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Legend of Zelda: Needs A Subtitle Previewed 44

Posted by Zonk 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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  • Bolero? (Score:2, Informative)

    by republican gourd ( 879711 )
    I didn't recognize it offhand. Here is a midi:

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

    It is kind of Zelda-esque.

    • Re:Bolero? (Score:2, Informative)

      by frikazoyd ( 845667 )
      He means this [wikipedia.org] Bolero. It was written for a ballet, and was inspired by the generic "bolero [wikipedia.org]" 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, consideri

  • So helpful... (Score:5, Funny)

    by still_sick ( 585332 ) on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @06:39PM (#12426060)
    You know, 'da-da-da-da'

    Oh yeah, THAT song. So much better than that other song, 'da-da-do-da'.

  • Bolero seen again... (Score:3, Interesting)

    by Lord Pillage ( 815466 ) on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @07:25PM (#12426617)
    If anyone recalls in Ocarina of Time one of the songs you had to learn as grown-up link was the Bolero of Fire. It would transport you to the fire temple.

  • Screenshots (Score:3, Informative)

    by Jmechy ( 656973 ) on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @08:47PM (#12427436) Homepage
    Screenshots:
    http://www.1up.com/do/media?cId=2019488 [1up.com]

  • You know what (Score:2, Insightful)

    by Odocoileus ( 802272 )
    It makes one wonder how many games, and movies could have been better if not for the restrictions imposed by the really long lasting copyright law.
  • Wait, but the opening song was the same tune as the song that plays during the game. Unless he wrote that too, then all he did was make a dramatic version of the main game tune.
    • No, there was a short tune that played at the title screen, before the story started rolling up the screen. This served as a prelude to, and segued into, the actual overworld theme song, which began to play when the story started rolling.

      That title tune was not anywhere else in the game.

  • "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 [Ravel's] '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 tthat night. I recall that I did it within one da

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