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  Album freely available at http://sirens.ocremix.org

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Directors

  ï William Harby (WillRock)

  ï Emery Monzerol (DaMonz)

  Artwork

  ï Roxanne Chartrand

     - http://artstation.com/artist/roxannechartrand

  ï David Lloyd (djpretzel) - logo

  Website

  ï David Lloyd (djpretzel)

  Trailer

  ï JosÈ E. Felix (JosÈ the Bronx Rican)

  Executive Producers

  ï David W. Lloyd (djpretzel)

  ï Larry Oji (Liontamer)

  This album is freely available online and is not being distributed for profit.

  It features 14 tracks from 14 artists, arranged from the soundtrack of The Legend
  of Zelda: Link''s Awakening for the Game Boy and The Legend of Zelda: Link''s Awakening
  DX for the Game Boy Color, in celebration of the re-release of Link''s Awakening
  for the Nintendo Switch. It was made by fans, for fans, and is not affiliated with
  or endorsed by Nintendo; all images, characters, and original compositions are copyright
  their respective owners.

  This album was produced to help promote video game music, the amazing compositions
  of Kozue Ishikawa and Minako Hamano (with special thanks to Koji Kondo), and the
  talented musical and visual artists that contributed to this project.

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Comments from album directors William Harby (WillRock) & Emery Monzerol (DaMonz),
  and ReMixers

    Right after we finished Mirror Image, we already half-jokingly talked about making
  another Zelda album at some point. As soon as the Link''s Awakening remaster for
  the Nintendo Switch was announced, we realised now was the perfect time to do the
  album.

    Link''s Awakening is very special to us, and we wanted to show the depth of our
  appreciation of the game and its music by releasing an arrangement album simultaneously
  with the remaster. This album was very much a labour of love, and we hope that translates
  to the finished product!

    We''d like to thank djpretzel, Liontamer, and OverClocked ReMix for releasing
  this album, Roxanne Chartrand for creating incredible artwork, José the Bronx Rican
  for doing the awesome trailer, and all the amazing remixers on the project who helped
  make this dream a reality.

  - William Harby (WillRock) & Emery Monzerol (DaMonz)

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  M-01. WillRock, DaMonz - "The Legend of Marin"

  Source: "Field"

  WillRock: This one was cooked up literally at the last minute when the source was
  dropped on the day of the deadline. Due to us trying to release for the day the
  game came out, DaMonz and I decided to tackle the theme together, and... yeah, I
  kinda ended up dominating it. I was listening to a lot of John Sykes (Thin Lizzy
  and Whitesnake) and wanted to go all out, but the tempo required didn''t fit, so
  I decided to boost the tempo and go a bit nuts at the end. Completely unnecessary,
  but why not?

  M-02. Tom Janes feat. PROTO·DOME - "Head South to the Beach"

  Sources: "When Link First Wakes," "Koholint Island"

  Tom Janes: I decided to go for an all-live recording, playing all the parts except
  the EWI solo, for which I recruited the talents of Blake "PROTO·DOME" Troise.

  When coming up with the arrangement, I took inspiration from Ocarina of Time. I
  was going for a sort of "Zora''s Domain" chilled-out vibe, and then a bit of "Gerudo
  Valley" for contrast, imagining how the music would work as the theme in these different
  contexts.

  Shout out to Bradley Jordan for helping mix the whole thing.

  M-03. PROTO·DOME - "Mah Boi"

  Source: "Mabe Village"

  WillRock: Blake is one of those people who constantly delivers, and as expected,
  he brought his signature jazzy chiptune stylings to the iconic "Mabe Village" track.
  However, this one goes a step further than the typical PROTO·DOME offering, throwing
  in progressive arrangement ideas, including an awesome 7/4 section, and some really
  creative change-ups, and even has an extended slowed down outro right when you think
  the track has finished.

  This has everything that makes a PROTO·DOME track great, but pushes things up by
  a level by taking things in unique and cool directions. Great stuff.

  PROTO·DOME: So, the Mabe Village theme is great -- one of my favourites -- but it''s
  really short. There was a lot of extrapolating to do, hence the 7/4 prog-jazz nonsense.
  Here''s a cool tip I learned while writing this: if you play the Lydian scale of
  the home key over a 9sus4 on the fifth (in this case, F# Lydian over C#13sus4, heard
  at 3:46), it sounds damn cool!

  M-04. DDRKirby(ISQ) - "Domain of Darkness"

  Source: "Mysterious Forest"; Cameos: Super Mario 64 - "Koopa''s Theme," Super Mario
  RPG - "Beware the Forest''s Mushrooms," Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - "Lost
  Woods," Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - "Forest"

  DDRKirby(ISQ): "Mysterious Forest" is such a cool and groovy track, oozing with
  atmosphere! My 9-bit interpretation of it retains its ubiquitous bassline while
  exploring a bunch of different musical directions. The part at 2:14, for example,
  brings in some sinister chords inspired by the "Bowser Battle" theme from Super
  Mario 64, and the harmony section at 4:02 references multiple other "mysterious
  forest" themes -- in order: the "Forest Maze" theme from Super Mario RPG, the "Lost
  Woods" theme from Ocarina of Time, and the "Lost Woods" theme from A Link to the
  Past. The whole "lost woods" trope is ubiquitous among video games, so I thought
  it would be kind of cool to envision all of these forests as actually being interconnected...
  a place where you can get so lost that you even end up in the wrong game! If you
  listen closely, you might hear some percussion techniques borrowed from Mega Man
  and Shovel Knight as well. I hope you enjoy the mishmash of different elements!

  M-05. Yoann Turpin - "Animal''s Avenue"

  Source: "Animal Village"

  WillRock: I''m going to be quite frank -- I''m not a huge fan of the "Animal Village"
  source tune. It always felt a bit like a 15-second throwaway of the overworld theme
  that got rather monotonous quite fast.

  However, saying Yoann Turpin knocked this one out of the park isn''t doing it justice
  -- he knocked it straight to the moon. He managed to keep the mischievous and playful
  feel of the original but keeps it from getting boring by having it constantly evolve.
  It goes from playful to epic to funky in a flash, with Celtic influences sprinkled
  about that remind of Wind Waker, and even finds time to throw in some Egyptian-sounding
  runs before going into a jazzy piano solo.

  This takes "Animal Village" to so many places, all in the span of 3 minutes, while
  staying cohesive and keeping a natural flow to the arrangement. I''m not sure you
  could take a 15-second source and do much more with it. Bravo.

  Yoann Turpin: I wanted to picture both sides of the Animal Village: their solemn
  side, and their impish side!

  M-06. RebeccaETripp - "Abyssal Reverie"

  Sources: "Dream Shrine," "Faerie Spring," "Boss Defeated," "Instrument Catch," "Owl"

  RebeccaETripp: "Abyssal Reverie" means "highly suggestible state." It implies a
  kind of trance-like mode of consciousness, somewhere between sleep and wakefulness.
  In this miniature medley, which is in part a revised "new age" excerpt from my "Link''s
  Awakening Epic Orchestral Medley," I wanted to convey such modes of consciousness
  via sound. The music is, therefore, mysterious, playful, strange, and at times unsettling,
  not unlike a dream.

  I chose themes that I felt were reminiscent of classical stories about mermaids,
  sirens, faeries, and other magical (usually, though not always) feminine apparitions
  of illusion and beauty. I think on one level Link''s Awakening is a story about
  a mind being momentarily led astray, and then eventually finding its way back into
  consciousness. It''s a story of a hapless dreamer discovering transcendent "truth"
  in the midst of fiction. For this reason, I chose to "wake" the dreamer at the end,
  by resolving most (though not all) of the "tension."

  M-07. bLiNd - "Tal Tal Future"

  Source: "Tal Tal Heights"

  bLiNd: "Tal Tal Heights" has always been a favorite of many people. I wanted to
  touch on it years ago but never knew what genre to do but drum and bass because
  of its tempo. Enter future bass. Steven Silo, a side project of mine that''s future
  bass-oriented, is something I worked on in 2015-2016 and this beat was a track in
  the works then. Just happens to work well with "Tal Tal Heights." The only difference
  is the bass is more dubsteppy which is why it''s a bLiNd track. Enjoyable to make,
  hope you like it!

  M-08. Chimpazilla - "Imprisoned"

  Source: Legend of Zelda: Link''s Awakening DX - "Color Dungeon"

  Chimpazilla: I was very happy to be invited to Will''s and Emery''s Link''s Awakening
  album! I especially like this dungeon theme and I felt like the track would sound
  cool as a dark drum and bass mix.

  M-09. WillRock feat. XPRTNovice - "''To the Finder...''"

  Sources: "Face Shrine," "The Tail Cave," "The Bottle Grotto," "Tal Tal Heights,"
  "Key Cavern," "Angler''s Tunnel," "Catfish''s Maw"

  Words by Yoshiaki Koizumi, Kensuke Tanabe

  WillRock: So, this is a remix I''ve wanted to do for a few years. I remember basically
  "telling" DaMonz we were going to direct this album and honestly, this track was
  one of my main reasons for wanting to do it. I always had this idea of making a
  dark, atmospheric, and super-progressive dungeon medley. It was also important to
  put the Southern Shrine tablet prophecy as a narration, and Joe Zieja did a better
  job than I ever dared hope for.

  So, from the beginning, I''d claimed all the dungeon sources, but for a long time,
  I didn''t do anything. Then DaMonz started his own medley, which ended up being
  "The Waker''s Tale" on the album, and he asked me if he could use the "Tail Cave"
  theme to start off his mix. My idea was obviously very similar to this and while
  contemplating how to combat this issue, I had an idea of an organ sound fashioned
  after "Child in Time" by Deep Purple, which laid the foundation for this becoming
  a very progressive 70s-inspired romp, not unlike Genesis or Yes.

  M-10. Doc Nano - "Le Mystère du Poisson-Rêve"

  Source: "Ballad of the Wind Fish"

  DaMonz: Even though his work is always of outstanding quality, I believe Doc Nano
  is mostly known for his amazing piano arrangements. "Le Mystère du Poisson-Rêve"
  is a beautiful demonstration of this strength of Alex. The arrangement begins with
  a lot of tension and mystery, with the Wind Fish theme played in minor and accompanied
  by a slowly evolving ostinato. The tension is then eventually masterfully released
  as the ostinato transforms into beautiful, lush arpeggi. The piece then finally
  brings back some of the mystery with a final variation of the theme. It''s a concise,
  beautiful story that draws a beautiful portrait of the Wind Fish.

  Doc Nano: As the title suggests, I was aiming for a mysterious, ethereal tone when
  writing this arrangement, somewhat in the vein of some of Ravel''s piano works.
  The main theme of "Ballad of the Wind Fish" is alternately presented in its original
  minor-scale (Dorian) form and a melodic major-scale variant, which I hope contributes
  to a sense of grandeur that suits the track''s namesake.

  M-11. DaMonz, Trainbeat feat. Christine Giguère - "The Waker''s Tale"

  Sources: "The Tail Cave," "Miniboss Battle," "Boss Battle," "Ballad of the Wind
  Fish," "Wind Fish''s Egg," "Shadow Battles," "Shadows Defeated," "Song of Awakening"

  DaMonz: First of all, I want to say that this remix was in no small part made possible
  by my recent purchase of the Modern & Massive library from GetGood Drums. The drums
  have been very central in my creation process for a large portion of the arrangement,
  and having that powerful sound right out of the box definitely enabled things that
  I don''t think I could have done without that library.

  Although, even with such a great asset, this remix was one of the most difficult
  tracks I''ve ever made (if not *the* most difficult). There was a lot of doubt,
  a lot of struggle to find ideas, a lot of reworking and overhauling. Making this
  was a huge battle... which is quite fitting, considering the nature of the track.
  :)

  In the end though, everything made sense when I got the beautiful cello recordings
  from my mother Christine, and when Trainbeat sent me the amazing, rocking guitar
  tracks. I''m extremely grateful for their help on this monster track. The end result
  is ridiculously better than it would have been without them.

  M-12. Yoann Turpin - "Wind Fish Limbo"

  Sources: "Player Select," "Song of Awakening"

  Yoann Turpin: I wondered what musical style would suit this theme on an island,
  and limbo seemed appropriate.

  M-13. Lemonectric - "Marin''s Mambo"

  Sources: "Manbo''s Mambo," "End Credits"

  DaMonz: Lemonectric''s music never ceases to surprise me, in a very, very good way.
  His arrangements always have clever twists that I never learn to expect, and that''s
  always what I like the most about them. Their level of creativity is always off
  the charts, and this track is no exception. I love just how *fun* this arrangement
  sounds with all the syncopated writing and the beautiful chiptune/organic blend.
  To me, it feels like a playful and relaxed celebration, which makes perfect sense
  for the end credits.

  Lemonectric: I set out to arrange the credits theme in the style of the secret file
  select music, and it turned into a little medley. It''s a habit.

  M-14. WillRock - "''Why Is the Island Gone?''"

  Sources: "Opening Demo," "Title," "Player Select," "When Link First Wakes," "Koholint
  Island," "Owl," "Sword Catch," Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black
  Pearl - "He''s a Pirate," Nightmare Lair Underground," "Rescue BowWow," "Ballad
  of the Wind Fish," Cowboy Bebop - "Tank!"

  WillRock: All I''ll say about this one is that I''d rather not spoil anything by
  talking about it. Just know it took a long time, a lot of effort, and Shnabubula
  deserves a shout-out for helping inspire it.'
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