Zelda: Ocarina of Time Piano Medley (Extended) Nostalgia Edition

Here's an extended version of my Zelda Medley, featuring some of the most iconic tunes from Ocarina of Time, filmed in this new bird-eye perspective.

Tracklist:
0:00 Title Theme
1:22 Song of Storms
1:54 Serenade of Water
2:11 Great Fairy Fountain
3:29 Saria's Song
4:01 Zelda's Lullaby
4:13 Minuet of Forest
4:25 Bolero of Fire
4:38 Lon Lon Ranch
6:18 Nocturne of Shadow
6:36 Gerudo Valley
7:28 Title Theme (Reprise)
7:45 Kakariko Village
8:55 Main Theme
9:19 ???

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=======(The Details)=======
I wanted to do something special for the first video of 2020 with this video. It's the longest/most involved Medley I've done for this channel and took a lot of practice to get ready (over 36 hours of total rendering for this video). I think that practiced paid off as the trickier tunes went well (Fairy Fountain and Gerudo Valley).

The phrasing and dynamics could be better but I was really feeling the pressure on this upload due to the length and difficulty of recording it in one take, all the delays and after not having recorded for a while. There are a few mistakes/heavy-handed playing, especially in the Bolero of Fire and Lon Lon Ranch. I was honestly afraid of losing the take due to some stupid one-off mistake in those tracks and it comes off in the playing imo. Those mistakes will be corrected in the sheet music.

Overall I think it was a great take and I hope newcomers and veterans of the channel can both enjoy this video. Now onto the next video!

Your Pianist,

Erik C.

#zeldamedley #ocarinaoftimepiano #nostalgia

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A very special thanks to all my patreon supporters, especially top donors:

Joy Weidner
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Matt Scalf
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Michael Barnett
Isaac Loyer
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Brandon Susini
Benjamin Watkin
Matt W
Kronos
Robert Le
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Philipp Schürch
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Woodn
Quentin Ponath
Rodney Jones

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[christianbaeza]

My dad wasn’t a gamer but he loved a great story, I was a gamer and I had just gotten OOT, so he sat there with me watching me play and deeply immersed in the adventure. Hours we went laughing, seriousness, even scary moments all with the amazing score of this timeless game but he was there with me through it all to the end. My dad isn’t here with me anymore but his memory will forever be... yes I cried my eyes out but I truly want to thank you. You reminded me of not just those gaming moments with him but of just my dad being my dad. I could not have asked for a better reminder of how awesome he was. Thank you.

[themexwall]

The fact that I’ve never played Ocarina of Time before but I still recognize most of these songs speaks volumes on the game’s magnitude

[annagibbs]

My husband and I played this for our daughter in the womb. Now, she’s two months old and it’s just about the only way she’ll fall asleep at night. By far the best/nerdiest thing we’ve done as parents

[miketacos]

That Great Fairy Fountain was jawdropping.

[GodMaxDrinkerofTea]

Speedruns get shorter, Medleys get longer. This truly is the best part of the video game era.

[matthewbajus]

Me: “This guy is pretty good, hopefully he keeps Gerudo Valley simple so that I can learn it.”
6:36
Pianist: “I. Am. Speed.”

[DoubleZDogg]

2:55 I don't think non-piano players can appreciate how hard it is to play multi-octave arpeggios that fast and cleanly. Erik C is clearly a professional pianist.

[haydanoc]

It shows how emotional Zelda music is, so many of the comments are, ‘I played this game, at this age, with this person, but they’ve passed away now.”

It’s lovely to hear of the great times, and the super amounts of nostalgia.. but it’s also super sad reading that those times can’t be shared anymore.

Hold onto those happy memories everyone ❤️

[justanothergamer]

Holy crap that fairy fountain. You are nuts.

[ErikCPianoman]

Here's an extended version of my Zelda Oot Medley. This one took a lot of practice and is now the longest video on the channel. I hope you enjoy!
Tracklist:
0:03 Title Theme
1:22 Song of Storms
1:54 Serenade of Water
2:11 Great Fairy Fountain
3:29 Saria's Song
4:01 Zelda's Lullaby
4:13 Minuet of Forest
4:25 Bolero of Fire
4:38 Lon Lon Ranch
6:18 Nocturne of Shadow
6:36 Gerudo Valley
7:28 Title Theme (Reprise)
7:45 Kakariko Village
8:55 Main Theme
9:19 ???

Also, I’m curious how many of you have heard my older version of this medley already? Do you mind these revamped old arrangements recorded in this new perspective? Let me know below.

[hand]

I can’t help but think that you MIGHT like OOT just a *little* bit

[gmulhall]

It almost feels as if the music wrote the game, that's how well they fit together.

[soapscap]

I’m a simple man; i see an ocarina of time video, i click it, i get goosebumps, then i cry

[shivssd]

“I paid for the whole piano, I’m gonna use the whole piano.”

- Piano Man

[thealmightyduck]

safe to say zelda has one of, if not the BEST soundtrack in all of gaming history

Edit: I gotta hand it to you guys, you sure know some damn good sound tracks haha

[cedric]

When you play this game as an adult and realize you've lost all the imagination you had as a kid. You feel stuck in the physical bounderies of the game whereas when you were a child there were no bounderies, it just felt limitless. You were so engaged into the story, and immersed by your surroundings that every area you explored had its own smell. I really miss that.

[identity_]

Is it okay to cry

This is literally me and my brother’s childhood.

[dp]

This is the first time I’ve ever actually had my jaw drop at a musical performance, the great fairy fountain was one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen played on the piano

[viriotie]

my mom and I bonded over legend of Zelda games growing up while I was in cancer treatment. She passed away a month ago but I felt her spirit in these songs. Thank you for creating something so beautiful, this game will always hold a special place in my heart, it’s artists like you that keep the love for it going.

[cosmicbrambleclawv]

Takes me back to 2000

I was 4 years old, my uncle who was like my older brother (he passed away last year.. rest in peace) was in high school, and I used to love watching him play

One of my proudest moments was one day (he gave me the 64) I found the sinker lure and caught the Hylian Eel first cast. His jaw hit the floor cause he had never seen anybody catch it and here I was 6 or 7 years old smiling ear to ear cause I impressed him

This will always make me think of him when I listen now, thank you