Style: Video game music
Primary Emotions/Themes: If OOT was the ray of hope, this is the darkness that comes from the shadow cast from that light
Thoughts: Zelda is such an interesting series, every now and then you'll get an entry that completely defies all expectations and changes the formula completely. That is what Majora's Mask is.
Much like the change in style the music has also changed to accommodate the darker tone of the game. Many of the same themes that we've all come to know and love are still here, but often they sound tainted... the music is a bit off.
This is all intentional of course, Majora's Mask is a dark game and the music reflects that. Things that we took for granted before are now no longer the case. We're not looking for the master sword or even Zelda.. were looking for a way to not die every three days. Quite the change.
For the longest time this was my most wished for soundtrack to be put to vinyl, when it was added to my collection I felt like there were very few video game releases left that I needed. After having this for several years now I still feel the same way. My collection is one step closer to complete for having this record in it.
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