Weekly Music Spotlight: Inspired Zelda Orchestrations

Hello fellow lovers of Zelda music and welcome back to our (slightly belated) Wednesday feature: The Weekly Music Spotlight! We’ve been MIA for a couple weeks since our collaboration with some of our featured artists, but we’re back to expose you to yet another artist who’s work catapults them above the rest. This time around, we’re dealing with one who delves into the realm of music orchestration in order to create his masterpieces. His past credits include the incredible Harmony of Heroes album of Super Smash Bros. music, for which he was assistant director, as well as the composer of several of its tracks, as well as “Waiting for the Dawn”: An multi-part arrangement representing the Final Day in Majora’s Mask.

Daniel “Rozen” Jimenez graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts in the U.S. and has since worked as a composer for television, video game, and film, as well as video producer in live and behind-the-scenes music videos. Most recently, to celebrate the release of Majora’s Mask 3D, he composed a piece called “Termina’s Demise (Oath to Order)“. This piece, like “Waiting for the Dawn” before it, colors the final moments of Majora’s Mask, but stands on its own as an outstanding, tense, and evocative piece of music. We had the following to say about it the track when we first heard it:

Covers of Majora’s Mask music are not hard to come by lately, but few go as far as to effectively place you into the world of Termina. In a new cinematic arrangement of the game’s chilling Oath to Order, composer Rozen plants listeners into Majora’s Mask’s final hours. This cover, titled “Termina’s Demise,” is both emotional and beautiful, as one can imagine the feelings of Clock Town’s citizens as the Clock Tower ticks down to zero.

While I can’t guarantee that Rozen’s expansive and intense approach to the arrangement will appeal to all, those who love Majora’s Mask for its dark, chilling, and often-overwhelming atmosphere will be drawn to listen to this piece again and again. You can hear the piece in full in the video above, or purchase it via iTunes to experience the end of Termina, wherever you might be. Do yourself a favor, however, and do as he suggests in wearing headphones and closing your eyes as you listen; that is the true way to experience this kind of music. Additionally, if you haven’t already, make sure to check out the full Harmony of Heroes album for an incredible variety of music from Zelda and other great Nintendo franchises.

To learn more about Rozen and his work, please check out the links below! And as always, let us know what you think in the comments, as well as any suggestions you might have of artists to feature in the future!

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