Super Smash Bros. Melee, Smashing Live Orchestra - Smash Bros. Opening

[@kaysam67]

1:22 just always makes me cryyyy it's so beautiful I can feel it in my souuullll. Especially since it's an extened version of it!!!!!!

[@__inf1nite__295]

There is an extended version? Where

[@crextivve]

__Inf1nite__ that was the extended version listen to the original and then listen to this one at 1:22 you will hear the difference

[@ToshiRolls]

Legendary extension

[@simonzhang3D]

@@__inf1nite__295 sadly no

[@wabek5882]

im so happy they played it twice. they knew how good that part is

[@ChristianBurrola]

That turnaround they added at 1:33 is so freaking cool!

[@simonzhang3D]

Man legit i've never had such feelings listening to a song

[@Clionii]

I love that one person going ham on the triangle at the beginning.

[@xavierdelarosa4698]

The French Horn Chorus is a fucking Eargasm.

[@Jenisuppose]

Yesyesyesyes

[@xavierdelarosa4698]

I just realized you responded to my 3 year old comment, great minds think alike I guess B)

[@cyan.6399]

Same here. Plus that wooden stick.

[@gheeman42]

Yesyesyesyes

[@JeremythekidRS]

​@@xavierdelarosa4698hi

[@NLVibes]

1:22 - 1:50 probably the most beautiful part

[@NLVibes]

still makes me cry :')

[@emendothgf64]

​​@@NLVibessame

[@rexolve1032]

This song reminds me of when i was only 4 years old... It was my birthday and i just got a GameCube with Smash Bros. Melee and Sonic Adventure 2... I loaded smash and watched the intro and that marks the day my childhood began... I need an actual copy of this game...

[@rexolve1032]

Mante Armstrong 0:37- the Triforce gathering is the best part

[@Swoofty]

+Mante Armstrong If only I hadn't sold it in 2007, I regretted that I sold my childhood to someone else. (but I did get it back after seeing some evo tournaments :D)

[@ikagura]

+Mante Armstrong Two of the best GC games

[@irinabest9686]

It's a collector's item now. I found one locally and got it for $50 and it's in near mint condition. That's a steal

[@sdturtle2007]

1v1meuwont

[@RxCGaming]

0:45 always makes me cry, the legend of Zelda is so near and dear to my heart

[@YoutubeCommonman_Totas]

The very beginning is the best part. So whimsical and beautiful

[@RAMZAVFX]

that fking violin at Zelda/Sheik's part always gets me

[@sfmaub234]

1.25x speed is almost the real thing, I really really love and appreciate this version of the Melee intro.

[@babyvaso3855]

I immediately thought this was too slow, then switched to .25 after 10 seconds .

[@Zoro4rk]

Underrated comment

[@epiczviola17]

My symphony orchestra in school is doing this and it’s amazing

[@vito015]

Have you notice how the music emphazises the moments when Link and Zelda appears? (Link *triforce gathering* - 0:58 / Zelda - 1:22)

[@diegoriera5440]

The name of the song, when apeared sheik is butter building from kirby ;)

[@eddievelez4723]

The beauty of live orchestrations

[@adamgoldenstein1179]

@@diegoriera5440 but no version of the song sounds like this.

[@vito015]

@@adamgoldenstein1179 I had the same issue until I heard Butter Building, it is actually the "chorus" of Butter Building that sound in Sheik's appearence.

[@Schlumped1684]

Adam Goldenstein because this an all new mix that part is from but that part is from butter building

[@PhirePhlame]

Who else still hears the sound effects?

[@cyan.6399]

To this day, I may never clear Kirby's warpstar from my head.

[@BigBoss-kn1yx]

72speedway same here

[@nrtyby]

Links "tsaaahhh" here xd and some others..

[@sfmaub234]

Me

[@Alatorre05]

I'll always hear Zelda going YAH before the Shiek part lol

[@backslash_bks]

Why am I feeling nostalgia for something I never had to begin with...?

[@CherrySteinz]

Holy shit the horn at the part where they introduce Link sounds like it came right out of Zelda Twilight Princess's soundfont

[@StarOfHala]

Melee still has the best soundtrack in the smash franchise

[@NannerMan]

So incredible. I love how it progresses from gentle to triumphant and then to exciting, then to subtle, and back to exciting with an incredible ending. This is why I want to work for Nintendo.

[@crudnom7090]

That's why their music is always so beautiful. They mesh many different tones together that always go together perfectly.

[@kendreonmotion]

you will succeed if you study the art of working in whatever you want to do with them. Character Design, game coding, game designing, voice acting- just learn as much as you can

[@heydavedawson]

You can do it!!!

[@vDREEGONv]

This theme tells a story, of glory, of tears, of joy, and most importantly......hope. This story continiues to this day, so let us jump into Smash Switch with the same mindset that we had for smash 4, absolutely fucking crazy! IT'S TIME TO GET HYPE FOLKS

[@Forotosh]

Put it at 1.25 speed to make it sound more the speed of the original.

[@TheDiamondBladeHD]

im on phone

[@ryseterion]

Exactly it's kind of slow

[@ryseterion]

@@TheDiamondBladeHD I'm also on mobile what's the difference

[@abimaelmango]

Samuel T. Owens lmao so true even though this is 5 years later.

[@DS-os1sy]

RyseTerion 101 you used to not be able to speed up the video on mobile

[@RetroJaysFTW]

Men have no emotions, they don't cry or show any feeling. This song plays.

[@Dogmaticrock]

Gotta love that viola at the beginning.

[@s3anfall0n39]

If Sakurai is thinking to make a SSB movie this should be the theme

[@samuelmartinez2831]

In my opinion, this theme represents "the gold era" of Nintendo. Those times were simply magical and mythical. Now, with Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Nintendo has a chance to make it again. I really hope they won't screw it.

[@Pika915]

THANK GOD THEY DIDNT!!!!

[@ArmoredarmadilloX]

They brought the magic back

[@gochem3013]

I miss the old Nintendo (SNES-Wii)

[@takimysack2018]

:|

[@thanoscube8573]

@@gochem3013 :(

[@Reckless150681]

When taken this slow it kind of sounds like a heroic military march. Slightly different from what Melee really was.

[@eddievelez4723]

X1.25 can help with that

[@solidsnakemgs2180]

Feels like a brawl song either way I love this

[@anonymoususer4084]

Just doesn't feel right without the announcer shouting "Super Smash Brothers.... MELEEEEEEEE" at the end. I can hear it in my head as the music builds in the last few seconds and it feels off. Great arrangement, though

[@cyan.6399]

*SUPER, SMASH BROS, **_gasp_** MELEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*

[@gochem3013]

Brawl, SSB4, Ultimate didn't have that.

[@Nate1010]

This was beautiful.

[@megablueman]

Notice how much longer the Melee theme is in this orchestra, and how Brawl remix of Melee's theme even makes the Zelda/Kirby/Star Fox part of the song longer like this one at 1:21. I think there is a full version of the Melee theme Nintendo is hiding from the world. Also the back vocals at 1:38 sound more like how the Brawl remix does that part despite this song overall being very accurate to the original Melee theme. I wonder if there is a beta of Melee's theme that sounds like that with the vocals more?

[@surelyyoujestin]

1:21 - 1:49 My favorite part, I always feel like crying and I think of beautiful moonlit nights

[@thatonerotom8999]

The beginning sounds star wars like

[@Pika915]

THANK GOD SOMEONE SAID IT!!!! I NEW IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!!!

[@captainbup]

MUSIC SO GREAT MY CHILDHOOD MEMORIES I GOING TO THE STORE SO I CAN PLAY IT AGAIN

[@tepigfan1019]

Everyones Childhood...... :'( Brings a tear to my eye

[@Excalibur7474]

"childhood"

[@excaliburzx1134]

Same here

[@thefakebriskeh]

TepigFan 101 my child hood was brawl... a little melee too tho

[@cyan.6399]

Even when our childhoods are not Melee, we will all remember the great god that was Project M. So beautiful. To this day, I still can not understand how the entire project was made by a team of teens!

[@Pika915]

B my childhood was Brawl/sm4sh/Mario Galaxy

[@lololrestrix7654]

13 months of development time... imagine what they could've done with more...

[@simonzhang3D]

thats actually insane

[@gobbagoo]

honestly they prob wouldve kept it the same just ironed out more bugs since it was such a hellish dev cycle

[@wander-2]

0:35 that extended build up sends shivers up my spine

[@twanvvbvzssgnnxhwkvdam290]

I had to shout out SUPER SMASH BRO MELEEEEEEEEEE at the end 😂

[@anyo_mations]

The intro section is freaking beautiful!!

[@reala7140]

Now that we have Smash Ultimate, I imagine the opening a bit differently with added characters and different scenes. Like the shot with Bowser, I imagined the Koopalings beside him and Rosalina, Palutena and Sheik next to each other

[@poptart9162]

Always imagined at around 1:39 it would show Rosalina in the cosmos bringing the Geno doll to life and/or Sora flying through the night sky. I’d honestly love to see someone animate a new Melee intro with this theme and using the Ultimate characters

[@paulrazon6718]

I love how they extend 1:22 a little bit

[@paulrazon6718]

Lol I didn't know someone already commented this lol should give credits to the guy who commented this first

[@solidsnakemgs2180]

Gentle and triumphant is correct. I’m crying bud

[@Solar7cc]

This is the original version compared to the version used in game that was slightly abridged and pitch inflated.

[@zephyrbeats1361]

So is *NOBODY* gonna talk about that chord structure on 0:38

[@eggy7346]

0:52 That's just beautiful

[@user-tn5vm9fr9f]

A Masterpiece! This game took Smash Bros to new heights.

[@Jenisuppose]

the part where they introduce link has a reaaaally nice frenchorn

[@sentrogaspers9813]

+Jennifer Yo frenchorn? i though it's ocarina

[@Jenisuppose]

+sentrogaspers9813 at 1:00.. there's a cool French horn part.. It's nice... That is no ocarina not even close.. .-.

[@Jenisuppose]

+sentrogaspers9813 tbh I don't even think there's an ocarina in this piece... .-.

[@M_Dutch97]

Ocarina???

[@WaterMeLoan64]

Absolutely stellar.

[@David315842]

They knew they HAD to extend the best part of the theme. :)

[@azrielpeters7275]

JOYCON BOYS!

[@TyrannoKoenigsegg]

I CRIED SENTIMENTAL TEARS

[@danielwilson4270]

put the speed at 1.15 it sound just like the original

[@dragoncaptain678]

2:18 super! Smash Brothers! MELEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

[@SuperBustyEva]

better then the original.

[@Buster5ive]

This was the best Smash Theme. It also had the best stages like Mute City.

[@cyan.6399]

THHEEEEEN ULTIMATE ROLLED AROUND

[@mittycommitspizzatime92]

bread water Lifelight is repetitive and cheesy don’t @ me.

[@Jamie-sg5in]

Every smash game is amazing, but Melee’s opening is the best. Brawl’s was amazing, but Melee’s was and is still mind blowing. The composition, the sound, the sound effects, everything. Melee may not be my fav, but it’s op definitely is.

[@LoneStoneMaalik]

This shit is so heavenly..........

[@un1verse596]

1:15

[@ylxnk]

My favorite part is where Link Zelda and Sheik did the Triforce with her hands ( 0:59 - 1:12 )

[@rubyfalconi4398]

este tema como me trae recuerdos de mi infancia

[@crextivve]

Tbh the only part that only sounds like in normal speed is in shieks part when u put the speed at 1.25x and shieks part is 1:21 - 1:50

[@Poyostar]

You know, I personally find Super Smash Bros. Melee to be my least favorite Smash Bros. title as all of the other games just do more for me, but... man, even I can't deny that the soundtrack this game has is amazing. And this arrangement of the opening theme almost rivals that of Brawl's for the title of best main theme in the entire franchise if you ask me!

[@sechesin7111]

Applause left in is kinda the mustache on the mona lisa.

[@reynardmisae6208]

This brings back old memories :)

[@15MinuteUpload]

Only missing the title call

[@treddox5880]

If they ever announce Melee HD someday, they better use this.

[@onesonicguy]

SUPAH SMASH BROTHAS MELEE!!!

[@LordUni123]

I... I don't know but I am crying man tears here...

[@coldramentpm1013]

the instrumentation is pretty perfect, and while it isn’t played 1:1 i like the flourishing

[@Dirtnap12]

Like being punched in the face by nostalgia.

[@venatorclass07]

2:18 SUPER SMASH BROTHERS...MELEEEEEEEE

[@TTTV-qf8vr]

1:37 makes me cry

[@mkilo9770]

This is the theme song for imagination.

[@Ian64]

Somebody do a Smash Ultimate version of the melee opening but with this music

[@Ayumuobsessed]

I still have the game in my room but sadly my gamecube is broken T-T My mains in melee were Peach Fox Marth Roy Pikachu Zelda and Link

[@AnimeFan_2013]

Holy fuckin shit dude ❤

[@richymacmillion]

My favorite was when Peach appeared! 😭😭😭😭

[@Parahdoks92]

I might generate a lot of dislikes for this comment, but I honestly feel that SSB:Melee had a release that was much more exciting than SSB:Brawl. I remember enjoying Melee to a point where I stayed up all night trying to rack up enough time to finally unlock Mewtwo. But Brawl just didn't give me that same hype that Melee had for me. I don't know why. But one thing's for sure, of all the games I've ever played, Melee definitely is at one of my top five...

[@arronharrington4109]

Nah. There is alot of people who prefer Melee over Brawl.

[@ryseterion]

Yea problably the best thing about brawl to me personally is the intro theme partly because it is beautiful but also because it sounds like the Soviet anthem. But melee just was better overall and when I look at mario I should think of cappy or plumbing not denim

[@simanolastname2399]

@@arronharrington4109 I don't think he's talking about enjoying melee over brawl; that's a pretty popular opinion. He's talking about the initial hype of the release.

[@arronharrington4109]

@@simanolastname2399 I got that now.

[@that-nerdy-kid111]

name a movie or tv show or scene from a video game that could possibly fit the glory of this theme I'll wait

[@nydrifter21]

how to make a good song even better

[@treddox5880]

Nintendo is supporting Melee!

[@AnteoTesila]

Zero Dislikes!!!!

[@stephenyoungert7316]

+AnteoTesila how you know something was great.

[@AnteoTesila]

+Stephen Youngert yeah!!!!!

[@ron_r_mph]

+AnteoTesila :^) not anymore friend

[@AnteoTesila]

+Spiggy G. Oh no!!!!

[@thefakebriskeh]

Spiggy G. damnit

[@cindyandres6523]

Where is that sound effects for intro

[@johns966]

for me 0:52 is the best part

[@SoulEdgeX]

best song ever

[@ifyouhadto]

😮

[@khalilatawill3611]

1:22 beeessstttt 1:22 1:22 1:22

[@FERNOT10]

Obra de arte

[@shorty235z]

The National Anthem of Party Games!

[@TheKingOfNinjas]

amazing game

[@rubenjorge13]

Put the video at 1.25 speed for accurate sound matching

[@KuroShiiiiro]

Chills.

[@youreboy526]

Antonyo337 *Tears.

[@008A-t2k]

who the hell disliked this seriously

[@peterangusguy3382]

It's probably Master Hand, Crazy Hand and Giga Bowser

[@christopherwashington4789]

Sounds so much better at 1.25 speed

[@Man-At-Arts]

Speed it up to 1.25 🧑‍🍳

[@chamundathebad5638]

1.15-1.20X SPEED FOR NORMAL SPEED

[@NASCARFAN160]

Set to 1.1x speed for the original song's tempo

[@n4nao]

I really wish i was a Nintendo kid sometimes.

[@snuff9218]

0:58 ish nostalgic

[@MaRiOoOomEn]

does anybody knows where can I find the orchestral arrangement??? >__

[@supuaforever21]

Listen to 2x speed ,it look like ur in a chase

[@supuaforever21]

Or in a battle

[@bailujen8052]

1:12

[@nycboy153]

Does anyone what orchestra was actually playing this?

[@cyan.6399]

I really want to know too.

[@spektrumhd3741]

10 years ago btw