Music Monday: Thanks Majora

The release of Majora’s Mask 3D has inspired countless fan-projects paying tribute to the beloved game. So for this week’s Music Monday, we’re featuring a couple of brand new Majora’s Mask covers.

First up is “Astral Observatory” by Epic Game Music. “Astral Observatory” is a beautiful piece of music that I always enjoy, so I have no idea why it’s not a song I seek out when I’m searching for Zelda covers — oh wait, it’s because I always go straight to the Clock Town theme. In this video, the song is performed on electric guitar, giving it a power ballad sound. The Epic Game Music cover of Astral Observatory has really made the song a new favorite of mine.

So yes, I’m biased toward the “Clock Town” theme, but that’s not why I made this selection! What I like about this cover arranged and performed by Patti Rudisill & Kristin Naigus is that it sounds like Baroque quartet. These talented ladies perform the town’s anthem on the violin, flute, oboe, and for that special Zelda touch: the ocarina.

[Thanks Erich for the recommendation!]

Amanda Vanhiel

Amanda is the host of our weekly segment Zelda Weekly and streams every Thursday on our Twitch channel ZeldaUniverseTV. You can also hear her on our newly resurrected podcast: ZUCast. She has repped ZU as a panelist at cons such as PAX and MomoCon, and as a guest on videos and podcasts with GameXplain, The New 8-Bit Heroes, Nerd Lunch, and more.