One-man band covers Wind Waker theme
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Dec 27th 2008 at 2:00PM }
The acoustic cover, which is posted after the break, was performed by YouTube composer Fredrik Larsson -- and only YouTube composer Fredrik Larsson. Through the magic of non-linear editing, Freddy pools his musical talents to piece together an incredible tribute to one of Nintendo's unsung themes. We suggest having Link's oceanic adventure on-hand should you decide to check the video out -- trust us, you'll feel compelled to revisit it.
[Thanks, Chris.]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Sam2 @ Dec 27th 2008 2:04PM
Nerd.
(I keed, very impressive)
Dan Wright @ Dec 27th 2008 2:05PM
Um... Wow.
Chris @ Dec 28th 2008 4:26AM
asshole
Chris @ Dec 28th 2008 4:27AM
oops i meant that reply to be towards aMac
aMac @ Dec 27th 2008 2:11PM
Ah, the internet. Where taking another person's idea and doing it yourself is almost encouraged.
Lee @ Dec 27th 2008 2:14PM
Ahaha I agree. The guy has talent but talent+originality go hand in hand. Talent+somebody else's song goes right to the "I'll watch another time"... hand.
Lee @ Dec 27th 2008 2:16PM
and Moooooof!
I'm new to all that but it's so good.
Markez (Anti-Panda Death Murder Squadron) @ Dec 27th 2008 4:11PM
It's a goddamned internet video. There's no glory here. It's something he appreciated on his own, enjoyed, and took time to create it on his own. I'm guessing you don't play a single musical instrument. Otherwise you might recognize that playing music you enjoy on an instrument you play is rewarding. Good lawd it's not like he did it to reap advertising dollars. You suck. Merry Christmas.
Levi @ Dec 27th 2008 4:12PM
it's called a cover. People do it IRL all the time. Idiots.
syrik zero @ Dec 27th 2008 4:34PM
Hey Markez, this guy didn't play just one instrument. He played four or five? It's awesome
Markez (Anti-Panda Death Murder Squadron) @ Dec 27th 2008 4:43PM
I know! It's 4 or 5 kinds of awesome. There's some kickass SMB guitar tab with some pretty crafty fingerwork out there that I feel proud that I can play, but this is on another level.
Moptimus Slime @ Dec 27th 2008 4:59PM
It took probably an entire orchestra months and months of practice to get this song down
this kid did the whole thing by himself, for free, in his own free time.
Get off your high horse and enjoy life, or at least stopping being a douche.
aMac @ Dec 27th 2008 5:30PM
You guys have me all wrong. I'm not talking about him simply covering a song. I'm talking about the one-guy-covers-a-song-with-many-layers-of-video thing.
Its been done quite a few times recently.
Vegnagun bwf @ Dec 27th 2008 2:15PM
Now I have to go find my WW.
mongoos32 @ Dec 28th 2008 6:19AM
Yeah, this video just took me down nostalgia lane. I really want to play it now.
A Pissed-off English Gamer @ Dec 28th 2008 10:35AM
Heh, I wouldn't mind having a go, but to me all this song does is conjure up endless sailing and that damn Triforce piece hunt. Eugh.
syrik zero @ Dec 27th 2008 2:15PM
That was so awesome! I've already sent links to some friends!
Lee @ Dec 27th 2008 2:16PM
Everyone you sent it to now dislikes you a little more.
syrik zero @ Dec 27th 2008 2:22PM
Your mom already wants to see me again
Chris Are @ Dec 27th 2008 2:20PM
That was fucking awesome!
capt_carl @ Dec 27th 2008 2:34PM
That was totally epic and awesome.
laserboyjc @ Dec 27th 2008 2:35PM
that was nice...I feel talentless now. As for Lee saying that it is not original, well, does every single thing have to be original? Sometimes it is best to take something that exists and make a variation of it. If you stick to putting aside unoriginal things, then you really shouldn't bother with gaming were most games build upon prior ideas and make common what was once novelty...
ill trooper @ Dec 27th 2008 3:04PM
I know I'm in the unfavored minority that doesn't give a shit about mario room decals, Nintendo song covers, '?' blocks hidden around college dorms, etc.
But I just wanted to remind you we are out here, loathing every YouTube video and Flickr set featuring that schlock.
syrik zero @ Dec 27th 2008 3:13PM
So you waste time commenting about it?
You're too cool
citizensnips @ Dec 27th 2008 3:34PM
every once and awhile a news article on here at joystick can surprise you cause you can't tell what it will be about through it's headline, so you click it to figure out what it is only to be disappointed.
This is not one of those articles. You knew exactly what you were going to see when you clicked on it and you did it anyway. So part of you must like seeing this kind of stuff.
Congrats One man band guy, that was cool.
Markez (Anti-Panda Death Murder Squadron) @ Dec 27th 2008 3:42PM
Good for you? Going from not caring, to being against caring?
You're a jackass.
WiiFTW @ Dec 27th 2008 3:43PM
Wow, way to be an unappreciative dick. This person actually has talent and put together the various parts for this. It's possible I appreciate this more because I play in an orchestra, but nevertheless this person did a great job.
And also, you're telling me you couldn't just ignore this video?
I'm not one to defend buying 1,000,000 Pikachus or something though.
ill trooper @ Dec 27th 2008 7:04PM
No, man, it's not a waste of time to represent the people that DON'T like this stuff. Just putting it out there, because we see a lot of this Nindendialia on the internet.
And yeah, I am fuckin cool, even if you don't think so.
:)
Bowser Rogozhin @ Dec 28th 2008 6:50AM
Rakim being a hater? No, I'm not surprised. Go back under your irrelevant bridge.
SKI @ Dec 28th 2008 11:39AM
You complain about the amount of Nintendo stuff out there, yet your avatar has a Mario hat on.
Haggard @ Dec 27th 2008 2:36PM
Man, more of that hard-hitting news please!
Haggard @ Dec 27th 2008 9:35PM
Damn, I gotta stop being sarcastic. Even referencing sarcasm in the post gets you downvoted these days.
For the record, I didn't mind this post.
Strategy_Panda (The Sandwich Poisoning Crew) @ Dec 27th 2008 10:17PM
he lies!
vote down moar plz.
Haggard @ Dec 28th 2008 2:11PM
CURSE YOU BEAR!
*joins the anti-panda murder death squad*
Markez (Anti-Panda Death Murder Squadron) @ Dec 28th 2008 8:14PM
Neato arm patches for new inductees this month. Good time to enlist.
mr mobius @ Dec 27th 2008 2:49PM
Awesome. I can now picture the opening sequence where the camera zooms across the island, to find Link on a cliff looking out towards the see.
That game was more awesome than people gave it credit for at the time.
mr nimblewick @ Dec 27th 2008 7:43PM
I second that. It is still my favorite Zelda game.
A Pissed-off English Gamer @ Dec 29th 2008 10:30AM
Yeah, it was a damn good game. I still, though, think it was a bad business move to use cel-shaded art; the amount of stupid people who refused to play it simple because of it hurts the mind.
Hyams @ Dec 27th 2008 3:00PM
I actually misread that as "Wind Wanker"...
LaughingTarget @ Dec 27th 2008 7:10PM
If you wank into the wind, you get it all over your face.
mr nimblewick @ Dec 27th 2008 7:44PM
Maybe Hyams wants that.
Hyams @ Dec 27th 2008 8:57PM
Kinky.
Hirsbrunner @ Dec 27th 2008 3:06PM
Incredible! I am very impressed by this young man's abilities.
Now excuse me as I go play through WW again.
Thanks for posting this!
s256 @ Dec 27th 2008 3:12PM
Time for me to listen to the WW credits theme.
That was impressive, I can never get enough good renditions of that !
Bryan @ Dec 27th 2008 3:15PM
That was amazing! I had to check the other video just to make sure he didn't use a ripped copy from the official soundtrack.
Carrie @ Dec 27th 2008 3:48PM
Awesome work, Wind Waker is one of my favorite games of all time. It is far too unappreciated!
Misfit Toy @ Dec 27th 2008 4:05PM
As a musician I totally appreciate this man's talent. Say what you want, but that took a lot of work and he gets props from me for a great mix with sound and some good editing.
Graham Wellington (formerly tyrone washington, or marsha goldberg) @ Dec 27th 2008 4:18PM
indeed, i mean its not like they have guitar or recorder or accordian tabs online for a song like this so he picked apart each instrument and then did it by ear i imagine. the glasses was a genius part too. i've played guitar off and on for about 7 years and im not even any good at playing by ear, maybe a little but not much.
Easo @ Dec 28th 2008 1:41AM
What really impresses me is that he could easily used his keyboard and a sound bank to do the song, but instead took the time to use real instruments. Thats rare in todays music world.
holyice7 @ Dec 27th 2008 4:14PM
Oh, sure, it's "fantastic," and "win,' but does it make me feel like an inadequate loser by comparison?
The answer to this is a resounding "yes."