Song of Storms

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"Song of Storms"
Link learns the "Song of Storms" in Ocarina of Time
Game(s)	Ocarina of Time Majora's Mask Oracle of Seasons Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Instrument(s)	Ocarina of Time
Note(s)
Power(s)	Summons rain Removes a jinx
Learned in	Ocarina of Time Kakariko Windmill Majora's Mask Beneath the Ikana Graveyard
Song

The "Song of Storms" is a song that has made several appearances in various Zelda games, making its debut in Ocarina of Time.

Contents 1 Appearances 1.1 Ocarina of Time 1.2 Majora's Mask 1.3 Oracle of Seasons 1.4 Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2 Music Theory 3 Trivia 4 References

Appearances

Ocarina of Time

In Ocarina of Time, the "Song of Storms" is the only non-warping Ocarina song learned by Adult Link. It is taught to him by the windmill man in Kakariko Village. It can summon rain when the song is played, reveal secret grottoes and water bean sprouts to produce fairies. In several areas throughout Hyrule, such as in the Lost Woods, if Navi turns green, Link can play the Song of Storms and a short cutscene showing a wingless fairy will begin. These fairies will restore Link's magic meter as well as his life energy but cannot be caught in a bottle. By playing the "Song of Storms" inside the windmill as a child, it will speed up the windmill dramatically, causing the well in Kakariko Village to empty.

Majora's Mask

The "Song of Storms" makes another appearance in Majora's Mask, where its origins are explained. The "Song of Storms" was a song composed by the Composer Brothers of the Ikana Canyon, specifically by Flat. When Link finds Flat's crypt beneath the Ikana Graveyard, Flat teaches it to him; it represents his sadness of losing Sharp, the other Composer Brother, and his anger for Sharp's betrayal.^[1] By playing the song in front of Sharp, Link manages to cure Sharp's soul, reviving the Ikana River in the process.

Playing the "Song of Storms" after getting cursed by a Blue Bubble immediately dispels the curse.

Oracle of Seasons

In Oracle of Seasons, the "Song of Storms" is the background music for the area around the windmill, east of the village in the Eastern Suburbs.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Non-Canon Information

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Music Theory

The Song of Storms is in triple time and features a 4-bar intro. The rest of the piece is 7 bars long and looped ad infinitum with the last bar of the 8-bar melodic phrase overlapping with the first bar of the intro (making a phrase analysis of 8 + 3 with the last bar of the 8 also acting as the 'real' first bar of the 3). Even though the piece is only 11 bars long, it uses two different sets of instrumentation to add variety. The first set primarily uses an organ for the melody while the second set uses an accordion and glockenspiel or celeste.

Harmonically, the piece is set in d Dorian with a brief use of B-flat Major.^[2]

Trivia

• A time warp occurs in Ocarina of Time: according to the Windmill Man, a child with an ocarina (assumed to be Young Link) played the Song of Storms to speed up the windmill,^[3] yet Link is taught the song by the Windmill Man. This means that, in a sense, Link learned the song from himself. Though seemingly paradoxical, this sequence of events is actually possible as, chronologically, Young Link teaching the song to the Windmill Man occured before Adult Link learned it, but Adult Link then traveled back in time to teach him. This closes the resulting loop in time, thus preventing a paradox. However, another theory is that it was another kid who originally played the song to the Windmill Man, thus the Windmill Man was not talking about Link the first time.
• The Song of Storms can be played to the Fabulous Five Froggish Tenors in Zora's River to gain a Piece of Heart.

References

1. ↑ "Sharp sold his soul to the devil and was the one who locked me in here... You who do not fear the dead, learn well the song that is inscribed behind me... And if you ever meet my brother, I'd like you to inform him... The thousand years of raindrops summoned by my song are my tears. The thunder that strikes the earth is my anger!" — Flat (Majora's Mask)
2. ↑ Music in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Cruise Elroy
3. ↑ "What?! You've got an ocarina!! What the heck! That reminds me of that time, seven years ago! Back then a mean kid came here and played a strange song. It messed up this windmill! I'll never forget this song!" — Windmill Man (Ocarina of Time)

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name
Japanese		嵐の歌 (Arashi no Uta)
Spanish		Canción de la Tormenta
French		Chant des Tempêtes
German		Hymne des Sturms
Italian		Canzone della tempesta