Summary
- Nintendo's new Music app alters the Fire Temple theme from Ocarina of Time, featuring a significantly rarer version of the theme.
- The app features a shortened 41-second version of the Fire Temple theme, using neither the original cut version or the revised version used in late releases.
- Ocarina of Time's Fire Temple theme originally saw significant backlash for the inclusion of an Islamic religious chant in the background, which was later removed.
The new Nintendo Music app has a surprising change that The Legend of Zelda fans will certainly notice, affecting the infamous Fire Temple theme from Ocarina of Time. Throughout Nintendo's many iconic franchises, few have garnered a better reputation for their stellar musical arrangements than the Zelda franchise throughout 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 like Tears 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 from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has easily become one of the franchise's most controversial musical arrangements. The original Japanese release of Ocarina of Time saw 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.
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Nintendo Music App Makes Changes to Ocarina of Time Music
As reported by NintendoLife, Zelda fans have quickly discovered a change to the Ocarina of Time Fire Temple theme featured in the Nintendo Music app. The Nintendo Music app does not feature either the original Ocarina of Time version with 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 of Ocarina of Time's Fire Temple theme, 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, including Animal 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.
- Released
- November 21, 1998
- ESRB
- E10+ for Everyone 10+: Animated Blood, Fantasy Violence, Suggestive Themes
- Developer(s)
- Nintendo
- Publisher(s)
- Nintendo
- Engine
- Zelda 64 Engine
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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.
- Franchise
- The Legend of Zelda
- Platform(s)
- Nintendo 64, GameCube
