The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Midna's Lament | Reacting To Video Game Music! 

The "more hopeful" bit is actually the Hyrule Field Main Theme from this game. Which is indeed one of the more uplifting songs in the game. Composers for Twilight Princess are Toru Minegishi, Asuka Ota, and Koji Kondo for the game but it's very hard to find specifics for who did what.

This is one of THOSE Zelda tracks, the ones that every fan knows, and it helps that Twilight Princess was probably the most popular 3D Zelda prior to Breath of the Wild. When I look at the crazy popularity of games like Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom and how many new fans they've brought to the series, I'm reminded of Twilight Princess' popularity when it came out. From the outside looking in you might think Zelda is one of those series where the fanbase loves every game and they're all super popular, but there definitely are varying degrees of popularity between games, and neither Majora's Mask nor The Wind Waker were very popular when they first released. Majora had the benefit AND misfortune of being a sequel to Ocarina of Time which was a massive leap for the series and then seen as the pinnacle of 3D gaming by many, but Wind Waker received a lot more outcry from fans upon its release. The artstyle change was disliked by many who wanted the games to be grittier and have more "realistic graphics." Twilight Princess had to follow up Wind Waker, and felt like it combined the structure of Ocarina of Time with some of the atmosphere of Majora's Mask along with taking bits of the combat systems from The Wind Waker and building upon them. I may not be the biggest Twilight Princess fan and I still think the game pretty much lives in Ocarina of Time's shadow but they did make the right call and gave people what they wanted with this game. Ironically, visually it hasn't aged nearly as well as Wind Waker, but that's because WW IS so stylized and cartoony. I would recommend Twilight Princess to newcomers as well, as it is a solid 3D Zelda experience and is a little easier to get used to than older titles. The atmosphere is quite good too, and Midna is almost universally agreed to be the best companion character the series has ever had. I'm still waiting for Nintendo to give us one that's remotely close to as good. I think Tatl from Majora's Mask is a pretty close second personally, but Midna is a lot more involved in TP's plot than Tatl was in MM. She IS the titular Twilight Princess after all, even Zelda herself takes a backseat to Midna in this game.

A good song choice that represents the ups and downs within Twilight Princess. Its tone does have lots of parallels with Majora's Mask.

The only downside to this song, is that programmers didn't let it play during combat and had the normal battle music cut-in.

Twilight princess has an amazing soundtrack. Also, stylistically, my favorite zelda. Its a very brooding, moody, atmospheric game.

Glad you finally got to a Twilight Princess song! TP was easily my favorite Zelda game. If you were to ask a ton of people who played this game what the best song in the game is, more than 50% would probably say it’s Midna’s Lament

bro is your eye okay? what happened?

"This sounds really different from anything I've heard of Zelda" For those who played the game, it was different too. Without trying to spoil it, TP's music always had a very unique atmosphere to its soundtrack that captures its somewhat dark setting. Lots of mellow, tense, and somber tones, but still quite vibrant and striking, like the colors of a sunset. But this song comes in during a sharp and sudden turn in the story's mood; It's now in the middle of the night, it's raining, and time is running out. Nothing left but sorrow and desperation. Those emotions grip you even harder when you play the game, because Midna, the character the track is named after, is someone you've grown very close to throughout the story, and she leaves a very strong impact on both your character, and you as a player. Perhaps one of the best companion characters in Zelda's franchise. You can make your own conclusions as to how and why if you didn't read all the spoilers in that video, but obviously, she's not in a good place, and the simple but sad music that plays during this part was a perfect accompaniment.

Midna is one of the best characters in Zelda ever. And this song is just... So sad.

Twilight Princess came out in 2006 so quite a while ago. Many like it because it has the most dungeons that are also all not cakewalks. On the other hand it‘s games like these in the series that holds many back from the current change of direction the Zelda games are heading towards. I‘m a fan of both so I don‘t mind either direction really.

OH?!?!?!?! WE'RE BEING FED WITH GOODNESS TONIGHT BOYS AND GALS

Is it time for Jesse's Zelda Arc? lol Just kidding, but yeah every game in the series has that ONE song that defines it. (and just like Final Fantasy, there is no right or wrong order to the franchise)

Twilight Princess is a very dark game, both in atmosphere and story. A lot of the soundtrack reflects that, and Midna's Lament is a prime example given the section it plays in. Some of my personal favorites from this game are Horse Battle (yes that's the name of the track), Blizzeta Phase 1 & 2, and the Hidden Village

My favourite game of all time! I love Twilight Princess and Midna is just the best, sassy companion

I was like "Where in the game does this play?" after seeing the title of the video and then the first 2-3 notes and I was like "OH I KNOW THIS SONG!" and immediately I could picture where in the game it plays. I REALLY need to do another TP playthrough... it's been at least 4-5 years. At least 3 years too long. As for the spoilers... the text doesn't do it justice. You'd need to PLAY the game and SEE the scenery, and know the context to truly understand the music playing here and feel the full effects it gives.

Most Zelda games have a few songs that really stand out. "Dark World" from Link to the Past, "Gerudo Valley" from Ocarina of Time. But I feel like most Zelda games have soundtracks that fade into the background (Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom being the most extreme example with their minimalist atmospheric soundtracks). Twilight Princess is really the exception. It has several songs that jump out, for one reason or another. "Malo Mart," "Midna's Lament," "Hidden Village," "Kakariko is Saved," the dyanmic use of music in the boss phases when you get them vulnerable, and all sorts of other moments were points where the music really jumps out at you more than even games like Ocarina of Time, where the music was more central to the plot.

Haha, I actually knew Midna's Lament before I knew basically anything about TP-- if you liked piano covers of game music (which I really really did as a kid), EVERYONE was playing this at the time. I didn't know who Midna was but I knew for sure she was gonna be lamenting at some point.

'Kakariko Is Saved' is my favourite track from TP 🙏

Check out any Xenoblade Chronicles game music. Amazing.

TP is my second favorite after Link to the Past. Everything about it was just amazing, but the Dark World theme used in it was so much better than most games have ever tried. It probably also has the most memorable final boss fight of any Zelda.

One of thoe songs they really needed to make normal combat music not interrupt.

I love this theme and by far it's my favorite Zelda game, although I hope other tracks from older Zelda titles like this are requested over the more recent ones. But I'm not biased lol Glad to see you reviewing these iconic songs!

I love your videos man just little heads up look for yashas theme from asura's wrath

Hearing this song makes me want to mash the run button to save Midna's life.

This is a beautiful piece, can't wait to see what you think 😊

Midna’s Lament yes!!! I’m so happy he reacted to this.

no joke, I went to go looking to see if you reviewed this after discovering you, about a week or 2 ago

My my... there's so much for you to hear from Zelda ! The newest game is no different in being great with the music.

one of my favorite Zelda games. I love the main theme and this theme from this game

Oh dear, here come the Feels and PAIN

liked your reaction. think I'd watch every zelda reaction you'd make lol

I always got the feeling that Midnas Lament was inspired by Erik Satie's gymnopedie #1 (very famous piano piece). My favorite Zelda songs are from Breath of the Wild. The Rito Village and Hateno Village OSTs sound freaking amazing.

I have never played this game and this one hits really hard. Maybe because it's a lament or just it's structure, I really really really like this track.

This song indeed did get a ton of covers. There was a period of time I admit I got kind of burned out on feeling like I was always seeing it everywhere, so it was nice to come back to it and see it through someone else's fresh eyes again. It is a lovely song and pairs so well with what's going on while it plays.

Love this song, and is so special to me because I love TP and Midna. She made me cry and I miss her. ToT

Played most of the games in the zelda franchise, out of all of them twilight princess would of easily a contender for my "best" zelda one of the best storys/world building, game play feels good and engaging, and has some good music but is also is hard to think of many songs that stand out to me outside of a couple.

Why would they put spoilers (pretty significant too) on the music clip? I don't get it

is it a spoiler if you never play the game?

This is a very beautiful and iconic theme, and fits the moment it plays perfectly. Unfortunately, when it does, when you're in a dire situation and you need to get somewhere a reasonable distance away quickly, it...cuts out and is interrupted by the regular annoying "danger" theme of nearby enemies. Having that happen is the most egregious immersion breaking I've ever experienced. A lot of people love TP, but to me this was about the only thing that I found effective in the game. Apart from enjoying some of the dungeons and the bosses, I found TP extremely long winded and tedious

so close to being a song from windwaker mm or oot yet so far away.

It's not quite on the same level as "Theme of Love" or "Dearly Beloved." For that you'll need to listen to "Zelda's Lullaby"