Skyward Sword will have live orchestrated and folk music, secret instrument
Unsurprisingly, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword will place a big focus on a musical instrument. Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask featured an ocarina, Wind Waker sported a conductor’s baton, and Twilight Princess had… grass.
While Skyward Sword’s instrument is a secret for now, some fans believe Link will play a lyre based on some snippet of footage captured for the game’s GDC trailer. Mahito Yokota is keeping everything a secret for now, though he did elaborate a bit on the Skyward Sword’s music in the latest Iwata Asks.
Iwata: May I also ask about the sound of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for the Wii console?
Yokota: (happily) Ooh, can we talk about that, too?!
Iwata: Today, we’re talking about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, but it’s also the twenty-fifth anniversary of The Legend of Zelda.
Yokota: Oh, that’s right!
Iwata: What are the main points with regard to the sound?
Yokota: One of the characteristics of the music of The Legend of Zelda series is the background music with folk instruments. So not only the regular orchestral instruments, but we also recorded some folk instruments live.
Iwata: Is there a particular key instrument, like the ocarina in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time?
Yokota: Yes. It’s still a secret, though. Keep your ears pricked!
