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  Twilight Symphony Will Feature Live Choir Courtesy of Kickstarter Backers!

  March 25, 2011 | Jayson Napolitano | Comments Off on Twilight Symphony Will Feature Live Choir Courtesy of Kickstarter Backers! Share this Twilight Symphony Will Feature Live Choir Courtesy of Kickstarter Backers!

  That’s a mouthful! The good news is that you will be hearing a live choir in ZREO’s upcoming Twilight Symphony album that we teamed up with Destructoid to reveal to you last month.  For those who don’t recall, the album is ZREO’s more encompassing and drastic follow-up to their immensely popular Ocarina of Time orchestration project, this time focusing on the unreleased score of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

  So what happened on Kickstarter?  The team wanted to record a live choir for the album (which will also include performances by vocalist Aubrey Ashburn), and they were looking to raise $18,000 to do so.  Instead, they’ve raised $25,000 and will be able to record even more live elements for the album.  It’s amazing that one backer even contributed at the maximum level, $2,000, and will be invited to attend the recording sessions.  That’s dedication!

  Does this new development increase your appetite for the album?  Will you be picking it up when it’s released?

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  OSV Exclusive: Meet ZREO’s New Zelda Project, Twilight Symphony

  February 3, 2011 | Jayson Napolitano | 16 Comments Share this OSV Exclusive: Meet ZREO’s New Zelda Project, Twilight Symphony

  

  If you dig back really far, you may remember a post Gideon wrote about ZREO (Zelda Reorchestrated) arranging every piece of music from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. While that project did not feature a live orchestra, and was mostly a note-for-note transcription of the pieces using high-quality sample libraries, the result was still impressive.  With that in mind, however, you will be completely blown away by what the team is working on next. As you can guess from the title of this post, we’re incredibly excited to be involved with the announcement of their latest project, Twilight Symphony, which will feature arranged music from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

  But not only are we helping to announce this project. We also have something for you to listen to. Through this joint reveal with our friends over at Destructoid, you will be able to sample 10 tracks from the album, which aims to re-orchestrate nearly 40 tracks from the game totaling over two and half hours of music.

  Hit the jump for our exclusive trailer and for more details about the album. (more…)

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  Zelda Reorchestrated: Ocarina of Time

  December 31, 2009 | Gideon Dabi | 2 Comments Share this Zelda Reorchestrated: Ocarina of Time

  

  A group of musicians has dedicated countless hours to reorchestrating music from The Legend of Zelda series and have finally finished their version of Ocarina of Time. The mission statement from their website reads as follows:

  At Zelda Reorchestrated, we are commited to lush symphonic performances of the greatest songs from The Legend of Zelda™ as they would have sounded with the warm halls and intimate expression of a live philharmonic.

  We do not seek profit or fame. We simply love Zelda and wish to share its inspiration on all of us with all of you.

  How can we argue with that? Listen to ZREO here.

  [via Destructoid]

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