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Posted: Aug 18th 2006 2:59PM (Unverified) said

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So, why hasnt there been a Halo theme vs. Zelda theme?
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Posted: Aug 18th 2006 3:02PM (Unverified) said

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Yay Friday!

HAPPY!!!!!!
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Posted: Aug 18th 2006 3:05PM (Unverified) said

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yea for zelda music :) it really never gets old
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Posted: Aug 18th 2006 3:15PM (Unverified) said

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All three are very well done. I was most impressed by the ocarina this time. The quartet seemed a little out of tune but still a did a great job. the piano dude was pretty good too...i kinda like his intro more than the rest of his performance though...maybe because we've seen someone play it on piano already....
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Posted: Aug 18th 2006 3:18PM (Unverified) said

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halo theme here: (not as good IMHO)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TmVo_d9rIKA
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Posted: Aug 18th 2006 3:24PM KingJD said

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I really didn't like the piano video. He played it as if he was on a shit load of speed. What's the rush man....slow it down a bit.
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Posted: Aug 18th 2006 3:30PM (Unverified) said

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just makes me want to beat the crap out of pots.
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Posted: Aug 18th 2006 3:30PM (Unverified) said

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I believe that the string quartet was preformed at James Madison university.
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Posted: Aug 18th 2006 3:41PM f0gel35 said

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Be damned Edvard Grieg, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Wolfgang Mozart, and Johann Bach. Lets have kids learn freakin Zelda's music because these guys are musical mental midgets compared to Zelda's composers.
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Posted: Aug 18th 2006 3:46PM (Unverified) said

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Agh! He butchered the market song on the ocarina! >_< Saria's Song was craptastic as well, but Ive got to give him points for trying...
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Posted: Aug 18th 2006 4:03PM billy5000 said

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The piano one was awesome. He messed up a few times and yah he could have slowed down in some parts, but man it's such great music that you have to love it. The people who composed this music (and other classic nintendo songs) are up there with the best of the classical composers in my opinion. :)
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Posted: Aug 18th 2006 4:37PM (Unverified) said

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Very impressed with the keyboard player, although he got a couple of the keys wrong at the start of one or two of the songs. That, or he noted them down wrong/used a flawed resource.

Either way, impressive!

The ocarina one was a touch sloppy, I've had a go on one of them myself and they are surprisingly easy to use properly - it just looks like something thrown together a week after getting one for his birthday, christmas or whatever it is kids celebrate these days.

The string quartet was good, although zelda songs have been done to death on the strings. I'd like to hear an electric guitar or saxaphone version... now that would pique my interest.
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Posted: Aug 18th 2006 4:45PM (Unverified) said

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Ah man! Does anyone know where to get awesome Zelda piano music at?
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Posted: Aug 18th 2006 4:45PM Injulen said

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My girlfriend plays viola, and she plays in string quartets sometimes, just like that one. I'm gunna try and find the sheet music for this! :)
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Posted: Aug 18th 2006 5:23PM (Unverified) said

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damn hats off to the kid who was playing the ocarina
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Posted: Aug 18th 2006 5:27PM (Unverified) said

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the string quartet isn't very good (coming from a cello player...that's the large thing on the right there :) )
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Posted: Aug 18th 2006 5:41PM (Unverified) said

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dont like the quartet and Ocarina.. Piano FTW!!
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Posted: Aug 18th 2006 6:37PM grumpyzrp said

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i play the violin and the string quartet was ok they should have played at a faster tempo. That why it sounded different.And I know the first violin part for that song, I played it by ear.... :) :) :)
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Posted: Aug 18th 2006 7:38PM (Unverified) said

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Wow the ocarina guy looked like he was having fun playing that little toooter of his.


after all of those zelda songs, im surprised he didnt warp to somewhere
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Posted: Aug 18th 2006 7:58PM (Unverified) said

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The string quartet was very poorly done. They were out of key, played it too fast, and made several mistakes. If you enjoyed it, do yourselves a favor and look up the Hyrule Symphony. They are proffesionals who actually do justice to Kondo's themes.
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Posted: Aug 18th 2006 10:53PM (Unverified) said

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What? Zelda music day???
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Posted: Aug 18th 2006 11:11PM dudeinpa said

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To All Complainers: Please post your link to your YouTube video where you have performed Zelda music onto a comment, then you'll have full license to bitch about how that guy was one key off or some other bullshit. Grow up, these people did something awesome, and no, they weren't perfect but I'd like to see any of us come anywhere close.
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Posted: Aug 19th 2006 3:14AM (Unverified) said

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Has anyone here heard the cover of the Zelda theme song by System of a Down? Or maybe it was Tool... I can't remember, think I'm gonna go download it again. It wasn't a very good rendition, but it was still way cool to hear a heavy band play something as lovely as a symphonic piece.

Look it up, you won't be (that) dissapointed...
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Posted: Aug 19th 2006 4:24AM Paul Gale Network said

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I say keep pouring on the Zelda music and lay it extra thick! This piece was beautiful; good job.
Paul Gale
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Posted: Aug 19th 2006 12:41PM (Unverified) said

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Does anyone else feel the urge to buy and ocarina?!
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Posted: Aug 19th 2006 9:01PM (Unverified) said

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Ryan... it probably isn't too hard to find other competent string players here who can play the Zelda theme.
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Posted: Aug 20th 2006 11:53AM (Unverified) said

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I agree with the few people who said the ocarina guy butchered the music. I have a 12 hole Ocarina and can do all of the songs he did, he REALLY butchered the market song. Ill make a video if needed.
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Posted: Aug 21st 2006 2:02AM (Unverified) said

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I play the violin (have done so for 11 or so years now) and actually thought the string quartet was pretty good. I don't understand people's complaints about their speed; I think they went at a good solid pace. There were a few notes off and some intonation stuff, but overall I think it sounded really nice, and it was obvious that even if they weren't perfect, all the players knew what they were doing and were having fun doing it. I wish I had the sheet music, though I can do most of the 1st violin by ear. I imagine it's more fun with other people.
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Posted: Sep 1st 2006 6:27PM (Unverified) said

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Guys... the "System of a Down" Zelda cover was -not- by SoaD. It's by a band called Rabbit Joint and the song can be found here:

http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00022/
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Posted: Oct 7th 2006 2:31PM (Unverified) said

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I just want to say as a life long lover of Zelda games and it's music that although a few notes were off w/e, the piano video just brings back so many nice memories and those who bitch about it not being perfect, I'd kill to be able to play near as good as that person did.
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