Themes and Leitmotifs Welcome back to "Themes and Leitmotifs" where we explore the concept of musical themes and leitmotifs in video games, especially how they function and contribute to the plot of the games they belong to. In Part I, we dug into the idea that A Link to the Past could have set up… Continue reading Themes and Leitmotifs: Zelda’s Theme, Part II
Themes and Leitmotifs The "Themes and Leitmotifs" category of High Score explores the concept of musical themes and leitmotifs in video games, especially how they function and contribute to the plot of the games they belong to. Written by Koji Kondo, Zelda's theme is one of the Zelda franchise's most well known themes. It has… Continue reading Themes and Leitmotifs: Zelda’s Theme, Part I
The song I just taught you has some mysterious power.-ImpaLegend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Zelda's theme is heard in almost every game of the Legend of Zelda franchise. It is a beautiful example of musical resourcefulness and simplicity. Let's take a listen to the melody and analyze its sentences: https://vgmdownloads.com/soundtracks/legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-original-sound-track/tbnwpwxm/26%20-%20Zelda%27s%20Theme.mp3 The iconic setting of… Continue reading Zelda’s Theme: Sentence Structure
High Score is a blog fully dedicated to the music of video games. Being a teacher of music appreciation means that I get to revisit and review some fundamentals of musical compositions, properties of sounds and instruments, lines of influence and development, and the eras of music history on a yearly cycle. Of course, this… Continue reading Welcome to High Score
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