Why the Gerudo Valley Theme in Ocarina of Time is such an Amazing Song

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  @SaveDataTeam · 4 years ago (edited) · pinned

  What do you think about Gerudo Valley and it&apos;s music? Tell us about it below! <br>Also, it would be a huge help to getting these videos out at a faster rate if you supported us financially at: <a href="https://patreon.com/savedatateam">https://Patreon.com/savedatateam </a><br>And I stream Zelda Randomizers sometimes at: <a href="https://twitch.tv/savedatateam">https://Twitch.tv/savedatateam</a>

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  @mikereyes2488 · 4 years ago

  I always wondered if Koji Kondo was like &quot;you know what, I just feel like putting a Spanish flair to this level/song&quot; and not really thinking of history/origin of the Gerudo people 😂

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  @LAM1895 · 4 years ago (edited)

  My dad plays guitar for fun and I talked him into learning this tune. It was difficult for him because he didn’t know the style and it was a huge workout for him to keep the rhythm, but he managed to learn it and I accompanied him on my electronic keyboard by changing the sound to guitar or trumpet. We had fun playing this together 🙂

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  @brianmerritt5410 · 3 years ago

  It takes talent to create a track that slaps, but never gets annoying when the player is stuck in that level for hours.

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  @jackwhat5969 · 3 years ago

  As a Portuguese man, as a history tour guide, as a fan of Zelda games, and as a fan of both fado and flamenco music... You&apos;ve really done your research. Great video, I really appreciated this.

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  @samgould8567 · 4 years ago (edited)

  My mom never cared about my video games when I was a kid. However, one day when she came to my room to check on me, I had Ocarina of Time paused while in the Gerudo Valley. We were talking and then out of the blue, she remarked how much she liked the music and asked where it was coming from. I unpaused my N64 and showed her. That was 20-some years ago but I still remember it because it seemed to be the only time we bonded over a video game.

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  @simonn2045 · 4 years ago

  This is THE song I could listen to over and over and can find any excuse to just be in Gerudo Valley

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  @Elbarbäs · 4 years ago

  As an andalusian myself and flamenco enthusiastic (and zelda player too) i wanna say that your video is pretty well researched, i liked a lot that you used video examples, you saying the elements names in Spanish and the respect, thanks for this video

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  @GigglebunsUV · 4 years ago

  worth mentioning that i-bVII-bVI-V progression is also used heavily throughout Zelda&apos;s music, biggest one being the main theme. so the fact that it was used in this song as well as being the most common flamenco progression is definitely no coincidence

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  @erikhendrickson59 · 4 years ago

  Koji Kondo has written DOZENS of songs that I could listen to literally an infinite number of times. &nbsp;The man is a fucking genius.

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  @Ceridwyn82 · 2 years ago

  This song always makes me cry… it’s mesmerizingly, hauntingly, but upliftingly beautiful. It’s always struck me deeply, emotionally in ways I can’t put into words. 1000% my favorite. But there are so many amazing scores in the Zelda music universe.

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  @sweetmisslaura · 4 years ago

  I read a article when I was younger that Koji Kondo said this was influenced by flamenco music. My dad does not play video games but playing this as a kid my dad loved the music always said reminded him of home

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