Majora's Mask - Song of Healing Orchestral Arrangement

I don't know why, I can't seem to go through a year without writing another arrangement of this theme. I guess I kind of like it.

[@Archeon233]

“Whenever there is a meeting, a parting shall follow. But that parting needs not last forever. Whether a parting be forever or merely for a short while... that is up to you.” The Happy Mask Salesman

[@diamondmemer9754]

He was clearly on drugs

[@NileSWPhotography]

@@diamondmemer9754 This shouldn't have made me laugh underneath such a beautiful comment😂😫

[@jmw__]

DIAMOND MEMER man you ruined the moment but it was the funniest way to do it 😂😂😂

[@diamondmemer9754]

I mean look at that face

[@MoldRoss]

I don’t remember him saying this haha

[@TheDisarminghinkle]

I can imagine the team making this game and needing new three-note arrangements to make a song out of that you can play on the ocarina in-game. They just sat their fiddling with any combination that came to mind. Then, someone perks up when they play those three notes in that order. Then, the composer takes those three notes and makes an absolutely beautiful masterpiece out of it. I just wonder when hey decided that this melancholy piece should be called the Song of HEALING.

[@l.p.7585]

i dont think the song describe the action of healing, but the feeling or the process. i think feels cathartic.

[@lifeisstrange2584]

It is called the song of healing because functionally in the game, the melody is most commonly used to heal the sorrows of the souls of those who have passed on, whose ghosts linger as a result of unresolved sorrows that they endured in life. Majora's Mask is in many ways a very dark game, that is about finding happiness and meaning amid what feels like ubiquitous dread and unavoidable doom. The song reflects this: it is melancholy, but also wistful, conjuring memories of halcyon days gone by. It is sombre, yet soothing at the same time. The morose melody is often framed by wonderfully uplifting harmonies, recontextualizing the melancholic nature of the melody, and suggesting the finding of hope, and of peace, amidst even the deepest darkness.

[@kaws8778]

It’s the exact three notes from sarias song, played backwards.

[@nicholasdaisyawesomeness1291]

Day to night Dark to light Fall the sands of time Let the years, like the gears Of a clock unwind In your mind, walk through time Back to better days Memories like a dream, wash tears away Like a star in the sky Darkness can't reach you Light the night, joy is light Til the new dawn Cast away your old face Let go your spite With this mask, I'll ask to borrow your light! Once the years still your fears Time will seal your fate Will the curse be reversed Before it's too late? Ash to dust, left to rust All time fades away All your pain still remains Cast it away You must take on the light Let it help guide you Follow the path ahead Forge one anew Darkness is fading now It's not too late Three days is all you have to change your fate...

[@an-animal-lover]

You'd seen that too? This comment just brought back memories

[@nicholasdaisyawesomeness1291]

@@an-animal-lover Indeed

[@MoldRoss]

That was incredible! Did you write this?

[@ShortStoryLuke]

I played this while having to put my dog Snoopy down. Still brings tears to my eyes every time. I will never forget you Snoopy RIP.

[@vincentvanzant321]

Majoras mask was arguably the greatest in the series. I'll never forget getting the Fierce Deity and being able to "be the bad guy".

[@benjaminramirez2700]

Thank you Iwata...

[@slzlink9760]

Benjamín Ramírez yes :'(

[@alexanderpicken1899]

+Benjamín Ramírez yes. I want this music to be played when I die,who's with me!

[@benjaminramirez2700]

Im not talking about MM

[@hazzywazzeh]

:,(

[@loghorizon5477]

Benjamín Ramírez my this song sing you to sleep mr. Iwata

[@Rob_13Ez]

The type of song I needed to hear after my recent break-up, it was a 3-year relationship with plans for a future together, now it's all gone... and songs like this will help me to go through this loss and start again.

[@yojojo3000]

This is the best of them all. Pulls right on your heartstrings.

[@deepsea5348]

The artists of the world live on forever through the strokes of their paintings, through the melodies of their songs, and now, through the pixels of their digital worlds.

[@serge263]

You've met with a terrible fate, haven't you?

[@aylamedencevic3493]

Let’s make a deal, I transform you back to who you once were, and you give me the Mask? I think it’s along those lines, it’s been too long

[@codysego6161]

We all have, salesman...

[@an-animal-lover]

@@aylamedencevic3493 indeed it has...I wish I could go back

[@liveupsfinest6206]

You shouldn't have done that...

[@Luis_Valle_moriarty]

Si me hiciste sentir algo raro en mi tu comentario, buena referencia

[@myone982]

this song has so many feelings, is perfect. It does just what they wanted, you feeling like everything is a mess and there is not faith at first and then it just give u hope. Is rare. But as the game is a master piece.

[@averyludicrousparakeet7235]

To me Majoras Mask will forever be one of the greatest games of all time. Never has a narrative captured the human condition like this masterpiece does.

[@spicyair710]

The townsfolk knew the fate of Earth was sealed, there was no escape. Although many tried and failed, it could not be stopped. The religious citizens cried to their gods for forgiveness. Families huddled together, spending their last few moments with each other. A aura of dread surrounded the town, peaceful yet frightening. A child cried out to his mother, maybe looking for comforting or reassurance that everything was going to be alright. The mother just sat there, tears slowly dropping from her face. She didn't respond. The boy exclaimed he didn't want to die. Sobbing, he sat down and curled into a ball. The moon crashed into the Earth, killing all life instantly

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

That description fits this arrangement to a tee. Well said!

[@aylamedencevic3493]

You’ve met with a terrible fate, haven’t you? 3 days....... Thank you, Mr.Iwata, you’ve achieved your life goals. Thank you, an May you Rest In Peace.

[@adamperkins634]

It's annoying how most of the people who really take interest in Majoras Mask is just because of the fucking creepypasta, this game should be appreciated for the game itself, which this game is absolutely amazing! By the way, the feels.

[@westongeorge1198]

the game is not a creepypasta....ben is...

[@PrinceOfAltea]

Agreed. MM is my favorite console Zelda to date (nothing against SS or TP).

[@taleijekel2822]

PrinceOfAltea or ocarina of time or link between worlds, or windwaker, or even more the oldest games on the super Nintendo

[@Galbex21]

Dont care what other people think so much. Like you they also have the right to think whatever they want.

[@thicclegacy587]

MM has always been my favorite game. Though Wind Waker was too, cause not everything you did was rewarded or acknoweldged back to you. Ocarina had sad endings where you couldn't do anything so save people, but tried to give them some peace of mind. These two games felt real, even though Wind Waker was toonish, but the story was really good to me.

[@HorrorFangirl34]

Brings back so many memories. So beautiful. One of my most favorite games of all time, if not THE best game I have ever played together with Ocarina of Time :)

[@FrankyFlint]

Many years later and I still come back to your arrangement. I remember listening to it when I was in high school. Now I'm studying music. Thank you

[@Daniel-qi7ii]

You know? I took this game during my worst years. I was wondering everyday why was I living, I was wishing to die. And when I discovered this song it hit me deeply, and I wished to listen to it and feel my pain vanishing, leaving an empty mask behind. Remembering this brings a tear to my eye, but! Life has its own ways of playing a song of healing on you.

[@makyleighblount1721]

This is so beautiful. I love orchestral music especially Zelda music

[@cyanmanta]

It's been 17 years and this is still my favorite game ever.

[@JoshSuperGamer]

Day to night, dark to light, Fall the sands of time. Let the years like the gears Of a clock unwind In your mind walk through time Back to better days. Memories, like a dream, Wash your tears away. Like a star in the sky darkness can't reach you. Light the night, joy is light 'til the new dawn. --- Cast away your old face Full of gloom and spite. With this mask I will ask To borrow your light.

[@LeoIsFine]

How beautiful is your poem though....

[@tytou57]

+demonslayer It's ChokoNeko !!!

[@krystlegonzales750]

Demonslayer that is beautiful

[@milfhunter1496]

Demonslayer you got that off adriasauras

[@Chachoes]

can you shut the fuck up with these gay copied lyrics everytime i see them they ruin the song

[@blacksonic583]

Incredible... I have to admit, that majora mask have the two best song to represent despair and hope, or at least, in their orquestra version, the first is Oath to order, and the second is this song... is that they transfers that emotion so well, even with this song that i hear, i not only feel hope, i too feel determination, or a fighter spirit that tell me that the life could be dificult, but is me what decide is that will finish now, and if i try to change my destiny, i can do it, like link do in majora mask :'v

[@MrBungknee]

This truely is the song of healing.

[@cheshirekitsune]

You've met with a beautiful fate.... Have it you?

[@onilink146]

Brilliant version! Song of Healing is my favorite song of all the series. I have no idea why but every time I hear the song, a part of me just wants to ball my eyes out in tears. Everything in me just comes out and I break in tears, all the little things that I don't even think about. This song truly reaches down into our hearts and brings the best memories whether they are good or bad.

[@0scarA1berto]

Damn, those invisible ninjas cutting onions… pure nostalgia! Definitely my favorite song from the Zelda Saga. And this is an EPIC orchestration! =)

[@lunaamagenp5847]

"Can I ask a question? Your true face... What kind of face is it? I wonder... The face under the mask... Is that your true face?"

[@diamondmemer9754]

Time to FACE the consequences of your failure

[@gagethoreson3902]

Reminds me of all the good times I've had with this game and the time period in which I enjoyed it. Grasping each moment of mystery and challenge of exploring a save file I did not create. Some people criticize my fascination with video games, but It's me thats having the last laugh because I got to experience the wonders of such an intriguing title with almost scary themes. And I love it. Thanks Nintendo, and you Tom Lewis, for this amazing song. Keep up the good work =)

[@vitalightningbolt5252]

I always come back here when I got a heartbreak. It does indeed the heal the souls wounds over time. And I would love to have this as my funeral song.

[@RebeccaETripp]

And, I'm back again. All the way from 4:00 to 4:42 is so indescribably beautiful.

[@Viperion964]

RebeccaETripp cool

[@connerevers5375]

+RebeccaETripp And, I'm back again. All the way from 0:00 to 6:09 is so indescribably beautiful. It sounds so nerdy, but this song has been very helpful in my life. Just when things are down and dreary and depressing and sad or I've gotten myself into some sort of long term problem, I listen to this sometimes and it brings me hope and stuff, you know?

[@RebeccaETripp]

conner evers It's not that nerdy. I definitely understand where you're coming from! If you think of some video games as modern fairy tales/folklore/mythology, it actually makes a lot of sense why so many people get obsessed with them, or find comfort in them above and beyond other media- this is the first era where children grew up controlling their heroes of myth, accompanied by captivating soundtracks. Majora's Mask is probably the game that got me through the most stuff, maybe tied with FF4, FF6 and Chrono Trigger. Thanks for your comment!

[@WillhartWicksen]

hows it going 7 years later?

[@RebeccaETripp]

@@WillhartWicksen Not bad! ^_^

[@MrJIsBack]

The original song makes my eyes wet everytime, because I played again and again that scene where the mummie-dad gets back to his normal state. But that remix, damn it dude, you made me cry like a little girl

[@SB_Wayne]

Forever...Great Professor Iwata...Thank you so much,for all the hours,days,weeks.months,even years of fun with you company...Thanks Nintendo...Thanks Satoru Iwata

[@KevinTorres-eq7tj]

No crees que seria, no se... chevere (no se bien que decir) que pongan esta melodía en el funeral del señor Iwata.

[@RockHoward256]

;-;

[@SB_Wayne]

Foxy The Pirate Fox™ Definitivamente concuerdo contigo...

[@SB_Wayne]

Rock Howard DWN-256 u.u

[@cjkellner]

I love all the harmony and countermelodies in this arrangement, especially in the second half of the song. Beautiful.

[@ryandeleon7677]

This is truly amazing. I love finding versions of Zelda songs like this, I'm surprised this has so few views!

[@collingoodwin7815]

Spirits of child, of hero, of dear friends... Solaced by music when their lives meet an end. This song will cause them to rest in memories... Drifting with thoughts of their past families. This is a soft kiss; this is a remembrance... Of who I was before I met this fate. Do not be saddened, but will you please listen? In the song, find the peace to release me... Face to mask; eyes to glass. I'm not who I was... Suddenly, my body, dissolves into dust. My own face...is replaced with a magic mask. Take it and use it; that is all I ask. One day, a hero will bear my resemblance... To complete what my life did not achieve. He will bring honor to the name I carried. He will finish the task and heal my soul i like these lyrics better

[@aylamedencevic3493]

My heart....

[@petersilie304]

It's been a long time I played Majora's Mask, but except for the last line, some of these words may belong to Mikau.

[@DAN63RZ0N35]

Best version of this song by far 😍😍😍😍

[@jowell_castle8813]

This song is beautiful but the part that really gets me every time is that piano note at the very end.

[@TheChaosDragoness]

this and the Stone Tower Temple theme are my favorite songs in the game :)

[@crazyplushys8735]

The only way I can fucking remember my grandpa is by listening to this song at his funeral the song of healing played when I listen to this song I always remember him

[@sakuramikuoshi]

this is really pretty. i love this a lot more than every other version i’ve heard

[@naniano]

this songs creates some kind of unexplainable feeling into me.... It kinda reminds me to my childhood And dont now why..it makes me feel sad :)

[@johnnybravo4911]

it makes me feel sad, too. Hits me in the childhood. It's called "nostalgia", my friend

[@Archeon233]

Time...cruel and fearful... A swamp, where one is about to be executed for a crime he did not commit... A sea, where a fallen musician can only lament his failure... A mountain, where a leader is powerless to save his people... A valley, where the ghosts of the past still fight a war that has long since ended... A town...caught between it all...where the end begins... And one boy...a hero...with all the time in the world...and no time at all..to save this world... This is the Tale of Majora's Mask

[@theweridothatyouhaveseenso4486]

Matthew Stephens wow

[@michaelcanales85]

With every meeting...a parting is sure to follow.

[@pinoyBOTY]

Wise words, friend.

[@JAN2MARS]

"However, that parting need not last forever... Whether a parting be forever or merely for a short time... That is up to you."

[@tenpaths7795]

B e n

[@theweridothatyouhaveseenso4486]

well...we meet again

[@Glukii]

with every birth... a death is sure to come

[@Huntron.3000]

Is this what heaven sounds like? I've been listening to multiple versions of this song over time, hoping it would heal me, like it did to my childhood hero, and the inhabitants of termina. could this be the one that finally heals me? If only it were that easy...

[@nigoki9706]

Huntron3000 Music in all it’s forms can be the key to doors you might think are not even there. What you find behind these doors can be both; the cause and the cure to all your wounds.

[@Zeus_Almighty]

I hope you are not physically sick...😨

[@hmnc444]

it's one of my favourite themes ever, and with an orchestra its even better!

[@jeremyfitzgerald2976]

i really like this its so calming

[@bccollective388]

really? it rips my heart...

[@jeremyfitzgerald2976]

still i think its calming

[@thehopefulgamer1075]

this is very well done. i love the variations of the main theme.

[@jeivalien7253]

thanks for healing me... this is a wonderful song!

[@Wirtzak]

This is so good!! Definitily the best song of healing! I could listen to it thousands of times and never get tired of it.You really know how to create a song =)

[@Ayokan]

How’s everything going 8 years later

[@Wirtzak]

@@Ayokan Hello there! Life goes on I guess. 8 years… daaaamn. This song is still great though :p

[@Ayokan]

@@Wirtzak yeah one of the best compositions of the song.

[@shaftrun5919]

this song... puts my soul at ease

[@Tyna_Reyes]

The best version to heal my heart after mi mom passed away 4 years ago.

[@vivianchetty8926]

Sorry to hear that.

[@ruskimuejek665]

;( sorry....

[@thedesmeister4409]

That's what this song is for.

[@Tyna_Reyes]

Loaf Bloke poor of you. I hope you find your happiness soon. :)

[@Tyna_Reyes]

Loaf Bloke hahaha right. I don't care your opinion, go an waste your time in someone who cares your stupid comments. :) and be happy please you really need it.

[@malarkeyrobot3472]

its so beautiful. just shocked and amazed right now. wow... great job

[@Austin_Schulz]

Best version I've heard so far. Great work.

[@Homesilvercraft]

Merci Iwata-san pour tout ce que tu as fait à travers le jeu-vidéo. Tu es et reste le meilleur dans la communauté du jeu-vidéo.

[@DiarrheaChain]

This song will be played at my funeral.

[@aylamedencevic3493]

DiarrheaChain Mine too

[@alkmi2754]

I'd say the attendees will be somewhat freaked out about the mask in the image of your face that appears on the ground.

[@CaptainLavender15]

Same tho

[@arowyn.m]

right before your corpse reanimates

[@LupinticDream]

@@alkmi2754 lol

[@paynred6231]

this is... wow. have no words

[@ItsaJackall]

Somebody please.... Give this man a cookie

[@olafoneeye1562]

I really enjoyed this, great job man.

[@cinderfox5217]

This is criminally underrated

[@slzlink9760]

esta cancion va dedicada a satoru iwata gracias por todo las alegrias que nos diste

[@joser.7586]

Y a nuestro Reggie films aime

[@diamondmemer9754]

Why do people comment in their own language on English videos Like you're more important than others or something? I'm Italian but if a video is in English I comment in English

[@dezybear7879]

With all the squares in the picture, its like the twilight realm from TP

[@Smithburg01]

Wow, this is amazing

[@phantomasriel8348]

Sometimes music fills our soul and makes it come up with what are hearts cry for this is one of those times where music does that and more it fills our minds with those we have lost and brings about hope... A moment of silence is all that is needed

[@watamelun3801]

It's really nice, I feel comfort and calmness

[@YuelioMenendez]

I would hear every year arrangement, it's one of my favorite songs.

[@taylorwhite8483]

Love this game so much, the atmosphere, the development within the world, the mechanics, Mwua.

[@tytou57]

So beautiful

[@sentoworf]

This is great! I love it!

[@hybrocule5437]

Just beautiful

[@RebeccaETripp]

I keep coming beck to this. It's just so lovely!

[@Bobdicklett1994]

My personal favorite Zelda game. Has been ever since i played it back when. Almost like a dream world.

[@dannycerecedo549]

Holy shit, I'm turning into a mask right now. Thank you for this, is beautiful.

[@nintendocs]

This is beautiful! :)

[@Tochilili]

Very healing indeed

[@hellothere.3153]

Guess what game gets a remake for the 3DS next spring! :D (Yes, it's confirmed by Nintendo just go ahead and look up the trailer.)

[@user-kd7pc6wr3k]

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[@gs.558]

Its bullshit , I mean they didnt remastered the graphics like Ocarina of Time , and I dont understand why, this game is one of the best game ever made and they should remastered this Master Piece.

[@gaborasgaminginc.2636]

Gabriel Stein It looks different to me. Majora's Mask on Skullkid has bigger looking eyes and the moon looks like a perpetually angry Shrek. I don't know for sure though, it's been more than a year since I last played the game :/

[@gs.558]

Gabora's gaming Inc. yeah you right but very few things had been change

[@benszilagyi8888]

Gabriel Stein hey bro. Watch a comparison. I. Thought the same until I did. It is incredible how changed it really is.

[@MusicElOfficial]

I really really love what you did with the strings from 3:24! A very different, abstract and beautiful interpretation of the melody, you inspire me!

[@RebeccaETripp]

This is exquisite.

[@Duhemsounds]

I like a lot these dramatic strings, Majora's Mask has some beautiful tracks =3

[@Vado]

Amazing

[@foxandres6215]

Beautiful song

[@gamalicus]

I still remember playing Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask for the first time...I love them both so much!

[@alejandrogamer3624]

i love it

[@brettgregory6052]

This particular orchestration reminds me of the Twin Peaks soundtrack (seasons 1 and 2). That is a good thing!

[@violinmerchant]

Thanks. That made my day

[@BrianaCunningham]

Lovely.

[@DarkwaverStudios]

Mind=Blown.

[@r1fqya301]

2+2=4

[@FlameFoxBoy]

what be beutiful melody to drown my hurting heart in

[@tbgim]

Que hermosa Canción! 👌

[@amijinner9311]

Love it.

[@miurarempis1797]

So pretty

[@mikumaiku]

Day to night, dark to light, Fall the sands of time. Let the years like the gears Of a clock unwind In your mind walk through time Back to better days. Memories, like a dream, Wash tears away. Like a star in the sky darkness can't reach you. Light the night, joy is light 'til the new dawn. --- Cast away your old face Let go your spite. With this mask I'll ask To borrow your light.

[@audreyampora1833]

For some reason I really want to hear what this sounds like with trumpets.

[@vexehedrim7910]

Audrey Ampora Maybe because that’s basically what you use to play it the first time in game, except it’s called “Deku Pipes”

[@ArcenyHax]

One of the best arrangements I've heard of this theme, besides Theophany. Do you have it for download?

[@goldenmajora2]

Sorry I'm a bit late lol

[@kiwi-berry8188]

pretty calming

[@ourioudenohr5047]

Yes, and I like this.

[@propertyofbendrowned4756]

Thank you... ben...

[@abellopez1586]

this is one of my favorite Zelda song.

[@oscar7653746]

@Tom Lewis: Since no one has done it yet, and you said it was bound to happen, I'm going to make it happen. "You've met with a terrible fate, haven't you?" XD

[@r1fqya301]

no don't

[@spiritualcrow1999]

Thank You

[@violinmerchant]

Because it's awesome