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Batphone: The Legend of Zelda EP
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Written by Brandon on Thursday, February 21 2008
Labeled With music batphone the legend of zelda ep
Written by Brandon on Thursday, February 21 2008
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I always get excited when I have a chance to hear a remixes of classic games like The Legend of Zelda. Due to the hardware limitations of older game systems, the composers had to create catchy melodies that somehow avoided grating on the player's ears after repeating thousands of times over the course of many play sessions. Typically, a good rearrangement will do things like expand on the themes created by this simple music, switch musical genres or mix with various genres, and/or add deeper instrumentation. The Zelda series has a strong musical background, with many memorable melodies. So, naturally, one expects a rearrangement to capitalize on the strengths of the source material. Batphone's The Legend of Zelda EP is an electronica/breakbeat rearrangement of five tracks from the Legend of Zelda series. The rearrangements are of varying quality, but often the melody of the source material is drowned out by the breakbeat. Batphone's personal additions to the source material generally sound good, but they don't mix very well with the source material. The first track is a rearrangement of the title screen for The Legend of Zelda. The original track sets the mood for the first game in the series, evoking a sense of determination to save Hyrule from Ganon. The rearrangement ignores that and instead starts off with fast drums and rapid piano playing which sound very nice. When the source melody begins thirty seconds into the track, the two styles contrast but the source melody is overpowered by Batphone's upbeat breakbeat and piano that permeates the track. The sense of determination and desperation instilled by the original material is completely absent in this remake. The second track is the Lost Woods / Saria's Song from Ocarina of Time. The original music is upbeat, giving a sense of wonder and adventure while exploring the forest, so naturally Batphone decides a mellow, grimmer take on the song is in order. The original beat is completely replaced by the breakbeat, which has a fun machine-gun effect at times. |
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