TORONTO: The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses Master Quest is Nintendo’s take on the popular live video game music trend. For the Toronto stop of the tour, conductor Amy Anderson is leading the Windsor Symphony Orchestra through 30 years of Zelda themes, while archaic footage of older Zelda games play across a large screen. The audience can dress up in costume and are encouraged to make noise, something they especially do when a recorded message by Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto appears on the screen.
It’s something about the culture of video games when fans are willing to pack a traditional theatre and patiently listen to a symphony play a soundtrack for two hours. It speaks to the powerful role music has in video games, where it not only has to survive endless repetition, but often convey the story and emotions for characters who rarely speak aloud.
