Bolero of Fire

The "Bolero of Fire" is a warping song in Ocarina of Time.

Learning Location and Uses

It is taught to Link as an adult by Sheik in Death Mountain Crater after the young hero receives the Goron Tunic from Darunia's son and enters the crater. By using the Ocarina of Time, this melody allows Link to warp to the Death Mountain Crater, right before the entrance to the Fire Temple. Having eight playable notes, it's one of the longest melodies in the game, along with Scarecrow's Song.

Etymology

Bolero is a name given to certain slow-tempo Latin music and its associated dance and song. There are Spanish and Cuban forms, which are both significant and both of which have separate origins.

Music Theory of the Bolero of Fire

The Bolero of Fire is a short, 6-bar piece in triple time. Harmonically, the piece is rooted in d minor (as is easily seen in the ocarina part) and follows a very basic harmonic progression (i - ii° - i - ii° - V7 - I). The piece consists of 2-bar phrase lengths in the standard bolero style. The accompanying parts to Link's ocarina part in the Bolero of Fire include the famous snare drum excerpt from Maurice Ravel's "Bolero."

Gallery

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  The duet of Bolero of Fire in N64 version

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  Sheik teach the Bolero of Fire using the harp in 3DS version

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  Link play the Bolero of Fire on the Ocarina

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  Bolero of Fire duet by Link and Sheik

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  Link look at the Ocarina after learning the song.

References

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	Template:Japanese	Bolero of Flames
	French	Boléro du Feu
	German	Bolero des Feuers
	Italian	Bolero del fuoco
	Spanish	Bolero del Fuego