Divine Beast Vah Ruta (Full Theme) - Breath of the Wild (HD) 

Something that almost no one noticed: from 00:00 to 1:20 if you hear the song on headphones you wil notice that each part of the song representing Mipha comes from the Leftside, and each part presenting Ganon comes from the Rightside. SOS signal on the left, SAD signal on the right. Each "echoing" note is on the left, each distorted note is on the right. The only thing present on both is the piano, which probably represents Ruta. This piece is true genius.

The more terminals you get the more sadder and creepier it gets and it also shows that mipha doesn't want link to fight waterblight ganon and doesn't want him to leave while in the other divine beasts the theme gets more hopeful

I am not sad, I’m fucking terrified. This music is scaring me with all the Morse code beeps and the long piano notes. But at the same time all the divine beasts were fun to save.

I can't believe no one has mentioned this, but the moment when the SOS starts dying out around 5:10, is when the organ representing Ganon's motif kicks in strongest. Ganon is in complete control at that moment

with each phase, the piano sounds less like a piano and more like a "GODDESS HYLIA PLEASE FUCKING HELP ME IM GONNA DIE"

that piano player was definitely feelin some shit

Each of the divine beasts themes are essentially the champion’s final moments given musical form. You can hear the entire struggle evolve and go from bad to worse.

phase 1: 0:01 phase 2: 1:19 phase 3: 2:11 phase 4: 3:02 phase 5: 3:54 final phase: 4:45 With each phase comes an increase in tension and desperation. In terms of musical storytelling, I'd say this track is one of the best in the game.

I remember hearing Ruta's theme for the 1st time, it sounded way more haunting than the others. The gentle music box paired with the grim piano gave such a ghostly vibe

To me this one thematically is the most disturbing, and tragic in terms of musically what it conveys. There's the scary tension around in the electro interaction and it makes you kind of dizzy, then you have the stressed piano accents punctuating the mournful theme. I think it beautifully conveys her tragic story and her unfulfilled love for Link. That is how this music gets that meaning. I get these sick chills each time I hear this.

The emotional weight of this song. Vah Ruta in total is a symbolism for Mipha’s sadness. She’s been trapped along with Ruta for 100 years. She knows her people are suffering without her. She doesn’t want link to fight the blight ganon and she especially doesn’t want him to leave because of how much she loves him. I cried when I released her and Vah Ruta from ganon. I cried because I knew she was free. Her suffering was over. The suffering of her people was over

I just imagine Mipha hiding somewhere using morse code whilst blight is searching, scanning the area and using sad code as its trained to search and destroy... as its getting closer to Mipha she panics and uses the code faster and faster then when the music speeds up at 4:46 that's when she's found and the very short battle begins then when the music changes at 5:45 her death painful death happens

The SAD (Ganon's) signal transmits earlier than the SOS (Mipha's) signal. He was already in the beast on his prowl for her. Then after the first Terminal, their fight begins. After second terminal Mipha is gravely injured (synthwaves inducing flowing blood), after third Ganon takes on bringing the beast under his control while Mipha bleeds out. She can only watch in horror, as her live slowly flows out of her.

I havent seen anyone talk about how the SAD signal plays before the SOS, implying that waterblight ganon reached mipha before she sent out the sos.

I think while the other champions fought the blight, Mipha hid. That's why the music gets creepier the longer you hear it, because the blight slowly starts getting closer and closer. The Morse code even speeds up the longer you hear it.

5:13 I think I just heard Mipha dropping her trident right after the SOS codes have stopped holy shit I think I’ll go cry

this track is amazing. in the other divine beasts, you can hear hope as you progress, but in vah ruta, you only hear hope in the beginning. Mipha is happy to see you at first, but she realizes this means you'll have to fight the beast that killed her. The theme goes from hopeful to desperate, a warning. Mipha is begging you to live, and to her, that means leaving.

I honestly feel sad and hopeless listening to this theme, it feels like no matter how hard you try you won't win, a gruesome and horrific death is always there and waiting for you. Every. Single. Time.

At 1:20 The beeping becomes rapid, almost like Mipha was desperate for help, Like she instantly knew she wouldn't be able to fight on her own and she was sounding the SAD alarm off to Let the team know she was hidden and in danger so each electronic gush you hear, It's almost Waterblight was getting closer to where she was hiding that's when the alarm would sound for SAD, It got quicker and as soon as the music picked up, He had found her But she was still sounding SAD Off that's when it stops soon after, As she's focused on battle that soon lead to her painful death

These tracks are truly haunting. Some people a lot of people seem to notice is the desperation the champions had while they were fighting for their lives. However I think there's another reason as well. The Champions were caught completely by surprise by the calamity, and when fighting against the blights, they weren't just fighting to save their lives but to save all of Hyrule. They knew the damage Ganon would cause if they didn't win, so their desperation is twofold; to save their own lives and to not fail Hyrule. If you asks me that makes the despair in these Divine Beast tracks even more tragic. Not only did they realise they were going to die, but that they were not able to perform their duty and save Hyrule. The rising panic in the music illustrates that beautifully.

The fact that it started with the SAD (search and destroy) morse code before the SOS shows how outmatched mipha was against waterblight It managed to overlap the SOS signal with its malice which makes this more depressing

The Zora arc was the best in BotW from a story perspective imo, and you can really feel it in this track

I honestly feel like the whole story of mipha is sad. She loved link so much just to die and never be able to see him again.

The one thing I actually hated about this song was that it goes from somewhat calm to immediately creepy as the player progresses. Which isn't bad in own's thing because it works for this setting, the more terminals that are unlocked the closer to relasing the monstrosity that took control of the Beast and killed it's champion. It gives the player the realization after going in of: "oh shit something is wrong" the more we stay. And again it works, except only... it only happens in this Divine Beast. For all the other Divine Beasts it's creepy/unsettling when we first enter but then as we get the terminals the music changes from unsettling to something more akin to hope, like we're liberating the Divine Beasts. But not here. It's like a creepy dollhouse that gets worse and worse as the player goes on. Personally I would've made the song slightly slower and be like 1:20 and slowly go from creepy to calm again to give that false sense of security until the Waterblight appears. Like don't get me wrong I love the song, I really do. I just wish that if Nintendo was gonna keep this song, then why did the other Divine Beasts couldn't have had something similar? Or at the very least make this one different

All the Divine Beasts have a somewhat forboding atmosphere but... this one gets me so badly. The music gives it the atmosphere of a graveyard. Worse still in my first playthrough I didn't know what to expect, so I had the constant fear of finding Mipha's corpse.

I don't know why, but the divine beast themes calm me. It's just enough amount of eerie scary, knowing that their spirits are still alive and guiding you, but neverthless they died a gruesome death fighting the Ganons. There's no real enemy, you're just solving puzzles, but the air is thick with ominous music telling you how fragile life can be. Even that of heroes. It makes you prepare for your own death no matter what form it may take. Without being too obvious about it.

Poor girl didn't stand a chance. Man, the Champions deserved so much better. That must’ve been terrifying to reach a place you think you'll be safe, onlu to be ambushed by a monster designed to kill you...

The tempo change at 1:20 makes me think that mipha was trying to evade waterblight but was caught...

I think doing the Champion's Ballad DLC really puts all the Champions fights into perspective. As the player, we have way more weapons, etc at our disposal. But forced to fight the Blights with only what the Champions had, it's much more challenging. I don't think I ever hit the ice blocks back at Blight in the regular playthrough, but I was forced to in the Champions Ballad.

SOS = ... --- ... SAD = ... .- -..

The beginning piano melody represents Mipha, and it already dies out after terminal 1, including the SOS signal, then it is replaced by SAD signal from Ganon. She died probably very fast, impaled very suddenly then crushed by ice, and nothing was left but a red bloody spot on the ice. She couldn't fight back because Ganon turned the water into ice.

I can't choose between this one and Vah Medoh as my favorite Divine Beast song!

Duuude, the SOS sign lasted until 5:10, she really had hope someone would come to her aid. F.

I'm just gonna come right out and say it, I liked the Divine Beasts WAY more than the temples in TotK.

The SOS calling for help all the time in a panic. And then suddenly stops (05:35). Mipha's death.

This music is terrifying and sad at the same time. The SOS code almost immediately as the music starts showing Mipha knew she was outmatched and was probably struck down once she arrived. SOS 2x from 0:03-0:10, SOS 4x from 0:26-0:41, SOS 2x from 0:57-1:04, then a strand of beeps that I can't quite decode (I know next to nothing abt morse code) that last from 1:20-5:31 that repeat ~30 times. Begins to fade at ~15x, speeds up ~4:47, ends at 5:31, then resumes faintly at 5:51 but fades out, and the song ends before it can finish. I'm working to decode it, though some things might be wrong ive checked it like 100 times lol, I'll put it below for anyone who can make it make sense. Mystery Strand: ••-•--•-••-•--•-••-•--•-••-•--•••••

It gets creepy as soon as she sends out her signal. Waterblight crept up on her. It made it haunting for her. She was terrified and the music turns from haunting to both haunting and desperation near the end

The fact that this theme started with the SOS call is so sad , no music before , she knew she was going to die and yet she fought for link :'(

1:19 I almost started crying wtf Mipha and Sidon are by far my favorite characters?? And when it got more intense like that it reminds me of the battle and how desperate she probably got and **screams** _why_

this is literally the most disturbing, terrifying and saddest soundtrack out of all titans...

i know no one is gonna notice this, but i absolutely ADORE the opening piano chords at 0:02. they never cease to give me chills.

God this game is a masterpiece

The first minutes sounds like how you imagine "you're here, but it's too late, it already happened"

I can’t help but notice during Mipha’s final moments, the song shifts into what sounds like a lullaby. Remember when Mipha gave Link her blessing, and told him to take care of Zelda. I think she’s realizing he won’t be alone here. And having faith that Zelda will awaken her power and protect him.

The first time I entered Ruta, it was with the shared hope of the Zoras to find her. But the more the music changes, the more we understand that something serious has happened and that the chances of saving Mipha evaporate. When I finished activating the 5 terminals, I understood by the music that it was far too late and that I was heading towards the cause of his death. Later, I learned of the existence of the SOS and SAD morse codes which punctuate the music. Despite that, I felt the urgency, the distress, the sadness, probably unconsciously. This music is simply incredible in its construction. The clear sound that opposes distortion, the long and rare low notes to the panic of short high notes, the SOS decreases while the SAD grows. A masterpiece. ❤

The way I only replayed this divine beast is so I can listen to this horrific ost

Miphas divine beast themes were just perfect. They really captured her essence in both songs. Just listening impacts you so hard. It just makes the whole thing feel as tragic as it is supposed to be. It’s definitely the best divine beast theme of all of them. You don’t have to listen to hear Miphas sorrow.

I believe for mipha she wasn’t prepared to fight so she hid as much as she could and rang SOS but then in the end she died For revali i think he wanted to hold out until the other champions were saved and that’s why you here the Signal loud For daruk its a bit quiet like he wanted the others to get saved first And for urbosa she kept on fighting but was also sending sos signals but the loud boom is probably lightning striking her

At 4:45 you can hear a super faint heartbeat. If you ask me I think its either to show how scared Mipha was before she died or shes nervous that waterblight ganon is going to kill link too.

Miphas divine beast theme is by far the most disturbing piece of the calamity by far

While listening to this, knowing about the SOS calls in the theme, knowing botw very well, and reading comments about her situation, I literally saw in my mind, the battle between her and waterblight, the desperation, the dread, the fear of dying, the weight of her regrets, her sadness, EVERYTHING was made into this song. If you listen closely, and just try to imagine, you will see the gruesome encounter, the hunt, and the death of mipha. In some places during the end of the theme, you can hear a guardian beam charging. And then her piano disappears…

Paying attention to the music really makes the story a lot darker and more painful

And youre telling me link had to listen to this while running around in there?? id be poopin myself

For anyone trying to hear the Search And Destry message very rapid and hard to figure if you dont put your ear on the speaker 1:20

I always imagine 💀a ghost sitting and crying in the dark💀

this is my favorite song in the soundtrack because this is just so hauntingly beautiful

S.O.S signals, kinda Song of Time inspiration in this masterpiece, atmosphere, everything's just awesome about it

When i entered this devine beast (my first of all of them) I thought that the themes would be epic/challenging, not sad and terrific like this one. What a game was BOTW.

Literally everyone: Gosh this soundtrack is so sad and creepy, poor Mipha ... Me:*just casually enjoying it due to its atmosphere* •>• y-yeah same over here

if you listen the signal stops all together at 5:30

What if the music is links distorted memories of what he heard that day

1:20 SOS signal becomes so hectic...

What makes me sad and angry about this song is not the SOS and SAD signals her father could most likely hear as well, it's the fact that she was only a child of 4 when this was happening and the father had no choice but to sit by as it happened. God no father should have to go through that.

Man people become full-on Harvard-level scholars in the comment section of the Divine Beast themes lmao

Listening to this after reading the adventure logs has me tearing up 🥺 apparently Link and Mipha were childhood friends. And they loved each other. Enough that they were going to get married. But the war broke out before it could come to pass. The Zora armor was link’s wedding gift 😭

Me crying in pain waiting with Mipha for 100 years for Link to come and free us:

This theme is very spiritually significant to me, tho they all are. I feel like both Mipha & Vah Ruta are basically rooting for Link through all the instrumentation. The distorted noise at 0:13 - 0:56, 1:07 - 1:19 almost match up with the melodic succession of 1:48 - 1:54. The Spirit understands it's being set free. 3:54 Link's own working spirit showing itself through to them both If that makes sense...

I want to replay Vah Ruta after this, honestly

The fact that Mipha’s sos call is the most quiet out of everyone else’s really makes me wonder why? Was she too weak by the time she called for help?

Everyone talking about the symbolism of the SOS. Me wondering why they have Morse code in a world without telegraphy.

Love makes people do things they normally cannot do, in this case it was piloting her dear divine beast Vah Ruta, lurking in the waters, unseen, unheard, her attacker was already there by the time she had arrived aboard, silent, awaiting her to discover it's hiding place, the instant it heard footsteps, it awoke, chasing her to her main console, and back, she manages to ignite her signal in panic, the other two soon followed, by now the water had froze over, the waterblight had spear in hand, no where to go, it..won't..would it, petrified and too young to fully comprehend, it strikes her down rather effortlessly, the last thing she heard was Revali's sos start playing.

A haunted lullaby of lost love 😢

The series of electrical dots and dashes in the beginning are Morse code. There are two notes that the two broadcasts are being sent in; one higher in pitch, one lower. The higher pitched broadcasts “• • • - - - • • •” or “S.O.S.”, an acronym for “Save Our Souls/Ships,” a general distress call that armies used when Morse code was applicable, and the acronym “S.O.S.” Still being used to this day. The lower pitched broadcaster, however, sends a more offensive code: “• • • • - - • •”, meaning “S.A.D.”, which when associated with military code, like SOS, means “Search/Seek And Destroy.” This command is given when an oppositional force attack from hidden or clandestine positions in an urban or open environment in which the defender has the upper hand. When S.A.D. is issued, troops are ordered by their NCO or CO to wipe out said hidden positions with lethal force if necessary or otherwise authorized. The higher pitched “S.O.S.” broadcast can be heard from the beginning of the theme to the 1:19 mark when the theme’s phase changes. However, from 1:19 on, mysteriously, the two higher and lower pitched broadcasts will emit the same code, “S.A.D.”, until both broadcasts cease. (It is easier to hear both individual broadcasts if headphones are worn). The higher pitched “S.O.S.” from 0:01 to 1:19 can be seen as Mipha’s broadcast to the rest of the Champion alliance, while the “S.A.D.” broadcast that conflicts with Mipha’s distress call can most definitely be seen as Waterblight Ganon intercepting commands from Calamity Ganon. Past the 1:19 mark, the SOS broadcast ceases from the higher pitched broadcaster, or Mipha. This unfortunately means Mipha was defeated fairly quickly by Waterblight Ganon. But what is mysterious about her later broadcasts is it matches the intercepted waves coming from Calamity Ganon. Could this mean that after the champions were killed, they were forced to join the blights, or at least their bodies were forced to join them, in their defense of the Divine Beasts until Ganon fully formed? I’m unsure, but this small piece of evidence certainly points toward it. It would also explain how Ganon’s Blights are so much similar to the Champions in body structure.

The fact that each theme has S.O.S in Morse code just for some reason adds a layer of fear to my listening of it

Listening back to this, there’s a chilling shift between the intro and terminal 1. In the beginning you clearly hear Mipha’s SOS signal in the left channel and Waterblight Ganon’s SAD in the right. Once the track shifts, the entire piece gets darker and the signals get much more erratic and start overlapping. However, when you listen closely, Mipha’s SOS is gone, it’s only SAD.

Bet her dad and brother could hear this. Idk where, but I saw a theroy somewhere about baby sidon following mipha into the Divine Beast

Got to play this game just in 2023 and God, this has been stuck in my mind for months Can't bear how something that cute as that lullaby and frightening as Mipha's call for help sound this hopeless

I don’t know why but I absolutely love the tempo change at 4:45

100 years Link devoted to be revitalized from how weak he was. 100 years Link has looked after those who survived the calamity. And finally when him and Mipha finally got to be together again, "She Wasn't There"

I cant unhear the SOS SIgnal this is so scary and sad at the same time

Its so sad....she was trying to keep him away with how frantic those sos notes are. Shes worried, and was just trying to protect link as she once promised. God its both scary and sad.

This is probably the saddest of the themes to me. Because she really loved Link and didn't want to die because it meant she couldn't be with the one she loved. Mipha would truly be a ghost, haunted by regret. On the other hand,Vah Medoh I always thought played with the theme of the Rito Village. The theme was of shocking loss, as arrogant as he was he was still fighting on your side and a proud champion. Then the theme of the village to me was so sad, almost like a disbelief the champion fell. But Vah Medoh as you completed the terminals it got more and more anxious... A genius soundtrack.

Best of all the Devine songs

If you listen closely, you can hear an SOS signal. It's so creepy.

So sad and disturbing, but calm in other way, perfect to me

Everyone here is talking about the SOS signals, but nobody else hearing the SAD (seek and destroy) signals in any of these? My theory is it’s Ganon interfering with the SOS messages to throw off, or him corrupting some natural signal within the divine beasts such as an automatic SOS when in need.

In the beginning of the song i always imagine Mipha seeing Link returning with a sense of surprise and hope. Like saying "You're finally here! I missed you" followed by nostalgia and dread, she can't be near him (Physically) or hug him. For me this is the saddest Divine Beast Theme.

This song made me feel like a monk after finishing this part of the game

The sos beeping starts at 1:20 and ends at 5:32 meaning at 5:32 is when Mipha died whats more it's subtle but you can slowly hear blights theme bleeding over to the left over taking Mipha's😢

I just came from listening to Vah Medo (I think, whichever is in Rito) and this broke me hearing that the SOS signal starts immediately

i wanna be good at music like this one day this is awesome

This song makes me wanna check for monsters under my bed.

At 1:20 the SOS and SAD signals seem like they are battling like Mipha and the blight. They get more prominent and sound even more destressed

Most underrated ingame track

Mipha SOS is really desperate...

That brings back some great memories

You don't know how much I like this song! I love it so much and I freed 3 of the divine beast and I'm only 9 year's old!

This is so spooky and atmospheric, it almost sounds more like Metroid music

Mipha is the only one who motivates Link during the fight with Ganon. She believes in him. Rest of em all are like 'if he dies, he dies'..Revali didnt even give a damn

nothing in totk will match this, not even colgera