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My name is DJ Dodongo with KXCI Tucson’s Bonus Tracks and I’m here today to talk about the one and only Koji Kondo. If you play video games, or even if you don’t, you likely know about Mario and The Legend of Zelda. But do you know about the composer of many iconic songs from these games?
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Koji Kondo is a legendary composer who works with Nintendo. He’s most well known for making the music of The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, the Mario theme song, and the Legend of Zelda theme song. But he’s worked on a lot more than just these. He’s made some of the music for Star Fox 64. Zelda Twilight Princess and more. But did you know Koji Kondo has made some of the spookiest music in all of Nintendo’s history? Ocarina of Time is a truly.
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amazing game that has heavily influenced gaming and Nintendo. It has over 7 million copies sold and was incredibly successful. While it’s well known for many things, one of the things it’s well known for is its surprisingly eerie music. Koji Kondo accomplishes this eeriness in multiple ways, but the main way is by using perfect fourths. What is a perfect fourth, you ask? A perfect fourth is a dissonant harmony that is quite unnatural. It creates a very.
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neutral tone. It’s not low or high, which is what causes unease in people. Koji Kondo’s use of these unique sounds is truly amazing. Some of his best works with perfect fourths are the Spirit Temple theme, from Ocarina of Time, The Prince of Darkness from A Link to the Past, and the Water Temple theme.
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from Ocarina of Time.
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All of these songs are beautiful representations of Koji Kondo’s skill as a composer. This has been DJ Dodongo from KXCI Tucson. Thank you for listening to Bonus Tracks. Stay tuned for more Bonus Tracks from the future of radio on KXCI Tucson.
Musical selections in this episode are:
Koji Kondo, Katie Shesko “Legend Of Zelda Theme” 2023 -Katie Shesko- 0:43
Koji Kondo, ZREO “Spirit Temple Theme” 2023- Ocarina of Time Selections ZREO Studios LLC.- 0:50
Koji Kondo, Jonnas Heisenberg “Water Temple Theme” Ocarina of Time Jonnas Records -0:38
Koji Kondo, Jonnas Heisenberg, “Dark World” A Link To The Past- Jonnas Records 2023 -0:20
This program was recorded, engineered, edited, produced, and nurtured by Bridgitte Thum
Special thanks to KXCI’s education team for creating a safe and fun environment to foster creativity in our young participants.
