Our first project under Second Quest — ZREO Legacy
We are thrilled to be launching ZREO Legacy! The team will be revisiting old classics and fan-favorite albums of our past. Fans can expect remastered tracks in high-definition audio for streaming.
The ability to revisit classics from our library is exhilarating and the team is looking forward to releasing more remastered tracks later this year. All future Legacy releases will be available for streaming on all your favorite platforms upon release, and available for sale through iTunes, and Amazon Music.
Our first release, Ocarina of Time Selections, is available now. The album contains 73 classic tracks remastered for streaming by our very own Sam Ferrara (FireGS). The album is streaming on all platforms today and for sale on iTunes, and Amazon Music.
ZREO, Legacy, and the Legal Aspect
Unfortunately, the team cannot revisit everything from our old catalog. You may have noticed by now that our old works are not available on our new website or YouTube. Both our old website and original YouTube channel have been removed for legal purposes. Our old library of music is now vaulted and no longer available from us, even by private request.
We know this loss is difficult to fathom for our fans. When ZREO first started, the goal was to reorchestrate all tracks from the franchise’s history. As the project closed in 2013, the team learned more about United States Copyright law and understood that we had not followed industry standards for clearing the rights to our music.
Without a song being released by Nintendo® in the United States of America, we cannot obtain a mechanical license to cover it. Without a mechanical license, we cannot legally publish a cover song without Nintendo’s written consent.
Is this considered legal now?
By mechanically licensing our music we’re able to respect copyright holders. Uploading through legitimate distributors enables us to pay royalties to Nintendo. It’s the right thing to do, and it means our music will be around for a while. We ask for your patience and support as we rebuild our legacy with legal covers.
Moving Forward
Official music videos of our new catalog will be available on our new YouTube channel soon.
We have big projects in the works, so please stay tuned for more information coming soon. In the meantime, enjoy Ocarina of Time Selections, and hop over to our Discord to let us know how it is!
Special Thanks
We wish to thank all of our Premium patrons for making this project a reality. ZREO has always been a passion project, but it’s a passion project that costs real money – historically self-funded. Subscription tiers help pay these costs. As a thank you, we’re offering perks such as early access to releases, Works in Progress, behind-the-scenes, and private chats with the team.
Further, your added support directly helps finance future projects. This includes funding for musicians, arrangers, and other collaborators. It helps finance legal licenses. It helps pay our lawyer. It helps pay our graphics designers. It helps everyone involved, and ultimately benefits our generous community!