Skyward Sword (The Legend of Zelda)

Skyward Sword (The Legend of Zelda)

From Beeps Bops & Beats by Beeps Bops & Beats

May 26, 2026 · 1h 23m · Season 3 · Episode 21

About this episode

Laura explores Skyward Sword, the beginning of The Legend of Zelda timeline, discussing its music and gameplay.

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, wait, it's Laura bringing us Skyward Sword today while riding a massive loftwing in this 2011 action-adventure game, developed and published by Nintendo. Compositions by Hajime Wakai, Shiho Fujii, Mahito Yokota, and Takeshi Hama. Continuing our journey through the 40th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda series, we find ourselves way way up in the skies, but also way way in the past with the start of the timeline where it all began. Meet some frenemies, get kicked off a sky island, create a sword woman, and learn why the cycle of Link, Zelda, and Ganon rages on eternal in todays episode with some of the most epic orchestration we've seen in Hyrule yet. Join the BBB Discord @ https://discord.gg/FEAYdbePt8 Follow us on TikTok @ beepsbopsandbeats Or on BlueSky @ BeepsBopsAndBeats Click here for a YT Playlist of today's featured tracks. ------------ (00:01) - Ballad of the Goddess (Main Theme) (01:32) - (Talky Bits) (13:57) - Skyloft (17:10) - Exploring the Skies (Overworld) (20:27) - (Talky Bits) (29:13) - Zelda's Theme (31:57) - Groose's Theme (33:38) - (Talky Bits) (39:20) - Skyview Temple (42:59) - Lanaryu Mining Facility (46:06) - (Talky Bits)…

People in this episode

Host: Laura

Topics covered

  • Skyward Sword
  • The Legend of Zelda
  • video game music
  • Nintendo games
  • action-adventure games
  • game commentary

Keywords

  • Skyward Sword
  • The Legend of Zelda
  • Nintendo
  • video game music
  • Hyrule
  • Link
  • Zelda
  • Ganon
  • action-adventure

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nintendo

Books & works: Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda

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