![]() ![]() There is also a majestic, mysterious slow song for the Giants and a primitive jig for the Deku Nut's Palace. The theme for Majora is sinister in a wacky sort of way, with an Arabian flair. The "Clock Town" music is a Scottish dance-like piece which, after the first two-thirds, has an ominous chord, further hinting the terror that is about to come. Incidentally, the game involves Link saving the world of Termina from a falling moon, so I guess it's fitting for the theme to include this motif. The only difference about it is the orchestration, which hints tension, and there is a very dark ending to the piece, as if to say that doomsday is coming. The theme sparkles with delight and brings back memories of playing the previous Zelda games. Yippee! If you don't believe me, check out "Termina Field". Best of all, the classic Zelda "Overworld" theme, used in just about every Zelda game released (except Ocarina of Time, which used only the first couple of notes), is back. And I thought I also heard the "Cave" music from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on track 26 of the second disc as well. These tracks are hinted, briefly, on tracks 27 and 28 on the second disc. There are also some pieces that have been used in other previous Zelda games, such as the harp-ascending Fairy music, Princess Zelda's lovely theme (from the much-loved The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past), and, much to my surprise, a few pieces from the original The Legend of Zelda, which include the dungeon and ending themes. What is interesting about this come-back is that "Goron Race" and "Goron Race Goal" are, in fact, identical to "Horse Race" and "Goal" the only difference is that they sound like they could be played on Goron instruments! This works rather well, however, for the scene for which it is intended. Interesting come-backs are the "Horse Race" music and the "Goal" fanfare. ![]() Actually, a large majority of these returning themes are the ones from Ocarina of Time, including the catchy "Windmill Hut", the merry-go-round-like "Shooting Gallery", the Bach-like "Kepora Gebora's Theme", the Western "Lon Lon Ranch", the primitive "Goron City", the beautiful "Zora's Domain", and several others (yes, even some of the Ocarina songs from Ocarina of Time return, as well as the fanfares). Like its predecessors, many of the classic themes composed for previous Zelda games return. But I was still impressed that Majora's Mask managed to get such a treatment, and I hope to see Nintendo's future soundtracks chart this course. (That's 30 more pieces than Ocarina of Time! And you thought a cartridge-based system couldn't handle this amount, eh?) This will probably mean that all the themes are played twice, right? Well, actually, only a few are. And no wonder! This soundtrack has arguably the largest amount of themes ever present in a Nintendo 64 game to be exact. One of the first things that surprised me about The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is that it is a two CD set. When I first bought the soundtrack, however, I was in for a happy surprise: the music to Majora's Mask is quite decent, second only in comparison to Ocarina of Time. As such, I had little hopes that The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (Mask of Mujula in Japan) could ever be every bit as grand as Ocarina of Time. There may have been clamor from some disappointed Zelda fans, but for me, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was all I could ever expect from a Zelda game, and so was the music. ![]()
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