The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - Lorule Castle | Reacting To Video Game Music!
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This is the theme for the final dungeon of the game, when Link storms Lorule Castle. You may have noticed how the theme keeps adding in different instruments with each loop. The music in the dungeon actually changes and becomes more complex as you progress deeper into the castle, and the transition between each version of the loop is breathtakingly seamless. Zelda games like to experiment with subtle changes in music depending on what area you're in, and it's one of my favorite things about their soundtracks. Dynamic music in general is such a cool thing video games get to do that not many other mediums can accomplish.
I first noticed this "music adding more channels by how you progress in a level" in Mario64 in the first water-level, with the sunken ship and giant eel, for it is really obvious in that level. It is extremely tranquil as you start on the shore and there is only this giant "open grotto" lets say, and the flat water sparkling. The further you progress the more lively and wondrous the music gets as you discover all the more life in the depths of the water. I still have the melody in my head.
No other medium can accomplish.
Yeah. I love how there will be one change and it'll make a completely different mood, really inspiring for doing your own experiments
Holy crap I love this theme! It is kinda sad you heard it before Hyrule Castle though and a few other pieces because this theme is full of musical references.
What's great about this song is that Lorule is basically a darker mirror/parallel reality to Hyrule and this is actually reflected in the music; specifically there are portions of this song that, when played backwards, are actually the old SNES Hyrule castle theme.
Also, this is from a 3DS game. That handheld died before it's time.
How did the 3DS die before it’s time? It came out in 2011 and was supported through like 2018. It had a rough start, but after that it thrived and was the only reason Nintendo was able to survive the WiiU era
What do you mean died before it’s time? It had a long life. Nothing lasts forever
Died before its time?? Sometimes i even forget it _is_ dead, that's how not before it's time it was.
@@HamazuraGOD Edited for typoes.
Given that the switch is a terrible replacement for a handheld , at least the way they're developing it, and that nothing has replaced the 3ds position in the market, yes I feel like it was killed early likely in response to poor wiiu sales and the push to make the switch fill both the role of console and handheld.
Now this is obviously just my opinion, and it's subjective; people will respond differently depending on how they used the product.
@@lanhikari4930 Given that the switch is a terrible replacement for a handheld , at least the way they're developing it, and that nothing has replaced the 3ds position in the market, yes I feel like it was killed early; likely in response to poor wiiu sales and the push to make the switch fill both the role of console and handheld.
Now this is obviously just my opinion, and it's subjective; people will respond differently depending on how they used the product.
I feel like this song would hit harder if you actually knew where it came from... It's pretty much a progression with remixed sections that remind you of other games and what Lorule is compared to Hyrule. An amazing tribute to the games that came before essentially IMO
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I love how this theme just resonates "Hyrule Castle but upside down"
More like hyrule castle but backwards, just like zelda's lullaby and ballad of the goddess
Quick recap: This is a progressive song. The more you advance in the castle, the more it progresses, so you'll hear the first minute at the start, the second minute after unlocking some rooms, and the last minute when you're about to get into the actual boss.
Funny clue: At the start of melodies like in the 0:35 second of the original video, you may hear some weird melodies on the background. In the lore, Lorule is kinda the opposite of what Hyrule is, hence why the inverted triforce. So guess what the weird melodies actually are.
Honorable mention: You may recognize a little something on future reactions, that is even present in this song. That something is called "the Ganon leitmotif". Whenever you hear it, it means business.
I think Koji Kondo hasn't been the main composer for the Zelda series in a very long time? I think occasionally he might compose a song or two or something but I could be wrong. I think Ocarina of Time in 98 was the last Zelda game he was the sole composer for. Majora's Mask was mostly him except for a track or two but since then there have been a variety of composers I think.
ALBW's soundtrack is definitely more on the side of mostly arrangements of Kondo's compositions though so you're not wrong. It's going on all in on being a sequel of sorts to ALTTP and reuses a lot of themes from that game. Lorule Castle is mostly an original composition but features two Kondo themes, Ganon's theme which appears in the last two phases before the loop and the Hyrule Castle theme which is hidden in the background and playing in reverse.
Kondo does make more things in Mario, not saying much, but his last Zelda song was a single piece in Skyward Sword. He's more supervising new Nintendo composers nowadays.
@@pit_solitayrh3718 Oh, I see! ^^ Thanks for the info, both of you!
@@elfilinamie1326 ^^' I only spread joy and not misinformation.
His last full zelda game was the wind waker
@@ShadowSkyX There were three other composers credited on WW
This game is a sequel to A Link to the Past and it recreates a lot of the world and feel of that game. In a lot of ways it's very referential to ALttP and the soundtrack is one of those things. Many of ALBW's tracks are modernized versions of old songs from SNES, so I think you actually may be onto something with that Jesse. This song in particular is its own theme but still uses pieces of Hyrule Castle's theme from ALttP/earlier in this game. It's more for thematic reasons in this case, I'd say.
It's not a sequel.
The events of alttp are literally referenced in the game as having happened 500 years ago which is basically yesterday on terms of the Zelda timeline
I recently played this game and it was amazing! What a great surprise to see an ost reaction literally a few days after i finished it
That bit at the end where you read a little bit about the game and started noticing what the game might be about just from the art was actually really fun, not sure if you've done it in previous videos but I liked it! I just love it when people dive even if just a bit into the stuff I love, well that's one reason me and many others love this series you made.
4:10 Here is Ganon's Theme shining through in the background. The "duh-duuuuh, duh-duuuuuuuh, duh-düüüüü"
I cannot wait for someone to request a Hyrule Warriors track, it's gonna be a whole vibe check
And if someone does, I am hoping it's one of the original tracks from that game, either of all the Eclipse tracks, Psychostorm, Sandstream, anything, those tracks are phenomenal
Eclipse of the Moon is definitely a favorite.
I’m hoping for Silent Guardians
Eclipse of the Sun:
Since the 64 days, koji kondo barely compose anymore, most of zelda stuff are from other composers now, and it's still really good
The ganons castle theme is the back ground is so good and foreshadows so well. I love zelda!
So glad you noticed the sword clanging sounds.
You might be right, Nagamatsu's style changes from game to game, from Splatoon's violin songs to New Super Mario Bros Wii. I'm sure Nintendo wants songs to sound a certain way. Toru Minegishi's Zelda stuff also sounds identical to Kondo's, when I prefer his usual style.
It makes perfect sense that this theme has a very strong "Zelda" feel.
It's a larger part remix of previous songs in the series than it is original composition.
This is the final dungeon of the game, but has a quartet of minibosses that you must defeat to move on. Each time you defeat a miniboss, that is when the music starts getting more and more bombastic by the time you reach the boss door.
You're right, Lorule Castle is not a place you want to be, but you must perservere if you want to save both of the Worlds.
This theme it's probably my second favorite final dungeon theme of the Zelda franchise have an amazing build up
Honestly, it's really cool hearing the perspective of someone who *doesn't* have the full context, piecing things together just based on the music and logo. 'Tis indeed a game of opposites! It's also a different take (like a remake, but not quite) on The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (the third main Zelda game, back on the SNES), which *was* all Koji Kondo. A lot of this game's soundtrack is remixes of that game's music, but there are certainly original compositions too!
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes also has all its music done by Ryo Nagamatsu, and while I haven't heard very much of its soundtrack (which I need to fix), I imagine it's closer to Ryo's own personal style, given that that game isn't an almost-remake of anything.
I remember when I first heard the part where Ganon's Theme starts playing. I was like- ohhh nice!
And iirc, this video is all of the versions together one right after the other- it builds up as you make your way further through the castle, right?
But yeah, this game was really good. Its been years since I last played it but I remember thinking its dungeons were really well designed. They were really fun to play with some more challenging puzzles, if I recall.
The last Zelda game to be entirely scored by Koji Kondo was Majora's Mask back in 2000. Nowadays, he acts as a sound director/ supervisor. Though he'll do the occasional piece or arrangement.
I was just listening to this for the first time again in years just the other day and thought it’d be cool to hear you react to this, and low and behold here we are. What a coincidence
Fun fact part of this song in reverse is the hyrule castle theme zelda tends to make music from old music by reversing it such as ballad of the godess from skyward sword being princess zeldas theme in reverse
13:30 Gameboy tracks were relatively often a bit simpler due to the limitations of the tech and being mixed for the handheld-speakers as not every player was expected to put on headphones for better sound. The Secret of Mana tracks you listened to are good examples of that (definitely listen to the original version of "Fear of the Heavens", the intro theme - there's so many orchestras who didn't understand what is essential to adapt it right, no matter how obvious, ...) regarding music adapted down for older technology to still sound great.
One of my favourite Zelda-Themes however is the one for Skyward Sword, especially in the short little form of "Ballad of the Goddess - Finale" which plays after the credits roll, the amazing piece you should hear right before for more impact.
This theme is for the castle of Lorule which is a dark reflection of Hyrule a cool little detail is that if you play this song in reverse at some points it’s the Hyrule castle theme which is also a great piece of music
Zelda music in general is pretty great, and I love the soundtrack of this game. Later games, such as Skyward Sword and Breath of the Wild, have fully orchestrated soundtracks - SS was one of the first games to do that, as far as I'm aware (I think ALBW came out after SS, but it was released on the 3DS, whereas SS was released for the Wii and later again for the Switch). Music itself is often important within the game itself, many Links play instruments, as do some Zeldas.
A pretty amazing thing this series does is "repurpose" older themes to give them a different meaning. Lorule Castle is Hyrule Castle backwards. Hilda's Theme is Zelda's Lullaby, but mirrored (upside-down). Ballad of the Goddess is Zelda's Lullaby backwards.
Fun fact: Many of this serie's iconic tunes were created due to technical limitations.
3:46 The horns heard what you said, and upped their game just to show off.
My absolute favorite top-down Zelda game. They pulled out all the stops in this one and it definitely shakes up the Zelda formula in all sorts of great ways. This song is a standout.
Considering this game is a kind of remix itself of A Link to the Past, I could see the composer being either deliberately restricted to sounding "like Zelda" for thematic reasons *or* it might have been the composer's choice himself... but I feel the first is more likely in this specific occasion.
Your first reason is definitely it. This game leans a lot on A Link to the Past, so it makes sense for the music to be in a similar vibe with lots of references to the original OST.
@@SirLinkofTime the Lorule theme definitely sells it a lot with it being more or less just an arrangement of the old Dark World theme with modern (but still synth) instrumentation.
it's also Hyrule castle theme backwards, which was one of Kondo's themes
Ohhhh finally! This is a god tier 3ds music
I absolutely love Lorule Castle! My favorite track in this game, glad you listened to what seems to be an upload of the official soundtrack version, the game rips all handle the transitions really badly for ALBW I feel
So this theme is basically a double remix, the main melody is the iconic "Hyrule Castle" theme reversed (as Lorule is a dark twisted version of Hyrule, basically an alternate universe where everything went wrong) the second theme is "Ganons theme" wich starts bleeding into the transitions at the end (basically the theme of the main villain for most of the series)...
these two songs often get combined oddly enough, as ganon takes over the castle multiple times throughout the games.
Id maybe suggest listening to "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess"s version of the "Hyrule Castle theme" as its the more typical melody slowly progressing into "Ganons Theme".
"The Breath of The Wild" Version of the "Hyrule Castle Theme" is also great but its less of a remix and moreso a new song with elements of the before mentioned two songs...
Hoping Dark Beast Ganon or some other tracks from BotW makes it onto the list one day so he can hear how different and crazy modern Zelda music is.
This is my 2nd favorite zelda game! Just recently overtaken by TOTK
4:09 & 5:35 Ganon(dorf)'s theme setting in
Fun fact about this theme, the main melody is actually a reversed version of the Hyrule Castle theme from A Link to the Past, an iconic piece of music. Lorule is basically the reverse Hyrule so this choice is very smart
Since you asked about the game, I thought I'd fill in what I remember! (it has been years though so feel free to take it with a grain of salt)
Despite Zelda being such a long running series, very few games in it can be considered true sequels to any other game in it. This is one of those rare games in the series though, being a 3DS sequel to 1991's A Link to the Past (the third Zelda game!) on the Super Nintendo. And you'd think it would be reasonable that, given that this is a sequel to a beloved, incredibly innovative game after nearly two decades, they'd make a very safe sequel. That couldn't be further from the truth though, this game has such a radically new design philosophy that had never really been attempted in the Zelda series in its two decades of existence: the whole game is truly designed to be tackled in any order that you want. This is truer in this game than any other Zelda game at the time, since typically at least some progress is gated in the form of item locks, but in this game all the key items are available to be rented in the very beginning of the game (this would later be the basis for Breath of the Wild's design as well).
The return to 2D Zelda for the first time in a decade could have been so easy to play safe, but I'm glad they instead used the opportunity to get used to innovating on the central design philosophy of the series, and perfectly set themselves up for their later success in 2017's Breath of the Wild
Oh he needs to listen to the minigame music from this
Zelda music is so relentlessly self-referential that coming at this having *not* had LttP' and OoTs music ground into your soul is gonna make for a unique experience. Ryo Nagamatsu whips ass, too.
Also, a clue: Nintendo has codified sheet music for the coin pickup sound in Mario, and they will bust your ass for not using the right notes/interval. In case you wanna know how strict and brand-protective they are.
This is a good one! If you want to react to more Zelda music, definitely check out Skyward Swords ost. Imo, Skyward Sword has the best sound track out of all of the Zelda games.
My favourite of the top-down Zeldas - And while I usually just go '2d' when I mean 'top down,' for Between Worlds I'm not sure it would work with a 2d top-down camera due to the mechanic where you can become part of the walls and move along them.
This is the music of the final dungeon, so plays during the leadup to the final boss, and as others mentioned it's an interactive piece so you're unlikely to actually hear it like this in the game - I believe each of the segments within it loops and then it transitions from segment to segment as you go deeper into the dungeon (Which is great, it just means that there's no real way of capturing how the music sound in any given playthrough in an OST, official or fanmade, just to approximate how it might sound in a hypothetical one, be that one loop before transitioning segments, two loops, or something else (it also means that it's likely to transition mid-segment during an actual game)
You mentioned that a lot of Zelda music has single note melodies. And while some of that is because the first 4 Zelda titles were on 8 and 16 bit systems (with three of them being on 8 bit systems - The NES and Gameboy), and that set a lot of the franchise's musical identity, but some of it is because Ocarina of Time - the first 3d title in the franchise - gave Link a magical musical instrument, where the player inputs the first few notes of, some of which get referenced a lot. And while the fast travel songs are 'Link playing the melody of a song written for another arrangement' a lot of those songs are solo ocarina pieces, where the introductory notes of it don't have a full scale, but instead have five notes to play with because of UX considerations - Both The Song of Time, and Zelda's Lullaby in particular are hugely important songs to the franchise that get referenced in most Zelda titles at this point, and both were introduced in this way - Short melodies where the player inputs the first couple of bars of to activate a gameplay effect whenever they want to activate that effect.
For this title, specifically, though? It's got very deep roots in A Link to the Past - The project originated as a remake of it before expanding its scope to being a new game - so even with full creative freedom the composer may have wanted to capture more of the game the project originated as a remake of and wind up being a new game instead.
Lorule is the dark versions of hyrule which is the kingdom where most zelda's games takes place
ill lend you my copy and my 3ds next time I come down
This games soundtrack is absolutely amazing my favorite soundtrack in the series I would recommend listening to more hope more people request music from this game one of my favorite original tracks outside of Lorule Castle is Princess Hilda’s theme
It's worth noting that this was the last mainline game before Breath of the Wild came out and reinvented the wheel. The main melody of this particular song is a reversed version of the classic Hyrule Castle theme. In Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, the soundtracks are largely ambient, throwing away the notion of catchy melodies in favour of pure atmosphere. When there are catchy melodies, most of them are completely original and sound somewhat unique compared to past games while still feeling like Zelda. There are a few exceptions, like Rito Village is a rearrangement of Dragon Roost Island from Wind Waker, but what you were talking about with Nintendo's strictness did not hold true after this.
It wouldn't surprise me if Nintendo gave some requirement like that. Yasunori Mitsuda, legendary game composer for the likes of Chrono Trigger and Xenogears, composed the music for Mario Party 1. So many of his compositions for that game were rejected by Nintendo that he refused to return to compose for any of the Mario Party sequels.
With that said, I don't really think this sounds QUITE like Koji Kondo. The impression I've always gotten from this song is that it sounds like Grant Kirkhope's style, a very bouncy sound.
Man. I really need to pay more attention to the music in games. I'm always so focused on the action that I tend to forget certain songs unless I've heard them a thousand times, which is tragic in the case of _Xenoblade Chronicles 3_ because I can hardly remember any songs from that game. I don't remember this song at all, and I loved it.
Le atinaste con lo del logo, si nunca jugaste un zelda puedes comenzar con este por que es muy amigable para nuevos jugadores en la saga .
Este zelda es muy infravalorado por la cominidad, yo he jugado todos los juegos de zelda y te puedo decir que este es uno de los mejores.
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The one "strange" part is ganons message.
i would absolutely love to see him react to the hyrule castle theme in botw
ALBW is one of my favorite games of all time.
Lowrule is basically kinda like a underground dark world that's parallel to hyrule
A Link Between Worlds is my favorite 2D Zelda game, just edging out The Minish Cap. Feels super smooth to play and the puzzles with its unique mechanic of merging into a wall are often very clever and creative. Real shame it's nearly been a decade since this game and the last 2D Zelda we got.
The 60fps really help to make the game feel better controls-wise than some other adventure games. ^^
Listen to Hyrule Castle from A link to the past. This (lorule castle) is basically Hyrule castle played backwards.
Much like Hyrule is pronounced HIGH-rule, Lorule is pronounced LOW-rule. Lorule is a parallel version of Hyrule which lost its Triforce, resulting in the proliferation of monsters. Throughout A Link Between Worlds you go between Hyrule and Lorule and the game’s final dungeon is Lorule Castle.
Minish Cap has a great OST! If your gonna play Zelda then I suggest Minish Cap and Seasons but this one is also great this video is also really great
Neat
You should do Metroid music
Hilda is best Zelda.
Fight me :P
I looove this one
Why does this remind me of…Ryan Renolds?
Meta knight's theme from kirby atfl is really good
This game was really good, sequel to my favorite Zelda game, but my favorite Nintendo franchise is Metroid and I just realized you don't have any videos on it 😵