Tallon Overworld Revisited

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Tallon Overworld Revisited
Featured in	Metroid Prime Metroid Prime Pinball
Location	Tallon Overworld Tallon Overworld (Pinball)
Composer	Kenji Yamamoto Kouichi Kyuma
Other titles	Tallon Overworld
Related	Chozo Chapel of the Elders

Tallon Overworld Revisted, also known simply as Tallon Overworld (ターロンオーバーワールド), is the second theme of the Tallon Overworld in Metroid Prime. It was composed by Kenji Yamamoto.

Description

Tallon Overworld Revisited starts playing once Samus Aran acquires the Spider Ball upgrade. It permanently replaces the theme Planet Tallon IV and serves as a less cheery, more melancholy theme as the planet is no longer shown to be the lush paradise that it initially appeared to be.

Much of this theme is moody and atmospheric, with chords that progress chromatically downward. Occasionally, a flute-like synth instrument will play melodies that shine through the low tones. One of these melodies is shared with the theme performed by a low choir in Chozo Chapel of the Elders. It can be heard here: [1]

Tallon Overworld Revisited is used as the background music in the flash game based on Metroid Prime, although it cuts off abruptly before looping.

This theme was later remixed for the Tallon Overworld Pinball table in Metroid Prime Pinball. This version sounds similar to the original, albeit with lower-quality instrument samples for the Nintendo DS hardware. This has the side effect of making the song sound brighter in tone due to higher-pitched instruments. This remix is also abridged, cutting out the second half of the original song. This version can be heard here: [2]

Although it was not featured in the Soundtrack Gallery of New Play Control! Metroid Prime or Metroid Prime Trilogy, Tallon Overworld Revisited is made available in that of Metroid Prime Remastered. There it is also accompanied by an image of the Great Tree Hall.

Several specific synth patches for instruments and sound effects in this theme are also used in the Torvus Bog theme from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, giving these two pieces a similar overall sound to each other.

Trivia

• Internal data suggests that this theme was to originally load after Samus defeats Flaahgra. In the final, the song loads much later, after defeating Thardus (excluding scripted loads from certain rooms).