The Water Temple in Ocarina of Time has the Most Perfect Atmospheric Music in a Video Game
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- Опубликовано: 1 май 2020
- The Water Temple, easily a top contender for the worst dungeon in a Zelda game by so many of the series fans. Sure, nowadays there are some cases for it actually being one of Ocarina of Time’s better constructed dungeons, but I think everyone’s bias against this section of the game from when they were kids is still super strong, although, to be fair, it’s not just Ocarina of Time’s fault. Everyone hates water levels in video games. But one thing most of them have in common is exceptional music. How does the Water Temple stack up? Surprisingly well! This is my video essay on why The Water Temple in Ocarina of Time has the Most Perfect Atmospheric Music in a Video Game.
Here is a great article on the architecture of the temple that I recommend as well: www.architectureofzelda.com/t...
Music Analysis begins at 3:20
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I really enjoy these perfect atmosphere videos! Regarding the Water Temple, it's funny since I don't really hate it as many other think (and I'm talking about the N64 version)... And quite frankly it might be because of the atmosphere itself which makes going through this wet hell of a dungeon (still I don't hate it that much) more pleasing...
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Theme More than makes up for the challenge
Snowpeak is actually one of my favorite in the whole series, I might have to!
I personally love the water temple music and I really love the water temples puzzles
Ruto: You're a terrible man for making me waiting seven long years.
Mipha: First time?
😂😂😂
Mipha: I can't believe Link is taking so long to come free Vah Ruta and I...
Ruto, manifesting out of nowhere: First time?
Difference is, in BotW, Link was too busy getting resurrected, so it isn’t really his fault. Compare that to Young Link just having to take a 7 year nap.
@@joeyshadeslayer9792 Link from oot was too busy being forced to sleep by an old dude meaning Ruto has no one to blame but the sage
@@mushroomgremlin7965 And BotW Link has no one to blame except Zelda, who didn’t unlock her power in time and if it weren’t for the magical hot tub, he would’ve died.
Them: "Sampling isn't creative! Real musicians don't use samples!"
Me: _slaps them across the face with a copy of Ocarina of Time._
Yeah, sampling is so prevalent whether people want to admit it or not. Even pros like Kondo use them! 😅
How dare you insult oot like that, that game doesn’t deserve to waste it’s time slapping people
Before there were samples, there were “using someone else’s melody.” There were melodies that eventually got their own names because of how often the great composers reused them.
Sampling is just a tool, it depends on how you use it
There's two kinds of samplings : samples used as an instrument, usually altered in pitch, and sampling used as a part of the song, usually left untouched and can be quite long. The last kind is far less creative and can bring the impression of lazyness
This dungeon was not badly designed and was actually fun. Fight me.
Reminds me of Yahtzee reviewing Ocarins DS: "I thought the water temple was easy AND YES, I'M SAYING I'M SMARTER THAN YOU WERE WHEN YOU WERE NINE!"
@@rustyjones7908 It's definitely not hard, just involves a lot of tedium. "Raise the water, lower the water. Missed that key? Go back and do it again, grab the key, go put the water back how you had it before." And that's if we ignore the N64 boot switching.
I never played through this game, I got up to the forest temple and got lost and was too stubborn to look it up
@@PinaCabety Bruh.
@shad0w8
I swear i thought i was the only one.
I'm addicted to this music. The flute is too damn beautiful. Especially at the end, before the music starts from the beginning. The flute gives a feeling of beautiful and mysterious and dangerous at the same time. Koji Kondo is a genius
He's definitely a master composer. I need to get back to doing these videos, but I really don't love the shadow temple, lol. But it also feels like cheating to jump straight to the spirit temple.
I love that part too! It sticks out to me. I like to listen and listen to the ten-hour video of it on RUclips.
Beautiful music indeed
One thing I like about the mood of the song is it’s very pondering. It completely suits the mental planning that goes into completing the dungeon. Even if it’s not exciting. It’s puzzling and methodical. Like chess or something
Water is also commonly associated with meditation.
@@RunePonyRamblings oh excellent point!!
I’m about halfway through the water temple but embarrassingly I had to use a guide a couple times so embarrassing because my older brother beat this temple and the whole game with zero Internet guides. Must have asked all his friends around school and the neighborhood. Collaborate. Kids did that back then
The contempt in your voice when you brought up Jolly Roger Bay seriously cracked me up.
Still haven’t forgiven miyamoto for that Eel.
Another classic song, this game killed it with their atmospheric music
Absolutely. This series has been super fun to do, since it has reinvigorated my love for this music even more.
No game comes close in terms of atmospheric music compared to OOT.
I’m pretty biased, but I’d have to agree 😅
@@furkancigdem6032 I would say Metroid Prime comes close, but it’s Ocarina all the way.
Metroid Prime is 10/10 🙌
Ngl, I seriously enjoyed the Water Temple as a child, often looking forward to it whenever I started a new game. Later on I was exposed to the general opinion, and could never understand why it was so hated. I realise some of the reason why I liked it was the music, which I often literally fell asleep listening to (my dad had stories of walking into my room to see me hunched over, looking like I was upset, and when he then approached me with a serious tone he realised I was softly snoring). It was always so peaceful to me.
Also, in regards to the actual Temple, I was obsessed with looking in literally everywhere for items and mapping the place out (7 year old me also played collectathons like Jak and Daxter), so I was rarely lost and often didn't get the felling that I forgot something. Was frustrating at times, I'll admit, but it was a good kind of frustration - I got to listen to the music more and play with the water levels some more.
Well said. It’s definitely grown on me. As a dumb kid I know I struggled with finding all the keys, but as an adult I really enjoy the structure of the temple.
I always enjoyed it too, and the music was probably a big part of that. But I also loved the calming atmosphere and beautiful blues illuminating everything. But I also never had a problem with missing keys or getting lost like so many people mention, so I don't know how that feels but I can imaging it would be infuriating. But for me, the Water Temple was always one of my favorite temples in the game.
It's always been one of my favorites and it's partly because the music and overall aesthetic, but also because when I'd race my Brothers they'd get stuck in the Water Temple and I have the entire layout memorized so it always allowed me to catch back up,I always love Water and Sky themed levels in games.
Were probably one of the few that liked the temple when the game came out. For me my favorite part of it was the raising water levels of the temple. Didn't really understand what people didn't like about it. Yes the backtracking in the temple could be a little frustrating if you missed something but that I don't blame on the design. I remember first time I played it missing stuff and it didn't bother me at all. I think the only thing in the temple that bug me the most was missing the one Golden Skulltula down in the catacomb being it was more out of the way then any other one when trying to get all the Golden Skulltulas.
I'm with you on that. I always made sure to thoroughly explore each floor before changing the water level. It's a lot easier to search if you focus on one floor at a time.
I had a dream about the water temple one time, it had the exact theme and it was creepy as hell. It made me realize that if these dungeons existed in real life no man would have enough balls to go through them. The triforce of courage really is everything it's made out to be huh.
Aye
In my research for my thesis, i saw that most of the influences were not chinese or japanese, but from india, and that the dragons could be the naga from indian culture :) i really love your videos, i would send you my thesis but its in spanish
I am conversationally fluent in Spanish! Send me a link!
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@@CatusMagus of course, i majored in communications, so my thesis is on The social studies side, The title translated is "AXIOLOGICAL HIERARCHY OF SOCIAL IMAGINARIES IN THE CULTURES REPRESENTED IN THE LEGEND OF ZELDA." so, a axiologocal means values, likes honesty, valour corage, wisdom, etc, ot also incluse the "anti valours" lile corruption, evil amd The like. A social imaginary are The non spoken rules of society, you could say like Common sense, like for example, boy's lile Blue and girls like pink, that isn't written in The constitution but everybody goes with that. So my invesrigstion wss to see which valours does The game promote by reading into The social. Imahinaties of The cultures whitin ocarina of time, i had to reseaech every culture, see their real world xou terparts in phylosophy, arquitectual design, plot in history, weapons etc, then see how did it all work together, i used The same method to studu a fulm, but in a game and yeah jaja :0 mayne you can translate it in google translation and use your imagination on The grammar mistakes made by The engine :0
@@markkugames that sounds quite interesting.
The Water Temple music brings me so many memories of getting hopelessly lost... And the sound of constant underwater heavy clanking from Link's Iron Boots 😅
Haha, I heard the exact sound in my head after reading this 😅
*OPEN MENU*
*SELECT BOOTS*
*CLOSE MENU*
RINSE AND REPEAT 1000+ TIMES
YES
I still don’t know how my brother beat the Water Temple in 1999.
I wish more games had the same quality as OoT and Majora's Maska
I wish Majora's Mask 3D had the same quality as Majora's Mask
Exactly
The Breath of the Wild soundtrack is the best Zelda soundtrack IMO. It fits the game so fucking well. It’s not in your face 24/7 like other games, it’s subdued and breezes in and out at will.
@@ToaMeikhaal loved the remake with the different mods.
@@24fretsoffury Only track i can remember is the vah nabooris dungeon. Its creepy and atmospheric. I cant remember a single other track though cause its TOO subdued imo.
Perhaps my favourite music in OoT is from Zora's Domain. It's just... Perfect 👍
Zora's Domain slaps
Same.
Zora domain is gold.
Literally the song that got me into bossa nova.
I love the soft guitar lick on repeat during Zola’s domain theme
Even 22 years later . Ocarina of time’s music still gives me chills
That explains why the Forest Temple and Water Temple themes are my favorite.
For that flute, listen about 2 minutes, 5 seconds in to “Canyon on the Crescent Moon” by John Willams from Indiana Jones. It always reminded me of this, a lot.
I can totally hear that! It's rad to hear excellent composers reaching similar conclusions when trying to make a certain sound, so that we as listeners are imparted with a feeling or vibe.
What's interesting is that the real life place in Petra, Jordan used in the movie reminded me of the Spirit Temple.
I love how well put together this video is, bought back a lot of nostalgia. I always loved the music in Zoras domain, very atmospheric.
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed! (And yeah, Zora’s domain is the jam)
The “eastern flute” sounds more like the same sample used for the ocarina
Man, I just got my mind blown with the music from Forest and Water Temples being the same in those bars! This is an amazingly well done video! Thanks a lot for the upload! To me, the best ambiance music is the Forest Temple music. Ironically, and in spite what everyone else thinks, ever since I was a kid when I first played the Water Temple, it instantly became one of my favorites. In fact, as a long time Zelda fan, my two favorite dungeons in the entire Zelda series are Forest Temple and Water Temple, respectively.
Yeah that particular fact blew my mind as well! And thank you, I feel like this is definitely one of the best videos I've done on the channel. 😅
@@SaveDataTeam It sure is! Extremely well made!!! Thank you for your work!
Hearing the beginning 'water trickling' bit slowed down actually made me pretty sure its the same note progression as the opening to the zoras fountain theme!
The music of the water temple has an ethereal, calming feel to it. Which is a good thing cause this dungeon was frustrating to me as a child
My dad beat the water temple with his non dominant hand one handed and entirely from memory I meanwhile can't figure out motion controls
What I also love about the Water Temple is that its infrastructure logically feels like a temple, a temple being a place people go to worship (or in this dungeons case, Zoras). Forest Temple feels like an abandoned villa, Fire Temple looks like a paradise for demons and Shadow temple is a execution house. Spirit Temple does fit the bill for a temple with the colossus statue and all.
And puzzle wise, it does what dungeons are suppose to do, give players a challenge. Encouraging players to keep an eye round corners, pay attention to the map, locate missing chests and remembering rooms. One of the best mini-bosses in Zelda history (testing your patience and understanding of enemy behaviour), a water boss that isn't an evil fish/octopus, but an enormous protozoan is very unique.
It's still my favourite OOT dungeon.
I'll agree with you for sure on the fact that the water temple "feels" like a temple much more so than a lot of the other dungeons in OoT. Doing the research on this has definitely given me a lot more admiration for the design of it.
Water Temple: Best Zelda Dungeon?
*Stone Tower Temple has entered the chat*
MY MAN.
Arbiters grounds, fight me lol
THE GREAT BAY HAS LEFT THE CHAT
Snowhead stans be like: Mom pick me up I’m scared
Stone tower temple is so hard. Probably harder then great bay and water temple imo lol.
Wow, most water levels do have really good music. This is an interesting point!
Once again, great video! It's well realized, the rythm is good and the content is rich with a lot of references. Keep it up :)
Thank you very much! I am really proud of how this one turned out 😊
dire dire docks....... reminds me of my brother. RIP, will never forget spending countless hours playing with you
love this video. so much nostalgia
Stunning man, the forest temple sped up got me good, just finished the temple with my tek young boys blown away with the music as per, only had it playing for a good 3 hours this time round, sneaky key in the centre room down there. Cheers for this.
The music in the water temple is what keeps me sane in there
Love to see a comparison of the Water Temple and Ice Caverns
I will never forget that moment at 5:03 in the video. getting to that room with the water at the correct level to use a bomb to get that small key. I must have spent over 200 hours in that freaking temple trying everything going everywhere with the water at every level too. I wrote out maps and planned a proceedure to systematically go through every possible route on each level. I never thought to include going every possible route that had the water at a different level below me. I dont know how i missed it for so long. i felt so damn smart. except i had done all the mapping at school and ignored the lessons my teachers taught for about a solid month. i didnt do any homework either. I just stubbornly bashed my head against the wall until i lost my patience let chaos take over and just started trying random things. My friends all eventually figured it out i never told the secret. i was an asshole as a child.
About the samples used, the flute is actually sampling a piccolo. The really high, shrill woodwind scales at the beginning of King Dodongo's theme is the same sound heard in the Water Temple.
I love the research done into instruments from around the world. The kanun looks so cool
Thanks! Yeah, it makes me wish I had more time and money to learn a ton of instruments 😅
I've always felt the music of the Water Temple was laughing at me.
Yeah, while I have some issues with the lighting in the 3DS version, the quality of life improvement of letting the boots be bound to a button makes it hard to go back to the original.
I really like how you analysis the music, great stuff and very informative
Just Discovered your channel yesterday and I have to say I really love your analysis. Also I had the biggest smile on my face when you mentioned Dire Dire Docks for good water level music; that tune always brings back such great childhood memories.
Thank you! Glad you found us and are enjoying our stuff 😁
Perfect music, and I believe that the Water Temple is one of the better dungeons in the game. Add the easy on/off ability of the iron boots in the 3DS remaster and this temple truly shines. 🤩
I love it when I find other people who know what Conker's Bad Fur Day is.
The trickling of water sound at 5:05 always reminded me of the song in super Mario3 after you beat one of the koopa kids and grab the wand and fall to the castle
I've always loved this track, but after seeing your video on The Great Bay Temple music, I think I like that even more.
You reminded me how much I loved Metroid Prime. That 'Inside the crashed space frigate' is one of the most beautiful melodies I've ever heard. In fact, all of the metroid prime soundtrack is. Songs like the one in the region where you first arrive and don't get me started with Chozo Ruins😱. I strongly believe that metroid prime and metroid prime 2 echoes are the most underrated games of all time, especially metroid prime.
Metroid Prime is one of my all time favorites 🙌
My fav is the Water Trickeling and how it Lowers a scale to sound ominous !
Your videos are awesome. It's amazing to see someone who appreciates the games music as much as I did!
The first things I notice about this music is how much it /cascades/ out of itself, several times throughout the course of the track, and how it sort of echoes back into itself, sort of like refracting light off of the water. It's such a lovely track, definitely one of my favorites.
I honestly never had an issue with the water temple, even when I first played it at 9 years old. I actually got stuck in the shadow temple because I didn't use the eye of truth at the right moment. I was never impressed with the water temple's music, but it did set the perfect mood and actually was soothing.
The water temple is an excellently well designed dungeon and I'll stand by that forever.
2:01 I’m really glad you mentioned Metroid primes crashed frigate theme, the OST for Metroid prime is incredible
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I loved the water temple, it was my favorite dungeon in oot
It’s really grown on me over time. It’s def one of my favorites from OoT now!
The bone rattle sound and water trickle sound being the same hit me the same way finding out Peach’s Castle, Cool Cool Mountain, Bobomb Battlefield, and Rainbow Ride are all the same song
Dude dire dire docks from Mario 64 was such a lovely nostalgic throwback, DAMN, I gotta call my grandmother. She watched me play and brought a snack when I was a kid 😂. Love her ❤️ the music stuck hard in my brain, it was buried until you brought it up. Good vid
The water temple is still tedious even to me today. But i love the music even if its a little “Drowned” out... and i love the Shadow link boss fight :D
I think this was my favorite temple (with the spirit one), I always thought it was the most beautiful and the best music
The music from this, simply incredible!! The nature of water is so greatly reflected in it I feel like, whenever link was dropping to the bottom through the water with this music, it’s like I could feel the actual cold and pull from the water that I’d feel in a pool, and its amazing! This actually felt like a temple to me with the sort of mystical sound of it, having a very solid ancient feel behind it. Calm and free het very dangerous and stern! I love how you’re breaking down what all the sounds really are, I was always wondering about it!
During the first minute you mentioned how Sonic drowning gave kids anxiety.
Something I actually did as a kid to get over my fear of this was literally to drown myself, it's like the fear of death but in a video game this isn't a concept that exists and I was aware of that and so, for curiosity reasoning I wanted to see what would happen.. "death wasn't the end, it was a temporary punishment, a setback."
Oddly enough this was very good for my early game sense development as it not only helped me at the time to keep myself calm but even nowadays as I can quite literally live on the edge of 1hp and keep a more calm mind... as far as that goes since most games punish you for losing.
My favorite water level theme in video games is probably Evening Lake from Spyro: Year of the Dragon.
Water temple is my second favorite temple...
It's so awesome to see an analysis of this interesting piece of music. Thank you.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!
I really enjoy watching your analyses of the dungeons and their music. I myself am a big fan of video game music myself. Thanks for making these!
Glad you enjoy!
What ever accent you were aiming for in these intros, this one nails it. Im a bit if a critic. This is perfect dude you should replace all the other ones with this one lmao.... But really lol... (Palpatine voice) "Do it"
Wow how did I find this?
Really nice vudeo
The water temple is one of my favorites, as long you understand what is going on, its not so bad.
Glad you enjoyed! Yeah, I don’t think the Water Temple is as bad as people say. I have forgotten 1 key while going through the temple before and that was a pain to go back and find. 😅
Water Temple was always my favorite in OOT.
I played the game casually as a kid for a long time and would always get stuck after the great dell tree. So there was always this doorway at the bottom of a lake, just out of reach. It teased me for so long because I would fish for hours so it was so close by.
When I got older and finally actually played the game I was super hyped to finally find out what was in there and it did not disappoint.
I ended up creating a map for a game on steam with a section HEAVILY inspired by the OOT water temple.
5:02 when he asks if the trickling sounds familiar, my first thought was the Mario 3 fall-from-the-sky-holding-the-magic-wand-after-defeating-the-airship music
3d ocarina of time is actually incredible, like, one of the best dungeons
2:55 Shows Link going deeper underwater: "There's a lot of depth here compared to the other dungeon melodies..."
@5:30 Links face is legit my face mind blown. Teaching me stuff about this game when I thought I knew so much about the music already
Inside the Crashed Space Frigate from Metronidazole Prime is so calming and peaceful that you'd think there wouldn't be a single thing that would hurt you on the level
I played this when I was a youngster when it had come out. This water temple took me and my brother months to complete, was absolutely solid.
Still 10/10 game many years later, timeless masterpiece.
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You got yourself a subscriber:)
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@@SaveDataTeam will do. I was blown away how the forest temple and water temple are similar in music. Hahahahaha the image of link with a shocked face
Thank you! I was proud of the editing on this one! 😄
@@SaveDataTeam keep it up, you will grow
Actually, my favorite music is the tune that plays during the Ice Caverns. Like everyone else, I hated the Water Temple when I was younger, but now, I actually really like it.
This is the one temple that I got excited once I started making progress. It was always a hard one to get going for me but satisfying once I did it 😁
I borrowed my friend's n64 to play oot for the first time since the 90s (well, i guess it is the first time because I mostly watched my big sis play back then :') ). The forest and water temple music are so good! They really fit the atmosphere and they have that distinct 'personality'. Great video on the topic!
Glad you enjoyed! 😁
I had the Prima guide. I was a huge fan.
I gave up on it for six years because I didn't realize I could go behind the waterfall with the rolling stones to get the last key. My uncle laughed at me and showed me where to go one day on a vacation and it blew my mind.
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Thank you very much! I’ve started doing some research on the shadow temple’s theme, but it’s probably not gonna be up for a couple weeks. I am hoping to find a cool twist like the one I found in this one! 😅
Around The Monitor when i saw the videos i thought you had more subs, quality content. And dont worry if you take longer, it’s totally ok
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Sky Link's face at 5:34....was me listening to the music as I just wander around the water temple wondering where the hecc I was suppose to go next
The water temple is probably one of if not my favourite dungeon in the series. I love how you have to think about your navigation and plan your route because navagating is so complex. Getting all the keys was not an issue for me since I tend to use the map and compass a lot for planning my traversal and finding secrets. I played it first on the N64 but didnt mind the iron boots then.
String instrument in the water temple is definitely a Kanun, it it also used in the music in the room with the guy who collects poes from you, and perhaps in the potion shop
There is a local Spa/thermal bath that has some rooms with a real water temple look (architekture and lightning). I always think how awesome it would be if they played the water temple music there!
Then i think about how cool it would be to create a spa/escape room in the Zelda-Water temple look with the music playing in the back ground!
Great video one of the only videos that i have watch all the way and followed What happend in the video and not just have it on as baggrund noice
Thank you very much, I appreciate it! 😅
Your diagnosis of the makeup of the music made it easy enough for me to recall on the spot and thus saved me from getting shot in the head. SubSCRIIIIBED
I wish they'd made a video like this but about the ice cave... short but great, immersive and minimalist.. but it was a very short stage and not many people remember it. I remember I used to go into that place and just left it as background music as I did my homework.
I've thought about it, and some people have requested it, so maybe I'll double back and do a few videos on some of the most requested songs from other places.
2:55 "A lot of depth here" what a pun hahahahahah
I realised that I hated the water temple because I always forgot the key under the floater in the middle section, so I walked around for hours
Donkey Kong Country's water levels was my second fave behind the mining rail levels. Swordfish mount was fun.
I need to see these same videos but about the architecture. I went to the website you mentioned and haven't looked much yet, but i'm illiterate. I need the videos.
hahaha, well we'll keep making more!
It was extremely difficult with no Internet back on the day. This dungeon took me forever to complete the first time...
I get Vietnam War flashbacks everytime I hear Rusty bucket bay's Theme, because on my first playthrough I could not find the last few notes hidden in that level as the music slowly drove me crazy.
the water temple is my favourite temple is my favourite, i can never remember where anything is and so it always feels new and like i’m legitimately exploring the temple myself. the music is so beautiful and though yes the temple itself can get VERY FRUSTRATING, it still takes the #1 spot for me
The trickling water thing being from the forest temple made my jaw drop!!
I think I'm one of few people that likes the Water Temple in OOT even back when it originally came out. I think the music is also trying to do like a Zen tone to the temple.
Regarding the same sounds in the Forest Temple track and the Water temple track. They did this to save space on the cartridge. By using the same sounds and either speeding them up or slowing them down. A lot, if not all, video games from old generations do this.
One of my favourite water level themes is Candlelit Journey from Gravity Rush 2. It's a mostly piano based peice that starts off really slow and calm and gradually grows more sporadic and frantic as it goes.
The level itself isn't a traditional water level in the sense that you're submerged for most of it, rather it's the introduction of lunar gravity where you make yourself light enough to stand on top of the water and use it for platforming.
Gravity Rush 2 was one of those games that got criminally overlooked. I only got to play a friend’s copy for a few hours, but I wish I had invested more in it!
@@SaveDataTeam I agree. As far as music goes, while most of It's battle music feels kinda boring to me, it nails every single environmental track. The musical Dichotomy of JPL makes it one of the few instances of a "love to hate" location in games for me.
(Lei Havina)
The high class ambiance of the aristocratic district that sounds "pleasant" but almost makes you angry.
(Lei Camolsna)
The fun bumping bop of the commoners marketplace which is legitimately my favoueite song on all of video games.
(Lei Elgona)
Then the somber depressing drone of the houseboat fleet which is one of the most depressingly realistic depictions of a poverty district I've seen in a game (despite the obviosuly unrealistic flying homes)
Add to that the way the city is structured, due to anti gravity the 3 districts are *literally* on top of one another, with the government being even higher up.
But worse still is the contrast with the other major city, Hexsville. Again composed of 4 segments, but instead of government, rich, common, poor; It's business, suburbs, entertainment, factory. And instead of being stacked in a physical higherarchy, they are at the same level, each in a different compass direction.
Jirga Parah Lao passes me off in the best ways and the way the music reinforces the design plays a huge role in that.
These arts at the beginning of these videos are amazing. This one, fire, and forest temple
I forgot how awesome this music was. It reminds me of spending hours in the temple looking for that one key I used out of order. I never get tired of this song! 💙
2:01 Now I'm thinking bout Prime's music... again. Those notes are epic.
I fucken love this channel now. Can you do the music from like Metroid prime and other games?