Zelda: A Beep to the Past

Published: July 26, 2023, 10 a.m.

b"Music is a quintessential part of the Zelda series. And some of Zelda\\u2019s most iconic melodies go all the way back to the original game, on the Nintendo Entertainment System. These tunes were born in an age of 8 bits, and 5 lo-fi channels of audio. But those limitations forced composer Koji Kondo to make them as distilled and powerful as possible. Featuring Thomas of Thomas Game Docs, and Kirk Hamilton of Strong Songs.\\n\\nWatch our video shorts on Youtube, Instagram, and TikTok.\\nFollow us on Reddit, Twitter, and Facebook.\\nSign up for Twenty Thousand Hertz+ to get our entire catalog ad-free.\\nIf you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org\\nSubscribe to Thomas Game Docs, on Youtube.\\nSubscribe to Strong Songs wherever you get your podcasts.\\nCheck out more work by DragonDePlatino, who composed the 8-bit version of Bol\\xe9ro.\\nGo to indeed.com/hertz to start hiring today.\\nVisit babbel.com/20k to get 55% off your subscription.\\nFind the right doctor, right now with at zocdoc.com/20k.\\nVisit shopify.com/20k and sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period.\\nSupport us by supporting our sponsors at 20k.org/sponsors.\\nEpisode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: https://www.20k.org/episodes/zeldabeep\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"