ReMix: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 'Secret Seashells'
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- Game: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo, 1993, GB)
- ReMixer(s): Miku
- Composer(s): Kazumi Totaka, Koji Kondo, Kozue Ishikawa, Minako Hamano
- Song(s): 'House by the Bay', 'Outset Island', 'Tal Tal Heights'
- Posted: 2003-12-14, evaluated by the judges
If Link got a powdered pompadour wig and suddenly the whole land of Hyrule went baroque and harpsichord-crazy, this arrangement might be what you'd hear playing, instead of wistful ocarina shizzits. Newcomer Kimchi gives us a fanciful, prim and proper string and harpsichord Zelda arrangement with numerous tempo changes, respectable if not immaculate sample quality, and a knack for taking the original and, using a plethora of string articulations and a believably played harpsichord as well, transmogrifying it fully to the genre. A couple judges felt the sample quality, being exposed and, on the solo violin, having some attack/release qualities that clearly mark it as synthetic, was prohibitive, but most felt as I do that it wasn't a big enough issue to stop this mature, pleasant arrangement from succeeding on musical levels. The very last note on the violin is a little loud, regardless of the samples, but the tempo flow throughout is excellent - this aspect I found particularly impressive; very subtle and natural. This actually reminds me of a piece of background music from the score to seminal seasonal classic A Christmas Story (required viewing for all), and has as mentioned a very positive, dainty, well-constructed feel to it. Good stuff, great first ReMix from Kimchi.
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the OA;669443 wrote: the strings were pretty weaksauce, but the harpsichord sounds fantastic, and it even has a very proper playing style. I think if this had live violin, it'd be one of the site standouts, but as is, it's merely a very good arrangement held back by some subpar samples.
If you enjoyed the game, you'll really love it, and even as someone who is merely familiar with the melody, I came away with a smile.
I'm learning this for violin.
- Mr. Noir on December 11, 2011
Can someone please fix the songs list for this remix? It isn't
House by the Bay or Tal Tal Heights!
It's Mabe Village (because it's faster) and Outset Island! (Or Aryll's theme, but it seems to slow) There's something else there too but I have no idea what it is.
And the remixer themselves have stated this and it still hasn't been fixed after all this time....:banghead:
It's such a good remix too. It's no wonder why I can't find some mixes on the site.
- Mr. Noir on December 11, 2011
It's Mabe Village (because it's faster) and Outset Island! (Or Aryll's theme, but it seems to slow) There's something else there too but I have no idea what it is.
And the remixer themselves have stated this and it still hasn't been fixed after all this time....:banghead:
It's such a good remix too. It's no wonder why I can't find some mixes on the site.
- Mr. Noir on December 11, 2011
Love this remix. Been listening to it a thousand times (which, of
course, is a slight exaggeration). Something I keep hearing is a
bit of Outset Island snuck into the remix a couple of times. I love
it.
- Bacon Boy on November 9, 2010
- Bacon Boy on November 9, 2010
Completely ignore what the last dude because this song is friggin
awesome i downloaded it a day or two ago and can't stop playing it
because if i do i'll start thinking about and have to go play it
truelly one of my all time favorites especially the riff at 1:40.
- hrvstmn31 on October 16, 2010
- hrvstmn31 on October 16, 2010
the strings were pretty weaksauce, but the harpsichord sounds
fantastic, and it even has a very proper playing style. I think if
this had live violin, it'd be one of the site standouts, but as is,
it's merely a very good arrangement held back by some subpar
samples.
If you enjoyed the game, you'll really love it, and even as someone who is merely familiar with the melody, I came away with a smile.
- OA on April 22, 2010
If you enjoyed the game, you'll really love it, and even as someone who is merely familiar with the melody, I came away with a smile.
- OA on April 22, 2010
OMG NOSTALGIA ATTACK.
Seriously, if you have links awakening, you will LOVE THIS.
Lots of personalization, love the style as well, well mixed, and the baroque section is fucking awesome :D
My only complaint is that it outstays its welcome a little, goes on a little bit too long, but i'm sure that some won't have this problem.
Highly recommended, essential if you have the game. Awesome work
- WillRock on December 2, 2009
Seriously, if you have links awakening, you will LOVE THIS.
Lots of personalization, love the style as well, well mixed, and the baroque section is fucking awesome :D
My only complaint is that it outstays its welcome a little, goes on a little bit too long, but i'm sure that some won't have this problem.
Highly recommended, essential if you have the game. Awesome work
- WillRock on December 2, 2009
This mix has been with me quite a while. Back when I was just nuts
for Zelda, I listened to this a lot (as well as a couple other
mixes), so there's almost a tattoo of it in my neurological
pathways. Brings me back to my time in school, and to a time when I
really wasn't into music much at all. In a way, you could say this
was one of the bridging tools I used to learn a greater
appreciation for music.
So even though my opinion of this is that I now think it sounds quite robotic and not as full as it should be, I'm really not going to hold that against it. I enjoy this as an excellent assortment of melodies presented by an obviously faux chamber orchestra, and I don't know whether it would have ingrained itself on me half as well if the instruments weren't as harsh or direct as they are. That's a good thing, in my book.
I don't want to say that this mix only appeals to me because I was once naive enough not to hear its flaws. On the contrary, I think this has the perfect middleground of not sounding too fake or too real, so that it creates a hybrid that is strangely superior to anything I imagine in its place. That alone doesn't make the mix, of course. It's the arrangement that justifies the instrumentation. Stellar conversion of the old Gameboy tune and weaving other tunes in makes it a real trip through the Zelda generations.
There's plenty to appreciate here and plenty to complain about if you hate synthetic instruments badly pretending to sound like real ones. Regardless, I'm still a fan after all the years and all the listens.
- Marmiduke on October 25, 2009
So even though my opinion of this is that I now think it sounds quite robotic and not as full as it should be, I'm really not going to hold that against it. I enjoy this as an excellent assortment of melodies presented by an obviously faux chamber orchestra, and I don't know whether it would have ingrained itself on me half as well if the instruments weren't as harsh or direct as they are. That's a good thing, in my book.
I don't want to say that this mix only appeals to me because I was once naive enough not to hear its flaws. On the contrary, I think this has the perfect middleground of not sounding too fake or too real, so that it creates a hybrid that is strangely superior to anything I imagine in its place. That alone doesn't make the mix, of course. It's the arrangement that justifies the instrumentation. Stellar conversion of the old Gameboy tune and weaving other tunes in makes it a real trip through the Zelda generations.
There's plenty to appreciate here and plenty to complain about if you hate synthetic instruments badly pretending to sound like real ones. Regardless, I'm still a fan after all the years and all the listens.
- Marmiduke on October 25, 2009
I wonder why the supposed source tunes are listed as being House by
the Bay and Tal Tal Mountain... neither of which are
involved.
If whoever was responsible for that cares to know, it's Mabe Village. Duh. xP
- Miku on June 24, 2007
If whoever was responsible for that cares to know, it's Mabe Village. Duh. xP
- Miku on June 24, 2007
I started wondering WHY this remixer decided to speed up the
melody, give it to a violin, and add a baroque backrgound...
Then I heard why... the Windwaker cameo was not a bad idea, but a bit too... well... predictable. Got a little old after a while. I wanted to hear more original interpretations... but oh well....
- KogeJoe on January 31, 2007
Then I heard why... the Windwaker cameo was not a bad idea, but a bit too... well... predictable. Got a little old after a while. I wanted to hear more original interpretations... but oh well....
- KogeJoe on January 31, 2007
Very Bach. I usually don't like Baroque-style music (it's hard to
play on the piano!), but this is awesome. Keep up the great work!
- The Phantom Pianist on June 19, 2006
- The Phantom Pianist on June 19, 2006
This song feels a lot like the song from the main town in Paper
Mario. Also, the Outset theme is a remix of the Kokiri forest from
OoT. Great job
- Moppo on June 27, 2005
- Moppo on June 27, 2005
I love Zelda music, it has taken up more than its fair share in my
OCRemix collection. I am proud to say this is joining the other
pieces in my collection. This is a happy little number that
captures the joy of playing a Zelda game. Not extremely fast, but
not slow by any means.
One person said this cheers them up when he/she listens to it... I would have to agree! Well done!
- Insane2757 on March 3, 2005
One person said this cheers them up when he/she listens to it... I would have to agree! Well done!
- Insane2757 on March 3, 2005
no matter how often i listen to it, this song always makes me
smile. Keep jammin' on that Harpsichord!!!
My rating:
:) :) :) :) :) :) :) -- 7 out of 5 emoticons
- DarkLink117 on March 3, 2005
My rating:
:) :) :) :) :) :) :) -- 7 out of 5 emoticons
- DarkLink117 on March 3, 2005
This is excellent. Easily one of the best zelda remixes o nthe
site. The feel captured in this remix fits the game
perfectly.
The Wind Waker music fits perfectly. surprised t ehck out of me when it came in. Wind waker hasd a few good songs in it, nice to see anothe ronf the m getting some attention.
- Nintendo_Ace on December 11, 2004
The Wind Waker music fits perfectly. surprised t ehck out of me when it came in. Wind waker hasd a few good songs in it, nice to see anothe ronf the m getting some attention.
- Nintendo_Ace on December 11, 2004
