SOTN was my first exposure to the Castlevania series and I still go back and play it from time to time. It’s always nostalgic for me because this is one of the games that really turned me into a gamer. With dialog like
“What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets”.
Sometimes I feel like I live on the wrong side of the world. If I had found Totoro when it came out, I could have been playing the ocarina that much longer. This is one of the lesser known pieces from the movie, and I hope my playing it will get the word out
The ocarina I’m playing is available from STL Ocarina.
Precious Chrysanthemum is a piece Taiwanese ocarina artist You Xue-shi composed for his mother. Her name means Precious Chrysanthemum. I must say, I’ve very much enjoyed his latest CD, The Steadfast Palm Grass.
The Alto G ocarina has also grown on me quite a bit. It’s sweet tone is considerably less shrill than a soprano C, and the range is versatile enough to play a wide variety of musical styles.
