Update: Streaming Launch of Zelda Reorchestrated’s Twilight Symphony Postponed to May 9th

Update: In a series of announcements on Twitter, ZREO Second Quest revealed that the streaming launch of Twilight Symphony has been postponed to May 9th. The album was briefly available on May 2nd, but ZREO Second Quest decided to pull the album because of a series of technical difficulties and unexcepted issues. The team cited several issue that they are working to resolve including an incorrect price point on iTunes and Amazon, incorrect ordering of the tracks, and some mistakes with how musicians should be credited.

ZREO Second Quest also regrettably noted that the song “Back from the Spring” (the second track on the album) will not be a part of the streaming release for Twilight Symphony. ZREO Second Quest explained that the song could not be licensed because the music from the song never appeared in any of the Twilight Princess original soundtrack releases.

If you are interested in learning more about the delay to Twilight Symphony‘s launch, check out ZREO Second Quest’s announcements here.

Original: Containing 71 total tracks and over three and a half hours of music, Twilight Symphony (2012) is the definitive re-interpretation of the music and story of Twilight Princess. Zelda Reorchestrated’s commitment to showcasing the full scope of the music in Twilight Princess, as well as the impeccable quality of the musical performances, arrangements, and sound engineering, has made Twilight Symphony one of the most beloved music projects in the Zelda series’ long history. In September 2022, ZREO Second Quest (the successor project to the original Zelda Reorchestrated) released Twilight Symphony Selections, a collection of music that contained 26 of the 71 tracks that ZREO: Second Quest was able to license under U.S. copyright laws. While this was a not a full release of Twilight Symphony, the album was notable for being the first time that any music from Twilight Symphony was officially available on streaming services.

In a surprise announcement on Twitter, ZREO Second Quest announced that they will be officially releasing the full Twilight Symphony for streaming on May 2nd, 2023. The album will be available on major platforms including Apple Music, Deezer, Spotify, YouTube Music, Tidal, Amazon, Pandora, Claro Música, and more. There are no current plans for a physical release or Bandcamp release of Twilight Symphony. ZREO Second Quest also revealed that the triple album will be available for $15 USD on both Apple Music and Amazon Music, though there may be small regional differences and taxes depending on the platform and geography. One of the big fears that ZREO Second Quest had was that they would be forced to use the standard $1.29/0.99/0.69 USD price model that would make it far more expensive to purchase the whole album, but fortunately, that is not the case.

 

Zelda Dungeon reached out to ZREO Second for clarification on how the copyright situation had changed since the release of Twilight Symphony Selections so the full triple album could be released. ZREO Second Quest explained that the “Japanese release of Twilight Princess [that] was offered for sale to the US via CD Japan” helped pave the way for the full release of Twilight Symphony. According to ZREO Second Quest’s distributor, Soundrop, the release of the full soundtrack by CD Japan satisfies “the official, audio-only music store link requirements for licensing under U.S. copyright law” since CD Japan works directly with publishers and sells to the United States.

ZREO Second Quest also announced the addition of 2 unreleased, never-before-heard tracks and 16 early versions of album tracks that will be include as part of this release. The unreleased tracks and early versions of tracks will compiled at the end of the album. ZREO Second Quest stated that they have always wanted these alternate versions and early works to be available, and they also revealed that some of the early tracks are completely different from the versions available on the final album.

The unreleased tracks will be a version of the E3 2004 “Twilight Princess Trailer” and “Boss Room Calm.” The early version will include the following tracks:

  • “Overture” (Extended) (Early Version)
  • “Ordon Village” (Early Version)
  • “Midna’s Theme” (Early Version)
  • “Light Spirit’s Message” (Early Version)
  • “Princess Zelda’s Theme” (Extract) (Early Version)
  • “Hyrule Castle Town” (Early Version)
  • “Sacred Grove” (Early Version)
  • “Death Mountain” (Early Version)
  • “Lake Hylia” (Extract) (Early Version)
  • “Gerudo Desert” (Early Version) Temple of Time (Early Version)
  • “Hidden Village” (Extract) (Early Version)
  • “Ilia” (Early Version)
  • “Throne of the Demon Thief” (Part 1) (Early Version)
  • “Throne of the Demon Thief” (Part 2) (Early Version)
  • “Dark Lord Ganondorf” (Early Version)

ZREO Second Quest also commented on the future for Twilight Symphony Selections, which contains 26 of the 71 tracks. Currently, Twilight Symphony Selections will stay online as a shorter form, best-of compilation. At some point in the future, there may be consolidation of both albums into a final “Twilight Symphony” album.

What do you think of this announcement by ZREO Second Quest? Are you excited for the release of Twilight Symphony on music streaming platforms? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

Source: ZREO Second Quest

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