Learning Music Theory With -- [The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]

Koji Kondo was my first and biggest inspiration on composing music ever since I was little. In this video I try to go in-depth on the compositional techniques that made Ocarina of Time's soundtrack a classic and how others' compositions including mine have been influenced. Techniques covered here include "V7 resolves to I", [IV V I] & [ii V I], longer chains of 5ths like [vi ii V I] and [iii vi ii V I], and key modulation.

Stay tuned for Part 2, in which we'll get a bit more advanced.

Discord server link:
https://discord.gg/mWDYmYh

Ko-fi link:
https://ko-fi.com/gavinleeper

Here's the book I used, if that's of interest.
https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Zelda-Collection-Piano-Sheet/dp/481088449X
Here are a couple things I excluded in order to try and monetize, but are still fun to check out.

For level 4.5, I couldn't find more examples that ended on IV/IV, but here are some that at least end on a IV with the characteristic Lydian extensions.

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Rain
https://open.spotify.com/track/3aHmtgokFcRGuvobGWglB6?si=fEUuUB8QSHWtxxugveUXsg

Ryuichi Sakamoto - El Mar Medeterrani
https://youtu.be/0_aqeDrSZuQ
(As sampled in Thundercat's "Message for Austin")

Magnetic Man - Flying Into Tokyo
https://open.spotify.com/track/1DHTcOOGce04ovOXmwmFQT?si=wD0zFz6DTHyrgSz1djqNpQ
(This one does end on IV/IV)

Cecile Corbel - Arriety’s Song (Performed by Makiko Hirohashi)
https://youtu.be/uyfsGc25kV4

Other relevant content:
Ocarina of Rhyme
https://youtu.be/DplMlB9wQSo

And shout out to this guy, both for exhaustively compiling all the music from OOT, and for making (?) this troll Flintstones version of Kakariko Village
https://youtu.be/aHeVN2oquds

Видео Learning Music Theory With -- [The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time] канала Gavin Leeper