Just thought I’d hop on here to revive a weekly segment. Who likes game music?
I absolutely love percussion ensembles, simply because there’s such a wide array of instruments to choose from. Often times you can have several performers, each taking completely different instruments allowing for a unique blend of sounds. Other times, you can use fewer instruments and still manage to bring a fresh sound to an old classic. In the case of this video, the performers opt for a single marimba for the three of them, performing the Gerudo Valley music from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. It’s easily a fun performance I think you’ll enjoy.
The only thing that bothers me is that they seem to be using the same mallets for all ranges of the marimba (which you shouldn’t do)… but seeing as I’m not primarily a percussionist, I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt and assume my eyes know nothing, that these kids know what they’re doing, and just sit back to enjoy the video!
