![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “Temple of Time” was the first track I listened to on the album as I have such a fondness for on the Ocarina of Time soundtrack. There’s also rapid strings in the background and bagpipes which all work very well together that give a sense of awe and at the same time a feeling of cold mystery. “Shrine” by far is my favorite track composed by Yasuaki Iwata which has a unique sound of a bell ringing but when rung gives off a an electronic chime in changing tones. Yasukaki Iwata composed these tracks on this album: “Shrine”, “The Temple of Time”, “Stables”, “Kass’s Theme”, “Goron City (Day)”, “Goron City (Night)”, “Zora’s Domain (Day)”, “Zora’s Domain (Night)”, “Gerudo Town (Day)”, “Gerudo Town (Night)”, “Rito Village (Day)” and “Rito Village (Night)” (w/Kenta Nagata). My favorite track of the album by Manaka Kataoka is “Guardian Battle” which opens with chilling piano you’d expect to hear in a horror film, and moves into a pulsing electronic and string melody, and almost sounds like electronic sounds of breathing every 10 seconds or in the background suggesting that something has come back to life, or has a power pulsing through it. Sparse piano features throughout many of the area tracks including “Field Day” where sustained notes go several moments between each other giving the listener a sense of large expansive spaces. Soft piano moves from flute, to triumphant brass, wonderful strings and finishes on goosebump inducing piano note. The “Main Theme” features some gorgeous melodies, chorales and instrumentation and sets the musical tone for the album. Manaka Kataoka has worked on several Nintendo games before including Wii Fit, Animal Crossing, and The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks, and according to the Nintendo Wiki specifically these tracks for Breath of the Wild: “Main Theme”, “Field (Day)”, “Battle (Field)”, “Battle (Shrine)”, “Riding (Day)”, “Riding (Night) (w/Koji Kondo)”, “Guardian Battle” and “Talus Battle”. Recently Video Game Music Online posted the listing of the full sound team on their website, among the listing both Manaka Kataoka and Yasuaki Iwata as composers of the music for the game. Read of for my review of the album, and if you didn’t get the Special Edition I have some tips on where you can grab your own copy of this CD, and details on its various releases. The Breath of the Wild CD offers 23 tracks from the game, and a 24th track with a live recording. The soundtrack CD that comes in the package is a gorgeous Digipak case which make me very happy after the release of the simple cardboard sleeve that North Americans received for the Twilight Princess Sound Selection CD. I was fortunate enough to acquire a copy of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Special Edition released in North America. ![]()
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