The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses



The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses is a concert series that followed The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony concerts in 2011. Unlike the 25th Anniversary concerts, which only played in three cities, the Symphony of the Goddesses toured various cities across the world throughout 2012 and 2013. The symphony is going on hiatus during 2014, expecting to make a return in 2015.

Development
Like the 25th Anniversary concerts, the Symphony of the Goddesses was produced by Jason Michael Paul Productions, Inc. teamed up with Nintendo. Various pieces from the premiere concerts were carried over to the tour, including and  Symphonic Movements. Both of these pieces form part of the new four-movement symphony recounting the classic storylines from, The Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and. The concert features music from games that were not played at the 25th Anniversary concerts, including, and. Just as in two of the previous concerts, the pieces are accompanied by synchronized scenes from the Zelda games, projected behind the orchestra.

The concert series were divided in two seasons. The second one, dubbed "Second Quest", not only included some songs from the previous season, but also some new ones, including songs from games that were absent previously such as Spirit Tracks. Also, some of the scenes projected behind the orchestra were updated, such as the ones from "The Wind Waker Symphonic Movement" which were replaced by scenes from instead of the original game.

Pre-Concerts
To promote both seasons of concerts, Nintendo held two special pre-concert events at the Nintendo World Store in New York. These events included a mini-concert featuring various songs exlcusive to them, including from games absent in the Symphony of the Goddess concerts such as. The first event was held on September 14, 2012, played by a small orchestra. The second one was held on October 20, 2013, played by a string quartet.

Program
First Season Pre-Concert
 * Overture
 * Spirit Tracks Medley
 * Shops Medley
 * Ballad of the Wind Fish
 * Ocarina of Time Medley
 * Fairy's Fountain
 * Outset Island
 * Hyrule Field (Twilight Princess)
 * Gerudo Valley
 * Main Theme

Second Quest Pre-Concert
 * Dragon Roost Island
 * The Adventure of Link Medley
 * Hidden Village
 * Ocarina of Time Medley
 * Dungeon Medley
 * Molgera
 * Hyrule Castle
 * Open Treasure Box / Get Item
 * Clock Town / Fairy's Fountain / Zelda's Lullaby
 * Ballad of the Goddess

Concerts
The first concert was in Dallas, Texas on January 10, 2012, which sold out in record time. It was performed by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at the Meyerson Symphony Center. At its first appearance in Mexico City on September 3, 2013, the Symphony reached its highest attendance thus far with over 10,000 attendees.

First Season

 * Act I
 * Overture
 * Dungeons of Hyrule
 * Kakariko Village ~ Hope and Calm
 * Songs of the Hero
 * Prelude ~ The Creation of Hyrule
 * Movement I ~ Ocarina of Time
 * Movement II ~ The Wind Waker


 * Act II
 * Intermezzo ~ Great Fairy's Fountain
 * Movement III ~ Twilight Princess
 * Movement IV ~ A Link to the Past
 * Finale


 * Encore
 * Ballad of the Wind Fish
 * Gerudo Valley
 * Majora's Mask

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Second Quest

 * Act I
 * Overture
 * Link's Awakening
 * Spirit Tracks
 * Prelude ~ The Creation of Hyrule
 * Movement I ~ Ocarina of Time
 * Movement II ~ The Wind Waker


 * Act II
 * Gerudo Valley
 * Movement III ~ Twilight Princess
 * Movement IV ~ Time of the Falling Rain (A Link To The Past)


 * Encore
 * Majora's Mask
 * Dragon Roost Island
 * Ballad of the Goddess

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