Recurring Music in The Legend of Zelda Series

Throughout the, one of the most memorable aspects of the games has been the music. Ranging from a limited number of tracks in the first game to over 200 in Twilight Princess, 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.

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

Title Screen
Spirit Tracks
 * Before the Final Battle (Intro)

Skyward Sword
 * "Upgraded Sword" theme (first four notes only)

Overworld
Skyward Sword
 * Staff Credits

Dungeon
The Wind Waker
 * Quoted during Farewell Hyrule King.

Ganon's Lair
Four Swords Adventures
 * Tower of Flames

Game Over
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
 * Game Over (second part)

Temple
Super Smash Bros. Melee

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 * Temple (Melee) (Same arrangement as in Melee)

Title Theme

 * Used in the "creation" cutscene from

File Select/Fairy Fountain

 * Used as File Select music for all games that follow
 * Used for the theme of the Fairy Fountains and Great Fairy Fountains in all games that follow

Seal of the Seven Maidens
The Minish Cap
 * Game Over theme (second part of original)

Hyrule Castle

 * Dark Hyrule Castle (fully used and remixed)

Zelda's Lullaby
Ocarina of Time


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

Light World Dungeon
Four Swords Adventures
 * Eastern Temple
 * Temple of Darkness
 * Pyramid

Dark World Dungeon
Four Swords Adventures
 * Tower of Winds

The Dark World
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 * The Dark World

Ganon's Theme
Skyward Sword
 * Quoted in 'Battlefield of Demise'

"Sea Lily's Bell" theme

 * "Ballad of the Wind Fish" (nominally)

Kokiri Forest
The Wind Waker
 * Quoted in Outset Island theme (both variations)
 * Quoted in Forest Haven theme

Song of Time
Majora's Mask
 * Song of Time (playable for Ocarina)
 * Song of Double Time and Inverted Song of Time

Twilight Princess
 * Temple of Time (reused from Ocarina of Time)

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 * Appeared during Ocarina of Time Medley

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

The Minish Cap
 * Malon sings first three notes when you talk to her

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

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 * Appeared during Ocarina of Time Medley

Saria's Song
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
 * Woods of Mystery
 * Tatl's flashback to playing with Tael and the Skull Kid at Termina Field

Super Smash Bros. Melee
 * Saria's Song (alt. theme for Great Bay stage)

The Wind Waker
 * Briefly quoted in the inner Forest Haven's theme

Twilight Princess
 * Sacred Grove

Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland
 * Deku Temple

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 * Appeared during Ocarina of Time Medley

Sun's Song
Majora's Mask, The Wind Waker, and Twilight Princess
 * Morning

The Wind Waker
 * Song of Passing

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 * Appeared during Ocarina of Time Medley

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

Oracle of Seasons
 * Windmill in Eastern Suburbs

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 * Appeared during Ocarina of Time Medley
 * Remixed tune in the Pirate Ship stage

Minuet of Forest
The Wind Waker
 * Upon using Ballad of Gales

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 * Appeared during Ocarina of Time Medley

Bolero of Fire
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 * Appeared during Ocarina of Time Medley

Serenade of Water
Twilight Princess
 * Whenever Rutela appears to Link

Requiem of Spirit
Twilight Princess
 * Song at a Howling Stone

Prelude of Light
Twilight Princess
 * Song at a Howling Stone

Hyrule Field
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Skyward Sword
 * Hyrule Field Theme
 * Song of the Hero (part)

Ganon Battle
The Wind Waker
 * Phantom Ganon battle
 * Puppet Ganon battle

Staff Credits
The Minish Cap
 * Zelda's visit to Link's house (beginning of the game), epilogue

Game Over
Majora's Mask
 * Game Over

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
 * Game Over (first part)

Goron's Lullaby
Twilight Princess
 * Quoted in Goron Mines
 * Upon activating Howling Stone at Lake Hylia

Song of Healing
Twilght Princess
 * Song at a Howling Stone

Ballad of Gales
Twilight Princess
 * Song at a Howling Stone (nominally)

"Critical Hit" theme
Spirit Tracks
 * Invincibility theme during multiplayer battle

Linebeck's Theme
Spirit Tracks
 * Linebeck III's theme
 * Battle mode theme (Linebeck remix)

Overworld (Ocean) theme
Spirit Tracks
 * Battle Mode theme (in minor key)
 * Dark Link's battle theme (in minor key)