The Song of the Hero – Dissected

Nearing the end of Skyward Sword you find yourself face to face with three overwhelmingly huge, but polite, dragons representing each of the three major regions and wind up having to do tedious tasks to prove yourself to them. After accomplishing the feat given to you by each dragon, you are given a part of the Song of the Hero. When given each part separately, the songs don’t really seem to sound familiar. But, if you take an in depth look, there’s a bit more to be found.

When placed together, the separate parts given to you by each of the dragons and Levias start to come together and make sense. A YouTube user by the name of LetsongaAkemi has posted a video playing each part separately and one by one adding another piece. Make the jump inside and see if you can hear the resemblance.

While one of the more famous notable aspects of Zelda gameplay would be its unique and original puzzle solving, music in the series definitely has its own place. Music in any game is an important aspect, but when it can be incorporated into the gameplay it’self, its just that much more enjoyable. Games like Ocarina of Time, Wind Waker, and Majora’s Mask are all prime examples of music and songs having a huge impact on gameplay, but Skyward Sword found a brand new way. Not only do you have an instrument as an item, but a song itself is split up into several pieces and is the main focus of the story at one point.

While I wasn’t a huge fan of the Faron segment, collecting the four different pieces of the song is something I really liked that Skyward Sword brought to the franchise. Seeing that the four parts of the song actually play at the same time instead of one after the other adds a layer of depth to the experience that I hadn’t yet thought of and just shows the creativity Nintendo is still putting into every game, even after 25 years of working on the same title. Let us know your thoughts.

Source: YouTube Via GoNintendo
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