Materia Collective Announces Hero of Time Live Ochestral Album

Experience the story of ‘The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’ like never before, with one hour of new musical arrangements recorded live with a full orchestra!

Seattle, WA - Monday, October 24, 2016 - Materia Collective is very excited to announce the production of Hero of Time, a one-hour album of all-new orchestral arrangements of Koji Kondo's music from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. While unofficial, Hero of Time strives to be the first dedicated Ocarina of Time album to be recorded with a full studio orchestra. Hero of Time merges professional quality and experience with fan enthusiasm, led by an experienced video game arranger and supported by the Legend of Zelda fan community through a Kickstarter campaign.

Hero of Time is a musical retelling of the story of Ocarina of Time, including key moments that occur before the game's beginning and during Link's concealment for seven years. This musical storytelling opens the door to explore the game's themes of mortality, impermanence, and coming of age.

Eric Buchholz is the lead orchestrator and creative producer for Hero of Time. Eric has contributed to many popular video game arrangement projects including Zelda Reorchestrated 's massive Twilight Symphony album, The Legend of Zelda: 25th Anniversary Symphony CD that shipped with Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses concert tour, and the Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions concert tour.

Sebastian Wolff is the executive producer of Hero of Time and founder of Materia Collective, an online organization of more than 400 contributing musicians and other artists. Since its formation in the summer of 2015, Materia Collective has released more than 600 new tracks across 12 different albums.

The Hero of Time Kickstarter project will conclude this Sunday, October 30th, at 11:59 p.m. PST. In addition to making the recording session a reality, fans who pledge their support may also choose to receive CD albums, vinyl editions, posters, and other rewards. Hero of Time is expected to be recorded this December and released in March 2017.

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The Legend of Zelda, Ocarina of Time, and related Zelda properties are © 1998 Nintendo Co., Ltd. Materia Collective and Hero of Time are in no way affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with Nintendo Co., Ltd. Musical compositions are © 1998 Nintendo Co., Ltd., and will be used with permission.

Hero of Time is ™ and © 2016 Materia Collective LLC. All Rights Reserved.