Recurring Music in The Legend of Zelda Series

Throughout, one of the most memorable aspects of the games has been the music. Ranging from a limited number of tracks in to over 200 in, there has been a lot of music. Some tunes are very familiar, some are long forgotten, but many are used multiple times throughout the series. Often they are fully reworked, or small samples of a song are used. The following is a list that details which songs have been used in other songs. Note that this list will not include songs that reference songs first used within their own game. Parentheses directly after a song title indicate that only a portion of a song includes the mentioned track, and that portion will be listed in the parentheses.

Though the Title Screen and Overworld themes sound very similar, there are differences within them.

Title Screen

 * Rap trailer
 * Staff Credits (after Programmers)


 * Title Screen
 * Player Select

and
 * Title (same arrangement as )
 * This same arrangement is also used in Minigames
 * File Select (same arrangement as )
 * Game Over


 * End Credits


 * Hero of the Wind


 * Title


 * Credits


 * Title


 * Tetra Boards the PH:


 * Title Theme - The Legend of Zelda


 * Before the Final Battle (Intro)


 * Realm of Memories map jingle

SS undefined
 * "Upgraded Sword" theme (first four notes only)


 * Hyrule Theme 2 (first time)


 * Title theme
 * Chiptune Zelda Theme


 * Appears in Famicom Medley


 * Epilogue


 * Quoted in "The Knight Who Seals The Darkness" (Phase 1)


 * Appears in April 2023 trailer

Overworld

 * Overworld (intro)


 * Light World Overworld


 * Overworld (first half)
 * Tal Tal Mountains


 * Hyrule Castle


 * Temple Clear*Temple Clear

and
 * Overworld from both games (same arrangement as )
 * Past Overworld (slowed down)


 * Ending 2


 * Great Bay


 * Yacht Game (Part)*Yacht Game (Part)
 * Cursed Ocean theme (Part)
 * Tower of the Gods Appears (Intro)
 * Epilogue


 * Overworld
 * Quoted in Village of the Blue Maiden


 * Hyrule Field
 * Castor Wilds (part)
 * Mt. Crenel
 * Cloud Tops


 * A couple bars quoted in Diababa Phase 2
 * A couple bars quoted in Hyrule Field
 * When Link obtains the Master Sword
 * Credits


 * Prologue (Part)
 * Battle Mode (mashup with OoT Hyrule Field)


 * Overworld Theme - The Legend of Zelda


 * Termina Field
 * Tal Tal Heights (based on the Overworld arrangement from LA)


 * The Legend of Zelda


 * Second Credits (Part)


 * Realm of Memories Silver Door 1 and 3 (LttP version)
 * Realm of Memories Gold Door 1 (LA version)
 * Realm of Memories Hero's Door 1 and 2 (TLoZ version)

SS undefined
 * Staff Credits


 * Overworld Theme (Original)
 * Overworld Theme (LttP version)
 * Hyrule Theme (ALBW version)
 * Overworld/Underworld


 * Hyrule Theme (all versions)* Hyrule Theme (all versions)
 * Milk Bar Musicians cover


 * Hyrule Field
 * Main Theme Classic
 * Chiptune Overworld
 * Linkle's Theme (changes key every bar)


 * Second Credits (Part)


 * Played by the TFH:

Mario Kart 8
 * Hyrule Circuit


 * Riding (Night)
 * When Impa explains the first Great Calamity
 * Link's Memories: Blades of the Yiga
 * Kass's Theme (Song of the Hero version)
 * Hyrule Castle (Exterior)
 * Epilogue


 * Quoted in Death Mountain


 * Quoted in Chamber Dungeon Editing


 * The Knight Who Seals The Darkness (part of phase 1, entirely phase 2)
 * Quoted in Rescue Operation
 * Quoted in Zelda's Theme Interlude


 * Appears in April 2023 trailer

Dungeon

 * Color Dungeon


 * Japas's Room


 * Quoted in Farewell Hyrule King


 * Royal Crypt


 * Title Theme - The Legend of Zelda (Part)


 * Realm of Memories Hero's Door 3


 * First few lines quoted in Swamp Palace theme


 * Overworld/Underworld


 * First line quoted in The Ruins theme

Ganon's Lair

 * Tower of Flames
 * Desert Temple


 * Death Mountain


 * Death Mountain

Warp Whistle

 * Title Screen

The Minish Cap


 * Wind Ruins
 * Plays when using the Ocarina of Wind

Breath of the Wild


 * Notes heard in Shrine of Trials

Ganon Appears

 * Phantom Ganon (intro)


 * Death Mountain

Game Over/Ending

 * Evan's Room


 * Results, Hero Ranking


 * Game Over (second part)


 * Death Mountain (part)


 * Quoted in E3 2019 teaser (first few notes)
 * Appears in April 2023 trailer (epic remix)

Temple

 * Temple Theme


 * Great Temple/Temple


 * Appears in Famicom Medley


 * StreetPass Battle Theme
 * Shadow Link Battle victory theme

Great Palace

 * Great Temple/Temple

Link's Shadow Battle

 * Shadow Links Battle

Battle (FDS version)
The Famicom version of the Battle theme is completely different from the NES version.


 * Miniboss Battle

Battle Theme

 * Death Mountain without the Moon Pearl

Ending

 * Den of Trials clear theme

Rap Trailer

 * Rewritten for trailer

Title Theme

 * Creation cutscene (at the end)
 * Ganon's Castle Bridge


 * When Tetra's true identity is revealed


 * Title theme

File Select/Fairy Fountain

 * Used as File Select music for all games that follow, except, , and , which have their own theme, and , which has only silence.
 * Used for the theme of the Fairy Fountains and Great Fairy Fountains in all games that follow, except, , and


 * Fairy Queen


 * Light Spirit


 * Ciela's Parting Words


 * Played by the TFH:


 * Main Menu


 * Malanya Spring (mashup with Epona's Song)

Seal of the Seven Maidens/Time of Falling Rain

 * Plain


 * Mt. Crenel Summit (first part of original)
 * Game Over (second part of original)

Hyrule Castle

 * Meeting King Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule for the first time*Meeting King Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule for the first time
 * Farewell Hyrule King


 * Hyrule Castle


 * Dark Hyrule Castle (fully used and remixed)*Dark Hyrule Castle (fully used and remixed)


 * Fall of Hyrule Castle cutscene
 * Meeting Zelda
 * Hyrule Castle


 * When the Resistance shows up


 * Realm of Memories Silver Door 2


 * Hyrule Castle
 * Reversed in Lorule Castle


 * Micross Menu


 * Old Man appearance jingle (sped up)
 * When the Old Man reveals himself to be King Rhoam
 * The King of Hyrule's Wish
 * Link's Memories: Father and Daughter
 * Link's Memories: To Mount Lanayru
 * The Divine Princess and the Five Champions
 * Dark Beast Ganon fight


 * The King of Hyrule's Wish


 * Quoted in April 2023 trailer

Zelda's Lullaby

 * Whenever Princess Zelda is shown*Whenever Princess Zelda is shown
 * Zelda's Courtyard
 * During Staff Credits


 * Link's flashback to learning the Song of Time
 * Cliff Notes


 * Tetra's revelation as Princess Zelda
 * Staff Credits (part)


 * Upon rescuing one of the maidens


 * Zelda's visit to Link's house
 * Picori Festival (part)
 * Staff Credits (part)


 * Howling Stone in the Sacred Grove
 * Meeting Princess Zelda at different points
 * Battle with Puppet Zelda (Part)
 * Quoted in bonus track "Don't Want You No More"


 * Prologue (Part)
 * Tetra being taken by the PH:
 * Tetra's return to Linebeck's ship


 * Appears during Ocarina of Time Medley


 * Link's Royal Engineer graduation ceremony
 * When Link and Zelda sneak out of Hyrule Castle
 * When Zelda meets Link as a ghost in her chamber
 * When Zelda tries to get her body back before the final fight against Malladus

SS undefined
 * Played backwards throughout the game as the Ballad of the Goddess*Played backwards throughout the game as the Ballad of the Goddess


 * Meeting Zelda
 * When Zelda is made into a painting
 * Hilda's Theme (inverted on a staff)
 * Final Showdown


 * Zelda's theme
 * Stage results
 * Quoted in Main Theme Classic


 * Played by the TFH: (mislabelled as being from Ocarina of Time)


 * Quoted in Hyrule Circuit


 * Riding (Day)
 * When Zelda introduces Link to Calamity Ganon
 * When King Rhoam explains what happened 100 years ago
 * A King's Request
 * Memories of a Sacred Sword (remixed)
 * When the Great Deku Tree speaks to Link after obtaining the Master Sword
 * Link's Memories: Silent Princess
 * Link's Memories: Slumbering Power
 * Link's Memories: Zelda's Awakening
 * Hyrule Castle (Interior)
 * Sheet music in castle Sanctum
 * Dark Beast Ganon
 * Dark Beast Ganon Appears
 * The Final Shot
 * Cutscene after defeating him
 * Quoted in Guardian Battle (first three notes, inverted)


 * Played by Terrako to cause Zelda to remember it
 * The King and the Princess cutscene
 * With Power Awakened
 * Quoted in Overlooking Hyrule after the Calamity


 * Quoted in E3 2021 teaser

Kakariko Village

 * Kakariko Village
 * Fishing Hole


 * Windfall Island


 * Kakariko Village
 * Village of the Blue Maiden


 * Kakariko Village (first few notes)


 * Kakariko Village


 * Quoted in Kakariko Village (Day)

Soldiers of Kakariko Village

 * Shadow Link Battle

Cave

 * Tijo's Room


 * Cave


 * Tunnel to Hyrule Castle


 * Dungeon


 * Dungeon (same arrangement as Phantom Hourglass)


 * Cave


 * Dark Beast Ganon (intro)

Light World Dungeon

 * The same chord progression is used in Tail Cave and the cave theme


 * Eastern Temple
 * Temple of Darkness
 * Pyramid

(This is presumedly foreshadowing that the real antagonist to most players of the game was the Temple of the Ocean King all along.)
 * Bellum's leitmotif is the first few notes of the intro
 * Bellum's Story is the entire intro


 * Dungeons of Hyrule (remixed)

Master Sword Get

 * When obtaining the Master Sword or equivalent in most subsequent games

Fluteboy's Song
SS undefined


 * Played by Bokoblins to summon reinforcements


 * Played when saving at a Weathervane

Dark World Dungeon

 * Quoted in the intro of Bottle Grotto


 * Tower of Winds


 * Dark World/Dark World Dungeon


 * Thieves Hideout (remixed)
 * Treacherous Tower

The Dark World

 * Desert (straight cover)
 * Frozen Hyrule (remix)


 * Quoted in Title Theme
 * Quoted in Stage Results


 * The Dark World


 * Dark World/Dark World Dungeon


 * Lorule Theme (both versions)
 * Milk Bar Musicians cover


 * Chiptune Dark World


 * Played by the TFH:

Dark Mountain Forest

 * Forest


 * Hidden Mountain & Forest


 * Death Mountain


 * Quoted in Hammer of Stones

Ganon's Theme

 * Ganondorf's Theme
 * Ganon's Castle


 * Ganondorf's Theme
 * Cursed Great Sea theme
 * Ganon's Tower
 * Quoted in Ganondorf Battle


 * Ganondorf's Theme
 * Increasingly quoted in Hyrule Castle
 * Quoted in Dark Beast Ganon (when within a portal)
 * Ganondorf Swordfight


 * Prologue (Part)


 * Enter Ganon cutscene
 * Quoted in Lorule Castle (last two phases)


 * When Zelda introduces Link to Calamity Ganon
 * When Impa explains the first Great Calamity
 * Quoted in Hyrule Castle (both variations)
 * Quoted in all Blight Ganons and Calamity Ganon battles
 * Dark Beast Ganon Appears
 * Quoted in Dark Beast Ganon


 * Quoted in The Calamity's Revival
 * Quoted in Decisive Battle against Calamity Ganon


 * Appears in April 2023 trailer

Boss Battle

 * Boss Battle


 * Hyrule Boss Battle

Battle With Ganon

 * Phantom Ganon


 * Ganon Battle


 * Final Confrontation with Ganon

Triforce Chamber

 * Champion Urbosa's theme (suspiciously similar)

Epilogue

 * Quoted in Credits


 * Staff Credits (part)

Ballad of the Wind Fish

 * "Ballad of the Wind Fish" (nominally)


 * Played by the TFH:


 * Quoted in Hyrule Castle

Fairy Fountain
and


 * Fairy Fountain

Tail Cave

 * Realm of Memories Gold Door 3

Cave

 * Black Tower Under Construction
 * Cave


 * Cave

Side-scrolling Cave

 * Veran Plotting


 * Dungeon Tunnels

Boss Battle
and


 * Miniboss battle

Shop theme
and
 * Syrup's Shop


 * Syrup's Shop

Tal Tal Mountains

 * Tal Tal Heights


 * Realm of Memories Gold Door 3


 * Chiptune Tal Tal Mountain

Manbo's Mambo

 * Hestu's dance

Kokiri Forest

 * Quoted in Outset Island theme
 * Quoted in Forest Haven theme (both variations)


 * Quoted in Encounter with the Deku Tree

Zora's Domain

 * Zora's Hall


 * Zora's Domain


 * Level 4-1


 * Zora's Domain

Goron City

 * Goron Village


 * Crescent Island
 * Rolling Ridge


 * Death Mountain


 * Level 1-1, 2-1


 * Goron Island


 * Goron Village

Inside a House
,, , , SS undefined,


 * Inside a House


 * Stage select


 * How To Play


 * Quoted in Hateno Village (Day)
 * Link's House (slowed and broken apart)

Shop theme

 * Shop theme

,, , SS undefined
 * Beedle's Shop

Shooting Gallery theme

 * Shooting Gallery

Minigame theme

 * Minigame

Horse Race theme

 * Gormans Track
 * Horse Race

Potion Shop theme

 * Research Lab

Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly

 * Jabun's Theme

Song of Time/Temple of Time

 * Song of Time (playable for Ocarina)
 * Song of Double Time and Inverted Song of Time


 * Temple of Time entrance


 * Appears during Ocarina of Time Medley


 * Temple of Time (slowed down and broken apart)

Epona's Song/Lon Lon Ranch

 * Epona's Song (playable on Ocarina)
 * Romani Ranch


 * Malon lore-breakingly sings the first three notes when you talk to her


 * Epona's Song (playable on Horseshoe Grass and the Horse Call)
 * Ilia's Theme (very similar to original)
 * When recovering Epona


 * Appeared during Ocarina of Time Medley


 * Played by the TFH:


 * Stable Theme (when Kass is present)
 * Malanya Spring (mashup with Fairy Fountain)

Saria's Song/Lost Woods

 * Woods of Mystery
 * Tatl's flashback to playing with Tael and the Skull Kid at Termina Field
 * Cliff Notes


 * Saria's Song (alt. theme for Great Bay stage)


 * Briefly quoted in the inner Forest Haven's theme
 * Quoted in Molgera Battle (maybe)


 * Sacred Grove


 * Level Finale-2 (TP arrangement)


 * Deku Temple


 * Appears during Ocarina of Time Medley


 * Second Credits (part)


 * Played by the TFH:

Sun's Song/Morning
,, and
 * Morning


 * Song of Passing


 * Appears during Ocarina of Time Medley

Song of Storms/Windmill

 * Song of Storms (Ocarina song)
 * Guru-Guru's theme


 * Windmill in Eastern Suburbs


 * Appears during Ocarina of Time Medley
 * Remixed tune in the Pirate Ship stage


 * Played by Sheik as part of her moveset


 * Played by the TFH:


 * Shrine quest "A Song of Storms" (nominally)


 * Kakariko Windmill Hut

Sheik's Theme

 * Played by Sheik when introducing herself

Minuet of Forest

 * Cliff Notes


 * Ballad of Gales


 * Appears during Ocarina of Time Medley


 * Played by Sheik as part of her moveset

Bolero of Fire

 * Cliff Notes


 * Appears during Ocarina of Time Medley


 * Played by Sheik as part of her moveset

Serenade of Water

 * Cliff Notes


 * Rutela's Theme


 * Played by Sheik as part of her moveset

Requiem of Spirit

 * Cliff Notes


 * Song at a Howling Stone

Prelude of Light

 * Cliff Notes


 * Song at a Howling Stone


 * Played by Sheik as part of her moveset

Nocturne of Shadow

 * Cliff Notes


 * Played by Sheik as part of her moveset

Chamber of Sages/Creation Cutscene

 * Interloper Cutscene


 * Spirit Freed


 * Chamber of Sages

Hyrule Field

 * Event Clear fanfare


 * Cloud Tops


 * Battle Mode (mashup with Overworld)
 * Battle Mode results


 * Hyrule Field Theme

SS undefined
 * Song of the Hero (part)


 * Hyrule Theme (Part, in both versions)


 * Title theme
 * Quoted in Linkle's Theme

Kaepora Gaebora's Theme

 * Owl's Theme


 * Aboard Divine Beast Vah Rudania (with at least one terminal active)

Boss Battle

 * Boss Battle

Dinosaur Battle

 * Quoted in Diababa Battle Phase 1
 * Stallord Battle


 * Level 3-3


 * Dodongo Battle

Entering Ganon's Castle

 * Entering throne room cutscene


 * Entering Hyrule Castle cutscene

Ganondorf Battle

 * Phantom Ganon battle
 * Puppet Ganon battle


 * Puppet Zelda battle (Intro)


 * Quoted in Hyrule Castle

Game Over

 * Game Over


 * Game Over (first part)


 * Mission Failed

Clock Town

 * Chiptune Clock Town


 * Played by the TFH:

Goron's Lullaby

 * Quoted in Goron Mines
 * Howling Stone at Lake Hylia

Song of Healing

 * Song at a Howling Stone

Middle Boss Battle

 * Quoted in Ganondorf Battle

Oath to Order

 * The Divine Beasts Aim

Moon's Destruction

 * The Divine Beasts Strike

Title theme

 * Wind Waker Theme


 * Played by the TFH:

Outset Island theme

 * Prologue (Part)

Pirate Ship theme

 * Navigator Select Tetra


 * Pirates Theme

SS undefined
 * Quoted in Groose's Theme

Ocean

 * Quoted in Ocean


 * Ocean
 * Chiptune Ocean

Enemy Battle

 * Battle

Second Maritime Battle

 * Maritime Battle

Victory fanfare

 * Heart Container Appears


 * A Battle's Conclusion

Dragon Roost Island theme

 * Dragon Roost Island


 * Wind Waker Theme


 * Rito Village (slowed)

Ballad of Gales

 * Song at a Howling Stone


 * Warp Ocarina

Victory fanfare

 * Heart Container Appears


 * A Battle's Conclusion

Molgera Battle
Super Smash Bros. Brawl


 * Molgera


 * Molgera


 * Quoted in Boarding Divine Beast Vah Naboris (suspiciously similar)


 * Molgera (remix)

Ordon Village

 * Picross Menu

Midna's Theme

 * Mega Picross Menu

Hyrule Field (Main Theme)

 * Quoted in Title Theme
 * Level 8-1
 * Critical Hit section in Stallord Battle


 * Invincibility theme during multiplayer battle (Critical Hit section)


 * Main Theme


 * Quoted in Title theme
 * Twilight Field
 * Chiptune TP Hyrule Field


 * Played by the TFH:


 * Picross Puzzle

Hidden Skill Training

 * Level 3-1


 * Pre-battle Exposition

Kakariko Village

 * Kakariko Village

Field Enemy Battle

 * Level 1-3

Darknut Battle

 * Level 8-3

Diababa Battle Phase 1

 * Level 1-2

Horseback Battle

 * Level 6-2

Herding Minigame

 * Level Finale-1

River Minigame

 * Level 2-2

S.T.A.R. Game

 * Level 2-3, 6-1

Castle Town

 * Level 3-2

Midna's Lament

 * Midna's Lament


 * Midna's Lament (remix)

Gerudo Desert

 * Level 5-2

Arbiters Grounds

 * Level 7-1

Snowpeak

 * Level 8-2

Snowpeak Ruins

 * Level 6-3

Temple of Time

 * Level 7-2

Armogohma Battle

 * Level Finale-3 (Stallord Battle)

Hidden Village

 * Level 5-3


 * The Hidden Village

City in the Sky

 * Level 5-1

Palace of Twilight

 * Mega Picross Puzzle

Ganondorf Swordfight

 * Micross Puzzle

Linebeck's Theme

 * Linebeck III's theme
 * Battle mode theme (Linebeck remix)


 * Played by the TFH:

Overworld (Ocean) theme

 * Battle Mode theme (in minor key)
 * Dark Link's battle theme (in minor key)


 * Played by the TFH:

Title Screen

 * Quoted in Linkle's Theme (makes sense considering her weapon)

Overworld (Train) theme

 * Full Steam Ahead


 * Played by the TFH:


 * Full Steam Ahead

Sacred Duet

 * Main Theme (four notes out of five, in the same key)


 * Appears in April 2023 trailer

Ballad of the Goddess

 * Title theme
 * Skyloft


 * Milk Bar Musicians cover


 * Played by the TFH:

Skyloft theme

 * Skyloft


 * Played by the TFH:


 * Skyloft

Skyloft Bazaar Theme

 * Bazaar

Fi's Theme

 * Played by the TFH:


 * Link's Memories: Zelda's Awakening
 * After completing the Trial of the Sword

Princess Hilda's Theme

 * Played by the TFH:

Yuga Battle Theme

 * Played by the TFH:


 * Yuga Battle

Mother Maiamai's Theme

 * Played by the TFH:

Lorule Castle Theme

 * Played by the TFH:


 * Lorule Castle

Main Theme

 * Tri Force Heroes Main Theme

Woodland

 * Woodland

Switch Presentation Trailer

 * Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 Trailer (remix)

Main Theme

 * BotW Main Theme


 * Crescendo (quoted in phase 1, entirely in phase 2)
 * Quoted in Zelda's Theme Interlude


 * Appears in April 2023 trailer

Field Battle

 * Quoted in The Battle of Hyrule Field

Guardian Battle

 * Guardian Menace (remixed)

Kass' Theme

 * Kass' Theme

Akkala Ancient Tech Lab

 * Royal Research Lab (remixed)

Lost Woods

 * Lost Woods

The Blood Moon Rises

 * Calamity Ganon Approaches

Talus Battle

 * Intense Battle against the Talus

Hinox Battle

 * Intense Battle against the Hinox

Molduga Battle

 * Intense Battle against the Molduga

Revali's Theme

 * The Champion Revali (extended)
 * Quoted in Worlds Converge: Riju and Teba

Boarding Divine Beast Vah Medoh

 * Divine Beast Vah Medoh Looms

Mipha's Theme

 * The Champion Mipha (extended)
 * Quoted in Worlds Converge: Sidon and Yunobo
 * Sidon's Theme Interlude

Boarding Divine Beast Vah Ruta

 * Divine Beast Vah Ruta Looms

Yiga Clan Hideout

 * Yiga Clan

Master Kohga Battle

 * Master Kohga, Top Banana of the Yiga Clan

Urbosa's Theme

 * The Champion Urbosa (extended)
 * Quoted in Worlds Converge: Riju and Teba

Boarding Divine Beast Vah Naboris

 * Divine Beast Vah Naboris Looms

Daruk's Theme

 * The Champion Daruk (extended)
 * Quoted in Worlds Converge: Sidon and Yunobo

Boarding Divine Beast Vah Rudania

 * Divine Beast Vah Rudania Looms

Heart Container Appears

 * A Battle's Conclusion (extended)

Hyrule Castle

 * Hyrule Castle (Outside)


 * Hyrule Castle

Calamity Ganon Appears

 * The Calamity's Revival

Calamity Ganon Battle

 * Calamity Ganon Battle (Second Form)


 * Quoted in Decisive Battle against Calamity Ganon

Main Theme

 * Appears in April 2023 trailer