Father of My Childhood – Miyamoto Tribute Song and Video

Hey everyone, last night we were sent a request by J.M.J. of the forums here at Zelda Dungeon. As it turns out he is such a huge fan of the Zelda series that he took the time out of his life to write a song about how the games had impacted his childhood. It’s a very emotional song and without the video to back it up you may even think it was about something else. It’s incredibly easy to relate to and one of the best fan made original Zelda songs I have heard and I’m sure you will feel the same way after listening to it.

You can watch the full video and read the full description after the jump. It provides plenty of information about how the song was made, who J.M.J. is and more.

Father of My Childhood is a tribute to Shigeru Miyamoto and a show of appreciation for all of the joy that his creations have brought into my life and the lives of so many others. This video could easily contain footage from everything from arcade Donkey Kong to Pikmin, but because this is the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda series and because The Legend of Zelda has been such a significant influence in my life, this first version of the video contains only Zelda clips. As child and teenager I saved princesses with Mario, discovered myself as I discovered Hyrule, and grew as Link grew. It was through the work of Shigeru Miyamoto that I discovered my own passion: creating moving and meaningful video games that can cause others to grow and discover as well. I can only hope to touch one person’s life the way that Mr. Miyamoto has touched mine.

Leaving comments and liking this video is appreciated, but my sincerest hope is that it will one day be seen by Mr. Miyamoto himself. To that end, spreading this video around to as many people as possible would be the best way to show that you enjoyed it and share my sentiment. Additionally, if you can write in fluent Japanese and would be willing to do the work, I would be happy to send you a version of this video without lyric subtitles so that it can be translated.

My name is Jarek Matthew Jones, I own and operate Wyld Stallyns Games and I would not be who I am today without the influence and passion of Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the father of my childhood.

Father of My Childhood was written by Jarek Matthew Jones and recorded by Jarek Matthew Jones, Kyle Strickler and Ryan Reyes. Without the talent and hard work of Kyle and Ryan, this song would only exist in my head.

PS — A HUGE thanks goes out to everyone in the Zelda community who posted a ‘Let’s Play’ of a good resolution and also to anyone who applied HD textured to OoT, MM, WW or TP. You may have been part of this effort and not have even known it, but your posts were invaluable to making this video possible. Thanks!

This song is definitely inspiring. As a fellow musician and song writer I can honestly say that I have never had the thought of making an original song on how I feel about the Zelda series or Miyamoto. My only worries about this is that Japanese is Miyamoto’s primary language and if he listens to this song he wont be able to understand it and listen to it on the same emotional level as we do. Either way I am positive he would be proud of this song and congratulate Jones on his accomplishment.

After watching the video and listening to the song does it inspire you to do something as creative of your own? Leave your thoughts in the comments below and remember to keep checking back for more Zelda updates!

Source: Father of My Childhood

Related: J.M.J.’s Youtube

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