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Music Theory and Vintage Sound Chips: The Different Versions of Zelda’s Iconic Music

Bryan Vore
by  Bryan Vore
Rally's copy of The Legend of Zelda on Nintendo Entertainment System
Music Theory and Vintage Sound Chips: The Different Versions of Zelda’s Iconic Music

Blog > Stories

Music Theory and Vintage Sound Chips: The Different Versions of Zelda’s Iconic Music

by  Bryan Vore
Rally's copy of The Legend of Zelda on Nintendo Entertainment System
Music Theory and Vintage Sound Chips: The Different Versions of Zelda’s Iconic Music

Sources and References

Audio Tracks for Comparison
The Legend of Zelda Title Theme (FDS)
The Legend of Zelda Title Theme (NES)
The Legend of Zelda Ending Theme (FDS)
The Legend of Zelda Ending Theme (NES)
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Title Theme (FDS)
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Title Theme (NES)

Related Assets in Rally’s Collection

1987 NES Legend Of Zelda
1988 NES Zelda II: The Adventure Of Link
1998 N64 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

NES Deluxe Set Pack-Ins: Ducks Hunt & Gyromite
1985 NES Ice Climber


Contributors

Thomas Cipollone – Music arrangement and visualizations
@thehumanthomas on Twitter, https://humanthomas.bandcamp.com and Lead Sound Designer at https://www.retrotainmentgames.com

Thomas is an audio engineer, composer, and lifelong student of music.

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Emily Reese, Podcast Host (Level with Emily)
www.levelwithemily.com
www.youtube.com/levelwithemilyreese

Emily Reese hosts Level with Emily, a podcast featuring interviews with composers, sound designers, performers and other people who make music and sound in modern video games. Since 2011, she’s utilized her classical and jazz music training to dive deep into the sounds and soundtracks that accompany some of the biggest games of the time. Emily has been a live radio host since 2005, hosting shows on and interviewing guests about classical music, jazz, game music and news/current events. Currently, she is a newscaster for MPR News, and a producer for Ampers. Emily lives in Minneapolis.

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