Enhanced Nintendo MIDIs: "Ambi's Palace" from Zelda: Oracle of Ages

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My Enhanced Nintendo MIDI collection consists of MIDI files I sequenced and routed through my Yamaha Motif ES8 keyboard, utilising its rather nice-sounding General MIDI samples. The staff view was played with Cakewalk Express and the presentation was recorded with CamStudio. All instruments use the standard MIDI patches unless otherwise noted. To follow the notes in the sequence and to ensure the best sound quality, viewing full screen in 720p (HD) is strongly advised.

This regal tune plays at Ambi's Palace and King Zora's throne room in Zelda: Oracle of Ages. The source material uses three generic square waves, which led me to use aesthetic judgment when selecting instruments for the 11-year-old MIDI. Since those days, I made an instrument change for this presentation.

[UPDATE: Click below for the first recording with "accurate" (but abrasive) articulations:
http://www.designerpeach.com/OoAAmbi-XG-Articulations.mp3]

Track Details:

1: Trumpet
2: French Horn
3: Tuba

Disclaimer:
Queen Ambi is a trademark of Nintendo. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages is copyright of Nintendo and Capcom.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Zelda
• Legend of Zelda
• LoZ
• Oracle of Ages
• OoA
• Queen Ambi
• Ambi's Palace
• MIDI
• XG
• Song
• Music
• Yamaha Motif
• Game Boy Color
• GBC
• Peach
• VGMusic
• Pure Sound
• ゼルダの伝説
• ふしぎの木の実
• ～時空の章～
• アンビー

[Starfalcon399]

-huge mofo'in smile- TYSM! SHEET MUSIC FTW!!!!!!!!!!

[PeachToadstool]

@Starfalcon399 You're welcome. I've been trying a little harder with the accuracy of the displayed notes in recent Enhanced Game MIDIs; I can't promise this one has spot-on durations, because the trim settings I used. Still, if it helps for playing the music, I'm happy to have been of service!

[DoctorDrinkX10]

nice work, this version is actually a little better.

[PeachToadstool]

@DoctorDrinkX10 Thanks. I'm more satisfied with it. Of course, there's only so much one can do before it enters remix territory.

[jad4321]

Nicely done peach. Heh while I really can't recall much from the game, it's a nice tune. That Yamaha Motif ES8's Midi samples are really nice. Look forward to more, the french horn really helps out the trumpet I think.

[PeachToadstool]

@jad4321 Thanks! Sorry that I had to re-upload. The previous recording just did not sit well with me. Aesthetics beat mechanics in this case, I'd say.

[jad4321]

@PeachToadstool No problem. Heh and that's fine, it's better to have it to your liking than having a lot of people running over it stating how good it is, yet..those little points stick out like soar thumbs with things.