It sold about 400,000 copies.  The Japanese PC market is a lot smaller than the console market; Ys VI sold about 120,000 copies and that was considered quite good for a PC game.  Million sellers are pretty rare for console games today (except Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest).  There are quite a few million sellers for the DS though.

Interesting... I'd be interested if anyone has statistics on how many games the Japanese purchase, as compared to Americans and/or the rest of the world. My impression was that the Japanese purchase much more (per capita) than any other country. However, since they have such a large selection of video games, they may not have that many million sellers. Is that correct?

cheers,

-avatar!

That's just it exactly.  If the Wii was available to buy, I'd buy T.P. immediately.  My friend is one of the unusual cases, he bought the game immediately even though the console wasn't available to buy.

Yeah eventually, back when you did the soundtracks for re Zero and rebirth, things were looking unlikely for a Suleputer release.
I guess I should never count the chickens until they hatch. I still love the dialogue interludes you did that weren't in the official release.
( :

That reminds me of the time I got really drunk and spread peanut butter on some of my cds.
Then I tried to eat them. It wasn't pretty.

Okay, based on compiling all the available rips I could find (and recalling some tracks that were not yet ripped--those tracks will be marked with a *), here is how the tracklist for THE LEGEND OF ZELDA:  TWILIGHT PRINCESS should go, in chronological order.

The Legend of Zelda Orchestra Piece #1 (Demo)
The Legend of Zelda Orchestra Piece #2 (GC Commerical)
Channel Fanfare
Title Screen
File Select
Link and Rustl Return from the Spring
Meeting Ilia for the First Time
Summon Epona*
Ordon Village
Shop (Happy)
Shop (Sad)
Open Treasure Chest
Catch Item Fanfare
Catch Small Item Fanfare*
Summon Hawk*
Ordon Ranch
Goat Herd Mini Game Begin*
Ordon Goats
Mini Game Win*
Mini Game Lose*
Inside A House
Practice with a Slingshot
Practice with a Sword
Monkey Pursuit
Dark Grotto
Combat
Leaving Ordon Village
Ilia's Theme
The Kids are Kidnapped
Transformed into a Wolf
Encountering Midna in the Cell
Midna Breaks the Wolf's Chain
Midna Tames Wolf Link
Midna's Theme
Twilight
Twilight Battle*
A Robed Figure
Storming Hyrule Castle
The Twilight King's Choices
The Princess' Choice
The Robed Figure Revealed
A Wolf in Ordon
The Spirit Faron
Ordona Talks About the Other Spirits
Ordona Asks For Help
Tears of Light Restored
Link in his Hero Garb
Faron Woods
Hidden Skills Training
New Skill Learned
Forest Temple
Ook Strikes
Ook, the Monkey King
Ook Defeated
Diababa Appears*
Diababa First Time & Stallord First Time
Diababa Second Time
Diababa Defeated
Get Fused Shadow~Mirror Piece
Boss Room Calm
Get Heart Container*
Happiness of the Spirits
Hyrule Field (Morning)*
Hyrule Field (Walking)
Hyrule Field (On Epona)
Hyrule Field (Fighting Enemies)
Hyrule Field (Night)
Sadness of the Spirits
Barnes Frightens the Kids
Colin Hopes Link Will Save Them
Surrounded by Flames
Wolf Song #1:  Song of Healing
Resurging of Kakariko Village
Kakariko Village
Kakariko Cemetary
Renado's House
Epona the Wild
Taming Epona
Epona Tamed
Mailman
Ordon Unhappy Homes
Sumo Wrestling Start*
Sumo Wrestling*
Kakariko is Raided
King Boblin Summons His Riders*
Horseback Battle
Bridge Battle Start
Bridge Battle
Bridge Battle Victory
Colin Learns of Strength Through Courage
Death Mountain
Troubled Gorons
Goron Elder
Goron Mines
Ooccoo
Armed Goron Appears*
Miniboss:  Armed Goron
Game Over
Fyrus Appears*
Fyrus
Fyrus Defeated
Colin Begs Link to Save Ilia
Flying Up the River
Wolf Song #2:  Requiem of Spirit
Zora's Domain
Queen Rutela
Boss:  Giant Light Bug
The Dark Interlopers
Lake Hylia
Fishing Hole
Caught a Fish!  Reel It In!
Down the Rapids
Fayer's Cannon
Hyrule Castle Town - North
Hyrule Castle Town - East
Hyrule Castle Town - West
The Carp
Tobias and Geremias
Fortune-Telling
Agitha’s Castle
S.T.A.R. Game Room
S.T.A.R. Game
The Zora Prince
Ilia’s Bemusement
Preparing to Ride to Kakariko
The Zora Prince Survives
Lakebed Temple
Deku Frog Appears
Miniboss:  Deku Frog
Morpheel Appears*
Morpheel First Time
Morpheel Defeated
Zant Quells Lanayru
Zant Controls Midna
Midna is Exposed to the Light
Midna’s Desperate Hour
Link and Injured Midna Find Zelda
Zelda's Sacrifice
The Castle is Sealed
Wolf Song #3:  Prelude of Light
Sacred Grove
Sacred Grove - Enemies
Wolf Song #4:  Zelda’s Lullaby
Guardians of the Sacred Grove
Link Pulls Out the Master Sword
Link and the Master Sword
Leaving the Ruins
Midna Describes the Twilight Realm
Zant Takes Control
Gerudo Desert
Wolf Song #5:  Mystery Song
Great Fairy's Spring
Arbiter’s Grounds
The Arbiter Mini-Boss Appears
Great Phantom
Stallord Appears*
Stallord Second Time
Stallord Defeated
Midna Finds the Mirror Broken
The Sages are Mourning
Ganondorf's Judgment
Snowpeak
Snowpeak Ruins
Snowpeak Ruins (Fireplace & Kitchen)
Mini-boss:  Suit of Armor
Blizzeta Appears*
Blizzeta Phase One
Blizzeta Phase Two
Blizzeta Phase Three
Blizzeta Defeated
Yeta Defeated
Yetis in Love
Yeti Race
Yeti Race Win
Yeti Race Lose
Malo Mart Castle Branch
Wolf Song #6:  The Wind Waker
Entrance to the Temple of Time
Temple of Time
Armogohma Appears*
Armogohma First Form
Armogohma Not Quite Defeated
Armogohma Second Form*
Armogohma Finally Defeated
Wolf Song #7:  Ballad of Twilight
Link Learns of Ilia's Amnesia
Hidden Village
Talking With Impaz
Ilia Remembers
Cannon Room
Celestia, the City in the Sky
Argorok Appears*
Morpheel Second Time & Argorok
Argorok Defeated
The Mirror is Restored
Midna is the Twilight Princess
Zant Curses Midna
Flashback to Link's Transformation
Into the Twilight Realm
Twilight Palace - Outside
Twilight Palace - Inside
Phantom Zant
Confronting Zant on his Throne
Zant Recalls His Tribe's Oppression
Zant Enlightened
Zant Looks to His God
Fight Against Zant 1
Fight Against Zant 2
Fight Against Zant 3
Fight Against Zant 4
Fight Against Zant 5
Midna Completes the Fused Shadows
Zant is Dethroned
Midna Breaks the Seal on the Castle
Hyrule's Resistance Helps Out
Hyrule Castle Halls
Hyrule Castle 2
Hyrule Castle 3
Zelda's Lifeless Body
Confronting Ganondorf
Midna Tries to Protect Zelda
Possessed Zelda Confronts Link
Puppet Zelda
Ganondorf Driven Out of Zelda
Dark Beast Ganon Intro
Dark Beast Ganon
Midna Returns Zelda's Soul
Midna Uses the Fused Shadow One Last Time
Ganondorf Survived and Midna is Gone
The Arrows of Light
Zelda Asks for Link’s Courage
Ganondorf Horseback Battle
Ganondorf Swordfight Battle
Ganondorf's End
Midna Restored
Midna’s True Form
End Credits 1
Goodbye Midna
End Credits 2

All this configuring took me LOTS and LOTS of time.  When and if Nintendo gets off their fat a**** and decides to release a full OST to ZELDA TP, one hopes every one of these tunes are included.

-Jon T.

Wow, you put that whole tracklist in order.  Your patience is admirable.  I would've had a hard time doing that.

If I remember correctly, "Twilight Battle" is simply a slightly elaborated version of "Barnes Frightens the Kids."

Great list! How did you remember all of that?

Hyrule Field (Morning) is the one I REALLY want to hear.

...wow.

Nice work there, Jon...REALLY nice!

I was thinking about/dreading doing something like that, but you've got it nailed there. Thanks!

I appreciate the compliments, although I do admit that there may be some I have missed, notabely the ditty that plays when Link catches a fish.

And Wanderer, to answer your question:  to sort the tracks in the correct order I did three things:  1) search my player's guide to identify which scenes happened at which time, 2) watched some of the cut scene videos on the net to identify which songs were used, 3) logical guessing .

-Jon T.

EDIT:  I've gone back and added that fish catch ditty to the list.

Is there a sound test in the Wii version of TP?

Where did you get all those names?
Who came up with them?

One of my favorite tracks from the game is "Midna's Desperate Hour"
Everybody seems to use this name everywhere.
It's the piano track that occurs when a dying Midna and Wolf Link are racing back to Zelda after the Lakebed Temple.
Someone on Youtube did this. The notes aren't that hard to figure out but still I'm amazed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkNudeNYnCM

Gori FAter, on Youtube, did a piano rendition of the Twilight Princess trailer that impressed me.

^ Yeah, that's a very nice song.  I spent a few extra moments on the field before entering the bar so I could hear it loop a few more times.  Very nice piano arrangement too (I miss the strings though!).

EDIT:  The trailer arrangement is amazing...

While everyone seems to be gasping and raving over "Midna's Desperate Hour", I never cared for it, in the game or out of it. It's basically just a rendition of the main theme (more of a motif, really) for solo piano and the arrangement isn't anything special.

Could this mean an official OST is on the way?

Kenny, I saw that too.
They're gonna be Gashapon figures in May, looks like..

This company is also making Bigger Zelda and Metroid Figures. 
http://www.first4figures.com/
While their OOT Link looks odd, their Skull Kid and Fierce Deity look nice.

To each his own, I suppose.
I know it was just altered Midna's theme, but I really liked it for its simplicity with the solo piano.
And it makes a great, almost cinematic impact; it's the first time we see a debilitated, non-cocky Midna that really needed Link at that time.
I think it works.

This is the most appropriate thread to ask this question...

Can someone tell me what the Japanese name for OoT's "Last Battle" is?

It says, "Ganon, something-something-something". 

Would some be so kind as to translate that kanji for me...  Thanks.

A quick peek at Amazon.co.jp and WWWJDIC provides these results:

ガノン最終戦

Ganon Saishuu Ikusa. Something like Ganon Final Battle.

Why would that not read "Ganon Saishuu Sen?"  Regardless, the meaning would be the same.

Hey, I just pasted how WWWJDIC translated it.

Hey Jon, where did you find the "Hidden Village" track? I've been looking for it, but had no luck thus far.

That song is awesome.  Check the archive in post #26.

Thanks for the help!

I clicked the link for the archive, but it said the file wasn't found. That's ok, I guess. I couldn't DL that 300+ MB file on my current connection.

It is an awesome track. I have a thing for music with a western flavor.

I found this site in n.Revolution this month:

http://www.twilight-calculator.us.tt/

Very cool for people who have beaten the game and want to see where they stand as far as %-completion goes. I made it to 96% on the dot!

Fairly irrelevant, but neat.

Anyway, it seems as though the game continues to do decent business on all sides of the globe (according to this week's sales chart, it sold 95% of its shipment in Japan), and we're still waiting for an official soundtrack album release.

In the meantime, I am putting the finishing touches on my own.  It'll probably be uploaded to something like sendspace or MegaUpload, but keep your eyes open for it.

-Jon T.

Everyone who bought the game must reach 100% completion before Nintendo will ever consider a soundtrack.  Only then.  hehehe

While we wait until the OST is released, here's my personal attempt to create one, using a mixture of both the pre-existing MP3s and recording new pieces independently.  All the tracks --save the two orchestral ones-- have received reverberation treatment to give the feeling that these pieces were performed in a concert hall, so as to make them not sound so flat.  I've done the best I could to capture more tunes than most other attempts have done, but sadly there were some tracks that were impossible to record (the Boss Appears music pieces).  Still, this is about as nearly complete and fulfilling as possible for the time being.

Part 1 -- Tracks 1-70
http://www.sendspace.com/file/w56bs4

Part 2 -- Tracks 71-132
http://www.sendspace.com/file/9hex9p

Part 3 -- Tracks 133-182
http://www.sendspace.com/file/m2w08w

Enjoy!
-Jon T.

Crap! I meant to post this in the TP thread in the gaming forum. Dammit. =/

Amazing job! THANK YOU. Really appreciated.

The reverb-add is an excellent idea, you should do this for the OoT and Wind Waker osts next.

I remember Pioneer putting in some nice touches to Majora's Mask but maybe just a smidge of reverb for that one too, god knows that Ocarina needs it much worse though.
( ;

Only if you bought the wii version though, guess I'm exempt then!

w00000000000tNESS

Jon Turner is officially THE MAN.

Thanks, Jon. It's good to have all the tracks in order.

The Gingerbread Man!

Jon,
I really like this compilation... but I don't like the reverb, it's way too much. Is there any chance you could release it without the added reverb?

Thanks! I love the song in Hyrule Field at night! and the wolf's howl!always can't find it!