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Legend of Zelda: Needs A Subtitle Previewed

Posted by Zonk on from the i'll-admit-it-i-like-the-shiny dept.

1up.com continues its ramp-up to E3 feature rampage with a preview of the next Legend of Zelda title. They discuss not only the upcoming game but some classic moments from the series' past as well. From the article: "Koji Kondo: Yes, as I recall, in the very first Legend of Zelda, in the very opening title screen, we used to use the classical music of 'Bolero,' because that tempo was perfectly matched with the speed of the opening screen rolling. But I remember it was just before, when we really had to complete the final ROM for reproduction, they told me that unfortunately the copyright of that music hadn't expired yet, so I had to compose a completely new piece of music that night. I recall that I did it within one day. You know, 'da-da-da-da' -- that was done in just one day." Witty story name gleaned from toastyfrog's blog.

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  1. Bolero? by republican+gourd · · Score: 2, Informative

    I didn't recognize it offhand. Here is a midi:

    http://www.ettnet.se/~tradare/mid/bolero.mid

    It is kind of Zelda-esque.

    1. Re:Bolero? by frikazoyd · · Score: 2, Informative

      He means this Bolero. It was written for a ballet, and was inspired by the generic "bolero" type of music in spanish tradition.

      The "Bolero of Fire", I guess, is supposed to be reminiscent of the traditional Spanish style of music (not the musical piece you provided a link to). But the original "Bolero" by Ravel (that you linked to) is the one that they were going to put at the front of "The Legend of Zelda" as the theme, except it wasn't public property yet. That's actually pretty interesting, considering that video game music is now its own movement.

  2. Screenshots by Jmechy · · Score: 3, Informative

    Screenshots:
    http://www.1up.com/do/media?cId=2019488

  3. Re:A one and a two and a... by Dwedit · · Score: 3, Informative

    The song is by Rabbit Joint, NOT System of a Down.