I listened to 190 Zelda intros (Here’s what I learned)
How do you write a great and compelling introduction to your music?
🗡 Using Zelda’s Music To Explain Harmonic Rhythm
With The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword coming out soon on the Nintendo Switch, I thought I’d use the Skyward Sword soundtrack as a model for how to pull in your listener and get their attention. Time for some Legend of Zelda Music Theory!
Musical intros are short and simple, but at the same time writing an effective one that pulls your listener in and sets up your music can often be a challenge.
In this video we’ll look at three different types of introductions: gestures, crescendos, and vamps. Then we’ll listen to examples that combine these elements into more complex structures.
Be sure to check out another video on the music from Zelda games, Using Zelda’s Music To Explain Harmonic Rhythm:
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