ReMix:The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons "Seeds in the Frost" 2:41

A shorter piece from Rebecca E. Tripp today, offering an Oracle of Seasons interlude with a chill blend of classical, folk, and new age flavors, leaning heavily on woodwinds:

"This is my arrangement for the song "Temple Ruins" from Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons. The original composers for the OoS and OoA soundtracks were Kiyohiro Sada and Minako Adachi. I'm a huge fan of both OSTs! The original track is fairly simple, but I decided to add a lot of layers and try to increase the sense of mystery, beauty and danger present in that part of the game."

The source here is relatively brief, and Rebecca does a solid job extrapolating & permutating; Sir_NutS writes:

"It's not very easy to make a full song out of such a short melody, and it shows she really tried not make the remix feel overly loopy, as every repetition is different from the one that came before, there's a lot of layering of instruments and melodies and the theme is expanded upon mid-way through."

While there's no verbatim repetition & things evolve, there was probably room for a breakdown, solo, or deviation from the same structure, which could have made the arrangement feel more like a complete "song"/experience, but it still sets a lovely stage; Gario concurs:

"The orchestration is quite good, and the production is up to your normally high standards, so it's still a clean pass from me. Nice work."

It's important to note that not every featured (i.e. approved) mix HAS to have a full, traditional song structure, and we have plenty that don't, so it's not a requirement, it just tends to help many arrangements feel like more developed ideas with more contrast & variation. This is a more ambient, environmental piece, which probably explains the comparatively short duration relative to Rebecca's other mixes, and I kinda dig that - it represents good variety within her own body of work. Short, sweet, & transporting!