Hyrule Castle (Outside) - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild - Extended

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  • Опубліковано 30 бер 2019
  • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild music extended for your listening pleasure.
    Composers: Manaka Kataoka, Yasuaki Iwata
    Arrangers: Manaka Kataoka, Yasuaki Iwata
    Developers: Nintendo EPD
    Developed by Nintendo
    Consoles: Nintendo Switch/Nintendo WiiU

КОМЕНТАРІ • 759

  • @VideoBakery
    @VideoBakery Рік тому +1443

    The natural progression of the Guardians going from terrifying to a minor inconvenience is a true feat of game design

    • @Lawn_Clippings29
      @Lawn_Clippings29 Рік тому +153

      They really went from "holy Shit!" to "aw shit, here we go again"

    • @clauxzaga
      @clauxzaga Рік тому +70

      @@Lawn_Clippings29 ikr
      when i was climbing hyrule castle and i heard the laser noise i was like:
      “are you fr rn bro”

    • @MyDude._.
      @MyDude._. Рік тому +70

      It goes to (In guardian form)
      Great Plateau "WHAT THE HELL IS THAT"
      Just getting off "OH SHIT"
      1st Divine beast " Hey, that wasn't that bad!"
      2nd "I'm starting to get a hang of this!"
      3rd " Hey maybe I can get some parts!"
      4th " *its linking time* *links all over the place*
      Hyrule Castle " Are you fucking serious"

    • @BiggieCheese502
      @BiggieCheese502 Рік тому +14

      I remember being really terryfied of the guardians when I first started playing. I thought, these ware the strongest enemies in the game. But now, they're just there

    • @faintfiction5389
      @faintfiction5389 Рік тому +6

      ​@@BiggieCheese502 how was it like when you first encountered a lynel?

  • @fredericklin4395
    @fredericklin4395 3 роки тому +2256

    Normal people: going into hyrule castle for the good loot
    Me: going into hyrule castle for the music

    • @hunterlg13
      @hunterlg13 3 роки тому +37

      I remember doing stuff like that when I was a young lad. I still do go to certain areas in games to hear the music. It's funny because I thought music was lame when I was a youngster (I might still be but... meh) now I'm addicted to music almost as much as videogames.

    • @_Guardian
      @_Guardian 3 роки тому +4

      Same here but I went right after I left the great Plato

    • @mayflowwy
      @mayflowwy 3 роки тому +6

      cook book

    • @UndertaleFan-cx2mc
      @UndertaleFan-cx2mc 3 роки тому +16

      I go in for both.

    • @UndertaleFan-cx2mc
      @UndertaleFan-cx2mc 3 роки тому +3

      @@forrester619 *Bombs*

  • @asytippyy352
    @asytippyy352 3 роки тому +2595

    The only song that cannot be interrupted by guardian attacks. They're irrelevant now - the only thing that matters is getting up that ramp. Just thought I'd point out how bloody effective that detail is from an immersion standpoint.

    • @claudiooliveira698
      @claudiooliveira698 3 роки тому +110

      This is a classic in videogames. We saw this happen in numerous games before like Banjo Kazooie and even Final Fantasy. It's awesome!

    • @connortodd4538
      @connortodd4538 3 роки тому +53

      @@claudiooliveira698 And chrono trigger too! Just a powerful technique.

    • @MMUU
      @MMUU 3 роки тому +29

      it threw me off, i stood a certain distance away used musical cues to know when to parry

    • @amanofnoreputation2164
      @amanofnoreputation2164 2 роки тому +111

      It's like, if you're still scared of guardians, what are you doing here?

    • @Oscar61985
      @Oscar61985 2 роки тому +62

      @@amanofnoreputation2164 Not scared, more stressed, really. But, the song made it feel like something I can overcome, and *must* overcome.

  • @miskothebandit576
    @miskothebandit576 Рік тому +838

    The composers of this piece right here are absolute masterminds. It really gives off this feeling that you're either marching towards imminent death or victory. You're walking on the same grounds that hundreds, if not thousands of soldiers have fallen and you are the last one left. You're there not only to save Zelda and protect the land, but to avenge the innocent lives maliciously taken by Calamity Ganon. This OST could not have been any more perfect.

    • @kikisasmrdelivery9172
      @kikisasmrdelivery9172 Рік тому +8

      This comment makes me emotional lol I love TLOZ story lines T . T

    • @khloeg1649
      @khloeg1649 Рік тому +19

      YES!!! YES!!! _ESPECIALLY_ SINCE THIS SONG HAS A REALLY COOL DETAIL THAT PROVES THIS. if you listen closely, you'll hear a consistent drum beat that sounds A LOT like the marching of footsteps. and, if you remember correctly.... link was the captain of zelda's personal guard :]
      so he was almost definitely leading soldiers

    • @Bliviate
      @Bliviate Рік тому +5

      @@khloeg1649when fighting an enemy, there’s a marching sound that kicks in. there’s another version of this song that has it

    • @cloudshines812
      @cloudshines812 Рік тому +1

      It almost makes me forget about the terrible narrative…
      Keep in mind… *almost*

    • @DaMachineO7
      @DaMachineO7 Рік тому +1

      Too bad this is the only good song in the sound track kass's theme is the only one decent in game

  • @micah_rt5492
    @micah_rt5492 3 роки тому +877

    It’s like the theme is trying to express to me how brutal the Calamity was.

    • @RachyOh
      @RachyOh 3 роки тому +47

      The time signature is 4/5 which gives it that impending doom sense, like a marching army - yet the melody we know lifts it out of the gloom. I love this piece so much.

    • @b.clarenc9517
      @b.clarenc9517 3 роки тому +8

      @@RachyOh How do you "hear" the "/5"?

    • @Bqiles
      @Bqiles 2 роки тому +1

      when the boss is underwhelming as

    • @Omar_E11
      @Omar_E11 Рік тому +2

      I just wish the boss felt more like a challenge.

    • @ypat3557
      @ypat3557 Рік тому +6

      @@RachyOh dont you mean 5/4 lol

  • @thegamingillustrator
    @thegamingillustrator 4 роки тому +478

    *starts storming the castle and hears this*
    Me: "I AM AWESOME!"
    *spends the next half hour screwing around to listen to the theme*

    • @megadrian6927
      @megadrian6927 3 роки тому +27

      Flying Guardian: “I’m about to end this whole man’s career.”

    • @LORDY_VEE
      @LORDY_VEE 3 роки тому +3

      @@megadrian6927 lol

    • @b.clarenc9517
      @b.clarenc9517 3 роки тому +9

      beep-beep-beep-beep-beep-beep-BEEBEEBEEBEEBEEBEEP*
      Damn guardian, let me enjoy the music!

    • @LORDY_VEE
      @LORDY_VEE 3 роки тому +2

      @Aries Jagger ikr

    • @DaWrecka
      @DaWrecka Рік тому +2

      Relatable.

  • @gabrio-7b488
    @gabrio-7b488 2 роки тому +933

    Hyrule Castle, home of calamity ganon. The whole place is crawling with some of the strongest enemies in the game, wielding some of the strongest weapons you can find in hyrule. This whole place is corrupted by malice, and hundreds of knights died 100 years ago, trying to protect this place.
    Meanwhile, this random korok at the top of the castle was just like: Yeah, this looks like a cool hiding spot!

    • @TotPocket
      @TotPocket Рік тому +75

      "He'll never find me here!"

    • @NotSoupBowl665
      @NotSoupBowl665 Рік тому +24

      @@TotPocket Found ya

    • @TotPocket
      @TotPocket Рік тому +45

      @@NotSoupBowl665 Ya ha ha!

    • @JustARandomPersonLol69420
      @JustARandomPersonLol69420 Рік тому +19

      And here I am, massacring all the guardians and Lynels in Hyrule when I get bored.

    • @Lane308
      @Lane308 Рік тому +7

      @JustARandomPerson. Yeahehe No. i will stick with gaurdians and my two lynal kills

  • @noahgreen2203
    @noahgreen2203 2 місяці тому +12

    How last month of school feels:

  • @snatchertheunfriendlyghost558
    @snatchertheunfriendlyghost558 3 роки тому +568

    I get chills every time that classic Zelda theme kicks in

    • @120Hielo
      @120Hielo Рік тому +19

      I tear up every time

    • @breadstick8502
      @breadstick8502 Рік тому +8

      it reminds of my first time playing aLttp which was my first Zelda game

    • @niffy1465
      @niffy1465 Рік тому +1

      yeah same

    • @Kolokasidis
      @Kolokasidis Рік тому

      Which one? I hear a lot of motifs

    • @jujushmoojoo
      @jujushmoojoo Рік тому

      @@Kolokasidis the original

  • @MusicKohl
    @MusicKohl 3 роки тому +331

    (*Enters the castle for the first time and this starts to play*)
    (*5 guardians aiming me at the same time*)
    ME: I JUST WANT A RECIPE BOOK I SWEAR !!

    • @JoboVT
      @JoboVT 3 роки тому +8

      Lol

    • @riskyworks
      @riskyworks 3 роки тому +38

      Ganon: Damn it, it's the sixth time this week. This is MY recipe book now!

    • @adichunduru9591
      @adichunduru9591 2 роки тому +9

      17 guardians aimed at the dislike button or 17 lynels missed the like button

    • @aurfki898
      @aurfki898 2 роки тому

      LMAOOOO

    • @CaltheDeadMan
      @CaltheDeadMan 2 роки тому +3

      You know how theres that one part in some movies where guns with laser sights are pointed at that one guy... Thats how I picture that.

  • @x_alicimos_xl8190
    @x_alicimos_xl8190 2 роки тому +139

    I love the drums reflecting the soldiers marching

    • @Bliviate
      @Bliviate Рік тому +19

      when youre fighting enemies, there is an added marching sound

    • @SuperA-64
      @SuperA-64 Рік тому +9

      Gives the feeling of link barging in as a One Man Army

  • @ceo_of_bruh
    @ceo_of_bruh 3 роки тому +274

    1:52 i am in LOVE with this part of the ost

    • @TotPocket
      @TotPocket 2 роки тому +17

      Agreed my friend. The Death Mountain leitmotif fight after is frickin legendary

    • @Megggazap
      @Megggazap 2 роки тому +2

      SAME

    • @Jkdawg5
      @Jkdawg5 Рік тому +2

      To this day xD

    • @ceo_of_bruh
      @ceo_of_bruh Рік тому +4

      still goes hard btw

    • @robertdiaz4169
      @robertdiaz4169 Рік тому

      Revisiting this track while I work in the garage because it’s my favorite LOZ track ever, along with the interior version. Those triumphant sounding trumpets get me every time.

  • @heartgold2976
    @heartgold2976 3 роки тому +650

    Best Hyrule Castle theme

    • @mebbe2408
      @mebbe2408 3 роки тому +20

      Yes

    • @azurda7483
      @azurda7483 3 роки тому +16

      Agreed

    • @meee6584
      @meee6584 3 роки тому +12

      Correct on so many levels

    • @iglirrationalgameleague7870
      @iglirrationalgameleague7870 3 роки тому +16

      And by a long shot

    • @hunterlg13
      @hunterlg13 3 роки тому +13

      Well... to be fair earlier titles in the franchise didn't have... never mind I think there were several titles that had hostile Hyrule Castles... well never mind just more props to this game.

  • @tiddyattacker5786
    @tiddyattacker5786 3 роки тому +609

    This is when it hit me - this theme begins playing as I rush towards the castle and I realize that the game has relied on Courage this entire time. At this point I KNEW whatever came my way was done for no matter what. I feel like Nintendo thought of this too because of the idea that you can go straight to Ganon from the second you step out of the Shrine of Resurrection. The question was always: Do you have the courage?

    • @djcatsuitsonaboat
      @djcatsuitsonaboat 2 роки тому +30

      that summed up the triforce of courage (link’s part of the triforce) 👍🏽

    • @jakeroku6494
      @jakeroku6494 2 роки тому +33

      Me : No. I want funny Master Sword first.

    • @NBA0
      @NBA0 2 роки тому +9

      😭You guys are such nerds lmfao bro I’m crying reading this comment section

    • @lamb6276
      @lamb6276 2 роки тому +20

      @@NBA0 ok

    • @NBA0
      @NBA0 2 роки тому +2

      @@lamb6276 - nerd

  • @cloudshines812
    @cloudshines812 2 роки тому +124

    When you get the final Korok seed on top of Hyrule Castle… you literally feel like the Hero of Hyrule…

    • @Slate_Box
      @Slate_Box Рік тому +2

      on my Master Mode playthrough I went for the Royal Guard weapons and ended up just leaving with the korok. I had 1 stamina upgrade and like 8 hearts

  • @lizm.2064
    @lizm.2064 2 роки тому +371

    Being that BOTW was my very first Zelda game, I find it amazing that Ganon's, Zelda's and Link's themes were incorporated into this final, epic piece of music. This was by far, my favorite music of the game.

    • @TheDansonT
      @TheDansonT Рік тому +10

      Ugh I feel old...Wind Waker was my first to play & (almost) beat

    • @jacedreemurr3602
      @jacedreemurr3602 Рік тому +9

      My first was The Legend of Zelda. I never managed to beat it.

    • @cloudshines812
      @cloudshines812 Рік тому +5

      “Favourite music of the game”
      *Its the only one my guy*

    • @abbimcneil6448
      @abbimcneil6448 Рік тому +17

      @@cloudshines812 Ummm it's definitely not... Have you placed BOTW? There 's a ton of music

    • @cloudshines812
      @cloudshines812 Рік тому +5

      @@abbimcneil6448 None that’s memorable

  • @nefariouswatcher
    @nefariouswatcher 3 роки тому +54

    I just love how disrespectful I feel when I prance in like I own the place, break Ganon's toys, loot his goodies and walk out leaving behind a metaphorical middle finger.

  • @supremekirb
    @supremekirb 2 роки тому +141

    This song is incredible. Up until this point, it's all ambient music, so when you approach the castle and the game just goes cinematic
    it REALLY hits

  • @pizzacarter9777
    @pizzacarter9777 3 роки тому +135

    Main quests: go in there and kill calamity ganon
    Side quests: go in there and grab some good loot
    Me: naw screw that im just going to listen to this soundtrack

    • @cowboy371
      @cowboy371 2 роки тому +4

      shrine quests: do all this tedious stuff just for an orb

    • @MarioUhhhh
      @MarioUhhhh Рік тому +1

      @@cowboy371 for a extra heart/stamina motivation

  • @julianhurtado1683
    @julianhurtado1683 3 роки тому +200

    1:24 The best part of this OST

    • @guillermoj9828
      @guillermoj9828 3 роки тому +5

      Epic

    • @raresnack6879
      @raresnack6879 3 роки тому +3

      Yessir

    • @sandristas009
      @sandristas009 3 роки тому +4

      aaahh yesssss!!
      i love you bro 😌👌

    • @spiderz5145
      @spiderz5145 3 роки тому +9

      It’s because it has the original main theme in it, it’s so nice.

    • @cloudshines812
      @cloudshines812 2 роки тому +8

      I love how it plays the original theme, but you know very well…
      This is no simple adventure anymore…

  • @PaulFJarnes
    @PaulFJarnes 3 роки тому +78

    Broom + Pot Lid + No bow + Neked Link
    Aight, let's do this...

    • @violetamartinez910
      @violetamartinez910 3 роки тому +2

      *Tree branch and Neked Link

    • @emliu5000
      @emliu5000 2 роки тому +12

      Zelda: Hurry here as soon as you can!
      Link:
      Zelda: W-well, not _literally_ as soon as - I mean, are you sure you don't want to get your sword back? Free the Divine Beasts? Put on some pants??

    • @elliemoffett189
      @elliemoffett189 2 роки тому +12

      @@emliu5000 Well excuuuuuuuuuuuuu-

    • @Stardust-Crusaders3
      @Stardust-Crusaders3 Рік тому +1

      ​@@elliemoffett189 me princess

    • @sebastiancook8903
      @sebastiancook8903 11 місяців тому +1

      *speedrunnerlink* vs... Uh uhhhh AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHUHHHHHHHHHHHHUHHUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

  • @zachvii6476
    @zachvii6476 3 роки тому +666

    This game’s soundtrack is so underrated. Yeah sure, most songs aren’t made for you to shoulder-bop or shower to, but it does everything it wants to do while your playing the game flawlessly. Many people find a hard time to appreciate most other songs in the ost in retrospect, but I will always remember it very fondly- Temple of Time being a favorite. That said, if there was a place for the soundtrack to go into full cinema mode, this was it and they certainly delivered. It really feels like the climax of a 100 year battle- and it maintains the instruments we’ve heard weaving in and out of the washed away civilization of which we’ve been exploring- they are all here- working together in harmony for the first time in the game. Link has done what he needs to do- and he is ready to take what he’s learned and save Hyrule. I love this song- but it’s really important to me to not take the rest of this gorgeous soundtrack for granted.

    • @LeviathanLP
      @LeviathanLP 3 роки тому +9

      Is it underrated?

    • @zachvii6476
      @zachvii6476 3 роки тому +34

      @@LeviathanLP oh dude it absolutely is. nobody gives this game credit for its ost that is frankly magical. this game's soundtrack really holds up next to the titans of the zelda series's past tracks. that is saying something. they kept that standard high and while there arent many tunes to shoulder bop to, that doesnt make the soundtrack bad, and there are still some great up beat tracks like Kass's Theme, Hyrule Castle, and the trailer theme.

    • @oldaccount8297
      @oldaccount8297 3 роки тому +13

      you hit the nail right on the head! i love the soundtrack so dearly, just because i think it truly does wonders conveying just how lonely the post-calamity Hyrule is. like yea, there's still people and towns, but all around you there's ruins of what once was and i think the ost does a fantastic job capitalizing on that feeling. my favorite track is the one that plays during the memory in the oasis outside of gerudo town, that cinematic is honestly my favorite video game cinematic ever made and a lot of that is in part to the music that plays

    • @zachvii6476
      @zachvii6476 3 роки тому +5

      Sly If you want to learn the music theory behind how BoTW’s soundtrack conveys a ruined land being explored openly by a curious and unknowing person so well, I highly recommend videos on the topic by the channel 8-bit music theory. Here’s hoping for more touching and action packed cutscenes in BoTW 2! Actually, I 100% agree with you about that cutscene! If you want that specific itch to be scratched, the Final Fantasy VII Remake really did the trick for me! Even though the gameplay is different, I’d really recommend it if you are into sick action scenes intertwined with touching character moments, even though the gameplay is very different from any Zelda game. Cheers for the happy reply! ^w^

    • @EthanDeLoach
      @EthanDeLoach 3 роки тому

      The reason it is overrated the way it is. Because the scores are nothing new or rememberable. Take this track for example is a combination of other tracks from the franchise I know it has some of the ost work from Link's Awakening. Now granted I will say this is still a solid track, but Zora's Domain, Death Mountain, Rito Village, and a few other areas get watered versions of the characteristic original scores from Wind Waker and Ocarina of Time.

  • @princesscadance197
    @princesscadance197 3 роки тому +303

    When I rolled up to Hyrule Castle for the first time and heard this, I was like, ‘Bring me Ganon!’

    • @120Hielo
      @120Hielo 3 роки тому +5

      Hahahaha

    • @Bqiles
      @Bqiles 2 роки тому +3

      @Lil Orphan Funkhouser lol

    • @sanctussilas
      @sanctussilas 2 роки тому +15

      GANOOOOON!
      YOUR DOOM IS HERE!

    • @alyeet4489
      @alyeet4489 2 роки тому +10

      I dont know why I am somehow thought a Anime entrance where ganon be like ; oh you are coming for me ? Well lets end this hero of hyrule

    • @pro_spicy6742
      @pro_spicy6742 2 роки тому +9

      @@sanctussilas it reminds me of Kratos with Zeus in gow3
      GANOOON!!!
      The wielder of the Master Sword has returned!!
      I bring the destruction of Hyrule Castle!

  • @colinbain6537
    @colinbain6537 10 місяців тому +11

    zeldas lullaby in the trumpets at 1:58 made me tear up, that's some insane writing.

  • @littleguystar
    @littleguystar 11 місяців тому +23

    This theme has a magic of some kind that really made me fall in love with BOTW. I’d been dreading the lack of tunes that would normally accompany me across my travels, so having THIS felt insanely powerful. When I came to Hyrule Castle to fight Gannon, I had the full Tunic Of The Wild set, Hylian Shield, and of course the Master Sword. It was that moment when I truly felt like everything had come back together. This is when I realized, that this WAS Zelda, and it will continue to be.
    While Tears Of The Kingdom is arguably the better game, Breath Of The Wild is still going to hold a bigger place in my heart, at least for now.

    • @flightdub6056
      @flightdub6056 10 місяців тому +2

      It fits the theme of BotW so well too; it’s about a Hyrule in complete and utter collapse. It’s not the Hyrule we know. I played the same way you did and it was so fulfilling; Tunic of the Wilds, Master Sword, Hylian Shield. Only after Link’s overcome every other obstacle has he become Hyrule’s hero, and it’s like the music comes in to show it; this is one last push, but all that’s left is what’s always been there; Ganon, Link, Zelda and Hyrule Castle. It all comes together in the song and it all comes together in the very end, the Zelda feeling we know and love is there at the end when Hyrule’s finally got a chance at getting back to normal.

  • @ethantheguide8182
    @ethantheguide8182 Рік тому +84

    As someone well accustomed to music, each part individually sometimes doesn’t make sense, but when you combine them into this piece, it sounds beautiful. I would pay to see a live performance of this.

    • @gamebor7934
      @gamebor7934 Рік тому +12

      'I would pay to see a live performance of this' Yeah... that's how live performances normally work...

    • @jubaugga
      @jubaugga 10 місяців тому

      @@gamebor7934you can watch live performances online for free bud. Also why would you even comment this. You pissed me off.

  • @some_one3322
    @some_one3322 3 роки тому +35

    The expression on my face: ok just get the loot
    My brain: OH YEAAAA THIS MUSIC!!!!

  • @IronsteffL
    @IronsteffL Рік тому +35

    This is just a brilliant piece of music. You can actually hear the impossible odds of one single knight facing this dark castle alone, Ganon's theme looming, the labyrinthine ways up towards the castle, Link's resolve through the Hyrule theme pushing Ganon's theme aside before the most heroic version of the castle theme rings out - masterpiece!

    • @dashiehater7761
      @dashiehater7761 Рік тому

      Finally someone who fucking gets it instead of the other braindead comments

  • @andrzejkopalnia
    @andrzejkopalnia 8 місяців тому +11

    Just finished the game. What a ride. 150+ hours and a blast from start to finish. Went back for the Citadel of Time just for the nostalgia but I was still so pumped from this banger right here ❤️
    Off to TotK!!!

  • @StandUpConorDy
    @StandUpConorDy Рік тому +13

    Walking into School knowing you forgot your Homework be like:

    • @Manakboy123
      @Manakboy123 Рік тому +2

      Trueeeee😂😂😂😂😂

  • @sanctussilas
    @sanctussilas 2 роки тому +20

    The theme of: You have no idea where you’re going, do you?

  • @videosvirales2904
    @videosvirales2904 3 роки тому +65

    The best track to finish a perfect game. It tells you, keep going you can do it, you are almost there.

  • @richardmartinez8511
    @richardmartinez8511 Рік тому +12

    I hope this is in tears of the kingdom!

    • @NotThatUser
      @NotThatUser Рік тому +1

      Bad news: the one in Tears of the Kingdom is somehow worse.

    • @pedrorodrigo9560
      @pedrorodrigo9560 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@NotThatUser Its More Empty, Very Fitting

  • @silverflight01
    @silverflight01 2 роки тому +9

    "Alright Ganon, I'm coming for you!"
    Flying Guardian: YOU SHALL NOT P-
    _OHKO'd by Ancient Bow + Arrow_
    "Too bad!"

  • @Maikonix
    @Maikonix 3 роки тому +29

    The timing is perfect as he opens the front door!

  • @galacticglitch4086
    @galacticglitch4086 2 роки тому +157

    This isn't our final boss battle...
    *It's Ganon's.*

    • @xyroxplayz8579
      @xyroxplayz8579 Рік тому +11

      Ganon be shaking in his boots as Link rocks up

    • @galacticglitch4086
      @galacticglitch4086 Рік тому +5

      @@xyroxplayz8579 HE'S SHIVERING IN HIS TIMBERS

    • @thefreakar
      @thefreakar Рік тому

      because of this one stoopid speedrunner

    • @thereisnoacounthere489
      @thereisnoacounthere489 Рік тому +1

      ​@@galacticglitch4086 quite literally as the first phase calamity ganon was pretty much an emergency physical body

  • @mikelozo3755
    @mikelozo3755 Рік тому +6

    I played Zelda on the NES and Legend of Zelda a Link the to Past on SNES when I was growing up. The kid in me drove me to buy a Switch just to play BOTW/. Walking into Hyrule castle and hearing that classic theme woven in was incredible. Well done!

  • @tangleshootburrfoot36
    @tangleshootburrfoot36 3 роки тому +41

    I play this in my head while I'm at work. No lie.

    • @StandUpConorDy
      @StandUpConorDy Рік тому +11

      When you head into your boss’s office, calamity ganon fight theme starts playing

  • @TAYBR00K
    @TAYBR00K Рік тому +28

    This is easily one of my favourite video game tracks of all time. I had chills for like a good hour it's so good and did I mention it's good? Honestly thinking about this song's existence brings a tear to my eye.

  • @justdetro2856
    @justdetro2856 Рік тому +11

    Every time I listen I get goosebumps, it’s one of the most epic themes I’ve ever heard. Every time I just imagine myself rushing up the steps of hyrule castle, slaying monsters on my way to save Zelda and vanquish the calamity once and for all. It’s fucking awesome.

  • @AgentForest
    @AgentForest Рік тому +17

    This game's musical design was so damn impressive.
    The music was always so muted, mellow, and whimsical. You're exploring the world and just soaking it all in, and it all just blended in. In a good way. Then you stray one step too far and you're at Hyrule Castle, and it's a corrupted mess. Suddenly the music is front and center. It's 10 beats per measure, which just sounds... wrong. Music isn't like that. We're used to 4, maybe 3, not 10. Everything's off. It's the Hyrule Castle theme, with hints of Ganondorf's organ solo from Ocarina of Time, as he's corrupted the castle grounds. Then, you'll get little moments of the Hyrule Field theme now and then, but all with the wrong timing. It's unsettling.
    Then you enter, and the music almost immediately cuts out... to a ghostly, even more unsettling version of the same song. But you no longer get the Hyrule Field theme poking in. Now it's Zelda's Lullaby, played low on an ocarina, while the old "low health" noise repeats. Oh god, I've been exploring this world for how long? And she's been fighting so hard to hold him back. What was I thinking???
    Such a masterpiece.

  • @Majima_Nowhere
    @Majima_Nowhere Рік тому +10

    I understand the reason behind BoTW's minimal music, but hearing an absolute epic like this just makes me wish there was more of it.

  • @guojames9269
    @guojames9269 Рік тому +11

    The epicness of this piece is incredible. It is sinister, it is grand, it is the perfect opening and closing of the end and the beginning. It is the incarnation of this Hyrule castle: majestic yet corrupted.

  • @turpisfelis
    @turpisfelis 4 роки тому +152

    Best music in the game by far.

    • @ronaldanglade1269
      @ronaldanglade1269 3 роки тому +3

      Put some respect on dark beast ganon theme and the main theme

    • @turpisfelis
      @turpisfelis 3 роки тому +5

      @@ronaldanglade1269 Yeah I know those are great too, but I personally prefer this.

    • @person7040
      @person7040 3 роки тому +2

      i like the stalker guardian music the best

    • @turpisfelis
      @turpisfelis 3 роки тому +3

      @@person7040 Yeah the climax is pretty good.

    • @raudello3666
      @raudello3666 3 роки тому +2

      I agree. I also like the battle themes for the Ganon bosses

  • @mr.shgamingguy
    @mr.shgamingguy 3 роки тому +32

    This music is epic

  • @walkwe2791
    @walkwe2791 Рік тому +8

    This feels like a march, just get to the sanctum. But when you get inside the castle, the music gets calm. There is less to fear inside the castle, but all that matters is facing Ganon on the top. I like how the new track just feels like an ominous place more than an epic final journey.

  • @NomadTheProtogen
    @NomadTheProtogen Рік тому +30

    I kinda wish there was a final cutscene where right before you start throwing down with Ganon, all of the old soldiers that might still be around along with their now adult sons and daughters put their old armor on, some wearing the armor of their predecessors in their stead if they fell in the calamity or from age. For the younger of this group, it’s the fight to avenge their predecessors, for the old soldiers, it’s one last fight before the end. All this while this soundtrack is playing, you see them begin combat with the monsters and guardians, then it switches back to Link, and your fight with Ganon begins.

    • @Zerovin
      @Zerovin Рік тому +8

      I'd love it if a cutscene played where link stands in front of the entrance looking at the castle and all the damage done to it and as he looks, gradually small orbs of light gather behind him in a uniform way like an army standing behind their leader. Link suddenly feels a presence from behind him, and turns around to see the souls of the soldiers standing at attention and the other heroes appearing by his side, before they slowly fade away while their orb like souls start to float into the entrance, letting link know that as alone as he may feel, he will never be alone.

    • @StandUpConorDy
      @StandUpConorDy Рік тому +3

      *And get this man a place in storyboarding for TotK*

  • @Gamingtime79335
    @Gamingtime79335 4 роки тому +68

    This is the best song in the game imo

    • @nikoskakaris9965
      @nikoskakaris9965 3 роки тому

      Also van ruta fight...

    • @keanux5906
      @keanux5906 Рік тому +1

      It's also one of the only actual songs in the game

    • @DiaomBayet
      @DiaomBayet Рік тому +2

      @@keanux5906 lmao, man’s doesn’t know that the game is full of songs

    • @keanux5906
      @keanux5906 Рік тому +1

      @@DiaomBayet I mean that most of the songs are somber and peaceful that you can barely notice it
      Most of the actual songs are the boss fight themes

    • @YoshiAteTooManyYoshiCookies
      @YoshiAteTooManyYoshiCookies Рік тому +3

      @@keanux5906 every song in the BotW OST is a masterpiece, including simple ones like the field themes.

  • @ForestGuardian777
    @ForestGuardian777 Рік тому +11

    This song quickly became one of my favorites from the entire series. It's so damn majestic.

  • @dantrix555
    @dantrix555 2 роки тому +17

    Today I finished all 120 shrines in the game, and listening to this while searching the last shrine was a beautiful experience, I love this game

  • @Leo-01928
    @Leo-01928 8 місяців тому +6

    Now I’m going to set a bit of a scene for you the first time I actually listened to the music when playing BOTW
    So basically I was just getting out of the castle and going outside with the music on, the song was about to hit its crescendo right when I stepped out of the castle and I heard this 1:25. I was so overcome by the music that I basically had to pause the game and I actually shed a tear on how impacted I was at this one piece of music. Truly a masterpiece

  • @PitXRoxas
    @PitXRoxas 3 роки тому +94

    Link: *walks into hyrule castle*
    This: *plays*
    Link: (Whispers) for hyrule, and for zelda.

    • @cloudshines812
      @cloudshines812 2 роки тому +6

      Don’t forget about his wife, Mipha

    • @PitXRoxas
      @PitXRoxas 2 роки тому

      @@cloudshines812 right right

    • @MommyViper
      @MommyViper 2 роки тому +4

      @@cloudshines812 you didn't gotta make me cry like this

    • @falconfive7798
      @falconfive7798 Рік тому +1

      *And screaming* "FOR MIPHAAAA"

  • @IAmLiterallyArthurMorgan
    @IAmLiterallyArthurMorgan Рік тому +4

    Everyone is talking about it sounding like the dead soldiers are marching with you, to me it makes it feel more like a one-man-army situation.

  • @theformerkaiser9391
    @theformerkaiser9391 Рік тому +7

    I get chills every time I hear the horns blare at 2:00

  • @MiiMaker01
    @MiiMaker01 Рік тому +17

    *This theme is incomplete without the imagery of a worn down but ever still majestic Hyrule Castle in the background, and those annoying, pesky, guardian drones making noise as they hover in the background.*
    ...And of course Link just standing there contemplating his life as the player appreciates this SS+ tier theme.

  • @bramdk3
    @bramdk3 Рік тому +8

    When this song started playing, I was so pumped for the finale

  • @alphablender
    @alphablender 4 місяці тому +1

    THIS BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYES INCREDIBLE COMPO BY MANAKA KATAOKA AND YASUAKI IWATA...

  • @silver_5311
    @silver_5311 4 місяці тому +3

    Alternative name: "The final march of the Hylian Army"
    The footsteps of the legions of Soldiers marching through the castle trying to at least save a bit of time for the kingdom. Meanwhile the Guardians are aiming at them with their buzzing lasers. Everything under the tragic fanfare of the hylian army.
    This is their end. They cannot play a triumphent hymn only the song of their downfall.

  • @thepinkspade8203
    @thepinkspade8203 3 роки тому +28

    Going inside then out again just for the weird music effect

  • @joe-sv6ob
    @joe-sv6ob 3 роки тому +7

    that moment when you go on a guardian killing spree with a pot lid

  • @thegreatcanadianlumberjack5307
    @thegreatcanadianlumberjack5307 3 роки тому +11

    After doing all the main missions (Including the DLC missions), i realized it was time to storm the castle and this theme started to play i just found a spot clear of of any Guardians and just Vibed to it for awhile. Probably a Very underrated tune in the LOZ franchise

  • @omegamaximus1727
    @omegamaximus1727 2 роки тому +5

    1:24 Classic Zelda Theme plays.

  • @KellsKats
    @KellsKats 2 роки тому +7

    What a triumphant way to bring the original over-world theme back

  • @falconeshield
    @falconeshield 3 роки тому +16

    When you enter the mines and organ music starts playing

  • @wisdom_mikroteros
    @wisdom_mikroteros 2 роки тому +66

    I can imagine Link thinking something like this:
    "This castle was the home of the person I fought to protect a hundred years ago, and is now infested with the creatures tainted by malice that serve Calamity Ganon. With the champions and the kings spirits, the past heroes, lost to time, steeped in the embers of twilight, who kept their sword skyward, who fought a great masked evil, along with all of the people that fell during the past 100 years... I will continue marching to Zelda."

    • @justin9489
      @justin9489 Рік тому +9

      He was definitely thinking “gonna slay this asshole, save my girlfriend, and cook her the most BUSSIN Spicy fish she’s ever had.”

    • @wisdom_mikroteros
      @wisdom_mikroteros Рік тому +2

      @@justin9489 This is so much better if I'm being honest

    • @taco8077
      @taco8077 Рік тому

      Jesus Christ that was so generic I thought you were gonna end it with a title drop.

  • @AkatsukiLink
    @AkatsukiLink 11 місяців тому +4

    I miss this soundtrack in TotK! SHoulkd also have been in TotK! It is just a phenomenal soundtrack

  • @xenoblade1068
    @xenoblade1068 2 місяці тому +1

    I love how gairdians go from terrifying mini bosses with their own battpe theme to just another insignificant monster in your way to hyrule castle.

  • @FriendlyFriendMan
    @FriendlyFriendMan 11 місяців тому +3

    3:38 I love that they play the classic Zelda theme, whenever I first heard it while playing I got chills.

  • @3D-B0Y
    @3D-B0Y Рік тому +6

    Imagine perfectly deflecting a Guardian beam at 1:52

  • @toile59
    @toile59 Рік тому +9

    This music is so powerful..Love it

  • @NobleElite7567
    @NobleElite7567 Рік тому +11

    This is the reason why i like Botw more than Totk.

  • @Klazgames
    @Klazgames Рік тому +3

    This honestly made me cry, i loved every second i got into the final moments of the game, hearing this masterpiece and the inside variant

  • @robopiplup5193
    @robopiplup5193 Рік тому +3

    Everyone owes it to themselves to do at least one gate crashing run through this dungeon. Sneaking through the interior is fine and all for loot, but busting down the front door like a man on a warpath is way too much fun.

  • @ididntmeantodothat4924
    @ididntmeantodothat4924 Рік тому +5

    i killed my first lynel with the master sword to this theme

  • @megadrian6927
    @megadrian6927 3 роки тому +43

    0:52 and 1:52 are too epic for this world

  • @stygiann
    @stygiann 2 роки тому +16

    I just love how incredibly beautiful this sounds. Normally, the game's soundtrack is very calm, with a sombering piano playing in the distance while you're amazed by the game's beautiful landscapes, but this... This is different. This plays as soon as you enter Hyrule Castle, with difficult bosses and multiple guardians. I will never forget my time with BOTW. I will never forget how I felt when I heard the original Legend of Zelda theme play at 3:26.
    I have grown disillusioned with Nintendo over the years, but there's no denying that this is probably their best display of quality and talent yet.

  • @nikoskakaris9965
    @nikoskakaris9965 3 роки тому +6

    Honestly listening to this music, beating the crap out of these guardians while the master sword makes this EPIC „BANG | BANG | BANG __BANG!!“ sound, makes me feel so powerful.

  • @ammarahmad6422
    @ammarahmad6422 Рік тому +4

    I never believe its been 6 7 Years💀💙💙

  • @bagel4943
    @bagel4943 3 роки тому +25

    We did it for Zelda.
    We did it for King Rhoam.
    We did it for those who have been lost.
    We did it for vengance.
    We did it to take back what was destroyed.
    But we all know we at least did it for the Champions.

    • @SmOuT4H
      @SmOuT4H 3 роки тому +3

      French version :
      Nous l'avons fait pour Zelda.
      Nous l'avons fait pour Roi Rhoam.
      Nous l'avons fait pour tout ceux qui nous avons perdus.
      Nous l'avons fait pour la vangence.
      Ont as repris ceux qui as étais détruit.
      Mais au final nous savons tous que ont l'a fait pour les champions

    • @whosgwen3762
      @whosgwen3762 3 роки тому +3

      But most of all is because I just wanted to ride a deer.

    • @juninja22hero
      @juninja22hero 3 роки тому

      and we did it for the recipe.

    • @skyfire12306
      @skyfire12306 3 роки тому

      @Evan Quirk >:( Revali is my favorite character

    • @Seabee203
      @Seabee203 2 роки тому

      I did it cause I wanted the royal guard armor and then to just get the hell out. Screw Zelda

  • @ezmoney4598
    @ezmoney4598 Рік тому +3

    One of my favorite things about this game is going from the sheer terror of a rusted stationary guardian to seeing how many drones/sentries/walkers I can kill before the next blood moon

  • @randomisntavailable
    @randomisntavailable Рік тому +4

    zelda music does not need to hit this hard but it does and I’m so proud it does

  • @fergusonover604
    @fergusonover604 3 роки тому +17

    I went in, listened to this and my mind went movie scenery for some reason
    I imagined it like the last scene from a movie where they're storming to the enemy's base, and they defeat all sides
    I was doing my truly best, talking like if i was link
    This was the most epic thing ever made

    • @sebastiancook8903
      @sebastiancook8903 11 місяців тому

      But you see... Link doesn‘t talk, he‘s a mute

  • @luminelapis4147
    @luminelapis4147 3 роки тому +11

    Perfect theme song for 2020

    • @elliemoffett189
      @elliemoffett189 2 роки тому +2

      2020's theme song is the 5 second game over theme played at .000000159 speed

  • @qaoy
    @qaoy 11 місяців тому +2

    The Theme screams: "GET UP THERE AND DEFEAT THE BEAST THAT HELD US CAPTIVE IN HIS WORLD"

  • @calamityganon6448
    @calamityganon6448 3 роки тому +18

    This and Calamity Ganon( phase 2 ) are the best tracks for this beautiful game

    • @MommyViper
      @MommyViper 2 роки тому +1

      Calamity Ganon Appears is epic regardless of how short it is

  • @khaledfaisal5192
    @khaledfaisal5192 3 роки тому +7

    0:47 goosebumps

  • @nickwood5356
    @nickwood5356 3 роки тому +13

    this song always gives me chills

    • @selimb5235
      @selimb5235 Рік тому +1

      Yess, it is a great music. Thank you Nintendo.

  • @suddenlypineapples5169
    @suddenlypineapples5169 Рік тому +3

    This truly makes one feel like a hero about to go kick ass and save the princess

  • @kosho88
    @kosho88 Рік тому +7

    I love how the piano playing just before the song starts over seems to just slightly drag behind the beat of the song. It makes it sound eerie somehow!

  • @krognak
    @krognak Рік тому +2

    We ain't in the Great Plateau no more, kids.

  • @beatissimo
    @beatissimo Рік тому +2

    the first time i went to hyrule castle in the game was to get the memory that’s there, and when the old main theme started playing, i just had to stop and listen it, it brings me so much nostalgia

  • @sandristas009
    @sandristas009 3 роки тому +12

    When I went to the castle in search of the memory and a few weapons, this song began to play in such an epic way that it almost made me want to kill Ganon with only 2 divine beasts and many apples xd

    • @sandristas009
      @sandristas009 3 роки тому +3

      edit: i defeated ganon, no doubt this song greatly influenced my sword and arrow skills

  • @hehehehehhe3867
    @hehehehehhe3867 Рік тому +3

    can we talk about how often it transitions from 5/4 to 6/4 time signature? so cool

  • @RhettRobin
    @RhettRobin Рік тому +2

    1:46 FUCKKK STILL 6 YEARS LATER THAT PIANO ROLL INTO THE DROP IS SO ORGASMIC

  • @Kashype101
    @Kashype101 Рік тому +3

    Wonder how will this be topped off in the next game its amazing when i played this game I only went to the castle for the music killed everyone except Gannon and left did it for 4 years until I said that's enough I have to face him already lol

  • @brilakkuma64
    @brilakkuma64 3 роки тому +11

    This plays when you're walking around Chernobyl

  • @Sentinel07
    @Sentinel07 Рік тому +4

    Does anyone else feel like the piano is slower than the snare drum at 2:14? If it actually is then I think it’s intentional to try to add more of an uneasy feeling to it

  • @Gamer_Of_The_Day
    @Gamer_Of_The_Day 2 роки тому +3

    This is so underrated.

  • @cheezo_
    @cheezo_ 3 роки тому +4

    First legend of Zelda game I have ever played... I have become a fan

  • @gat0anonimo
    @gat0anonimo Рік тому +3

    I haven't defeated Ganon in the six years BOTW has been out there. I'm now saving the fight for the day I get TOTK. It's gonna be the Final Boss of this effort I'm doing so that my parents buy me the game. That poor evil monster is gonna regret having ever touched the land of Hyrule after he fights the hero who has been preparing himself 6 years for the final moment.