I am a bass clarinet player, and I’ve been practicing Colgera’s theme for a few weeks, and it sounds amazing, but all the high notes are hard to hit. So happy to hear bass clarinet in this!
39:28 This is a direct call from the Dragon Roost Island bit in The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Medley. The exact same Chords with the exact same Time Signature (4/4 instead of 6/8) and the exact same instrumentation except for the voice.
I've never once in my entire life even touched a copy of Wind Waker but the Dragon Roost section of the Colgera battle theme still gives me chills lmao.
I love that it takes ten months to put this together and you're still noticing things at the last minute, even adding an edit in from your car. What dedication. Look forward to the next one, as always.
Hahaha I can't believe I missed that Tulin's Theme (and found Miner's Counsel)... That's why I avoided it for so long- I really wanted to NOT miss stuff 😬
Those rising and falling strings simulating the storm and then coming back during the boss fight is one of my favorite uses of music in any genre I’ve ever played.
Definitely. Really adds the suspense in this situation. Whenever I play Colgera for my friends, I’m always like “oh listen to the violin in the back, it’s so majestic!”
My favorite thing is that the rising strings is VERY subtly hinted at in the frozen Rito Village theme - there’s a seemingly random single chromatic note in the strings that is a foreshadow of that motif.
The use of Teba's encouragement makes me think it represents him encouraging and supporting Tulin. Teba is Tulin's hero and inspiration, the wind beneath his wings.
On an unrelated note, demon king ganondorf’s theme when he blasts the sages away, it calls back to calamity Ganon and the blights, it’s small, but noticeable, listen for yourself when you get there
15:20 the three-note piano theme that enters here is the Twili theme - so memorabilia from the end of Twilight Princess.
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I think all the temple themes in TOTK are extremely well done. The way they build over the phases, starting as ambient tunes with simple melodies, and finishing with fully orchestrated tunes derived from the themes of BOTW champions and/or the "Attack on Vah" tunes. I like them all from beginning to end, but I admit the Lightning Temple's final phase is my favorite. Taking "Attack on Vah Naboris" and building on it with the ehru, huge choirs, brass, and bits and pieces of the reversed vocals. It's so dang good. Thank you for this excellent breakdown; looking forward to more! TOTK's soundtrack is so underappreciated.
Agree, and Attack on Vah Nabooris is an amazing track. I gave it some love in my Kass video early on, since it uses Phrygian dominant. I need to do more music theory based videos some time and give a bunch of Zelda examples. Maybe I’ll tackle Lightning Temple before too long.
4:32 I would even submit that it's a reference to the Vah Medoh song which is in turn a reference to Blizzeta. If you had to ask me the "Rising Island Chain" is just the Snowpeak Province music that had a baby with Dragon Roost/Rito Village. The Rising Island Chain, after all, starts at the Snowpeak at Hebra Peak.
When I think about Tears of the Kingdom, this part of the game is one of the first that comes to mind. No wonder, the excellent music is largely responsible for having this moment stuck in my memories. Thanks for another journey!
Videos like this that show just how deep the music in this game is… it makes me feel a certain way when I hear people say “what soundtrack? There’s no music” with regards to BOTW and TOTK Great work as usual, can’t get enough of it!
You still always have me listening for things hidden in Zelda music. I was just thinking today about how the first four notes of the Wind Waker Ganon battle theme are four notes in the Zelda 1 Death Mountain theme backwards.
How was this temple allowed to be SO epic?? Man, it gives me chills, the whole journey up to it and all the tiny things threaded through. Thanks for this breakdown! Its always a joy hearing you talk about all the interesting thinfs going on, and finding more as you're recording!
Just learned this song yesterday for mallet percussion, and my friend who plays Synth (we’re both in matching band) recognized it and we legit started a duet. This theme, I 100% can guarantee in the future will be the Dragonroost Island for newer Zelda fans / younger kids, nostalgic as hell. Such a banger.
What’s funny is that I’ve never actually heard Colgera’s theme all the way through. I tend to beat him before I hear a good chunk of it. Lol My favorite thing about the music in BotW and Totk is how subdued it is, but when it comes to the dungeons, temples and bosses they start off quiet, but progressively build into something epic. It actually makes traversing Temples or even the descent into the deepest parts of the Depths to fight Ganon pretty intense.
Can't wait for a video on the TOTK finale themes ! I'd love to see you analyse the themes from the different phases of the end bosses and even those after ! I love your videos man, please continue like this !
I literally found this channel a few weeks ago and I was sad because I thought this video would never come out, this greatly dissapointed me as I really liked the music in this game. LO AND BEHOLD, HOWEVER. IT IS HERE. Thank you.
29:05 I like to think that you’re right on the edge of releasing this giant beast, and all ritos everywhere (even in the afterlife looking on) are supporting you and encouraging you to keep going. The rito village theme/revali’s theme shines through, with the future of the ritos in your hands.
I still think there's inspiration from Molgera's them in Colgera's. Not any quotes, but it seemed like there was intentional writing style similarity, the part that you mentioned very much seems to be designed to be a different theme in the style of Mogera's flute melody. Again, not a quote, but a stylistic choice to specifically score a flute melody that could have potentially come from the same track.
I’ve memorized this whole sequence on my grand piano and it’s enchanting. My favorite moment has to be the skydiving to the temple… the voices are just pure and majestic. As a music theory lover, and video game music connoisseur, I caught most of these references the first time… thank you for this video 😄 I ADORE the Divine Beast and Champion themes from BotW and would love to see more on them sometime!!
The whole Rising Island Chain buildup was already one of my favorite tracks in the game, and I didn't even pick up on a bunch of these references!! God I love how interconnected this soundtrack is
My favorite videos are of people geeking out over teeny tiny things in music, especially zelda, so this video is brilliant. I really took my time to listen to the soundtrack while playing the game, the wind temple has to be one of my best gaming experiences. (one habit of mine is to purposefully extend boss battles just to hear the music)
Man after… 11 months…? There’s no wa- wow… yeah 11 months: it’s finally here! The wait was certainly worth it! This was fun to watch! And very fun to be a part of! Great stuff! Also the piano at 31:48 kind of reminds me of the Guardian Theme, I’m sure it’s not a reference, but I’m definitely getting that vibe from it
I don’t know why, but when the rito village/dragon roost theme first comes in in the colgera theme, it gets this visceral emotional reaction out of me every damn time. I’ve never played windwaker so it’s not nostalgia for that. Botw and totk are the only Zelda games I’ve played, so I guess it could just be the botw nostalgia, but it’s just such a powerful moment and I love it so much.
The connections to molgera's theme at 36:35 and 37:15 seem more rhythmic then melodic, but the melodic contours and rhythmic similarity seem to combine in a way that really calls back to it. Also, the wooden flute that we hear all over the place is in molgera's theme as well as dragon roost so that helps tie it together as well.
This is one of the main reasons why I love Zelda! So many subtle nods to its past in gameplay and music. Great breakdown! Loved the effort put into this. Keep up the amazing work! 😊
I’m not a musician, but when I first heard the Colgera theme, besides the obvious Dragoon Roost reference, the section at 37:58 to me sounds like an obvious reference to the Molgera theme- it’s not a direct quote and the timing and key are different, but the melody feels like a nod (again in a different key). Written out I’d love to know if there is a parallel between the two. (Also did anyone else catch the 3 note sequence of Midna’s theme throughout?)
6:24 overtone hype ☺️! I was at an art festival where we also learned about (singing) overtones. 19:26 oh yes i definitely remember that harry potter line!
20:34 As i was listening through this i was just hearing that background and just instantly thought of Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield. As it progresses i just heard it more and more. It moves away from it before the voices. Highly recommend listening to Tubular Bells and then this section! 👌 Also that Toxic nod was just the cherry on top of a fantastic video. I just love all the themes around this region of the game. Its just so light and airy. It is what you imagine flying would be like, to me. Even the heavy/dark parts are just the climax of a storm. Think of like the storm music from Bambi. 😂 The way they just made it soar, and it sounds so effortless! Gah! Just the best. This was a watch worth the wait. Thank you so much for such a thought provoking take, Kevin!
The trumpets and snare drum in Colgera Battle Theme, especially around the point where you mention the Overworld Theme, is SO reminiscent of ALttP to me. It never ceases to amaze me how much they evoke nostalgia in different ways for each of us in such an intricate way. Also at 40:18 I thought it was geese honking but listening closer it's the voices and I got a good laugh.
@@fishiefish6179that is one of my favorite scenes in all of Disney animation. The visuals with the orchestration is just superb. I feel like these themes are just so in tune to that. They match perfectly to every bit of the ascent, temple, character(s), storm, and battle for this region.
I really enjoyed this video watched the whole thing makes me want to make a whole video on why Molgera from WW and Colgera from TotK are connected through Ganonforfs curses. I could never catch this much references! 😵💫 Great video! 😃
40:04 OH YO I DONT HINK I NOTICED THIS IN GAME, THE OBOES TAKING OVER THE FRANTIC MELODY SOUNDS AWESOME? HERE I WAS THINKING THE BOSS SONG DIDNT HAVE OBOE IN IT
This video somehow made the Wind Temple/Colgera themes even cooler. I had no idea there were this many references and layers. Loved this video. Thank you for putting all this together.
First of all, Dragon roost is like top two fave songs along with song of storms. so i was enraptured when i played this part!! I MUST say HOW ARE YOU UNSURE ABOUT MOLGERA!? It makes perfect sense that it would be a reversed layout of the notes since cold is the opposite of molten. but also.. in my mind, the way they weaved all these different references into one coherent track is like watching a huge flock of birds do that mystical thing when they fly together. Masterful. The music itself tells a whole story from beginning to end. Discovery, trepidation, conflict, heroism. The representation of all the players in that part of the story. AMAZING.
I'm confused; what does Molgera have anything to do with "Molten"? Isn't Molgera the sandworm we fight in the Wind Temple in Wind Waker? I see more of a connection there rather than the "Molten" part, but the wind temple was more connected to the Koroks in that game.
I just gotta say, as a music student and a big zelda fan, this is the perfect kind of videos for me. Keep up the great work! You’ve rightfully earned another sub
I thought i knew these themes, then i watched this theme and noticed like 100 more things, and evertime i watch this video, I still notice more things! This is unbelivable, thank you for bringing this video into the world.
38:09 I got goosebumps from the music at this part! I think not just because of the music itself. But you have a great way of taking your audience through the deep dive journey of a music piece. It creates a better connection with the music you're listening too :)
Thanks so much! I feel like all the reaction videos early on just listened and did facial expressions. So I intentionally waited on this one and tried compiling as much as possible. I don’t think I missed anything I wanted to say 🤣 This piece/ temple deserved a really deep dive of the music.
Tears of the Kingdom with headphones is a whole new experience. Almost beats playing with a soundbar and subwoofer. It’s crazy when you have a good pair of headphones and play it all through handheld. 👏🏽
@@ZeldaMusicTheory oh yeah. When you’re just walking around Hyrule and hearing all the different sounds of nature within each biome it’s surreal. Not a lot of games can pull of the “less soundtrack means more soundtrack” at the same time. 😅
So so good! 🙌 The slow build up of this whole sequence is just perfection. I died when you brought up the Britney Spears Toxic reference hahahahaha. Absolutely love your videos and appreciate the longer form! This was the perfect piece to do it on.
20:29 I don't know if you were thinking of a zelda song but this part reminds me of the song from the TV series Lost. I also started audibly chanting "Yes! Yes!" at 38:09, I was pretty hyped you should have seen me XD
Found your channel right after TOTK got released and was waiting for this exact video from the very moment I completed wind temple just a few days later. You never disappoint, great video as always! This is my favourite temple of the game both gameplay and music-wise, the skydive part and the whole Colgera theme is just divine.
Hahaha thank you! I cut out the Incredibles 2 out example. I have a whole list of themes that mimic the James Bond chords. There are actually a ton of topics I'd love to cover, but most of my audience would rather see Zelda. Myself included 🤣 So many videos on Zelda alone I still need to do. But my point is I can apply this stuff to any music, Disney, major OSTs, commercials, other video games... Maybe when ZMT is a huge channel I'll do a sister channel with all non-Zelda content. Who knows. But I appreciate the compliment!
I just found your channel and I love it! I unfortunately didn't grow up with Zelda, I've only played Twilight Princess, and BotW/TotK and I loved seeing all the lore videos other creators have made. I knew there's a lot that goes into making Zelda's music but holy crap I never realized how much lore and call backs there actually are! This is amazing!
I knew exactly what you were going to say when that Harry Potter bit came up. 😂 For some reason, that bit of music sticks in my head for a long time after watching the movie.
This is the first time I've seen one of your videos and I just gotta say, man, you know your stuff! You have a beautiful mind bro, thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!
The music in this game is unmatched! The references are beautifully presented! I especially loved finding out about the Wind Temple phase 2 music in the trailer!
I am such an ignorant adorer of music, long ago when I was a child I took music classes, knew the notes and the like, but much is forgotten. I thank you for the time you took to help me work back through the memories of past games and experiences to capture all the hidden gems and almond-activating references these fantastic composers create.
One of the most fantastic compositions I've ever heard in a video game. Not just for the nostalgic callbacks but for how POWERFUL it sounds! ...Unrelated but as soon as you said "Peter Pettigrew" I knew which musical cue you were talking about!
Love the video! My favorite theme from the game! For the colgera battle part that everyone loves, the first time it plays the dragon roost island theme mainly has trumpets and voices, seeming to represent Link, and the second time it does it, it has the high flute, seeming to represent Tulin. I’ve been listening to this theme for a whole year now and just realized that. The Zelda team is amazing!
That second section of the rising island chain theme actually evokes like, a blowing windy white sheet of snow being kicked up as someone is hiking through a white out blizzard with the wind temple periodically making brief appearances of visibility in between swirling frigid gusts, and when the third section hits you step out of the blizzard into the storm's eye and finally crest the mountain's peak and see the stormwind ark in all it's glory hovering just next to the peak in the eye.
The background bell rings seem to me to be used the same way as in the Prologue : Beneath Hyrule Castle theme at then end. I cannot make any parallel between the notes, but the instrumentation seems to represent the arrival/annoucement of Ganondorf and the corruption of the deeps. In the Prologue, they appear as you approach him, and during Colgerra, the bells seem far because you are as far as possible from the deeps when you fly at this altitude. Thanks for the video :)
40 mins, you must have worked so hard on this. Appreciate your work as always! That rising island chain and bouncing on the trampolines approaching the temple was so epic.
Hahaha thank you so much! Just taking notes over a long period of time and listening to a lot of music. I love it. And yes I loved that approach. So much fun.
Aside from the incredible analysis of these themes (some of my all time favs from totk), I’m so glad I’m not the only one who can’t get that Harry Potter riff out of their head! I hum that one line all the time, I knew exactly which one you were referring to!
I absolutely love the dedication to these videos, you just know it’s gonna be good and so full of cool info and secrets! Also why do I get shivers everytime that botw main theme plays 😂 such powerful music!
The flute flourishes starting at about 30:12 in your video are very similar to the flute flourishes used in the Demon King Ganondorf fight. Fitting because this section in the wind temple theme also has those parallel fourths and reverse voices that are used in Ganon themes in this game.
I also heard the first two notes from Zelda's Lullaby, but chalked it up to coincidence, because the third note didn't follow as expected/in the same way/same instrument. Glad you're back; your last two videos were nice too; especially the Sheik/Zelda one.
I really enjoyed making those, but they took like 3x the editing time and effort 🤣 Trying to find a balance between quality and posting frequency (with a full life outside my yt passion project lol).
Wow what the heck! That’s the second superthanks I’ve gotten ever, both in like the same 24 hour period. And I didn’t even know I had that option activated 🤣 Well thank you so much, it is very helpful. I need to get to more TOTK themes. Let me know what you wanna see!! 🙏🏽 Kevin ZMT
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@@ZeldaMusicTheory You're most welcome! 40 minutes on this sequence of music is certainly a lot of work. All your videos are, I'm sure, but this one especially. I'm very appreciative of anyone digging into and analyzing this game's soundtrack. I think so many of the tunes are far deeper than most give credit, and even those that aren't deep, are loaded with charm. Your analysis on this video highlights a bunch of examples and to think, each temple's lead-up music, temple music, and boss music has reference to other tunes within the Zelda universe... It's just really well done. A dream would be a Nintendo feature in which they allow the composer/sound design team to just unload their experience building out the BOTW and TOTK soundtracks. It wouldn't have mainstream appeal, but for those of us musicians and OST lovers out there, it'd be a must-watch.
Man I would absolutely love that. I wish Nintendo would get me in a room for 2 hours with Koji Kondo and Bill Trinen (Myamoto's translator), and I would just fire off questions that we don't have answers to. Lol. Like were certain things intentional, did he collaborate with the Z2 composer or LA, which themes did he compose in WW (only 2 apparently), etc.
Actually, Colgera’s and Rising Island Chain’s themes are my third and fourth favorite tracks of TotK, respectively, just behind the last trailer theme and the final segment (that is, from when you approach the final fight to when you beat the game). My fifth favorite would probably be the sky Hyrule Castle.
A 40 min video JUST for the wind temple??? Sign me up!!!!!
Right?! Best music and sequence in this game by far
23:56 The voices usually come in with Zonai and conversely with heavy Gloom scenes. Higher/more ethereal with Zonai, reversed, distorted for Gloom.
Also at 22:48
God that phase three Colgera theme just feels so good after everything you’ve worked through. It feels like you’ve earned it through and through.
Feels like you’re fucking winning 🔥
I am a bass clarinet player, and I’ve been practicing Colgera’s theme for a few weeks, and it sounds amazing, but all the high notes are hard to hit. So happy to hear bass clarinet in this!
send us the link if you ever post a cover! love the clarinet
Dude, that's sick! Sweet!
I would definitely listen to that man!! 🤙
you should hear how high pitched The Champion Revli is in Age Of Calamity
same as a tuba player but since august
39:28 This is a direct call from the Dragon Roost Island bit in The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Medley. The exact same Chords with the exact same Time Signature (4/4 instead of 6/8) and the exact same instrumentation except for the voice.
I've never once in my entire life even touched a copy of Wind Waker but the Dragon Roost section of the Colgera battle theme still gives me chills lmao.
I love that it takes ten months to put this together and you're still noticing things at the last minute, even adding an edit in from your car.
What dedication. Look forward to the next one, as always.
Hahaha I can't believe I missed that Tulin's Theme (and found Miner's Counsel)... That's why I avoided it for so long- I really wanted to NOT miss stuff 😬
@@ZeldaMusicTheory thank you so much for your dedication… this is precisely the thing I love about video game music and especially botw/totk music.
Holy heck, I didn't realize how many references they packed into the Wind Temple music. It all went over my head.
Let's go BP!!! Yes sir, always MUCH more than the average player catches. That's what I do 😃 🫡
That's Zelda music all over. They love their references.
Those rising and falling strings simulating the storm and then coming back during the boss fight is one of my favorite uses of music in any genre I’ve ever played.
Definitely. Really adds the suspense in this situation. Whenever I play Colgera for my friends, I’m always like “oh listen to the violin in the back, it’s so majestic!”
My favorite thing is that the rising strings is VERY subtly hinted at in the frozen Rito Village theme - there’s a seemingly random single chromatic note in the strings that is a foreshadow of that motif.
The use of Teba's encouragement makes me think it represents him encouraging and supporting Tulin. Teba is Tulin's hero and inspiration, the wind beneath his wings.
On an unrelated note, demon king ganondorf’s theme when he blasts the sages away, it calls back to calamity Ganon and the blights, it’s small, but noticeable, listen for yourself when you get there
i just love how alien the skydive section sounds, its like nothing else in the game
The way I was smiling so widely and bopping my head during Colgera Battle like good GOD that is so amazing 😍
15:20 the three-note piano theme that enters here is the Twili theme - so memorabilia from the end of Twilight Princess.
I think all the temple themes in TOTK are extremely well done. The way they build over the phases, starting as ambient tunes with simple melodies, and finishing with fully orchestrated tunes derived from the themes of BOTW champions and/or the "Attack on Vah" tunes. I like them all from beginning to end, but I admit the Lightning Temple's final phase is my favorite. Taking "Attack on Vah Naboris" and building on it with the ehru, huge choirs, brass, and bits and pieces of the reversed vocals. It's so dang good. Thank you for this excellent breakdown; looking forward to more! TOTK's soundtrack is so underappreciated.
Agree, and Attack on Vah Nabooris is an amazing track. I gave it some love in my Kass video early on, since it uses Phrygian dominant. I need to do more music theory based videos some time and give a bunch of Zelda examples. Maybe I’ll tackle Lightning Temple before too long.
So many references in Zelda music. Some to like themes within the game and some throwback to old games and we don't even realize it
4:32 I would even submit that it's a reference to the Vah Medoh song which is in turn a reference to Blizzeta. If you had to ask me the "Rising Island Chain" is just the Snowpeak Province music that had a baby with Dragon Roost/Rito Village. The Rising Island Chain, after all, starts at the Snowpeak at Hebra Peak.
Even when I entered Frozen Rito Village I felt the vibe of Snowpeak, so I'm not crazy.
When I think about Tears of the Kingdom, this part of the game is one of the first that comes to mind. No wonder, the excellent music is largely responsible for having this moment stuck in my memories. Thanks for another journey!
Videos like this that show just how deep the music in this game is… it makes me feel a certain way when I hear people say “what soundtrack? There’s no music” with regards to BOTW and TOTK
Great work as usual, can’t get enough of it!
Listening to this while I'm watching the fledgling barn swallows learn to fly out in my field. So perfect.
You still always have me listening for things hidden in Zelda music. I was just thinking today about how the first four notes of the Wind Waker Ganon battle theme are four notes in the Zelda 1 Death Mountain theme backwards.
One of the things I love about Rising Sky Chain are the sporadic high-pitched notes that sound like Ascend (9:44ish for example). Just up up up!
I instantly knew what you were talking about for Peter Pettigrew's motif
Did you know before or after I said the name Peter Pettigrew? 😆
@@ZeldaMusicTheory you and I basically said “Peter Pettigrew” in unison lol
How was this temple allowed to be SO epic?? Man, it gives me chills, the whole journey up to it and all the tiny things threaded through. Thanks for this breakdown! Its always a joy hearing you talk about all the interesting thinfs going on, and finding more as you're recording!
So glad you analyzed the rising island chain, when I first got there in game I just sat and listened to it for like 10 minutes
People were sleeping on that section of music. So good
You too? XD
Just learned this song yesterday for mallet percussion, and my friend who plays Synth (we’re both in matching band) recognized it and we legit started a duet. This theme, I 100% can guarantee in the future will be the Dragonroost Island for newer Zelda fans / younger kids, nostalgic as hell. Such a banger.
What’s funny is that I’ve never actually heard Colgera’s theme all the way through. I tend to beat him before I hear a good chunk of it. Lol
My favorite thing about the music in BotW and Totk is how subdued it is, but when it comes to the dungeons, temples and bosses they start off quiet, but progressively build into something epic. It actually makes traversing Temples or even the descent into the deepest parts of the Depths to fight Ganon pretty intense.
Can't wait for a video on the TOTK finale themes ! I'd love to see you analyse the themes from the different phases of the end bosses and even those after ! I love your videos man, please continue like this !
I literally found this channel a few weeks ago and I was sad because I thought this video would never come out, this greatly dissapointed me as I really liked the music in this game.
LO AND BEHOLD, HOWEVER.
IT IS HERE. Thank you.
🤣
29:05 I like to think that you’re right on the edge of releasing this giant beast, and all ritos everywhere (even in the afterlife looking on) are supporting you and encouraging you to keep going. The rito village theme/revali’s theme shines through, with the future of the ritos in your hands.
I still think there's inspiration from Molgera's them in Colgera's. Not any quotes, but it seemed like there was intentional writing style similarity, the part that you mentioned very much seems to be designed to be a different theme in the style of Mogera's flute melody. Again, not a quote, but a stylistic choice to specifically score a flute melody that could have potentially come from the same track.
I’ve memorized this whole sequence on my grand piano and it’s enchanting. My favorite moment has to be the skydiving to the temple… the voices are just pure and majestic. As a music theory lover, and video game music connoisseur, I caught most of these references the first time… thank you for this video 😄
I ADORE the Divine Beast and Champion themes from BotW and would love to see more on them sometime!!
The whole Rising Island Chain buildup was already one of my favorite tracks in the game, and I didn't even pick up on a bunch of these references!! God I love how interconnected this soundtrack is
My favorite videos are of people geeking out over teeny tiny things in music, especially zelda, so this video is brilliant. I really took my time to listen to the soundtrack while playing the game, the wind temple has to be one of my best gaming experiences. (one habit of mine is to purposefully extend boss battles just to hear the music)
Hahaha exactly! Otherwise you don’t get to hear it all in game! I played TOTK with a pen in hand to note any references lol
Man after… 11 months…? There’s no wa- wow… yeah 11 months: it’s finally here! The wait was certainly worth it! This was fun to watch! And very fun to be a part of! Great stuff!
Also the piano at 31:48 kind of reminds me of the Guardian Theme, I’m sure it’s not a reference, but I’m definitely getting that vibe from it
I don’t know why, but when the rito village/dragon roost theme first comes in in the colgera theme, it gets this visceral emotional reaction out of me every damn time. I’ve never played windwaker so it’s not nostalgia for that. Botw and totk are the only Zelda games I’ve played, so I guess it could just be the botw nostalgia, but it’s just such a powerful moment and I love it so much.
Wow, had you listened to Dragon Roost Island years ago? Or totally new to you? Interesting
The connections to molgera's theme at 36:35 and 37:15 seem more rhythmic then melodic, but the melodic contours and rhythmic similarity seem to combine in a way that really calls back to it. Also, the wooden flute that we hear all over the place is in molgera's theme as well as dragon roost so that helps tie it together as well.
Wow I never noticed that wooden flute connection. Good point!
This is one of the main reasons why I love Zelda! So many subtle nods to its past in gameplay and music. Great breakdown! Loved the effort put into this. Keep up the amazing work! 😊
I’m not a musician, but when I first heard the Colgera theme, besides the obvious Dragoon Roost reference, the section at 37:58 to me sounds like an obvious reference to the Molgera theme- it’s not a direct quote and the timing and key are different, but the melody feels like a nod (again in a different key). Written out I’d love to know if there is a parallel between the two. (Also did anyone else catch the 3 note sequence of Midna’s theme throughout?)
3:43 THAT FIRST NOTE GAVE ME GUARDIAN MEMORIES😭😭😭😭
The most epic song the Zelda team has ever been a part of. So beautiful and this video was golden showing all the references!
6:24 overtone hype ☺️! I was at an art festival where we also learned about (singing) overtones. 19:26 oh yes i definitely remember that harry potter line!
20:34 As i was listening through this i was just hearing that background and just instantly thought of Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield. As it progresses i just heard it more and more. It moves away from it before the voices. Highly recommend listening to Tubular Bells and then this section! 👌 Also that Toxic nod was just the cherry on top of a fantastic video.
I just love all the themes around this region of the game. Its just so light and airy. It is what you imagine flying would be like, to me. Even the heavy/dark parts are just the climax of a storm. Think of like the storm music from Bambi. 😂 The way they just made it soar, and it sounds so effortless! Gah! Just the best.
This was a watch worth the wait. Thank you so much for such a thought provoking take, Kevin!
Bambi is exactly what I think of when I hear those rising and falling string runs too
The trumpets and snare drum in Colgera Battle Theme, especially around the point where you mention the Overworld Theme, is SO reminiscent of ALttP to me. It never ceases to amaze me how much they evoke nostalgia in different ways for each of us in such an intricate way. Also at 40:18 I thought it was geese honking but listening closer it's the voices and I got a good laugh.
@@fishiefish6179that is one of my favorite scenes in all of Disney animation. The visuals with the orchestration is just superb. I feel like these themes are just so in tune to that. They match perfectly to every bit of the ascent, temple, character(s), storm, and battle for this region.
I really enjoyed this video watched the whole thing makes me want to make a whole video on why Molgera from WW and Colgera from TotK are connected through Ganonforfs curses. I could never catch this much references! 😵💫 Great video! 😃
40:04 OH YO I DONT HINK I NOTICED THIS IN GAME, THE OBOES TAKING OVER THE FRANTIC MELODY SOUNDS AWESOME? HERE I WAS THINKING THE BOSS SONG DIDNT HAVE OBOE IN IT
Zelda music is pure genius. I can't express how much I appreciate your videos. You're able to break it all down and I love it.
This video somehow made the Wind Temple/Colgera themes even cooler. I had no idea there were this many references and layers. Loved this video. Thank you for putting all this together.
Man, this is so nerdy and it made my day. Thanks so much for doing this
First of all, Dragon roost is like top two fave songs along with song of storms. so i was enraptured when i played this part!! I MUST say HOW ARE YOU UNSURE ABOUT MOLGERA!? It makes perfect sense that it would be a reversed layout of the notes since cold is the opposite of molten. but also.. in my mind, the way they weaved all these different references into one coherent track is like watching a huge flock of birds do that mystical thing when they fly together. Masterful. The music itself tells a whole story from beginning to end. Discovery, trepidation, conflict, heroism. The representation of all the players in that part of the story. AMAZING.
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I'm confused; what does Molgera have anything to do with "Molten"? Isn't Molgera the sandworm we fight in the Wind Temple in Wind Waker? I see more of a connection there rather than the "Molten" part, but the wind temple was more connected to the Koroks in that game.
@@geryeh5298 Oh wow I straight up had the wrong environment lol. I was confusing it with the Dragon fight because both are Rito
I've been obsessed with Zelda's incredible music and this channel is just amazing!
I just gotta say, as a music student and a big zelda fan, this is the perfect kind of videos for me. Keep up the great work! You’ve rightfully earned another sub
The in-depth, carefull and just such detailed but at the same time passionate analysis is... AMAZING. Thank You SO much for this video.
Of course! Somebody has to do it 🤣
I thought i knew these themes, then i watched this theme and noticed like 100 more things, and evertime i watch this video, I still notice more things! This is unbelivable, thank you for bringing this video into the world.
Hahaha I have spent a LOT of time listening to Zelda music lol.
38:09 I got goosebumps from the music at this part! I think not just because of the music itself. But you have a great way of taking your audience through the deep dive journey of a music piece. It creates a better connection with the music you're listening too :)
Thanks so much! I feel like all the reaction videos early on just listened and did facial expressions. So I intentionally waited on this one and tried compiling as much as possible. I don’t think I missed anything I wanted to say 🤣 This piece/ temple deserved a really deep dive of the music.
Tears of the Kingdom with headphones is a whole new experience. Almost beats playing with a soundbar and subwoofer. It’s crazy when you have a good pair of headphones and play it all through handheld. 👏🏽
Yes exactly. The sound effects are wild too, but the music can be very powerful and not that loud at times.
@@ZeldaMusicTheory oh yeah. When you’re just walking around Hyrule and hearing all the different sounds of nature within each biome it’s surreal. Not a lot of games can pull of the “less soundtrack means more soundtrack” at the same time. 😅
You can still connect your headphones when playing on the TV.
So so good! 🙌 The slow build up of this whole sequence is just perfection. I died when you brought up the Britney Spears Toxic reference hahahahaha.
Absolutely love your videos and appreciate the longer form! This was the perfect piece to do it on.
I don't understand music theory (I wish I did!) but I love Zelda music and your enthusiasm. Subscribed.
Good job algorithm.
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20:29 I don't know if you were thinking of a zelda song but this part reminds me of the song from the TV series Lost.
I also started audibly chanting "Yes! Yes!" at 38:09, I was pretty hyped you should have seen me XD
Found your channel right after TOTK got released and was waiting for this exact video from the very moment I completed wind temple just a few days later. You never disappoint, great video as always! This is my favourite temple of the game both gameplay and music-wise, the skydive part and the whole Colgera theme is just divine.
Amazing analytics provided on some great tunes…thank you! 🎵
I love Ravioli
17:34 shows how sensitive he is within the musical field. So talented👏👏👏👏
Hahaha thank you! I cut out the Incredibles 2 out example. I have a whole list of themes that mimic the James Bond chords. There are actually a ton of topics I'd love to cover, but most of my audience would rather see Zelda. Myself included 🤣 So many videos on Zelda alone I still need to do. But my point is I can apply this stuff to any music, Disney, major OSTs, commercials, other video games... Maybe when ZMT is a huge channel I'll do a sister channel with all non-Zelda content. Who knows. But I appreciate the compliment!
I just found your channel and I love it! I unfortunately didn't grow up with Zelda, I've only played Twilight Princess, and BotW/TotK and I loved seeing all the lore videos other creators have made. I knew there's a lot that goes into making Zelda's music but holy crap I never realized how much lore and call backs there actually are! This is amazing!
I knew exactly what you were going to say when that Harry Potter bit came up. 😂 For some reason, that bit of music sticks in my head for a long time after watching the movie.
I dig that excited face you make when you get hit with another reference. “Okay, check this out.”
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This is the first time I've seen one of your videos and I just gotta say, man, you know your stuff! You have a beautiful mind bro, thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!
Haha thanks for the comment! Welcome to the channel!
It's really sad to think that there are many people who will never be aware of how incredibly well constructed this game's soundtrack is.
The music in this game is unmatched! The references are beautifully presented! I especially loved finding out about the Wind Temple phase 2 music in the trailer!
21:24 I was actually thinking of Kirby Air Ride, track title "City Trial: What's in the Box?"
12:10 love that little break
It's crazy how silence can be one of the most powerful "musical" effects.
I am such an ignorant adorer of music, long ago when I was a child I took music classes, knew the notes and the like, but much is forgotten. I thank you for the time you took to help me work back through the memories of past games and experiences to capture all the hidden gems and almond-activating references these fantastic composers create.
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One of the most fantastic compositions I've ever heard in a video game. Not just for the nostalgic callbacks but for how POWERFUL it sounds!
...Unrelated but as soon as you said "Peter Pettigrew" I knew which musical cue you were talking about!
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Thanks for making the Peter Pettigrew connection for me, that lick at 18:55 always sounded incredibly familiar to me but I couldn‘t pinpoint why!
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Love the video! My favorite theme from the game! For the colgera battle part that everyone loves, the first time it plays the dragon roost island theme mainly has trumpets and voices, seeming to represent Link, and the second time it does it, it has the high flute, seeming to represent Tulin. I’ve been listening to this theme for a whole year now and just realized that. The Zelda team is amazing!
Zelda music literally some of the best pieces of all time. They’re so well composed!
So glad you're back! I love how much they stick into each piece, and I love that you are so good at finding their references. Its good stuff!
That second section of the rising island chain theme actually evokes like, a blowing windy white sheet of snow being kicked up as someone is hiking through a white out blizzard with the wind temple periodically making brief appearances of visibility in between swirling frigid gusts, and when the third section hits you step out of the blizzard into the storm's eye and finally crest the mountain's peak and see the stormwind ark in all it's glory hovering just next to the peak in the eye.
The background bell rings seem to me to be used the same way as in the Prologue : Beneath Hyrule Castle theme at then end. I cannot make any parallel between the notes, but the instrumentation seems to represent the arrival/annoucement of Ganondorf and the corruption of the deeps. In the Prologue, they appear as you approach him, and during Colgerra, the bells seem far because you are as far as possible from the deeps when you fly at this altitude. Thanks for the video :)
Pls do the other temples!
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Those kids are actually Kass's children!
Are they really?? ☹️😢#JusticeForKass just got a whole lot deeper.
40 mins, you must have worked so hard on this. Appreciate your work as always! That rising island chain and bouncing on the trampolines approaching the temple was so epic.
Hahaha thank you so much! Just taking notes over a long period of time and listening to a lot of music. I love it. And yes I loved that approach. So much fun.
I love how you are living the music 🎶 nice video mate
a 40 minute video for the best region in the game noice
Dude, this video was amazing!!!! I loved all the stuff you pointed out and other pointed out! So glad to hear some more music stuff!
Easily my favourite song from ToTK. I also really like Lookout Landing, and the Hyrule in Crisis reharmonisation version.
Lookout Landing is amazing
Aside from the incredible analysis of these themes (some of my all time favs from totk), I’m so glad I’m not the only one who can’t get that Harry Potter riff out of their head! I hum that one line all the time, I knew exactly which one you were referring to!
🤣 Yessssss 😆
I love how BoTW and ToTK especially use their Main Themes often. I also think the ToTK Main Theme is based of the BoTW one.
100%, I'm keeping a long list for an eventual video.
that 1-2-3-4 , cadence and all, was in spirit tracks
I absolutely love the dedication to these videos, you just know it’s gonna be good and so full of cool info and secrets! Also why do I get shivers everytime that botw main theme plays 😂 such powerful music!
The flute flourishes starting at about 30:12 in your video are very similar to the flute flourishes used in the Demon King Ganondorf fight. Fitting because this section in the wind temple theme also has those parallel fourths and reverse voices that are used in Ganon themes in this game.
I am always so eager to hear more theories! Great job!
13:35 it’s also reminiscent of the theme that plays during the opening of the game when you’re skydiving and the title card appears.
I also heard the first two notes from Zelda's Lullaby, but chalked it up to coincidence, because the third note didn't follow as expected/in the same way/same instrument.
Glad you're back; your last two videos were nice too; especially the Sheik/Zelda one.
I really enjoyed making those, but they took like 3x the editing time and effort 🤣 Trying to find a balance between quality and posting frequency (with a full life outside my yt passion project lol).
THE ZONAI VOICES AT 29:37 SING ZELDAS LULLABY
Amazing breakdown, loved it from beggining to end. Commenting for the algorithm 🎉
11:20 that was indeed the lullaby
I need that 6 note descending clip as a text tone RIGHT NOW
Best channel I found this year, yesterday I beat Colgera. Greetings from Mexico.
Wow great timing!!! Hahaha Bienvenido mi amigo! Disfruta!
Thank you for this excellent breakdown; I'm looking forward to more videos! TOTK's soundtrack is so underappreciated.
Wow what the heck! That’s the second superthanks I’ve gotten ever, both in like the same 24 hour period. And I didn’t even know I had that option activated 🤣 Well thank you so much, it is very helpful. I need to get to more TOTK themes. Let me know what you wanna see!!
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@@ZeldaMusicTheory You're most welcome! 40 minutes on this sequence of music is certainly a lot of work. All your videos are, I'm sure, but this one especially. I'm very appreciative of anyone digging into and analyzing this game's soundtrack. I think so many of the tunes are far deeper than most give credit, and even those that aren't deep, are loaded with charm. Your analysis on this video highlights a bunch of examples and to think, each temple's lead-up music, temple music, and boss music has reference to other tunes within the Zelda universe... It's just really well done. A dream would be a Nintendo feature in which they allow the composer/sound design team to just unload their experience building out the BOTW and TOTK soundtracks. It wouldn't have mainstream appeal, but for those of us musicians and OST lovers out there, it'd be a must-watch.
Man I would absolutely love that. I wish Nintendo would get me in a room for 2 hours with Koji Kondo and Bill Trinen (Myamoto's translator), and I would just fire off questions that we don't have answers to. Lol. Like were certain things intentional, did he collaborate with the Z2 composer or LA, which themes did he compose in WW (only 2 apparently), etc.
Actually, Colgera’s and Rising Island Chain’s themes are my third and fourth favorite tracks of TotK, respectively, just behind the last trailer theme and the final segment (that is, from when you approach the final fight to when you beat the game). My fifth favorite would probably be the sky Hyrule Castle.
I love all of those. Lookout Landing is also very cool. And I've always liked all 8 Champion themes. (I guess 9?)