Zelda's Lullaby is an orchestrated piece from the video game series entitled the Legend of Zelda. It made its first appearance in the Legend of Zelda: a Link to the Past, and continued on ever since. The name of the song derives from the game's Princess (Zelda) as it is notably her personal theme song and played each time she makes her appearance within the games. The song itself is supposed to induce 'peace' and 'tranquility'...two things that Princess Zelda is renowned for...and I think it does an amazing job at capturing those feelings. It's especially effective when played on an ocarina (like in the Ocarina of Time game, flute, or on the piano; the melody—despite its simplicity—can help ease one's nerves quickly, which is the major reason I took up learning how to play it on piano. It’s my way of calming down when having a bad day.
For learning how to play the song, the chords and finger movements can be quite challenging, making it the only downfall of the song. Some notes are too much of a stretch to complete the chord progression while others are too close to the left hand, but once you get used to the timing and flow of the song, things will become easier. “Zelda’s Lullaby” is also fun to play in different pitches as well.
I enjoy the innovative ways that the Nintendo™ incorporates the song into the ongoing Legend of Zelda franchise. In the most recent game (Skyward Sword), the new song that is used for Zelda’s theme (“Ballad of the Goddesses”) is actually “Zelda’s Lullaby” played in reverse, and if you play the original theme backwards, you come up with the main intro to Skyward Sword. Neat, right? It just goes to show you how popular that song is. :)
Well done. Very unique approach to the music review. My brother played this game all the time so I am familiar.
ReplyDeleteIt is haunting and soothing at the same time.