasy music!

[@ctaylorguy]

Wish they would have kept listening to the horse riding theme. If they would have let it play a little longer they would have heard the melody of Zelda’s Lullaby played slowly in the background on stringed instruments. And if you listen to the horsing riding theme at night eventually you’ll hear the Main Theme melody they listened to in the beginning of the video.

[@TikiTheTiki]

Would love to see more videos looking at Zelda and other video game music. Thank you for this!

[@PianoteOfficial]

Thank you for watching! 🤩

[@avinashshaheed9597]

no one gonna talk abt how it takes this guy about 12 seconds to listen and catch on to how the song is build and going to continue

[@a7c777]

People probably know this already but the Fairy Fountain theme was grabbed from i believe its called an “interpolation” of Tatsuro Yamashita’s song “morning glory”. I highly recommend checkingnit out if you love city pop. Its such a beautiful song:’3

[@adamwee382]

0:37 So the NES had 5 channels available, two pulse waves, a triangle, noise, and a really low quality, very short sample. Not only did they only have those 5 channels for music, they had to share them with the sound effects as well. Most NES songs would only use maybe 3 channels for the music, a pulse wave for the lead, a triangle for the bass, and noise for the percussion. So generally speaking, yes they only had noise for percussion, but there were some games that used samples for percussion as well, space was incredibly limited though, so this tended to be used sparingly.

[@cosygracegames]

The music from breath of the wild is literally the reason why I decided to play the game cause for months I would listen to the gorgeous peaceful playlists! So glad I did :)

[@MrDanieloneill]

Koji Kondo didn't compose the new music in BotW. The Field Theme you showcased was composed by Manaka Kataoka.

[@jonahkaiguam]

Wow awesome video guys....Ocarina of Time is my all time favorite Zelda game in the whole franchise. Zelda's Lullaby sounds so beautiful and soothing that it always makes me tear....and Great Fair Fountain is just so soothing for me that as a kid, I would leave my N64 on just to have it play on a loop because my insomnia is kicking my butt.

[@JasonScruffyPatton]

This was great! You guys should totally deep dive all the Zelda games!

[@integral9x]

This made me tear up! Zelda's music stands the test of time ❤️ would love to see a video with whole soundtracks of Zelda especially of ocarina of time (I haven't played Breathe of the Wild yet tho!)

[@JB-fd8jy]

1:25 He's got it right that's why the skyward song version is called song of the hero

[@dhpassos]

Woow, I love your energy hahaha Amazing!

[@barberchopin96]

In the newest fair fountain theme from the last two games, it’s arranged exactly a la Chopin’s Fantasie Impromptu. 16th notes in the right hand, triplet 8ths in the left. The first two 16th notes in every beat in the right hand are an octave. For the first half, the lower octave is accented, and for the second half, the upper octave note is accented. That’s what gives it the off-balance feel.

[@JuanGarcia-hc1mn]

So glad you did this video. Zelda is my favorite video game!

[@PianoteOfficial]

Thank you for watching! It's a GREAT game🙌

[@chester82gtstang]

I just sat at my piano for an hour and a half constantly repeating what he was playing to get the chord progression down for the intro. PLEASE do the main them complete!!!!

[@PabloFlores-hs4wu]

you guys do more of these! My favorite is the piano opening to Ocarina of Time

[@DeutchMcDeutcher]

please for the love of all four temples and princess zelda, pleaseeeeeee create an entire 5 hour video for every single zelda song. all of them. 10 hours even.

[@piousthepious]

PLEASE do videos on learning these songs!!

[@MaikRiechel]

Zelda's Lullaby was actually introduced in A Link to the Past at Princess Zelda's rescue.

[@connorgow]

WE need more zelda content!

[@ladyharubun]

My favorite Zelda game is Majora's Mask. You should definitely listen to The Song of Healing! It's hauntingly beautiful.

[@florentwinleaf3462]

PLEASE DO MORE ILY GUYS ALREADY IM SUBBINNNGGGGG ❤

[@ThePrinceDoza]

Dude, the different timing in the great fairy Mountain is insane (1 to 6 / 1 to 4) OMGGGG 😳

[@liyakatbawade3546]

Awesome presentation 👏👏👏👌👌👌

[@PianoteOfficial]

Thank you!

[@schimnesthaisbasement5015]

9:02 It makes me think of Steve Hackett - Hands of the Priestess.

[@Freek1989]

I wish they did Song of Storms, that's a great one

[@othaeryn5502]

I am so impressed with this guy right now I refuse to believe this is his first time hearing this music 🤯

[@tats_sacs]

Biggest missed opportunity. You should have listened to Ballad of the Goddess after hearing Zelda’s Lullaby. And see if he finds out the significance of melody.

[@Jo.Jo.222]

Botw/TOTK is great! But what Zelda game doesn’t have killer tunes? I LOVE song of storms!!! And I also love the wind waker’s soundtrack!

[@TangledMind1018]

Midna's Lament from Twilight Princess is absolutely ICONIC

[@erickaminski395]

Gerudo valley from oot would be cool to see you guys do. That was one of my favourites

[@LeDragoX]

I know i may be a little late, but i know a gorgeous Zelda song from Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity, it made me cry while listening to it, it's in the map selection screen, after finishing the game (or almost getting it done), there's a chance it can play in the map selection, but it's worth it. I've found the name, its *"Overlooking Hyrule" (After the Calamity)*

[@worldrummer]

doing breath of the wild and not listening to the outside hyrule castle theme seems criminal. three bars of 5/4 and a bar of 6/4 for the main line is very interesting and never seems disjointed. that, and the piano lines in it are phenomenal.