Check Out This Awesome Mariachi Cover of the Gerudo Valley Theme

If any Zelda tune should get a mariachi cover, it’s the Latin-flavored Gerudo Valley theme, with its soulful guitar, emotive horns, and syncopated beat. DaneYard Shift, a mariachi band that has covered a number of video game songs on Youtube, brings us such a rendition, with a rousing performance of the theme in 6/4 time.

Listening to real horns and strings playing this familiar tune, which I’d grown accustomed to hearing in midi, was an awesome experience. The spirit of the song comes through so much better with real instruments. To be honest, I found the change in tempo somewhat jarring and hard to get used to at first, but after a few listens I became hooked on this creative take on this Zelda classic.

If you dig the song, you can download it on iTunes or Loudr. You can also support the band on their Patreon. Don’t forget to let us know what you think!