It’s such good contrast to the music of the island chains, opens things up SO much!! it evokes this feeling of daring that we get with the other skydiving and depths diving tracks too!
Honestly the best part is how it ends once you reach the top, it’s quiet and peaceful, and then the song comes back in full force once you enter the cloud, it was one of the coolest things in gaming for me
The part that resembles Dragon Roost Island after two of the three membranes are destroyed always leaves me in tears. Not tears of sadness or even joy, tears of optimistic determination. That same determination that makes sure you know you have a fighting chance against all odds. That is what the Zelda series is, beating everything thrown at you despite the odds, and still coming out on top.
This is the kind of analysis video I've been dreaming of for years! This video is everything. Well done, all around - writing, analysis, editing, narrative, delivery, visuals -- its the whole package.
Couldn't agree more. I'm just happy to get music theory analysis videos that are this engaging, and then on top of that I can use to trick my friends into becoming music theory nerds. Bravo!
I’m going to be honest just the fact that someone finally did the rito justice warms my heart and I love how when you hit that sweet sweet climax of the Colgera fight you can practically feel the dragon roost island and all of Windwaker as you skydive through Colgera’s weak points it’s a surreal feeling . Epic 28:46
The Molgera connection is definitely in the strings in phase 2 (phase 1-B around 25:19) of Colgera. It’s not melodically identical, but sounds to the ear almost near it. Also I love that Tulin’s Great Eagle Bow not only has Revali’s scarf tied around it, but a feather from each of his parents as a charm.
IT DOES??????? Oh my god 😭 Sidebar, one of my favourite things about Tulin getting the Great Eagle bow is that he’s the only sage to get his weapon AFTER the quest, because unlike the other’s he’s growing into this new role. AUGH I am not normal about these stupid birds 😭
I did not know this! I think this is one of the things that makes the zelda games so special. They add details that you could fear people will not pick up on and might be tempted to think why bother. But they do add those details and when they are found it makes it so special
Even if there isn't an OBVIOUS connection in the song like there CLEARLY is in dragon roost. I got instant flashbacks to both theme songs (molgera and dragon roost), as a huge fan of Wind Waker; the temple, the boss fight and the amazing theme song brought me to tears
I think a deeper meaning to this is that the ENTIRE rito story is a windwaker homage (colgera being similar to molgera, the dragon roost island theme in use, the arena being a BOAT, and it all being with the rito who first appeared in WW)
I'd love to have a breakdown of the descent into Glooms lair under the castle. The way it builds and changes up until the last dive gave me goosebumps. BotW had amazing music and I'm so glad they did not skimp out on that in TotK. Can't wait to see more of these. 😊
Honestly she should do the entire ending sequence. Not only is the descent an amazing piece of music and sound design, but the music in Ganondorf’s fight and the final phase is also rife with references and instrumentation choices that are worth looking into
The moment they finally broke out Dragon Roost Island I knew this game would feature prominently in the VGA's orchestra this year. Also, my jaw dropped when you mocked up Alt-Dragon Roost. It’s really cool, though perhaps more triumphant than expected.
@@a_plastic_bagdeserved it to be honest as good as TOTK is it really was DLC in my eyes. Phenomenal game, but didn’t do enough different in my personal opinion. Baldurs Gate might not be everyone’s cup of tea but man was it great and the other games that were competing for the award like Alan Wake 2 which I consider second to BG3. Excited for whatever Nintendo does next with the franchise but reusing the map really hurt this games chances for major award status.
The rito were my favs for both games and I hold the music close to my heart- I thought when i was running up the wind temple I could hear parts of Revali's and Divine Beast Vah Medoh and got kinda emotional about it. I think the wind temple is the best in the game! Love the video!
This. This right here. Might just be my favorite video essay on this platform. The passion, the editing, the clear love and admiration of this game. I am beyond excited to see this channel grow because I guarantee its going to. Keep up the awesome work.
Your enthusiasm and emotional connection to this game and its music is contagious! Your videos are so effortful and engaging, so excited for the future of your channel!
her voice is really distracting. it belongs in an E3 game demonstration, not an analysis video. It feels like she is trying too hard to sound exciting, like someone reading a story for children. It's good acting, but really just not the kind of voice you want in a long form youtube video. maybe i'm just neurodivergent and something is wrong with me
Into the depths (towards Ganondorf) is my favorite. Especially from the ancient murals to the entrance to Ganon's lair. How the music starts very creepy with the broken vocal lyrics & sounds of wind, then slowly expands to a dreaded mix of now clear & complete vocals, organ, piano, chimes. You can feel it like the music is telling you "You shouldn't be there cause something very terrible is down ahead." I really like a take on those music before that Ganondorf fight. I enjoy going in again and again just to listen to the music.
I just LOVE these videos. Your passion for this topic is just so contagious and fun to listen to, and the presentation is so high quality. Incredible work :)
Thank you so much! Im really happy the passion comes through- the editing process feels like grave digging sometimes where I keep trying to one up previous things haha
THIS is the Rito video essay I was waiting for! When THAT motif kicked in during the fight, I couldnt hold back my tears. The Hero of Winds is alongside us! Really, how can a musical talent like you spring up from nowhere, with not only musical, but also incredible editing and storytelling knowledge as well? It's like youve been doing this for ages! Congrats on the videos! Also, my suggestion would be the Gorondia theme! Love how the Goron champion motif blends in that one.
There’s so much passion and energy in your script and voiceover! I don’t think I’ve ever subscribed to a channel with only a couple of videos released like this before. Incredible work!
Also your Cristina Vee impression at 13:20 was spot on! You nailed her inflections and for a moment I thought you’d hired her on cameo or something, haha!
You captured the feeling I had when I heard _that_ part of Colgera's theme. When I first heard it, I was so awe struck and it made the fight all the more personal. This was _the_ fight to take back Rito Village from Ganondorf and they were behind you the entire way. You weren't alone, and that theme coming in was the Rito declaring their intent. I love that I did this temple first but part of me thinks I should have saved it for last because this entire quest just hit different.
The ascent up to the temple and the boss fight that ensues was one the greatest sequences I've ever had in all my years playing games. I love the analysis, this makes me want to experience it all over again!
I'm not sure if anyone noticed this about what was brought up at 15:54 but fun fact about Revali. Well not so much fun as sad, but he has the same cheek blush/markings as a youth Rito does. Which this means that when he was chosen to be the pilot of Vah Medoh, he was no older than a teenager was. So not only is the music telling you to not let another champion/guardian die, but to not let another kid die. Idk, just thought something people should know.
I LOVED this temple. When I got upon the eye of the storm, it was in the middle the day, and it was jaw-dropping to see the beauty of the clearest sky painted above that terrible storm. Years ago, while playing BOTW, I loved to stay in Rito’s village, just enjoying the music. You did a truly amazing job describing the meaning behind that beautiful ost. Many years passed since BOTW released, and seeing how, as the Rito do, we too in our lives have gone through happy and harsh times and yet stand up again is heart warming. There’s something truly special in the Zelda series. I’m sorry for my bad English, it’s not my first language. Thank you, you truly help me through my day with this video, and you gained a trusty subscriber. I can’t wait to see your channel grow!!
...How did I not know you can just dive straight through it's icey body and heart...with you FACE?! That's peak Link Himbo Triforce of Courage strategy right there.
I haven't even played Wind Waker (the place where the Dragonroost Island theme, which is also part of the Rito theme, came from), but when I realized that it was part of the boss theme as well, it now makes me tear up nearly every time I hear it.
Ive managed to get the battle duration down to under five minutes (i think, its been a while) and I never thought the Colgera song could make me feel more than it already did. The other bosses never made me feel what Colgera did. The Ritos have always been a favorite, even though my first Zelda game was BOTW.
your videos make me cry because you talk about the music very similarly to how I talk and feel about the music and it's just so overwhelming (in a positive way) cause it can feel kind of lonely sometimes trying to gush about this stuff with people that either don't care or feel the same way or they just don't get it or whatever I don't know. I love music and I love your videos
Please keep making these videos. I haven't seen anyone else do such an interesting and detailed analysis on video game music, not to mention show such enthusiasm and energy!
Another key thing I noticed about the fight immediately (having seen a Dragon around) is that the updraft stamina effect is applied to dragons as well- which made me immediately go, "OH. This thing is as powerful as a DRAGON."
I clicked on this video expecting to get a description of why Colgera's theme was so good. I left with a new favorite video on all of youtube, and a new favorite youtuber. Your enthusiasm is *infectious* and your passion for the music is beyond clear. Thank you so much for making this video
this is only the second video of yours I’ve seen (first was Tulin’s sage melody haha) but the quality has just been so, so very amazing in every moment. the editing, the animations (hi Tulin, of course I’ll subscribe), the analysis itself is so well done. and honestly it’s just so nice to hear someone who genuinely… loves this game and everything that it’s done, enough to do this kind of video - not just discussing the music but what it Means. the emotions. so many emotions. (thanks for the heartbreak whenever you talk about Revali, love that bird.) your enthusiasm is just so refreshing and infectious to listen to. really feeling the totk appreciation like it was in May again as I watch this and I kinda want to cry. this really is a beautiful game.
5:44 The dissonant horns at the end of the strings' Tempest move there say, "Oh my! That was a surprisingly BRUTAL gust of icy wind, and a bunch of snow just blew in!"
"look at all that we've survived. Look at how we continue to thrive. Together there's nothing we can't do. Finish this, link. We're right here with you." Chills, literally chills all over my everithing
Those octuplet 16th notes you mention are actually played every time you skydive, whether from sky to surface, or surface to depth. Each version sounds a bit different but it's cool the entry to the sky temple kept the same theme in the background.
This video was a work of art. The editing was top notch. The enthusiasm in your voice and the way you change your tone to match the song, using the switch menu to transition, it was brilliant. This video was beautiful. You even had me tearing up! I look forward to seeing your other videos. You instantly earned my subscription.
wait, when you where talking about the rito knowing a history of strife, telling stories to pass legends on and never giving in in hard times, i realised those are all things in hyrule as a whole, but never as clearly and vividly displayed as with the rito, and i wonder if the same holds true for all the races. the gorons' steadfast optimism and determination is seen all across hyrule as people build back after each cataclysmic event, the zoras kindness and willingness to put themselves in harms way to help each other ( like the zora training to resist shocks, or the one doing the same for sludge in this one. they are more directly vulnerable than any other race, and yet they step up the most against their weaknesses) is seen in every monster attack unit, in lookout landing being placed in open field, easy to stop, but thus easy to attack, in all those decieved by the zelda puppet the gerudo's ferocity, disipline and strong values seen in every fighting force in hyrule, in everyones commitment to building a new world out of the ashes of their previous homes and lives, in the youngsters of rito villiage stepping up to bolster foraging forces, in the elder gorons steadfast refusal, in every single zora healer channeling every ounce of power they posses to heal sludge wounds and purify water sources, and maybe even sheikah/hylian ingenuity visible in the grafted weaponry of the gerudo soldiers and so many other inventive solutions to things . idk man, just the idea that each race has its ways of dealing with the cycle, and by adding those philosophies together, they endured much better then they otherwise would have (and to some extent, better than they did 100 years before botw)
YES! to everything. I've done the Sidon and Yunobo quests, and so far, the Tulin quest is my favorite. The boss battle was enjoyable and challenging without being too hard. Your music analysis is making want to rewind time so I can replay it in this setting.
All I’ve been looking for in RUclips is someone to do good analysis of Tears of the Kingdom’s music. And boy howdy Fareeha, you did amazing in here. This is probably my favorite piece of in game music so far, but I’m so excited to see what you have for the rest of the game! Great content, amazing analysis, love it.
15:33 I always imagined this part as Revali watching over Tulin, kinda like he's worried about the fate of the new Rito 'hero'. And at 18:15 Revali is... I guess grateful (?) for Link being there, helping Tulin. I also like to imagine Revali just SOBBING when Teba hands Tulin the Great Eagle Bow.
Incredible analysis! This really is an amazing boss fight. I think another subtle bit of genius game design is the way that the dungeon prepares you for how to damage Colgera. You run into the frozen puddles here and there, first in Rito Village, and then as you ascend towards the sky islands, and it's intuitive: you jump on or dive through these frozen sheets to break them. It's not even a prominent element of the dungeon itself, but when Colgera shoots its spikes and reveals those frozen disks, it seems obvious that you're supposed to dive through them. A lot of old-fashioned Zelda boss fights require you to use the dungeon-specific item or gimmick to beat them, and TOTK does that to a degree with its other boss fights, but you don't use Tulin to kill Colgera. He just gets you out of the way when you need him!
8:23 Wait. YOU CAN ASCEND THERE? And here I was trying to build the world’s oddest contraptions, and chugging stamina potions, just to CLIMB. AND YOU’RE TELLING ME I COULD ASCEND?!?
So is EVERY video you make going to go into my “Fav Zelda Videos” playlist??? Because so far we’re 3 for 3!! You captured every feeling this quest gave me, but didn’t know how to articulate. I’m so excited to see what other TotK music you break down
I loved how you talked about this piece! It's my favorite track & area of the whole game, and the way you talk about it is how I feel about it, except you have all the music vocabulary & knowledge to describe the beautiful specifics while I cannot as I've never had any education in music (but no lack of sheer appreciation on my part either, of course!) Great essay!
On later playthroughs, I found that it is very possible to miss portions of the musical escalation you experience throughout the ascent. Let’s just say, I am glad I played this portion of the game before I learned how to build the hoverbike. The whole Hebra quest line was as much a musical experience as it was a storytelling one. I look forward to Hebra oriented medleys being tackled by VG Music Remixers.
I did Colgara using the cold resistance gained from food, which meant I couldn't eat some of my other food to heal because it had a different effect that would undo my cold resistance. So in addition to being on a time limit for the whole fight, I also had to be smart with my arrows because I had a few fails due to running out of arrows lmao. Whereas with Gannon, I used a teleport marker to return to him better prepared, with Colgara, I didn't have a teleportation marker, so leaving to get better prepared would have been a chore I didn't want to go through. So this boss was the hardest for me of the whole game lmao.
As a musician, I noticed the wise choice of using part of Rito village part in Phase 1C. Although I didn't analyze as deep as it but when I first heard the Rito theme, I shivered and also felt the rest of the Rito rooting for us. I'm sure a lot of other players without music knowledge can felt the same feeling we all experienced. The way you analyze in depth, makes it more clear. Video games like this with storyline，visuals, mechanics and music well planned, it's a piece of art. Too bad not a lot of people see it that way. The team behind the games are all awesome artists, painted this piece of art in all aspects, (programming, music, etc)
Without a doubt the best analysis video I've stumbled upon the whole month, like seriously you had me totally from the beginning to the end. Looking forward to your next contents!
You are by far the best channel I've come across for music analysis. This video actually had me in tears. You put words to the things I felt while playing through the quest and watching this video gave me an opportunity to feel like I was experiencing it for the first time all over again. Thank you. ❤
The new pattern you noticed at 3:41 in The Ascent segment is a call back to the second phase of the Blizzeta boss theme of Twilight Princess. When I heard it for the first time, I knew it wasn't random... this game is definitely a nostalgia cake for old fans. And I think it is obviously intended, mixing both themes of Dragon Roost Island/Molgera for the wind aspect and from Snowpeak for the ice aspect. Your videos are magnificent. Keep this up.
What I really liked about this temple was that as you unlocked each fan, the music would start to distort similarly to the very beginning of the game as you approached the sealed demon king.
First dungeon i made, the moment i heard the SOUNDTRACK OF THIS BOSS i got HOOKED for the rest of the game, hoping for another thrilling boss track, which i don't really found it on the rest of the dungeons until the last one, with the scenario and music all together, what a master piece
I can’t say how much I appreciate this video more than this without sounding repetitive and saccharine. I hope you make more- this game, especially the dungeons, is chock-full of great sound design. I love how the dungeons/bosses combine the themes for each people's hometown, former Champion, Divine Beast, and new Sage, among other things. I myself noticed the Fire Temple and Marbled Gohma's theme have leitmotifs like every five seconds. Also, I've seen it pointed out that the "stepping" motif is also in Twilight Princess's Blizzeta battle theme's second phase. It's quite appropriate for Colgera, but I wonder how intentional it was for Attack on Vah Medoh given that is themed less around ice and more only on wind.
The way you analyzed this was beautiful!! You definitely gave the music the justice it deserves. It feels more like a story and more layden with character.
29:57 Now I want to go listen to the 25th Anniversary Orchestra Medley, because this sounds so much like the Dragon Roost Island part of the track when it shifts tone halfway!
When I first played this boss fight, my jaw simply dropped at phase 1-C. It was so beautiful and cinematic and memorable. The gameplay! The art! The music! That was my moment when I realized that this is without a doubt the best game ever. Thank you for capturing it and putting into words so well why I loved this boss fight so much!
I just got this game for Christmas, so I'm about half a year late to the TOTK party and I've been avoiding all kinds of media, playthroughs, memes, shorts, building pictures and everything else to try to enter the game blind. I played kind of following the main story directions and where you are pointed at first is towards helping the Rito. This was a treat! The journey to the sky, jumping on the boats, the stormy and windy weather followed by the calm skies when you reach the highest parts, then that boss fight... I got there with not that many arrows, so I asked myself "DO you really need arrows for this fight?". I flew around, dodged the attacks and sure enough, I saw the boss was exposing it's first ring by shooting the spikes... suddenly I KNEW that I could go through if I dived... I didn't need arrows... I WAS THE ARROW. I dove through the boss in the middle of a storm after dodging it's projectiles, one of the most metal things in any videogame.... And then after the second time doing it, the music shifted to the Dragon Roost Island theme, the playful up and downs from that melody on the flute and then the orchestral Dragon Roost Island theme from Wind Waker, I actually teared up. It was the perfect moment for that song, you figure out how to hurt Colgera and now it's weak! Tulin pushes you, you glide and you dive, you find a gap through the spiky tough rock armour and you shatter the icy crystal core of the creature that's been creating all these blizzards and winds, now it's not its storm, one hit away, it's scared of you and Tulin, it's Tulin's storm now, the perfect storm. by far the best, most cinematic and badass boss fight in the game (apart from the last one), and it made me wonder hoe they could even top themselves after that. Loved your analysis.
The rito phenomenon was my favourite mission in the game because it uses its sage in a way that doesn’t feel forced and teaches you to appreciate tulin’s ability and has such a gorgeous soundtrack that relates back to other rito related music and it is just so well done to me, there is so much I’d go on about but I don’t want to write an essay written in poor rushed spelling and grammar.
Your passion is positively infectious! I could watch so many video essays from you just because of how darn emotional it is. It gets to me in the best possible way. I’m a total sucker for this game’s music and I teared up at multiple points through this video.
The triumphant Rito bit (4-6 Phase 1C) is so damn inspiring, it's glorious. Great work on the breakdown, Fareeha, it's really informative to us musical lemmings!
I had no idea you could just smash head-first through colgeras disks to damage him. I only used bomb arrows to break them, but its really cool that Link can just go full goron in that moment LOL.
The real tears of the kingdom were actually mine, watching this video, and getting super swept up and emotional about this quest all over again. Your videos have been amazing to watch so far, I'm so looking forward to seeing what you do next!
You were so engaging all throughout that there's no way it felt like a 40-minute viewing! Fantastic enthusiam! Since TotK still has so many incredible soundtracks to look at, perhaps Ganondorf's boss battle theme? What an absolute beast of a track!
despite never having played windwaker, dragon roost island is one of my favorite songs from any video game. when i found out that one of the main melodies from dragon roost island was in colgera's theme, it instantly became my favorite boss in totk
I may not be qualified to understand all the music theory, but just listening to you talk about it is so much fun! I'm kinda jealous at your ability to feel this childlike wonder towards the game, your energy is immaculate! I bet you could sell sand to people in a desert
Ooooh I got my own thoughts on Colgera's song. The entire Song makes you *FEEL* like a Rito, flying around during a hunt with bow and arrow, but The Dragon Roost swell on Part C feels utterly Triumphant thanks the drums. You've dealt two separate heavy blows at this point, you've proven yourself against the monster, that you can indeed defeat it. The swell is motivating, empowering, and urges you forward like a strong steady tailwind to just headbutt the damn thing. The flute that comes in when the swell plays for a second time I feel represents Tulin and the other Rito Children, the next generation that will continue their legends and legacy. To be fair, your mock-up gives me that same sort of feeling as well, with the motivation and tailwind, although I feel it's better suited to an adventure rather than a single battle. Less headbutt the big bad monster, more save the world
Personally, I'd really like to see a video that explores the Goron themes. The blappy-blorty-bwamps of the horn combined with the silly hooting samples and the drums. It just fits the Goron so well, and I'd love to see someone break down the music theory behind it.
Everything about this analysis is so good! The music does best to evoke feelings into this game, to this specific arc, but your analysis emphasized it more. I started tearing up from 15:00 / 15:20 when you mentioned Revali's theme until the end. I have nothing else to describe this other than this is a masterpiece.
i have been so eagerly anticipating something like this ever since I heard that motif in the third part of Colgera’s theme, so when I saw that you’d made your other Rito videos for this game, I was SO excited to hear your thoughts on the boss. your enthusiasm, editing, attention to detail, and analysis are all perfect for this kind of content, and listening to this on a long walk absolutely made my day!
I know next to nothing about music theory, but I think these kinds of analyses are super duper cool. Something I thought was really cool is that the melody of the Stormwind Ark song that the Rito children sing is actually used in varying ways in almost each section of the Wind Temple’s music.
I love these kind of analysis videos. They explain why the music/design of this game makes me feel how it does, and how it was intentional. It really shows the talent of the team, as well as how much love they truly put into their work. Thank you for such a great video
What an amazing video. Well-structured, written, and edited. One of the most well-spent time on RUclips for me. 😊 As a journey, the Rito main quest resonated with me the most out of the all main dungeon quests (even though I think the Lightning Temple of the Gerudo main quest beats the Wind Temple when it comes to the dungeon design). I do have a couple of nitpicks: The speech style for most of the video makes me feel like I’m watching a commercial rather than an analysis. I’m sure some people like the approach since it’s not that common and makes it stand out, but I don’t think it’s ideal for content as long as 40 minutes. In a way, it’s exhausting, not sure how to explain it better. Of course, this may be mostly a personal preference thing. I was a bit surprised there was no mention of the distorted chants that kick in with the 4th phase of the temple music, as well as the 2nd phase of the boss. Those are the same kind of chants that can be heard at points that relate to the Demon King (e.g. in the beginning of the game, where he is sealed). The chants were actually present in the very first TotK trailer in 2019! Anyway, you have a new subscriber. 👍 P.S. Dare I ask how many hours did this project take you? I can imagine it was a whole lot.
I don’t generally comment on RUclips but THAT MOCK-UP WAS AMAZING!!! Maybe something like that could’ve been used in one of the earlier phases of the boss fight now that I think about it! Great video :D
As a Zelda fan I really LOVED how you explained the entire mission, its music, Characters, progression, it's sooo good. I liked how you tell the story and how you explain all the musical theory, and past games references; all that hits so hard. Love this videos so far!!!!
Your channel has very quickly become my favourite for Zelda music analysis - the depth of your observations and your clear passion really set you apart from the rest! I would love to watch you break down all the other score parts relating to the Sages’ quests and the whole final battle section, however I’m sure I’ll enjoy whatever you decide to put out next - I look forward to your next video!!
I absolutely agree. The music all the way up was so well done. I loved all the changes it went through along the way. And then the actual bossfight theme was just specatacular. Made me wish the fight had been longer. I eagerly look forward to you doing a video on the final boss fight and skydiving track.
this video made me cry like three times. the editing absolutely amplifies the points you make - i already LOVED this entire section of the game but i have a newfound appreciation for it. absolutely keep this up, this video is awesome
I've never heard of your channel before, but this video makes it an instant subscribe. So much love and active listening for something that could easily "just" another video game section. The composer did such an amazing job throughout the entire game, and I love seeing other people that were hit by every single note of it.
God, the music for the Rito and the Zora never fails to make my emotions unstable. I get teary-eyed over Revali, Mipha (+Sidon), the final battle theme, and Zelda's and The First of the Royal families' themes (Rauru and Sonia).
Another great video! It really shows how much love you have for the rito, and this is definitely a love letter for it. Beautifully done! Thanks for interpreting what a lot of us felt but lacked the technical knowledge to express into words! Also, dunno if is it just me but whenever I hear some music that accompanies the Mineru quest, I get reminded a lot of twilight princess and Midna?
This quest is by far my favorite of the game, and your explanation of the Rito during their theme in the boss fight actually got me teary. It's *so* powerful and the way you explained it like a DM in a Dungeons and Dragons game seriously got me. I get frustrated when people say that botw/totk doesn't have enough good music compared to older games like oot. I am *so* thankful for this video and the immense work put into it!! 💙
The skydiving song that plays upon reaching the wind temple is my favorite piece composed for this game. Absolutely memorable and haunting
It’s such good contrast to the music of the island chains, opens things up SO much!! it evokes this feeling of daring that we get with the other skydiving and depths diving tracks too!
I love it too but I can’t place anything above the lead up for the final fight
Honestly the best part is how it ends once you reach the top, it’s quiet and peaceful, and then the song comes back in full force once you enter the cloud, it was one of the coolest things in gaming for me
They were wise the point us towards the Rito Village first. Its the best temple (Goron is a close 2nd) and the theme is a major part of it.
Honestly I think that was the most memorable part of the entire game
The part that resembles Dragon Roost Island after two of the three membranes are destroyed always leaves me in tears. Not tears of sadness or even joy, tears of optimistic determination. That same determination that makes sure you know you have a fighting chance against all odds. That is what the Zelda series is, beating everything thrown at you despite the odds, and still coming out on top.
This is the kind of analysis video I've been dreaming of for years! This video is everything. Well done, all around - writing, analysis, editing, narrative, delivery, visuals -- its the whole package.
You honor me so! This was such a challenge for every creative muscle in me and I’m proud of how it all came together!
Couldn't agree more. I'm just happy to get music theory analysis videos that are this engaging, and then on top of that I can use to trick my friends into becoming music theory nerds. Bravo!
I’m going to be honest just the fact that someone finally did the rito justice warms my heart and I love how when you hit that sweet sweet climax of the Colgera fight you can practically feel the dragon roost island and all of Windwaker as you skydive through Colgera’s weak points it’s a surreal feeling . Epic 28:46
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The Molgera connection is definitely in the strings in phase 2 (phase 1-B around 25:19) of Colgera. It’s not melodically identical, but sounds to the ear almost near it. Also I love that Tulin’s Great Eagle Bow not only has Revali’s scarf tied around it, but a feather from each of his parents as a charm.
IT DOES??????? Oh my god 😭
Sidebar, one of my favourite things about Tulin getting the Great Eagle bow is that he’s the only sage to get his weapon AFTER the quest, because unlike the other’s he’s growing into this new role. AUGH I am not normal about these stupid birds 😭
I did not know this! I think this is one of the things that makes the zelda games so special. They add details that you could fear people will not pick up on and might be tempted to think why bother. But they do add those details and when they are found it makes it so special
Even if there isn't an OBVIOUS connection in the song like there CLEARLY is in dragon roost. I got instant flashbacks to both theme songs (molgera and dragon roost), as a huge fan of Wind Waker; the temple, the boss fight and the amazing theme song brought me to tears
You can hear it better at 26:30
Actually I'm pretty sure that's supposed to be a tighter version of the Song of the Stormwind Ark motif
“Venture into the storm, and we will be stronger for it.”
You’ve summed up everything I love about The Legend of Zelda games.
I think a deeper meaning to this is that the ENTIRE rito story is a windwaker homage (colgera being similar to molgera, the dragon roost island theme in use, the arena being a BOAT, and it all being with the rito who first appeared in WW)
I'd love to have a breakdown of the descent into Glooms lair under the castle. The way it builds and changes up until the last dive gave me goosebumps. BotW had amazing music and I'm so glad they did not skimp out on that in TotK. Can't wait to see more of these. 😊
That would be awesome! Ganandorf is my all time faverite Zelda boss!
Honestly she should do the entire ending sequence. Not only is the descent an amazing piece of music and sound design, but the music in Ganondorf’s fight and the final phase is also rife with references and instrumentation choices that are worth looking into
@@joshuahart153 I would LOVE that! The ending scenes of the game were elevated so much by the music, and I'd love to see Fareeha's analysis on it.
The moment they finally broke out Dragon Roost Island I knew this game would feature prominently in the VGA's orchestra this year.
Also, my jaw dropped when you mocked up Alt-Dragon Roost. It’s really cool, though perhaps more triumphant than expected.
Watch as they give the goty to that Spiderman game 🤓
If we get a live orchestra version of that part of colgera’s music i will cry /pos
@@Fermin-hw5pd baldur ☹️
@@a_plastic_bagdeserved it to be honest as good as TOTK is it really was DLC in my eyes. Phenomenal game, but didn’t do enough different in my personal opinion. Baldurs Gate might not be everyone’s cup of tea but man was it great and the other games that were competing for the award like Alan Wake 2 which I consider second to BG3. Excited for whatever Nintendo does next with the franchise but reusing the map really hurt this games chances for major award status.
@@GrainOnTheGo Yeah, that’s pretty much exactly how I feel about it as well. TOTK was a good game, it just could’ve been _so much better._
The rito were my favs for both games and I hold the music close to my heart- I thought when i was running up the wind temple I could hear parts of Revali's and Divine Beast Vah Medoh and got kinda emotional about it. I think the wind temple is the best in the game! Love the video!
I was in shambles too the whole way through this quest, so many cool little things in every bit of the journey!!
I always get emotional when I hear the village part, or, the Dragon Roost Island part, exactly, it sounds so triumphant
This. This right here. Might just be my favorite video essay on this platform. The passion, the editing, the clear love and admiration of this game. I am beyond excited to see this channel grow because I guarantee its going to. Keep up the awesome work.
Your enthusiasm and emotional connection to this game and its music is contagious! Your videos are so effortful and engaging, so excited for the future of your channel!
her voice is really distracting. it belongs in an E3 game demonstration, not an analysis video. It feels like she is trying too hard to sound exciting, like someone reading a story for children. It's good acting, but really just not the kind of voice you want in a long form youtube video. maybe i'm just neurodivergent and something is wrong with me
Into the depths (towards Ganondorf) is my favorite. Especially from the ancient murals to the entrance to Ganon's lair.
How the music starts very creepy with the broken vocal lyrics & sounds of wind, then slowly expands to a dreaded mix of now clear & complete vocals, organ, piano, chimes.
You can feel it like the music is telling you "You shouldn't be there cause something very terrible is down ahead."
I really like a take on those music before that Ganondorf fight. I enjoy going in again and again just to listen to the music.
I just LOVE these videos. Your passion for this topic is just so contagious and fun to listen to, and the presentation is so high quality. Incredible work :)
Thank you so much! Im really happy the passion comes through- the editing process feels like grave digging sometimes where I keep trying to one up previous things haha
Couldnt have said it better myself
THIS is the Rito video essay I was waiting for! When THAT motif kicked in during the fight, I couldnt hold back my tears. The Hero of Winds is alongside us!
Really, how can a musical talent like you spring up from nowhere, with not only musical, but also incredible editing and storytelling knowledge as well? It's like youve been doing this for ages! Congrats on the videos!
Also, my suggestion would be the Gorondia theme! Love how the Goron champion motif blends in that one.
That descending piano that plays during the Colgera fight reminds me of the skydiving theme that plays while you're, well, skydiving.
There’s so much passion and energy in your script and voiceover! I don’t think I’ve ever subscribed to a channel with only a couple of videos released like this before. Incredible work!
Also your Cristina Vee impression at 13:20 was spot on! You nailed her inflections and for a moment I thought you’d hired her on cameo or something, haha!
You captured the feeling I had when I heard _that_ part of Colgera's theme. When I first heard it, I was so awe struck and it made the fight all the more personal. This was _the_ fight to take back Rito Village from Ganondorf and they were behind you the entire way. You weren't alone, and that theme coming in was the Rito declaring their intent. I love that I did this temple first but part of me thinks I should have saved it for last because this entire quest just hit different.
The ascent up to the temple and the boss fight that ensues was one the greatest sequences I've ever had in all my years playing games. I love the analysis, this makes me want to experience it all over again!
I'm not sure if anyone noticed this about what was brought up at 15:54 but fun fact about Revali. Well not so much fun as sad, but he has the same cheek blush/markings as a youth Rito does. Which this means that when he was chosen to be the pilot of Vah Medoh, he was no older than a teenager was. So not only is the music telling you to not let another champion/guardian die, but to not let another kid die. Idk, just thought something people should know.
I LOVED this temple. When I got upon the eye of the storm, it was in the middle the day, and it was jaw-dropping to see the beauty of the clearest sky painted above that terrible storm. Years ago, while playing BOTW, I loved to stay in Rito’s village, just enjoying the music. You did a truly amazing job describing the meaning behind that beautiful ost. Many years passed since BOTW released, and seeing how, as the Rito do, we too in our lives have gone through happy and harsh times and yet stand up again is heart warming. There’s something truly special in the Zelda series. I’m sorry for my bad English, it’s not my first language. Thank you, you truly help me through my day with this video, and you gained a trusty subscriber. I can’t wait to see your channel grow!!
...How did I not know you can just dive straight through it's icey body and heart...with you FACE?!
That's peak Link Himbo Triforce of Courage strategy right there.
It's wonderful seeing someone appreciate the Rito's story and music as much as I do!
Made even better by how much better you're able to put it into words
I haven't even played Wind Waker (the place where the Dragonroost Island theme, which is also part of the Rito theme, came from), but when I realized that it was part of the boss theme as well, it now makes me tear up nearly every time I hear it.
Ive managed to get the battle duration down to under five minutes (i think, its been a while) and I never thought the Colgera song could make me feel more than it already did. The other bosses never made me feel what Colgera did. The Ritos have always been a favorite, even though my first Zelda game was BOTW.
your videos make me cry because you talk about the music very similarly to how I talk and feel about the music and it's just so overwhelming (in a positive way) cause it can feel kind of lonely sometimes trying to gush about this stuff with people that either don't care or feel the same way or they just don't get it or whatever I don't know. I love music and I love your videos
Please keep making these videos. I haven't seen anyone else do such an interesting and detailed analysis on video game music, not to mention show such enthusiasm and energy!
Another key thing I noticed about the fight immediately (having seen a Dragon around) is that the updraft stamina effect is applied to dragons as well- which made me immediately go,
"OH. This thing is as powerful as a DRAGON."
I clicked on this video expecting to get a description of why Colgera's theme was so good.
I left with a new favorite video on all of youtube, and a new favorite youtuber. Your enthusiasm is *infectious* and your passion for the music is beyond clear. Thank you so much for making this video
this is only the second video of yours I’ve seen (first was Tulin’s sage melody haha) but the quality has just been so, so very amazing in every moment. the editing, the animations (hi Tulin, of course I’ll subscribe), the analysis itself is so well done. and honestly it’s just so nice to hear someone who genuinely… loves this game and everything that it’s done, enough to do this kind of video - not just discussing the music but what it Means. the emotions. so many emotions. (thanks for the heartbreak whenever you talk about Revali, love that bird.) your enthusiasm is just so refreshing and infectious to listen to. really feeling the totk appreciation like it was in May again as I watch this and I kinda want to cry. this really is a beautiful game.
5:44 The dissonant horns at the end of the strings' Tempest move there say, "Oh my! That was a surprisingly BRUTAL gust of icy wind, and a bunch of snow just blew in!"
"look at all that we've survived.
Look at how we continue to thrive.
Together there's nothing we can't do.
Finish this, link.
We're right here with you."
Chills, literally chills all over my everithing
Chills indeed
Those octuplet 16th notes you mention are actually played every time you skydive, whether from sky to surface, or surface to depth. Each version sounds a bit different but it's cool the entry to the sky temple kept the same theme in the background.
This video was a work of art. The editing was top notch. The enthusiasm in your voice and the way you change your tone to match the song, using the switch menu to transition, it was brilliant. This video was beautiful. You even had me tearing up!
I look forward to seeing your other videos. You instantly earned my subscription.
Wind waker was my childhood Zelda game I love the rito, and man this quest just hit so different.
wait, when you where talking about the rito knowing a history of strife, telling stories to pass legends on and never giving in in hard times, i realised those are all things in hyrule as a whole, but never as clearly and vividly displayed as with the rito, and i wonder if the same holds true for all the races.
the gorons' steadfast optimism and determination is seen all across hyrule as people build back after each cataclysmic event,
the zoras kindness and willingness to put themselves in harms way to help each other ( like the zora training to resist shocks, or the one doing the same for sludge in this one. they are more directly vulnerable than any other race, and yet they step up the most against their weaknesses) is seen in every monster attack unit, in lookout landing being placed in open field, easy to stop, but thus easy to attack, in all those decieved by the zelda puppet
the gerudo's ferocity, disipline and strong values seen in every fighting force in hyrule, in everyones commitment to building a new world out of the ashes of their previous homes and lives, in the youngsters of rito villiage stepping up to bolster foraging forces, in the elder gorons steadfast refusal, in every single zora healer channeling every ounce of power they posses to heal sludge wounds and purify water sources,
and maybe even sheikah/hylian ingenuity visible in the grafted weaponry of the gerudo soldiers and so many other inventive solutions to things .
idk man, just the idea that each race has its ways of dealing with the cycle, and by adding those philosophies together, they endured much better then they otherwise would have (and to some extent, better than they did 100 years before botw)
YES! to everything. I've done the Sidon and Yunobo quests, and so far, the Tulin quest is my favorite. The boss battle was enjoyable and challenging without being too hard. Your music analysis is making want to rewind time so I can replay it in this setting.
29:59 ok but why does your mockup slap so freaking hard
FR i want a full version???
All I’ve been looking for in RUclips is someone to do good analysis of Tears of the Kingdom’s music. And boy howdy Fareeha, you did amazing in here. This is probably my favorite piece of in game music so far, but I’m so excited to see what you have for the rest of the game! Great content, amazing analysis, love it.
15:33 I always imagined this part as Revali watching over Tulin, kinda like he's worried about the fate of the new Rito 'hero'. And at 18:15 Revali is... I guess grateful (?) for Link being there, helping Tulin.
I also like to imagine Revali just SOBBING when Teba hands Tulin the Great Eagle Bow.
This is a wonderful and masterfully constructed video. Please, please, please make more videos on the music of TOTK!
Incredible analysis! This really is an amazing boss fight. I think another subtle bit of genius game design is the way that the dungeon prepares you for how to damage Colgera. You run into the frozen puddles here and there, first in Rito Village, and then as you ascend towards the sky islands, and it's intuitive: you jump on or dive through these frozen sheets to break them. It's not even a prominent element of the dungeon itself, but when Colgera shoots its spikes and reveals those frozen disks, it seems obvious that you're supposed to dive through them. A lot of old-fashioned Zelda boss fights require you to use the dungeon-specific item or gimmick to beat them, and TOTK does that to a degree with its other boss fights, but you don't use Tulin to kill Colgera. He just gets you out of the way when you need him!
or u just shoot the discs like I did
Yeah lol I’ve fought colgera three times now and this video is the first time I’m realizing you can dive through those discs. Oops!
8:23 Wait. YOU CAN ASCEND THERE? And here I was trying to build the world’s oddest contraptions, and chugging stamina potions, just to CLIMB. AND YOU’RE TELLING ME I COULD ASCEND?!?
So is EVERY video you make going to go into my “Fav Zelda Videos” playlist??? Because so far we’re 3 for 3!! You captured every feeling this quest gave me, but didn’t know how to articulate. I’m so excited to see what other TotK music you break down
I loved how you talked about this piece! It's my favorite track & area of the whole game, and the way you talk about it is how I feel about it, except you have all the music vocabulary & knowledge to describe the beautiful specifics while I cannot as I've never had any education in music (but no lack of sheer appreciation on my part either, of course!) Great essay!
On later playthroughs, I found that it is very possible to miss portions of the musical escalation you experience throughout the ascent.
Let’s just say, I am glad I played this portion of the game before I learned how to build the hoverbike.
The whole Hebra quest line was as much a musical experience as it was a storytelling one.
I look forward to Hebra oriented medleys being tackled by VG Music Remixers.
I did Colgara using the cold resistance gained from food, which meant I couldn't eat some of my other food to heal because it had a different effect that would undo my cold resistance. So in addition to being on a time limit for the whole fight, I also had to be smart with my arrows because I had a few fails due to running out of arrows lmao.
Whereas with Gannon, I used a teleport marker to return to him better prepared, with Colgara, I didn't have a teleportation marker, so leaving to get better prepared would have been a chore I didn't want to go through.
So this boss was the hardest for me of the whole game lmao.
As a musician, I noticed the wise choice of using part of Rito village part in Phase 1C. Although I didn't analyze as deep as it but when I first heard the Rito theme, I shivered and also felt the rest of the Rito rooting for us.
I'm sure a lot of other players without music knowledge can felt the same feeling we all experienced.
The way you analyze in depth, makes it more clear. Video games like this with storyline，visuals, mechanics and music well planned, it's a piece of art. Too bad not a lot of people see it that way. The team behind the games are all awesome artists, painted this piece of art in all aspects, (programming, music, etc)
Without a doubt the best analysis video I've stumbled upon the whole month, like seriously you had me totally from the beginning to the end. Looking forward to your next contents!
I don’t know what to say that hasn’t already been said but thank you for explaining what this entire quest feels like in a nutshell my god
You are by far the best channel I've come across for music analysis. This video actually had me in tears. You put words to the things I felt while playing through the quest and watching this video gave me an opportunity to feel like I was experiencing it for the first time all over again. Thank you. ❤
I really enjoyed this video it just oozes with passion. I love this part of the game too it's so goshdarn amazing!!
This is SUCH a complete video, the narrating, the animation, the level of details is a-ma-zing. RUclips, you better make this go VIRAL!
The new pattern you noticed at 3:41 in The Ascent segment is a call back to the second phase of the Blizzeta boss theme of Twilight Princess. When I heard it for the first time, I knew it wasn't random... this game is definitely a nostalgia cake for old fans. And I think it is obviously intended, mixing both themes of Dragon Roost Island/Molgera for the wind aspect and from Snowpeak for the ice aspect. Your videos are magnificent. Keep this up.
What I really liked about this temple was that as you unlocked each fan, the music would start to distort similarly to the very beginning of the game as you approached the sealed demon king.
First dungeon i made, the moment i heard the SOUNDTRACK OF THIS BOSS i got HOOKED for the rest of the game, hoping for another thrilling boss track, which i don't really found it on the rest of the dungeons until the last one, with the scenario and music all together, what a master piece
I can’t say how much I appreciate this video more than this without sounding repetitive and saccharine. I hope you make more- this game, especially the dungeons, is chock-full of great sound design. I love how the dungeons/bosses combine the themes for each people's hometown, former Champion, Divine Beast, and new Sage, among other things. I myself noticed the Fire Temple and Marbled Gohma's theme have leitmotifs like every five seconds.
Also, I've seen it pointed out that the "stepping" motif is also in Twilight Princess's Blizzeta battle theme's second phase. It's quite appropriate for Colgera, but I wonder how intentional it was for Attack on Vah Medoh given that is themed less around ice and more only on wind.
The way you analyzed this was beautiful!! You definitely gave the music the justice it deserves. It feels more like a story and more layden with character.
You're so enthusiastic and emotive, I love it
29:57 Now I want to go listen to the 25th Anniversary Orchestra Medley, because this sounds so much like the Dragon Roost Island part of the track when it shifts tone halfway!
When I first played this boss fight, my jaw simply dropped at phase 1-C. It was so beautiful and cinematic and memorable. The gameplay! The art! The music! That was my moment when I realized that this is without a doubt the best game ever. Thank you for capturing it and putting into words so well why I loved this boss fight so much!
I just got this game for Christmas, so I'm about half a year late to the TOTK party and I've been avoiding all kinds of media, playthroughs, memes, shorts, building pictures and everything else to try to enter the game blind. I played kind of following the main story directions and where you are pointed at first is towards helping the Rito. This was a treat! The journey to the sky, jumping on the boats, the stormy and windy weather followed by the calm skies when you reach the highest parts, then that boss fight... I got there with not that many arrows, so I asked myself "DO you really need arrows for this fight?". I flew around, dodged the attacks and sure enough, I saw the boss was exposing it's first ring by shooting the spikes... suddenly I KNEW that I could go through if I dived... I didn't need arrows... I WAS THE ARROW. I dove through the boss in the middle of a storm after dodging it's projectiles, one of the most metal things in any videogame.... And then after the second time doing it, the music shifted to the Dragon Roost Island theme, the playful up and downs from that melody on the flute and then the orchestral Dragon Roost Island theme from Wind Waker, I actually teared up. It was the perfect moment for that song, you figure out how to hurt Colgera and now it's weak! Tulin pushes you, you glide and you dive, you find a gap through the spiky tough rock armour and you shatter the icy crystal core of the creature that's been creating all these blizzards and winds, now it's not its storm, one hit away, it's scared of you and Tulin, it's Tulin's storm now, the perfect storm.
by far the best, most cinematic and badass boss fight in the game (apart from the last one), and it made me wonder hoe they could even top themselves after that.
Loved your analysis.
The rito phenomenon was my favourite mission in the game because it uses its sage in a way that doesn’t feel forced and teaches you to appreciate tulin’s ability and has such a gorgeous soundtrack that relates back to other rito related music and it is just so well done to me, there is so much I’d go on about but I don’t want to write an essay written in poor rushed spelling and grammar.
Oh no, it's another dose of contagious happiness. Thanks again for the great videos.
Tis my honor!! Thank you for watching!
Your passion is positively infectious! I could watch so many video essays from you just because of how darn emotional it is. It gets to me in the best possible way. I’m a total sucker for this game’s music and I teared up at multiple points through this video.
This was so beautifully done. I love your connection to the game and to music. You pulled story from the music in a way that left me in such awe.
The way you describe music is like a romantical/magical novel I love it
The triumphant Rito bit (4-6 Phase 1C) is so damn inspiring, it's glorious. Great work on the breakdown, Fareeha, it's really informative to us musical lemmings!
I had no idea you could just smash head-first through colgeras disks to damage him. I only used bomb arrows to break them, but its really cool that Link can just go full goron in that moment LOL.
Cried instantly when the rito theme came up during the fight and am having a good cry again watching your video now. Truly beautiful, thank you ✨
The real tears of the kingdom were actually mine, watching this video, and getting super swept up and emotional about this quest all over again. Your videos have been amazing to watch so far, I'm so looking forward to seeing what you do next!
You were so engaging all throughout that there's no way it felt like a 40-minute viewing! Fantastic enthusiam!
Since TotK still has so many incredible soundtracks to look at, perhaps Ganondorf's boss battle theme? What an absolute beast of a track!
This was such an incredible and well thought out video for what was my favorite quest and boss fight music in TOTK. Great job!
despite never having played windwaker, dragon roost island is one of my favorite songs from any video game. when i found out that one of the main melodies from dragon roost island was in colgera's theme, it instantly became my favorite boss in totk
I may not be qualified to understand all the music theory, but just listening to you talk about it is so much fun! I'm kinda jealous at your ability to feel this childlike wonder towards the game, your energy is immaculate! I bet you could sell sand to people in a desert
Ooooh I got my own thoughts on Colgera's song.
The entire Song makes you *FEEL* like a Rito, flying around during a hunt with bow and arrow, but The Dragon Roost swell on Part C feels utterly Triumphant thanks the drums. You've dealt two separate heavy blows at this point, you've proven yourself against the monster, that you can indeed defeat it. The swell is motivating, empowering, and urges you forward like a strong steady tailwind to just headbutt the damn thing.
The flute that comes in when the swell plays for a second time I feel represents Tulin and the other Rito Children, the next generation that will continue their legends and legacy.
To be fair, your mock-up gives me that same sort of feeling as well, with the motivation and tailwind, although I feel it's better suited to an adventure rather than a single battle. Less headbutt the big bad monster, more save the world
Y'know i always thought Colgera was a pushover, but then I remember I was using a Lynel bow to fight him.
Personally, I'd really like to see a video that explores the Goron themes. The blappy-blorty-bwamps of the horn combined with the silly hooting samples and the drums. It just fits the Goron so well, and I'd love to see someone break down the music theory behind it.
28:49
WIND WAKER MUSIC LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO
Everything about this analysis is so good! The music does best to evoke feelings into this game, to this specific arc, but your analysis emphasized it more. I started tearing up from 15:00 / 15:20 when you mentioned Revali's theme until the end. I have nothing else to describe this other than this is a masterpiece.
i have been so eagerly anticipating something like this ever since I heard that motif in the third part of Colgera’s theme, so when I saw that you’d made your other Rito videos for this game, I was SO excited to hear your thoughts on the boss. your enthusiasm, editing, attention to detail, and analysis are all perfect for this kind of content, and listening to this on a long walk absolutely made my day!
I know next to nothing about music theory, but I think these kinds of analyses are super duper cool. Something I thought was really cool is that the melody of the Stormwind Ark song that the Rito children sing is actually used in varying ways in almost each section of the Wind Temple’s music.
I love these kind of analysis videos. They explain why the music/design of this game makes me feel how it does, and how it was intentional. It really shows the talent of the team, as well as how much love they truly put into their work. Thank you for such a great video
I felt shivers MULTIPLE times during this video! Great work!
I really hope you do these sorts of breakdowns for other Regional Phenomena, Characters & Dungeons! Your videos absolutely blow my mind!!
What an amazing video. Well-structured, written, and edited. One of the most well-spent time on RUclips for me. 😊 As a journey, the Rito main quest resonated with me the most out of the all main dungeon quests (even though I think the Lightning Temple of the Gerudo main quest beats the Wind Temple when it comes to the dungeon design).
I do have a couple of nitpicks:
The speech style for most of the video makes me feel like I’m watching a commercial rather than an analysis. I’m sure some people like the approach since it’s not that common and makes it stand out, but I don’t think it’s ideal for content as long as 40 minutes. In a way, it’s exhausting, not sure how to explain it better. Of course, this may be mostly a personal preference thing.
I was a bit surprised there was no mention of the distorted chants that kick in with the 4th phase of the temple music, as well as the 2nd phase of the boss. Those are the same kind of chants that can be heard at points that relate to the Demon King (e.g. in the beginning of the game, where he is sealed). The chants were actually present in the very first TotK trailer in 2019!
Anyway, you have a new subscriber. 👍
P.S. Dare I ask how many hours did this project take you? I can imagine it was a whole lot.
I don’t generally comment on RUclips but THAT MOCK-UP WAS AMAZING!!! Maybe something like that could’ve been used in one of the earlier phases of the boss fight now that I think about it! Great video :D
As a Zelda fan I really LOVED how you explained the entire mission, its music, Characters, progression, it's sooo good. I liked how you tell the story and how you explain all the musical theory, and past games references; all that hits so hard. Love this videos so far!!!!
Your channel has very quickly become my favourite for Zelda music analysis - the depth of your observations and your clear passion really set you apart from the rest! I would love to watch you break down all the other score parts relating to the Sages’ quests and the whole final battle section, however I’m sure I’ll enjoy whatever you decide to put out next - I look forward to your next video!!
I absolutely agree. The music all the way up was so well done. I loved all the changes it went through along the way. And then the actual bossfight theme was just specatacular. Made me wish the fight had been longer.
I eagerly look forward to you doing a video on the final boss fight and skydiving track.
29:58 my ears are blessed but I can see exactly why they went with the version they did
This has quickly become my favourite Channel. The editing, the music theory and, most of all, the enthusiasm. I wish you the very best for the future
this video made me cry like three times. the editing absolutely amplifies the points you make - i already LOVED this entire section of the game but i have a newfound appreciation for it. absolutely keep this up, this video is awesome
I've never heard of your channel before, but this video makes it an instant subscribe.
So much love and active listening for something that could easily "just" another video game section.
The composer did such an amazing job throughout the entire game, and I love seeing other people that were hit by every single note of it.
This might be one of the best videos I've seen on this site, the build-up and explanations are genuinely stellar, excited to see more!
God, the music for the Rito and the Zora never fails to make my emotions unstable. I get teary-eyed over Revali, Mipha (+Sidon), the final battle theme, and Zelda's and The First of the Royal families' themes (Rauru and Sonia).
Another great video! It really shows how much love you have for the rito, and this is definitely a love letter for it. Beautifully done!
Thanks for interpreting what a lot of us felt but lacked the technical knowledge to express into words!
Also, dunno if is it just me but whenever I hear some music that accompanies the Mineru quest, I get reminded a lot of twilight princess and Midna?
i cant remember the last time i made it through a video this long, incredibly well made and so captivating
This quest is by far my favorite of the game, and your explanation of the Rito during their theme in the boss fight actually got me teary. It's *so* powerful and the way you explained it like a DM in a Dungeons and Dragons game seriously got me. I get frustrated when people say that botw/totk doesn't have enough good music compared to older games like oot. I am *so* thankful for this video and the immense work put into it!! 💙
okay but your mockup?? phenomenal. the amount of effort you put into simply exploring a hypothetical is astounding and this entire video is amazing!!
The cheerfulness in your voice is dangerously contagious and I'm gonna need more of it omg. I just kept smiling throughout the entire video omggg.