Fairy Fountain (Theme)

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Fairy Fountain is a recurring piece of Music in The Legend of Zelda series.[1][name references needed] "Fairy Fountain" goes unnamed in Link's Awakening.

Overview

The Fairy Fountain theme first appeared in A Link to the Past, played on the file selection screen and inside Fairy Fountains. Since then, the song has appeared in every installment of the series, with the exception of Link's Awakening, Oracle of Seasons, and Oracle of Ages. The theme is inspired by the map theme for World 3, Water Land, from Super Mario Bros 3.[2]

Link's Awakening

"Fairy Fountain" is the 13th track on Disc 1 of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Original Soundtrack and the 14th track on Disc 1 of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Original Soundtrack Game Boy.

Other Appearances

Non-Canon Information

A remix of the song is used as part of the The Legend of Zelda -themed music in Donkey Konga.[3]

Musical Elements

This theme is ethereal, with soft, repetitive harmonies. The piece is composed of two main elements: a staccato melody that winds slowly up and down both diatonically and chromatically (due to voice-leading), and a fuller harmony that shifts down a diatonic step after every note of the melody where every eight bars the harmony progression returns back from the top. The form of the theme is simple, being a repeating loop of 'A to A' over and over where 'A' could be seen as the antecedent and 'A' could be seen as the consequent.

Video Gallery

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Great Fairy's Fountain Theme from The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony

References

  1. ↑ "妖精の泉" — Nippon Colombia Co., Ltd., ゼルダの伝説 夢をみる島 オリジナルサウンドトラック【初回数量限定 三方背BOX仕様】 | 商品情報 | 日本コロムビアオフィシャルサイト , Nippon Colombia Official Site, published n.d., retrieved January 25, 2024.
  2. ↑ Super Mario Bros. 3 - World Map 3: Water Land Theme
  3. ↑ Legend of Zelda Theme - Donkey Konga (1:14)
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