Anglerbe's Soundtrack of the Week

The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword

Ballad of the Goddess
Being the theme of the game, I can well imagine that this one is overused on top track lists around the net...maybe. In any case, I argue that it well earns such a title. Sure, a chunk of it is Zelda's Lullaby backwards (major spoiler at this point, I know), but that's only for the better. The fact that a classic Nintendo theme could be manipulated and restructured into an (almost) completely new track, and yet be equally as pleasant to the ears, really says something about the musical talent over at Nintendo HQ. This creative take on a main theme reflects the entirety of Skyward Sword; not only does it have a creative art direction, it also handles both the overworld and underworld in a different manner than past entries in the series, and characters are arguably at their best. Of course, as exemplified here in the Ballad of the Goddess, the orchestrated music adds a certain level of "epic" (I don't like to throw that word around a lot, but there's no better substitute I can think of here) to the audio, and, by extension, the game itself. Not to mention, it's incredibly catchy.