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Twenty Thousand Hertz

Zelda: Tones of the Kingdom

Twenty Thousand Hertz

Dallas Taylor

Music, Design, Arts, Music Commentary

4.84.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

The original Zelda game featured three melodies that would come to define the franchise: the Secret Unlocked Sound, the Treasure Chest sound, and the classic Zelda theme. Throughout the series, these melodies have been transformed again and again. Each version reflects the hardware it was made for, and Nintendo’s evolving approach to these iconic games. Featuring Thomas of Thomas Game Docs, and Kirk Hamilton of Strong Songs. Watch our video shorts on Youtube, Instagram, and TikTok. Follow us on Reddit, Twitter, and Facebook. Sign up for Twenty Thousand Hertz+ to get our entire catalog ad-free. If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org Get your super soft 20K tee and more at 20k.org/shop Subscribe to Thomas Game Docs on Youtube. Subscribe to Strong Songs wherever you get your podcasts. Enter to win a special edition 50th Anniversary Shure SM7B. Go to masterclass.com/20k for 15% off your annual subscription. Support us by supporting our sponsors at 20k.org/sponsors. Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: https://www.20k.org/episodes/zeldatones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Every word that I've spoken here on 20,000 Hertz has been recorded with a Sure SM7 microphone.

0:07.7

I love this mic so much that we made an entire episode about it.

0:12.3

And this year, the SM7 is turning 50.

0:15.8

To celebrate this milestone, Sure is giving away 50 special edition SM7B's.

0:21.0

This beautiful, exclusive version is engraved with founder SM Sure's signature, and it comes

0:26.0

with a variety of custom backplates and thumb screws.

0:29.8

Sure was kind enough to gift me one, and I'm talking to you on one of these exclusive

0:33.5

mics right now.

0:35.1

For a chance to win one of these super rare SM7 mics, enter your name at the link in

0:39.8

the show notes.

0:41.0

Submissions end on August 21st.

0:47.8

You're listening to 20,000 Hertz.

0:52.7

My obsession with Zelda started when I was six, with the very first Zelda game.

0:57.5

I remember spending hours roaming around Hyrule, fighting monsters, and looking for secrets.

1:06.4

Decades later, when my daughter was six, she fell in love with Breath of the Wild.

1:11.4

As a dad and a huge Zelda nerd, it made me really proud.

1:19.8

But when she first started playing, it came at a cost.

1:25.1

So it was right after I demolished your game.

1:28.6

That's my daughter, who's now 10 years old.

1:31.2

So when I was little, my dad had beat the game.

1:34.5

By that point, I had put hundreds of hours into Breath of the Wild.

1:38.4

And even though I had finished the main story, I still had plenty left to explore.

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