One listen, though there were a few restarts early on. I was trying to get an idea of how the song starts, imagery-wise. Probably should’ve just waited for a loop. Oh well.

I think I got across the song well enough, though perhaps not as well as I could have. I feel like I missed a lot of it, but I couldn’t help but find myself getting caught up in the joy it carried and perhaps I didn’t express that enough.

Kenta Nagata’s (永田権太) “Staff Credits” (“スタッフクレジット”) is from The Legend of Zelda ~The Wind Waker~ Original Sound Tracks, the soundtrack for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

The song may have been co-composed with Koji Kondo (近藤浩治), but I’ve had some difficulty finding anything solid that confirms.

I hope you enjoy.

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A strum and a light beat. Both very small as they move with a light step. Woodwind calls out jaunty and joyous, almost. Pipes follow along and join the group, also joyous, also moving rhythmically. The woodwind and pipes pull away as a violin takes the stage and dances a little with a big smile. As it does, a little more percussion comes in, and strings seem to be heard in the distance.

The woodwind and pipes come back, and then sounds drop to give room for the strings as they stay calm. Woodwind comes back, then pipes, then the violin gets the space and the strings become richer and the sounds expand, carrying upon the water, carrying upon a breeze.

For a moment it’s just that strum, the strings and the percussion and something familiar calls across. Horn then leads across the vast expanse and the space enriches, and all is full of wonder. All is full of bliss.

There’s a cycle of rounds, almost, as moments are remembered whilst looking toward a future. A moment of calm whilst more sound looks at what was before moving on and looking forward again. It looks away and it’s full speed ahead.

Once more that past is looked upon with strings, but it’s now taking that to look forward; to not be beholden to it, and it pulls away and the violin dances once more, and all points toward adventure; toward a future.

The strummed instrument is left, and it carries memory once more, letting it rest, letting it settle. It plays once last time as the strings underscore this final moment, and then the song ends.