Relax To This Tears of the Kingdom Piano Fan Album
Posted on June 04 2023 by Dan DiFranco
One way that video games have always reached out to me and given me that extra level of immersion is having a stellar soundtrack. This is something that the Zelda series has always been known for. As I delved into Tears of the Kingdom, I found the opening area to be a serene and heavenly environment, loaded with immersive sounds and of course some incredibly beautiful music. And shortly after the release of Tears of the Kingdom, a brand new album inspired by the game was released by record label GameChops on YouTube.
In Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom ~ Relaxing Mix, which was arranged by the talented Super Piano 64, each piano piece is a beautiful rendition of a song from Tears of the Kingdom‘s vast original soundtrack. Listening to these solo piano versions really brings out the little elements and complexities of the melodies in each track; Super Piano 64 clearly has an incredible ear for learning these pieces. If you look at the track listing, there are some pieces that don’t even have official titles, which means that when approaching these songs, Super Piano 64 had to figure them out by ear. They learned how to play the tracks even before they knew what they were titled! That’s quite an amazing accomplishment!
This compilation of songs from Tears of the Kingdom covers a lot of the game’s main areas and is sure to spark some memories of your playthrough of the game.
There are quite a few tracks from Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom ~ Relaxing Mix that are particularly brilliant. Let’s start at the beginning with “Tears of the Kingdom (Main Theme).” This is the track that has gotten the most publicity ever since one of the game’s first trailers, and this solo piano version really does the song justice! I feel that it captures the essence of the entire game. It has various levels, like the map itself. This is displayed by the changing of octaves to lower and higher notes and chords. Track 3, “Serenade to Kaysa,” has a very hopeful and whimsical melody which really fits well as a theme to one of the Great Fairies. It’s presented as a waltz and has a sweet innocence to it. Track 6, “Rito Village,” is also a waltz. As a solo piano piece, it really fits with the Rito environment and has a music box-esque feel to it.
Another familiar track to veteran Zelda fans is Track 8, “My Home.” You may recognize this as the theme to Link’s house in Ocarina of Time. It’s one of the first tracks I remember from that game, and the version that Super Piano 64 plays has a very nice somber tempo, giving the main riff of the song a more floating sound. Track 14, “(Title Unknown )Dm_RT_0035_,” has such a fluttering melody. This piano track has a similar feel to Breath of the Wild‘s vast piano movements, and it resonates with heavy sustain between the melody and chords. Another track that I can’t stop playing is Track 15, “Wind Temple.” This track has some subtle hints as to where it came from in the timeline of Zelda soundtracks. I hear the melody of the “Song of Time” a little bit after the beginning of this track. Super Piano 64 really achieves a marvelous flow in this song!
Gamechops is known for producing great music featured in video games, and Super Piano 64 has put out countless piano versions of songs from the Legend of Zelda series. Check out GameChops on YouTube here and Super Piano 64 on YouTube here.
If you’d like to hear more from GameChops, the channel recently uploaded this lofi tribute to Tears of the Kingdom. And if you’re looking for even more Tears of the Kingdom fan arrangements, check out this 8-bit cover of the game’s main theme.
What did you think of this fan album by Super Piano 64 and GameChops? What track was your favorite? Do you hear any other previous Zelda melodies in any of these new tracks from the Tears of the Kingdom soundtrack? Let us know in the comments below!
Source: GameChops
“With our strength, we’ll be as one. A life of goodness, a life as one.”
Dan lives in Underhill, Vermont and works as a music educator. He leads a music based after school program called Underhill Community Music Studio. He writes his own indepdendent music which can be found at his Bandcamp page: dandifranco.bandcamp.com. He is married to Val and has four dogs and one cat.
Dan appreciates video games as an art form and has a particular place for the Legend of Zelda series. If he had to say his favorite game in the series it would be Ocarina of Time, however he believes that Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom can go up as two of the best video games ever made!!
