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|attribution= [[Koji Kondo]]
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==Overview==
==Overview==
"{{Term|OoT3D|Fire Temple (Theme)}}" is associated with the {{Term|OoT3D|Fire Temple (Ocarina of Time)|link}} and it plays whenever {{Term|OoT3D|Link|link}} is inside the {{Term|OoT3D|Fire Temple (Ocarina of Time)|display=Temple}}.
"{{Term|OoT3D|Fire Temple (Theme)}}" is associated with the {{Term|OoT3D|Fire Temple|link}} and it plays whenever {{Term|OoT3D|Link|link}} is inside it.


"{{Term|OoT3D|Fire Temple (Theme)}}" is the 35th track in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Official Soundtrack]]''.
"{{Term|OoT3D|Fire Temple (Theme)}}" is the 35th track in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Official Soundtrack]]''.


Because of religious controversy and Nintendo's policy against references to real-world religions at the time, there are two distinct versions of "{{Term|OoT3D|Fire Temple (Theme)}}" present in {{OoT}}. In versions 1.0 and 1.1 of {{OoT|-}}, "{{Term|OoT3D|Fire Temple (Theme)}}" sampled "Track 76" from ''Voice Spectral Vol 1'' by Best Service.<ref name="Pop Fiction">{{Cite web|quote= |author= GameTrailers |published= September 27, 2013 |retrieved= June 8, 2019|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U34MFcJdGCo |title= Pop Fiction: Season 1: Episode 9: The Fire Temple Chants [Update 2<nowiki>]</nowiki> |site= YouTube |type= Video}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|quote= I ran into a couple of samples that Koji Kondo had used in The Legend of Zelda series.<br>These are musical SFX or ambience that composers use to set the atmosphere of the scene. He is still behind all of his scoring.<br><br>These are ''Royalty Free Loops''. |author= peronmls |published= November 11, 2012 |retrieved= June 8, 2019 |url= https://zeldauniverse.net/forums/Thread/152182-Samples-that-Koji-Kondo-used-for-scoring/ |title= Samples that Koji Kondo used for scoring |site= Zelda Universe |type= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|quote= HOLY SHIT! Found the Zelda OoT Fire Temple Chants!<br><br>Sample Library: (Best Service) Voice Spectral Vol 1<br>Sample Name: Track 76<br><br><br>Been searching forever for this!!! |author= peronmls |published= January 26, 2013 |retrieved= June 8, 2019 |url= https://hcs64.com/mboard/forum.php?showthread=24937&showpage=4 |title= HCS Forum - The VGM/Others Instrument Source Thread |site= HCS Forum |type= }}</ref> In addition to its presence in {{OoT|-}}, "Track 76" was used in the 1998 [[Nintendo 64]] ports of ''{{Wp|Cruis'n World}}'' and the 2002 Xbox exclusive ''{{Wp|Kakuto Chojin: Back Alley Brutal}}''.<ref name="Pop Fiction"/> However, as "Track 76" contains various excerpts of Muslim prayer, it was widely considered insulting and resulted in multiple accounts of controversy for Muslim communities. The inclusion of "Track 76" in ''Kakuto Chojin'' received a formal protest from the {{Wp|Saudi Arabia|Kingdom of Saudi Arabia}}, prompting Microsoft to withdraw and destroy all available copies of the game internationally.<ref>{{Cite web|quote= One mistake that caused catastrophic offence was a game called Kakuto Chojin, a hand to hand fighting game. The fighting went on with rhythmic chanting in the background which in reviewing the game Mr Edwards noticed appeared to be Arabic.<br><br>"I checked with an Arabic speaker in the company who was also a Muslim about what the chant meant and it was from the Koran. He went ballistic. It was an incredible insult to Islam." He asked for the game to be withdrawn but it was issued against his advice in the United States in the belief that it would not be noticed.<br><br>Three months later, the Saudi Arabian government made a formal protest. Microsoft withdrew the game worldwide.<br><br>His investigations showed the Japanese, who had developed the game for Microsoft, had added the chant to the tape because they liked the sound of it without checking its origins. "They were chastised and corrected," he said. |author= Paul Brown |published= August 19, 2004 |retrieved= June 8, 2019 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2004/aug/19/microsoft.business |title= Microsoft pays dear for insults through ignorance |site= The Guardian |type= }}</ref>
Because of Nintendo's policy against references to real-world religions at the time,<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= Clyde Mandelin |published= September 10, 2018 |retrieved= September 19, 2020 |url= https://legendsoflocalization.com/game-localization-and-nintendo-of-americas-content-policies-in-the-1990s/#official-policies |title= Game Localization and Nintendo of America&#8217;s Content Policies in the 1990s (NSFW) &laquo; Legends of Localization |site= Legends of Localization |type= }}</ref> there are two distinct versions of "{{Term|OoT3D|Fire Temple (Theme)}}" present in {{OoT}}. In versions 1.0 and 1.1 of {{OoT|-}}, "{{Term|OoT3D|Fire Temple (Theme)}}" sampled the 76th track of the commercial sample CD ''Voice Spectral: Volume 1'' by Best Service.<ref name="Pop Fiction">{{Cite Web|quote= |author= GameTrailers |published= September 27, 2013 |retrieved= June 8, 2019|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U34MFcJdGCo |title= Pop Fiction: Season 1: Episode 9: The Fire Temple Chants [Update 2<nowiki>]</nowiki> |site= YouTube |type= Video}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Web|quote= I ran into a couple of samples that Koji Kondo had used in The Legend of Zelda series.<br/>These are musical SFX or ambience that composers use to set the atmosphere of the scene. He is still behind all of his scoring.<br/><br/>These are ''Royalty Free Loops''. |author= peronmls |published= November 11, 2012 |retrieved= June 8, 2019 |url= https://zeldauniverse.net/forums/Thread/152182-Samples-that-Koji-Kondo-used-for-scoring/ |title= Samples that Koji Kondo used for scoring |site= Zelda Universe |type= }}</ref> The theme samples three excerpts of speech from this track, including recordings of the {{Wp|Basmala}}, {{Romanize|بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ|bi-smi llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīmi|In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful|2}}, the [[w:Al-Ikhlas|Ikhlas]] {{Romanize|قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ|Qul huwa l-lāhu ’aḥad|Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One"|2}}, and the {{Wp|Takbir}}, {{Romanize|ٱللَّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ|Allāhu ʾakbar|God is great|2}}.


According to Greg Hamilton, a representative of Nintendo of America Inc., "Track 76" was sampled by [[Koji Kondo]] without any knowledge of the meaning of its contents.<ref name="Hamilton">{{Cite web|quote= In regard to your question, the background sound effects originally used in the Fire Temple section of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time were originally chosen from a library of commercially available musical and sound effect programs.  Our game developers did not know that the sounds used in the game had Islamic references. Once we were informed that there were Islamic musical references in this section of the game, the music was removed from all subsequent production runs of The Legend of Zelda:  Ocarina of Time. |author= Greg Hamilton |published= September 27, 2013 |retrieved= June 8, 2019 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U34MFcJdGCo |title= Pop Fiction: Season 1: Episode 9: The Fire Temple Chants [Update 2<nowiki>]</nowiki> |site= YouTube |type= Video}}</ref> Upon being informed of the religious connotations of the track, "{{Term|OoT|Fire Temple (Theme)}}" was revised to include a MIDI synthesizer in place of the chanting in accordance with Nintendo's policy to avoid references to religion.<ref name="Hamilton"/> The revised track is present in version 1.2 and all subsequent versions of {{OoT|-}},<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= The original release of Ocarina of Time did have choir music in the Fire Temple, but it was removed from later versions. The mysterious Fire Temple choir music resembled a holy Muslim chant. And while, of course, the game's creators didn't intend for that to happen, it was similar enough that Nintendo changed the music. |book= Nintendo Power (September 2001) |publisher= Nintendo of America Inc. |page= 11}}</ref> which were made publicly available after the game's initial release.<ref name="Pop Fiction"/>
According to Greg Hamilton, a representative of Nintendo of America Inc., these samples were used by [[Koji Kondo]] without any knowledge of their Islamic references.<ref name="Hamilton">{{Cite Web|quote= In regard to your question, the background sound effects originally used in the Fire Temple section of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time were originally chosen from a library of commercially available musical and sound effect programs.  Our game developers did not know that the sounds used in the game had Islamic references. Once we were informed that there were Islamic musical references in this section of the game, the music was removed from all subsequent production runs of The Legend of Zelda:  Ocarina of Time. |author= Greg Hamilton |published= September 27, 2013 |retrieved= June 8, 2019 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U34MFcJdGCo |title= Pop Fiction: Season 1: Episode 9: The Fire Temple Chants [Update 2<nowiki>]</nowiki> |site= YouTube |type= Video}}</ref> Upon being informed of the religious connotations of the samples, Kondo revised "{{Term|OoT|Fire Temple (Theme)}}" to include synthesized choirs in place of the lyrics in accordance with Nintendo's policy to avoid references to religion.<ref name="Hamilton"/> The revised theme is present in versions since PAL 1.0,<ref>[https://tcrf.net/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time/Program_Revision_Differences#Fire_Temple_chanting The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - The Cutting Room Floor]</ref> including ports, and remakes of {{OoT|-}},<ref>{{Cite Magazine|quote= The original release of Ocarina of Time did have choir music in the Fire Temple, but it was removed from later versions. The mysterious Fire Temple choir music resembled a holy Muslim chant. And while, of course, the game's creators didn't intend for that to happen, it was similar enough that Nintendo changed the music. |magazine= Nintendo Power |date= September 2001 |publisher= |page= 11}}</ref> which were made publicly available after the game's initial release.<ref name="Pop Fiction"/> Despite this, all of the game's later versions still retain one sample from this track that can be heard heavily pitched down in the [[Shadow Temple]]'s theme.{{Fact}}
 
==Nomenclature==
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==See Also==
==See Also==
* {{Term|Series|Bolero of Fire|link}}
* {{Term|Series|Bolero of Fire|link}}
* {{Term|Series|Fire Temple (Ocarina of Time)|link|display= Fire Temple (Ocarina of Time)}}
* {{Term|Series|Fire Temple|link}}


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Latest revision as of 00:23, 15 February 2024

"Fire Temple" is a Song in Ocarina of Time.[1]

Overview

"Fire Temple" is associated with the Fire Temple and it plays whenever Link is inside it.

"Fire Temple" is the 35th track in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Official Soundtrack.

Because of Nintendo's policy against references to real-world religions at the time,[2] there are two distinct versions of "Fire Temple" present in Ocarina of Time. In versions 1.0 and 1.1 of Ocarina of Time, "Fire Temple" sampled the 76th track of the commercial sample CD Voice Spectral: Volume 1 by Best Service.[3][4] The theme samples three excerpts of speech from this track, including recordings of the Basmala, بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ (In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful), the Ikhlas قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ (Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One"), and the Takbir, ٱللَّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ (God is great).

According to Greg Hamilton, a representative of Nintendo of America Inc., these samples were used by Koji Kondo without any knowledge of their Islamic references.[5] Upon being informed of the religious connotations of the samples, Kondo revised "Fire Temple" to include synthesized choirs in place of the lyrics in accordance with Nintendo's policy to avoid references to religion.[5] The revised theme is present in versions since PAL 1.0,[6] including ports, and remakes of Ocarina of Time,[7] which were made publicly available after the game's initial release.[3] Despite this, all of the game's later versions still retain one sample from this track that can be heard heavily pitched down in the Shadow Temple's theme.[citation needed]

Nomenclature

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Japan
Japanese
  • 炎の神殿 (Honō no Shinden) (OoT)[8]
  • Fire Temple (OoT)[8]
  • Fire Temple
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See Also

References

  1. ↑ Koji Kondo. "Fire Temple" The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Official Soundtrack, Nintendo of America, 2011. CD
  2. ↑ Clyde Mandelin, Game Localization and Nintendo of America’s Content Policies in the 1990s (NSFW) « Legends of Localization , Legends of Localization, published September 10, 2018, retrieved September 19, 2020.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 GameTrailers, Pop Fiction: Season 1: Episode 9: The Fire Temple Chants [Update 2] , YouTube (Video), published September 27, 2013, retrieved June 8, 2019.
  4. ↑ "I ran into a couple of samples that Koji Kondo had used in The Legend of Zelda series.
    These are musical SFX or ambience that composers use to set the atmosphere of the scene. He is still behind all of his scoring.

    These are     Royalty Free Loops." — peronmls, Samples that Koji Kondo used for scoring , Zelda Universe, published November 11, 2012, retrieved June 8, 2019.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "In regard to your question, the background sound effects originally used in the Fire Temple section of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time were originally chosen from a library of commercially available musical and sound effect programs. Our game developers did not know that the sounds used in the game had Islamic references. Once we were informed that there were Islamic musical references in this section of the game, the music was removed from all subsequent production runs of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time." — Greg Hamilton, Pop Fiction: Season 1: Episode 9: The Fire Temple Chants [Update 2] , YouTube (Video), published September 27, 2013, retrieved June 8, 2019.
  6. ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - The Cutting Room Floor
  7. ↑ "The original release of Ocarina of Time did have choir music in the Fire Temple, but it was removed from later versions. The mysterious Fire Temple choir music resembled a holy Muslim chant. And while, of course, the game's creators didn't intend for that to happen, it was similar enough that Nintendo changed the music." (Nintendo Power, September 2001, pg. 11)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Nintendo. "61. Fire Temple 「炎の神殿」" The Legend of Zelda: Original Sound Track, Pony Canyon, 1998. CD
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