ZREO 101

Hey all! Hope you're having a great summer!

First off, this post is directed at all of our new fans who have only recently found the site, and are a little unsure of what is all going on. We're not releasing any new content at this time. We're simply summarizing what's happened in the last year, and hopefully eliminating some of the questions people have relating to our project. If you're a fan who reads every word we post on the site, this will be a good recap for you!

As you might have already found out, Zelda Reorchestrated is a fan project dedicated to creating orchestral arrangements of the greatest songs from The Legend of Zelda. Over the years, we have reorchestrated over 270 tracks, including the entire Ocarina of Time soundtrack and music from 14 other games, all of which are available to download freely from our website. Our dedication to Zelda music has brought us coast-to-coast, attending VGXPO '09, and E3 2010-2011. ZREO has been shared and enjoyed by tens of hundreds of thousands of people around the world, and it is our goal to continue sharing our passion with fans as our skills grow and develop as rising musicians.

In Spring of 2008, production began on our most ambitious project to date, which later became known under the name "Project Maranello." All details were kept under wraps from the public until shortly before E3 2010, when we started teasing fans with images of a map of Hyrule. As the weeks went by, the map revealed new parts of it which had been previously darkened out and unable to be read. Finally we released a video unveiling Twilight Symphony (TPS) to the world.

Further details were held off until earlier this year when we released 8 minutes total of previews from various songs on the album. The first preview was posted exclusively on the game music enthusiast site Original Sound Version, while the second preview was exclusive to gaming news behemoth Destructoid. These previews were the first real inside looks at what Twilight Symphony is all about.

In the same announcement, we also began a bold Kickstarter campaign to fundraise money to hire a professional Hollywood choir for Twilight Symphony. Within weeks we flew past our original goal of $18,000 and ended our campaign a month later with a grand total of $24,194. We announced that we would be hiring legendary Recording Engineer John Kurlander as well as Vocal Contractor, Arranger and Choir Conductor Tim Davis to be our recording specialists for the TPS choir.

Not long after our Kickstarter, we posted a 10-minute preview of Twilight Symphony on the site. It was announced that Aubrey Ashburn would be featured as a soloist for the album. Our most recent update (found below this post) features two previews from TPS arranger Tim Stoney.

Donors who contribute to Twilight Symphony before the choir recording date (TBA) will still be eligible to receive rewards. To donate, visit the donation page, where you will also find a complete list of all incentives. If you can't contribute financially, the best way you can still help is to spread the word! Invite your friends to join our ZREO Facebook Page, or follow us on Twitter @zreomusic!

The flash player below contains all previews which have been released throughout the last year. They have been split apart and individually labeled so you can easily choose the ones you want to listen to! Thanks once again to all of our fans and supporters! Stay tuned for more updates!

DISCLAIMER

These clips, in some cases, are works-in-progress and may not represent the final intended quality. Also be aware that songs included in this preview are cropped and/or edited for preview purposes and come from much longer, developed versions. Most of these clips represent unfinished mixes and non-final renders, where sampled instruments are used. Sampled choir is just temporary!! ;) If and when you hear a sampled solo vocal, that solo is either currently being recorded by a live vocalist (Aubrey Ashburn), or it has already been recorded but simply not included in the preview.