Editing MP3 Title Music

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{{Cquotetxt|''If you don't provide any happy music until the very end, it makes the player keep wondering, "When am I going to be relieved?" Then, finally, when the staff credits start with the positive, hopeful music, the player can relax. This was the design approach for [[NES]] ''[[Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'' [[Ending (Metroid)|music]] in 1986.  In ''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime 1]]'' and ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes|2]]'', I did not use this approach for the staff credits music. But because ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption|MP3: Corruption]]'' is the last title in the [[Metroid Prime (series)|series]], I wanted to implement this approach for this title. If you're interested, please complete the game and listen to the music for the ending credits.''|[[Kenji Yamamoto]]<ref name=osv>{{Cite web|url=http://www.originalsoundversion.com/a-blast-from-the-past-metroid-prime-3-corruption-with-kenji-yamamoto-and-retro-studios/|title=A Blast From The Past: Metroid Prime 3 With Kenji Yamamoto and Retro Studios|author=Jayson Napolitano|work=Original Sound Version|date=24 August 2010|accessdate=26 August 2018}}</ref>}}
{{Infobox Music
|name=MP3 Title Music
|image=Metroid Prime 3 Packaging.jpg
|caption=
|games=''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]''
|location=[[Title Screen]]<br>[[Samus Data Screen]]<br>[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption/Credits|Staff Credits]]
|composer=[[Kenji Yamamoto]]
|alt=Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
|related=[[Title (theme)|Title]]<br>[[Metroid Prime Trilogy (theme)|Metroid Prime Trilogy]]<br>Nintendo Ending Medley
}}
'''MP3 Title Music''' is the theme that plays on the [[Title Screen|title]], [[Samus Data Screen|menu]], and credits of ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]''.

==Description==
MP3 Title Music is a somber song consisting nearly entirely of a choir, highlighting the dramatic weight of the [[Prime series#Prime Trilogy|trilogy's]] finale. The theme is significantly extended in the credits, now opening with a dramatic version of the [[Title (theme)|main Title theme]], containing a narration discussing the victory against [[Phaaze]], and then seguing a lighter, more celebratory piece of music. [[Kenji Yamamoto]]'s use of levity after a heavy and dramatic score was directly inspired by [[Hirokazu Tanaka]]'s [[Ending (Metroid)]].<ref name=osv/>

A portion of the celebratory credits music is adapted into the melody of [[Metroid Prime Trilogy (theme)|Metroid Prime Trilogy]], a medley of the trilogy's title themes.

On September 23, 2010, WDR Radio Orchestra performed the ''Symphonic Legends'' concert in Cologne Philharmonic Hall in Germany. As an encore, they performed a medley of Nintendo ending themes, including MP3 Title Music. This arrangement was based upon the extended credits version and was sung by the State Choir of Latvia. For a unique twist on the theme, it was combined with a flute and violin performance of the credits theme from ''The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker''.

MP3 Title Music is included as a track on the ''[[Samus Archives Sound Selection]]'' CD included with the Special and Legacy Editions of ''[[Metroid: Samus Returns]]'', titled '''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption'''. This CD includes the extended intro of the credits version, but does not include the lengthy celebratory section.

The title/menu version can be heard here: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1y8bq_2X2g] The extended credits version can be heard here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb9XJlJEywE] The ''Symphonic Legends'' version can be heard here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLrkxtR2jtg]

==Trivia==
*''Corruption'' is the only game in the original trilogy where the menu/credits theme is the same as the title theme, although [[Hunters (credits theme)|Hunters]] from ''[[Metroid Prime Hunters]]'' plays during both that game's opening and credits.
*The credits version of MP3 Title Music has never been released without narration, although [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU4kexp6cBk a fan-made edit] attempts to remove it.

==References==
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{{Soundtrack Gallery}}
[[Category:Music]]
[[Category:Soundtrack Gallery]]
[[Category:Title Themes]]
[[Category:Ending Themes]]
[[Category:Samus Archives Sound Selection]]