The Legend of Zelda Theme Performed on a Theremin

Here’s a video of someone playing the theme from The Legend of Zelda on a theremin with a synth backing. I’d never heard of a theremin before, so I had to look it up Wikipedia:

“It was invented by Russian inventor Léon Theremin in 1919, and it is unique in that it was the first musical instrument designed to be played without being touched. It consists of two radio frequency oscillators and two metal antennae. The electric signals from the theremin are amplified and sent to a loudspeaker.

To play the theremin, the player moves his or her hands around the two metal antennae, which control the instrument’s frequency (pitch) and amplitude (volume).”

That sounds like it would be a pain to learn to play. It’s surprising that the music actually sounds pretty good, albeit a little eerie.