For many, Ocarina of Time was the first Zelda that they experienced. For everyone (at the time), it was their first experience playing Zelda in a 3D world. It opened up brand new gameplay avenues and brought the series to even higher heights than it had already reached. I remember being a 12 year old, being entranced by…
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker is one of my favorite Zelda titles to date. The vibrant visuals, outstanding art style, enormous blue ocean, and memorable characters are quite fantastic. For me, though, my favorite aspect outside of the art direction are the superb compositions sprinkled throughout the entirety of the game. The folk-like, celtic feel…
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. Astral Observatory First up is “Astral Observatory” by Epic Game Music. “Astral Observatory” is a beautiful piece of music that I always enjoy, so I…
Winter is here, and with many areas across the United States seeing snow, it is only fitting that this week’s Music Monday focuses on Snowpeak! Introduced in Twilight Princess, Snowpeak is an area which Link must traverse in order to reach Snowpeak Ruins and obtain one of the fragments of the Mirror of Twilight. It is…
Now that Majora’s Mask 3D is finally out, we get to experience all its wonderful music as we journey through the game. To celebrate the Majora’s Mask 3D launch, pianist Thomas Andersen has recorded a Majora’s Mask medley video which includes some fun bits of trivia about the game. From somber songs like the Song of Healing to the adventurous Ikana Valley and…
Majora’s Mask is a tragic tale of a world that is destined for destruction. Within the timeframe before Termina’s fateful end, there are many individual, personal tales that are beautifully woven into the story; that is why Majora’s Mask has become such a phenomenon within the fandom and has inspired massive movements such as Operation Moonfall. The 3DS…
The end credits of any Zelda game holds some of the most beautiful music in the entire series. A Link to the Past was my very first Zelda game, although I did not finish it until after I beat Ocarina of Time. When I finally beat A Link to the Past though, I felt absolutely captivated by the music —…
“The Song of Healing” is one of the most notorious pieces in the Zelda franchise, almost without equal. Introduced in Majora’s Mask, it allows Link to heal souls, including his own. It’s dark and foreboding, yet at the same time tragically beautiful. It conveys everything that makes Majora’s Mask so wonderful in a simple musical phrase. Music is one…
A Link to the Past introduced many classic Zelda themes to the series. None of them were as dark and foreboding as “Ganon’s Theme”, later dubbed “Ganondorf’s Theme” in Ocarina of Time though. One of my favorite pieces in all of Zelda, it also provides me with my favorite moment in the entire series. Link has just unlocked…
In three days, the Moon will come crashing down, destroying all of Ter–Wait! That’s not right! In three days, it’s Christmas! To get you in that Christmas spirit, Random Encounters, the same group who brought us the Hyrule Warrior Musical, has put together a Majora’s Mask parody based on the 12 Days of Christmas entitled…
Spin the dreidel and fry up some latkes because Hanukkah starts tomorrow! Hanukkah (or Chanukah) celebrates the victory of light over darkness. According to the ancient story, when the Maccabees reclaimed the Temple in Jerusalem from Antiochus, they found only a one-day supply of oil for the Menorah. Miraculously, the flame kept burning for eight…
Hyrule has seen many incarnations throughout Zelda’s 28 year history. Whether it be the barren wasteland portrayed in the original Legend of Zelda or the vast overworld seen in Twilight Princess, Hyrule Field has always played an integral part in the Zelda franchise. In the wake of seeing the massive size of Hyrule Field in Zelda U, we’d like to take a…
Throughout his adventures, Link has traversed many lands outside of Hyrule. Some of these lands exist within the same world as Hyrule, some of them exist as alternate realities, and others are even in the form of a dream! Wherever Link travels, he has a knack for attracting trouble and is forced to endure many hardships and tribulations.…
Majora’s Mask is a game that is very much character-based, eliciting emotions from the player by way of various side quests and touching music that graces the interactions players experience within the world of Termina. The Song of Healing is a piece that is beautiful yet tragic, epitomizing a world which is on the brink…
While those of you in the southern hemisphere will soon be saying hello to summer (lucky!), many of us are just getting our first taste of cold weather for the season. It’s hard to stay warm during those initial cold days — I find myself drinking cup after cup hot tea and I’m still freezing,…
