Is it ZELDA or CLASSICAL? Composers Take Quiz!

[@iangreer4585]

Fun fact: Zelda’s music was deeply inspired by early 20th century French music and impressionist pieces. Ravel’s Bolero was supposed to be the title theme for the 1st game. The fact that we’re seeing so much Ravel and Debussy in the classical answers really doesn’t make it easy.

[@jaredf6205]

Oh no, I’ve been telling people this whole time that Ravelle’s Bolero was supposed to be used as the title theme for Ocarina of Time this whole time lol. I wonder how I missed that part of the fun fact. Because I also remember that the song was only a few weeks away from its copyright ending, but they had to ship the game and couldn’t wait.

[@Clery75019]

Mystery from the French impressionist composers fits very well with the dreamlike worlds from Zelda. Particularly Debussy I would say. I never made the connection but it's true that now that I think about it, it really makes sense.

[@iangreer4585]

@@Clery75019 Being a musician, I was thinking at first that this would be a cakewalk when I first clicked on the video. When I took the previously mentioned information into consideration, I thought again.

[@Mari_Izu]

@@jaredf6205 Small mistake, probably because OoT's title theme reuses the flute song from Zelda 1 (SMB3 also used this tune, to the point people actually tink it's from SMB3 instead of Zelda 1 lol).

[@PepeTheJonkler]

​@@jaredf6205The motif is condensed, but the Bolero snare part is technically a motif of the Bolero of Fire for the Fire Temple warp.

[@AT7outof10]

You joke, but Giant's Theme/Oath to Order is one of the backbone leitmotifs in Majora's Mask. It's great.

[@aruarian43]

Yup they were way off there. That would be the highlight of a concert for me.

[@henrikaugustsson4041]

Absolutely fantastic.

[@Verticom10]

Love those final days/oath to order dj-jo remixes

[@daisymaygames]

I was so excited when I got this one 😂 I was screaming at the screen “ZELDA! OATH TO ORDER!MAJORA! ZELDA!”

[@baconeggsandwich]

@@aruarian43 It's definitely the highlight of the soundtrack.

[@jihanjoo]

This is a lot harder than I thought it was going to be.

[@partimentieveryday]

The passages are very short. The substance found in classical happens over much longer phrases. I thought it would be super easy too but then I was hit with that ravel. The problem is the midi plays the music really poorly too.

[@JorgeFalconOnline]

I feel you 😂

[@kazumi3817]

so proud of myself for immediately recognizing the Giant's theme. Love majora's mask

[@aarongrubbmusic]

Same. I knew it immediately

[@kuks0453]

The best theme in the game imo, super underrated!

[@Marandahir]

Oath to Order

[@josh-ni7li]

nice! Jesus loves you my friend : )

[@korlkiller]

For some reason I thought it was part of midnas lament from tp

[@linksy33hyrule89]

It's pretty simple for me, if I don't know it it's classical

[@sheeplehunter2000]

Opposite for me.

[@lighting7508]

I’m completely cooked because I’m deeply familiar with the games and classical music 💀 so I don’t have any way to differentiate 😭

[@Mossbergg]

@@lighting7508LOL struggling from your own success of knowledge

[@baronstriker8378]

Yep

[@marginaliia]

@@lighting7508if u studied music its easy

[@Nathan-nb6yk]

ganons themes are always in odd time signatures might be one of the nerdiest coolest sentences i’ve ever heard

[@trappedreality658]

i read your comment as he said it lol

[@nicolenowotnik7121]

i love that. but i think the song 'strong one (masked man)' from mother 3 is my top wtf time signature song. xD

[@ParagonPKC]

Liszt Dans Macabre is the most Ganondorf thing I've ever heard

[@Sebb_Music]

@@nicolenowotnik7121 I love that Masked Man went so crazy you can't even fully describe it with time signautres, to be fully accurate you need tempo changes

[@clintelkins9630]

It help build that menacing and unpredictable feeling for the king of evil

[@jackywacky3798]

The giants theme is probably one of the most pivotal moments of Majoras mask because it after the ocarina is played, it summon the 4 giants from each region to hold up the moon so it prevents the destruction of the town while allowing for link to get inside the moon to fight

[@DaNintendude]

yeah it's a really strong moment, and the music is perfect for it. One of my favorite Majora's Mask themes

[@Enlacealpasado_]

One of the most obvious

[@CreedoTheGamer]

Yeah they obviously never played mm

[@ego-lay_atman-bay]

To those who've played the game. As someone who hasn't played the game, the giants theme is not that impactful.

[@lexzeyfercronus]

Land* ,the moon destroys all the land of termina,not just the clock town

[@TY-zv5we]

I'm a lifelong Zelda fan and classically trained pianist and this was much harder than I was expecting it to be 😂bravo to whoever put this together!

[@jest6094]

I'm a lifelong zelda fan and have NO knowledge of music theory and got all of them correct easily

[@MashuSlyferiux]

That is exactly why you struggled with it

[@dearthofdoohickeys4703]

Yeah it’s easier when you don’t know classical music, like me 😅

[@anondabomb]

The combination makes it harder.

[@vulkanosaure]

I'm a big classical nerd / pianist + moderate Zelda fan and I could guess 90% correctly

[@Dev.brasileiro]

The fact that EVERYONE recognized Oath to Order

[@zomb7138]

How did they not know giants theme?? Like anyone who ever played/watched mm should know that theme

[@Dev.brasileiro]

@@zomb7138 right??? it's a classic

[@clintelkins9630]

With a baseline like that? How couldn't i?

[@mcquaigmusic]

12:16 - Really tough unless you know both pieces intimately. Very similar to Breath of the Wild's Divine Beast Vah Medoh theme, love the influence.

[@danboom101]

That was my IMMEDIATE thought. "Oh that's vah medohs assault theme, it's slightly calmer though so it's probably a cutscene"

[@RiverTheMuse]

@@danboom101 I actually thought I immediately recognized it but as Agitha's castle theme, the bug girl from twilight princess, crazy how similiar all three sound

[@michaelwhite1552]

My first thought was Agatha's theme from Twilight Princess

[@iwantsmemes]

i was SO confident it was the attack on vah medoh and got very excited, i can't tell the difference between the two

[@bb5bucks]

I instantly recognized it as Fountains of Rome

[@WreckItRolfe]

Throw Ghibli into the mix for a proper bloodbath

[@clintelkins9630]

That would just be UNFAIR

[@doodlehates_uttp]

World War 3 starter

[@aaandSCENE]

Omg this comment is so good 😂❤

[@kodorogames]

7:00 OF COURSE IT'S ZELDA! And yes, I'd imagine people wishing they played the Giants Theme on concerts, it's a haunting and amazing song.

[@cherub3624]

Yeah, that was the easiest one of them all for me.

[@83Protons]

21:30 Fun Fact: Eiji Aonuma, current producer of The Legend of Zelda, has a horse which he trained to come to him when he whistles Eponas song.

[@Seank7]

Sorry to be that guy but, source? I'm genuinely just curious

[@andyrogers28708]

​@@Seank7I'm also very curious. I've heard he rode horses from an interview at the back of one of the Zelda books, but I've never heard this story.

[@83Protons]

I am gonna be honest, i don't remember where i got it from and i can't find it either because all the search results are about zelda. Sorry to disapoint

[@user-qv2mc3dw5o]

@@83Protons almost certainly not true then

[@ilbroducciore]

Lol, classic source: me

[@joaopedrobezerrasocas7464]

For those who didn't recognize the giant's theme, make yourself a favor and go listen to the Theophany's version of it (they used the "oath to order" name).

[@nickzalan4762]

Or terminas demise by Rozen. Absolutely breathtaking piece.

[@rookermtg9321]

I'm partial to the French Horn arrangement by the guys who usually do Marimba arrangements.

[@Gyaradosage]

Honestly, I’d highly recommend Theophany’s entire majoras mask album. It’s so freaking good.

[@guyledouche7939]

7:45 I actually was that guy at one of their classical tours and they played the chapel music from link to the past. I was losing it in when everyone else around me was like "is this even Zelda music?",

[@johnmackay13]

Yep that was a great transition from Zelda's Lullaby using the Triforce Chamber theme to get into it! Before doing another crazy transition to get into the Agahnim battle

[@mataogearsky5353]

To be fair, the whole vibe of the sanctuary/chruch them (which is absolutely one of my favorites from that game/era, though "my favorites" is a very long list), including the choral sound of it, is very different than the rest of the Zelda music of that era. It's somewhat understandable for people to be confused if it's Zelda music, especially when it's brought forward to full instrumentation instead of the 16bit sound of the original. That said, I'm right there with you in that I'd recognize it in an absolute _heartbeat._ It's so fucking good.

[@guyledouche7939]

@@mataogearsky5353 it's incredible when you hear an entire choir singing it.

[@ZeldaNerd31415]

I immediately recognized this theme! I love twilight princess SO much! This is the theme from the forest in the beginning! 14:45

[@Gyaradosage]

I watch TP speedruns all the time and I can probably tell this exact track within two seconds. It’s so iconic.

[@araarisaarus4600]

I legit thought Fountains of Rome was the theme inside Divine Beast Vah Medoh. I just pulled it up IT IS IDENTICAL.

[@eiochev]

I thought so too!! Mind blown

[@c.kiousis3663]

Giants theme is one of the best Zelda songs ever. It's a masterpiece.

[@Rhangaun]

17:20 Just to nitpick - Sibelius isn't French, in spite of his first name (he's Finnish).

[@mazubahtender]

I approve of this message, when I heard them say "French dude" about Sibelius, I had to stand up x'D

[@josec886]

Question 5 : it is one of the most iconic songs in Majora's Mask, you should play it and you will say "oh yes that song!" :p

[@SuperAnthony3]

I can't believe this popped into my head but the beginning of 9:55 sounds a lot like the beginning of Agitha's theme in twilight princess

[@ladylaurel5941]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who was reminded of Agatha’s theme there

[@ruthk280]

Thought the same!

[@allenellsworth5799]

I thought the same too.

[@jckf]

Like A LOT too!

[@TBoneTony]

Bolero is technically both Zelda and Classical Music. Originally planed as a Zelda title theme, only for Nintendo of Japan to realize the copyright hadn't expired so Koji Kondo was quickly tasked to come up with a replacement to the main title theme, that was how the legend of Zelda theme was born.

[@nickzalan4762]

Don't forget the fact he wrote one of the most iconic videos game themes in a single night because they were a week away from launch

[@Persun_McPersonson]

@nickzalan4762 Well, no, the main theme was already composed, he just made an arrangement of the iconic theme that plays during gameplay for the title screen. Still impressive though, as it's a damn good arrangementand title theme.

[@cashwarior]

7:55 I can't be sure exactly how the quiz maker makes the sheet music, but I have made a piano arrangement of that tune! And I'm going to choose to believe they referenced it for this :)

[@Drewtendo]

That one with Debussy was confusing me cause I knew I had heard it, but I didn't remember where. Then they mentioned Untitled Goose Game, and it clicked!

[@Good_Hot_Chocolate]

Both times for me.

[@johnmackay13]

7:43 This comment is funny because it actually did make the concert tour. I know it was more a figure of speech, but it's part of the final phrase of the Suite from Majora's Mask

[@xenomorph6599]

6:07 literally one of my favorite zelda pieces ever

[@WhitePaintbrush]

9:50 sounds a lot like the music that plays inside Vah Medoh in BoTW

[@ironsergi511]

nice catch!!! i went directly to the blights but it really sounds like it.

[@yafrai6348]

Yes I was sure it was that theme too

[@Kryptargon]

I first thought of Agitha's Castle theme from Twilight Princess

[@belleofbrightside97]

I know, I was SO sure that was it!

[@miyamotomusashi6450]

Oath to order is incredible, i recognized it immediately. Majoras mask was my favorite game from 2015 until earlier this week.

[@raggebatman]

What's your favourite now?

[@OmniversalOrca]

Oh, come on. Now you have to say which one's your fave now

[@nintendude794]

Do tell

[@miyamotomusashi6450]

@@raggebatman paper Mario: the thousand year door. It has been a close second for many years but the remake released a few weeks ago and it is definitely my favorite now.

[@LordMalice6d9]

​@@miyamotomusashi6450Majora's Mask is one of the best video games ever made.

[@Adventureawaits64]

What do you mean the oathe to order isn’t rememberable?

[@Lillyluri]

Oh, Giant's Theme is very characteristic, I'd say. Very very powerful and very recognisable as a result - one has to have experienced it in the game though to fill it with the emotion that carries it.

[@inawoodenhouse]

23:20 oh yes, that's from an album called Plantasia! really great to listen to especially if you're a plant -- I mean, especially if you like video game music, it definitely has that kind of vibe and clearly was inspirational to early game music composers

[@yazzychu]

Guessed it straight away! Such a great album

[@belleofbrightside97]

I recognized it instantly but then denied ot because I thought that wouldn't be in here, but then i was right!

[@trappedreality658]

9:50 immediately reminded me of Agitha's theme from Twilight Princess

[@denzelmusic4297]

13:05 The moment I heard this, I immediately exclaimed to myself "DEGOOSEY!"

[@5-Volt]

Giant's theme? The song should be called 'Oath to Order'

[@Caddynars]

Oath to Order is used as a motif for the Giant’s Theme. Specifically, it refers to what they speak, or sing, in this case.

[@ObeliskDemon]

​@Caddynars you play oath to order where you need to and it plays the "giant theme". as far as anyone should be concerned it's called oath to order since that's an actual name for the song rather than an unceremonious "giant's theme

[@Caddynars]

@@ObeliskDemon I was mostly trying to provide an in-game lore explanation for it. Officially, the actual soundtrack lists it as the Giant’s Theme, with Oath to Order being used for the ocarina tune.

[@IlSharmouta]

That's like saying the "lost woods theme" is wrong. It's the theme that plays for that part/concept in the game

[@5-Volt]

@@IlSharmouta I mean.. I'd argue the same thing. The "lost woods theme" is titled "Saria's Song." Even though it also plays in MM & the context is kinda lost. Just like the theme of Lon Lon ranch is titled "Epona's Song." It's really just a semantics thing, I'm not taking it that seriously.

[@joshuahart153]

0:45 I've seen that particular page of Scarbo used as the background of at least three videos/websites now. Kind of funny considering how relatively obscure the piece is and then to have that same page be used every time is neat

[@karlhendrikse]

At the end I said "Scarecrow's song" for number 4 and I'm taking the point. Actually I'm pretty sure you can only do 8 notes not 11 so you can have the point back, sorry for your trouble.

[@JWNimble]

S/O to Smooth McGroove. He has a really nice acapella version of the Giants theme from Majora's mask (aka Oath to Order)

[@ServingKant290]

That wasn't a trick question, it was the scarecrows song

[@Abegilr_Dragonrider]

Thought that as well.

[@t3hfluff]

😂😂😂

[@jennifers550]

This was a lot of fun. I bet a classical versus final fantasy quiz would be fun and difficult as well.

[@BJGvideos]

I've seen one that was classical vs Pokémon as well

[@arz131]

The direct inspiration for Zelda's fairy fountain actual comes from Tatsuro Yamashita's "Moring Glory". Which released in 1982.

[@jamilfuller8931]

I love how convincing their arguments are even when they're wrong

[@musicsmith14]

Cool video! Note that the titles of the Debussy preludes aren’t actually the tempo markings as the quiz makers listed, but the titles are at the end of the score for each prelude. Voiles is the correct title for question 12, as he said.

[@Emiliasooo]

1:44 RAVEL!!!! I love Ravel's music omg

[@Emiliasooo]

13:05 DEBUSSY!! I literally recognized both sheets

[@jimcopeland4011]

Really thought Fountains of Rome was Agitha's house from Twilight Princess, the bug girl

[@ninteney9777]

It also sounds really similar to the oot enemy theme but something was off so i guessed classical

[@lux0rd01]

​@@ninteney9777 thats how i was most of this. "Its giving fairy fountain/overworld/etc. but is wrong"

[@glaceonus]

I never played twilight princess but the faron theme sounded like it was from that game. That game doesn't sound like the others.

[@EmperorsNewWardrobe]

This is a GREAT video. Great concept, great discussion

[@spacelawyerscott]

I was so confident that #7 was Agatha's house

[@darrenm.7980]

same

[@beanie1636]

This was fantastic! I had such a good time playing along.

[@randommodnar1669]

If we’re talking Beethoven, question 7 personally reminds me more of the Appassionata sonata (mvmt 3) which has a continuous 16th note melody and the Neapolitan (bII) chord, which goes along with the phygian-ish excerpt

[@sampersonguy5337]

My Zelda background really helped me on this one, I’m not usually to good at these

[@acecat2798]

I knew it was Debussy because of Goose Game too. I love that they reinterpreted that piece for such shenanigans.

[@benjaminjameskreger]

That name aged wonderfully

[@powertomato]

7:34 well it is exactly the part you play on the ocarina These quizzes make me realize how much of a Zelda nerd I really am

[@Jack_MxM]

It's the build up to the part you play on the Ocarina

[@powertomato]

@@Jack_MxM which, if you listen, is the same notes as the part you play on the ocarina

[@haydeniskander5306]

12:50 - Also, "Trittico Botticelliano" is a great listen if you're figuring out how to write for small forces!

[@infinitefretboard]

Wait wut?! Are you suggesting you've never played Majora's Mask??

[@paesh7849]

fountains of rome HAS to be inspo for divine beast vah medoh’s theme. it is so identical to the later parts after you’ve activated some of the terminals.

[@henrikaugustsson4041]

The thing is, there's so many games by now that if you haven't played them all, it's impossible to know every song on this list. The ones I have played, I recognise the songs instantly.

[@Skylancer727]

Only missed 3 of them myself. The triforce heroes one, the rocky area theme, and that last one. That second one I did think sounded like the exact song, but because it just sounded off without the other instruments on it. That last one though sounded nearly identical to a song that actually is in Zelda. Just a hair off it but I thought perhaps that was just how it translated like how I messed up the previous one.

[@Emiliasooo]

I love these types of videos

[@Ralseify]

Tbh, once I heard the first Zelda one, I found it easy to distinguish then. I'm a huge music nerd though for the songs. So yeah... Basically if you don't recognize it instantly, it's not Zelda.

[@rookermtg9321]

Something I wish a channel like yours would do is listen through a videogame soundtrack and decide what songs are your favorites. People are always biased by the game to love songs by association, so getting the insightof people who haven't played the games would be so cool.

[@Iconic_Zoot]

There's a song in BOTW that legit sounds nearly identical to Fountains of Rome. Vah Medoh Shrine B sounds like it's nearly the exact same notes and tempo as Fountains of Rome. I think the same notes are used in the cutscene right before the Colgera battle in TOTK as well, which would make sense thematically given them both being Rito related.

[@PhantomHeit]

was so excited to hear faron woods TP

[@iggyman783]

As both a classic music fanatic and a Zelda nerd, I love these videos. Being able to guess almost all of these songs really puts into perspective how much of a fan I am of both 😂

[@gloryholetoanotherdimension]

One really good one would have been Kakariko Village from A Link to the Past and Chopin's Nocturne with the cadence right before all of the fifths

[@galaxcotty]

As a pianist and Zelda fan. This was my lifes training. Haha i EASILY passed. But i am still surprised. I never noticed how close a lot of these songs were until now. And yall didnt know the giants theme? Cmon now hahaha

[@waffling0]

Slightly surprised mvt 2 of Beethoven's Sonata Pathétique wasn't included, but maybe it is too well-known to have worked well in the quiz

[@mikau2123]

6:10 not me going "Voice Leading because the first Giant is about to sing his ass off"

[@ianlarsen3920]

14:45 I'm proud of myself that I not only recognized this as Zelda, but knew the exact track from the exact game. Proud nerd moment. 🤓

[@HC-lf2gn]

My favourite video game series and my favourite composer? I've been blessed today

[@LordMalice6d9]

Chopin?

[@easy.peasey]

lol the giants theme is THE MOST important song of that game. Literally prevents the destruction of the world.

[@relaskra]

It took me a solid moment to get bonus round #4 because it really does sound like something from an A Link Between Worlds cutscene but then I remembered where it’s really from and had a great laugh. Also helps that the actual name is so odd out of context. A lot of tunes from that source would be great trick questions on video game music quizzes

[@livewiki341]

I love how in all of the Zelda artwork there is a hidden korok. Good stuff

[@oscar.rv14]

12:30 nooooooo habia dicho con mucha seguridad que era de zelda, me recordo muchisimo a la cancion que se oye cuando estas en la bestia divina vah medoh

[@bilbobaggins9488]

Wow this was far better than I could've expected

[@dany_fg]

On question 5 I knew it the moment I heard it One of my favorites themes from Majora's mask

[@matthewhafner962]

7:38 What? Oath to Order is this same melody repeated throughout the whole song.

[@mooxim]

Glad I wasn't the only one screaming "Giant's Theme" at my screen.

[@belleofbrightside97]

That mystery song #4 at the first bonus round, I KNEW I had heard that song and I said "... No, that wouldn't be in here..." but then I was right!

[@hasukerz]

14:45 Patting myself on the back for getting this right. I love the Twilight Princess soundtrack so much 😭 Probably the same reason why I guessed 9:51 was part of Agitha’s theme and was proven wrong lol

[@Gnurklesquimp2]

As soon as i saw the thumbnail i thought of fairy fountain, zelda has so much brilliant music... koji kondo is in a way video game's john williams

[@IsakAidee]

8:40 - Come on guys x) It's played four times at least in Majora's mask, everytime you learn a new song from the giants after each temple. First one is Oath of Order. Recognized it straight away, but then again, I've always been in love with it x)

[@WideMouth]

I could be wrong, but I think the Giants Theme has been played at every concert I’ve heard that included Majora’s Mask music.

[@zakyuen2602]

what’s the name that’s mentioned at 8:20? i wanna find the composer

[@Chrobin111]

He said 町の曲 (machi no kyoku), which means town song in Japanese. Don't think he meant a specific piece?

[@yewcookies]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6CYpaynZ9Ognrcsi=9bgKKfiZvqTh-oUs Maybe?

[@johnathanmoyer2375]

I think a big tell for many of the classical pieces are the subharmonics of the piano and string notes. There's a softness to each note strike and some reverberation that the MIDI sampling in most Zelda songs lacks. I bet this quiz would be especially difficult if each piece was recorded by the same person on the same instrument with the same equipment.

[@saricubra2867]

Faron Woods, a modal masterpiece from Twilight Princess.

[@San_Ai]

Very nice video! It was very much fun to watch, I enjoyed it :)

[@CaLemLiza]

5:45 one of my favorite pieces from the series

[@jayhu2296]

20:05 gavin is right, it is Voiles by Debussy

[@keyofamajor]

but slightly wrong about minstrels - that one was les collines, #5 in the set not sure why quiz maker selected the tempi to be the titles, maybe because of the whole title-at-the-end thing

[@jayhu2296]

you’re right so maybe they mistook the tempo for the titles, which would be ironic since the point was to not be influenced by titles in the first place haha

[@addisonknox5052]

8:19 How is this term spelled? I’d love to research it for my own game dev purposes.

[@RyanLeach]

町の曲 machi no kyoku. Basically just means town theme or village theme.

[@jblen]

Oh man I was all correct until question 6. I played triforce heroes but I do not remember that theme at all, and it was that kinda vibe where it could've gone either way so I said classical.

[@ivanfaigenbom5300]

Great video. Helps to discover beautiful music that inspired the amazing music we enjoy in the games

[@Ciacien-ke7ot]

the moment when you're a classical pianist and you immediately recognize the debussy preludes before they even play the sound lol

[@StonetheDestroyer42]

Question 8 I also nailed because of Untitled Goose Game. My daughter was playing not long before I watched this video!

[@HatzajaOfDaggerspine]

The trick question at the end, technically is a song from ocarina of time, if you do the strawman quest you can actually input that exact song that was played in the quiz.

[@oveikeii]

the 8th one i immediately recognized from the goose game haha

[@tsvtsvtsv]

question 7 is an interesting one because i'm fairly certain there's a track in OKAMI that uses this exact sequence of notes

[@constantlyphil]

9:50 sounds suspiciously like vah medoh

[@myarmhurts-eeeeee]

ye, i think the attack theme for medoh was inspired by the actual piece

[@ytmndan]

#8 screwed me. I assumed it was Zelda because I recognized it from a video game. WRONG VIDEO GAME DAN. TRY AGAIN.

[@nebulous9280]

On Fountains of Rome it got me. The piano sounds VERY similar to the "Inside Divine Beast Vah Medoh" theme from Breath of the Wild. That same lower, alternating pattern that quickly runs up, then down, and then holds at the low end before repeating. 100% this piece had to be the inspiration for the Zelda song.

[@amaclikanal]

YES MY FAVORITE SERIES