ReMix:The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening "Abyssal Reverie" 4:39
By RebeccaETripp
Arranging the music of 5 songs...
"Dream Shrine", "Fairy Fountain", "Get Heart", "Owl", "Siren's Instrument Fanfare"
Primary Game: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo , 1993, GB), music by Kozue Ishikawa, Minako HamanoPosted 2019-12-17, evaluated by Liontamer
While Songs of the Sirens: Link's Awakening ReMixed was directed/conceptualized by DaMonz & WillRock, who ALSO put Mirror Image together, it ended up being far less of an EDM joint than its predecessor, running more of a stylistic gamut & allowing for ambient, haunting, conceptual pieces like this medley gem from Rebecca E. Tripp:
"Abyssal Reverie" means "highly suggestible state." It implies a kind of trance-like mode of consciousness, somewhere between sleep and wakefulness. In this miniature medley, which is in part a revised "new age" excerpt from my "Link's Awakening Epic Orchestral Medley," I wanted to convey such modes of consciousness via sound. The music is, therefore, mysterious, playful, strange, and at times unsettling, not unlike a dream.
I chose themes that I felt were reminiscent of classical stories about mermaids, sirens, faeries, and other magical (usually, though not always) feminine apparitions of illusion and beauty. I think on one level Link's Awakening is a story about a mind being momentarily led astray, and then eventually finding its way back into consciousness. It's a story of a hapless dreamer discovering transcendent "truth" in the midst of fiction. For this reason, I chose to "wake" the dreamer at the end, by resolving most (though not all) of the "tension.""
Very free-association, stream-of-consciousness, dreamlike structure, moving from theme to theme amidst a sea of sustained choral notes, rise-fall arpeggious, and a glistening, deep soundscape. As Rebecca says, this is mysterious and even borders on sinister/unsettling at points, but ultimately delivers a vignette of related, hypnotic feels. While she often employs a similar instrumentation palette, I feel like her arrangements and production have continued branching out, and this piece eschews verse-chorus for something more exploratory & uncertain. Compelling stuff which ended up adding a specific vibe to Songs of the Sirens, deepening its bench & widening its vision. Great work!
Discussion
on 2024-04-17 15:14:58
This remix definitely feels like the backdrop for a dream sequence. It's etherial yet has that touch of whimsy that makes it pleasant to listen to. Good job!
on 2019-12-18 13:07:00
I like the potential of this folksy remix but I think it could've benefited from a crescendo at some point. It just seems to kinda meander but not really go anywhere all that interesting
Sources Arranged (5 Songs)
- Primary Game:
-
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo
, 1993,
GB)
Music by Kozue Ishikawa,Minako Hamano
- Songs:
- "Dream Shrine"
"Fairy Fountain"
"Get Heart"
"Owl"
"Siren's Instrument Fanfare"
Tags (11)
- Genre:
- Impressionist,New Age
- Mood:
- Mellow,Mystical,Peaceful
- Instrumentation:
- Bells,Choir,Harp,Vibraphone,Woodwinds
- Additional:
- Arrangement > Medley
File Information
- Name:
- Legend_of_Zelda_Link's_Awakening_Abyssal_Reverie_OC_ReMix.mp3
- Size:
- 7,636,780 bytes
- MD5:
- fb873f5efff286b2f9b7083e6a6ce3e0
- Bitrate:
- 216Kbps
- Duration:
- 4:39
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