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The new Nintendo Music app has a surprising change thatThe Legend of Zeldafans will certainly notice, affecting the infamous Fire Temple theme fromOcarina of Time. Throughout Nintendo’s many iconic franchises, few have garnered a better reputation for theirstellar musical arrangements than theZeldafranchisethroughout nearly 40 years. The franchise had produced plenty of memorable and beloved songs from “Zelda’s Lullaby” and the “Song of Time” to more recent pieces likeTears of the Kingdom’s main theme. Now, Nintendo’s new music app has a noticeable change to one of its most notorious songs.
The Fire Temple theme fromThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Timehas easily become one of the franchise’s most controversial musical arrangements. The original Japanese release ofOcarina of Timesaw significant backlash over the inclusion of religious chanting in the theme for the temple found atop Death Mountain. Nintendo would later change the theme to remove the chanting in future releases of the game. Now, the release of the Nintendo Music app has seen the Fire Temple music change yet again.
Nintendo Music App Makes Changes to Ocarina of Time Music
As reported by NintendoLife,Zeldafans have quickly discovered a change to theOcarina of TimeFire Temple theme featured in the Nintendo Music app. The Nintendo Music app does not feature either theoriginalOcarina of Timeversionwith chanting or the adjusted version, instead including a shortened 41-second version of the song. The track ends just before the segment of the song where the chanting would begin, with the app not featuring an option to extend the Fire Temple song either. Nintendo has not made an official comment about the new Fire Temple theme featured in the Nintendo Music app.
Though Nintendo Music’s version of the Fire Temple theme may not be as familiar to fans, it is not the first time the track has appeared. An observant Twitter user pointed out that the shortened version of the Fire Temple theme was previously featured in a Japanese CD soundtrack for the game released in 1998. Nintendo has never officially re-released the original version ofOcarina of Time’s Fire Templetheme, with the inclusion of the Islamic religious prayer seen as offensive by many fans.
While the Fire Temple change may upset some fans, the Nintendo Music app looks to be Nintendo’s in-house answer to other apps like Spotify. Nintendo Music features a wide selection of music from many of the gaming juggernaut’s most popular franchises,includingAnimal Crossing,Pokemon, and plenty more. The app also offers personalized recommendations and playlists for fans based on their play history on Nintendo Switch. Nintendo Music looks to be a great pickup for any Nintendo fan, even if some tracks may not be quite as they remember.
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of TIme marks the first time that The Legend of Zelda made the jump to 3D, giving players the ability to explore Hyrule in an entirely new way.
