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 the first game 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

 * Before the Final Battle (Intro)

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

Dungeon

 * Quoted during Farewell Hyrule King.

Ganon's Lair
Four Swords Adventures
 * Tower of Flames
 * Desert Temple

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

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

Light World Dungeon

 * Eastern Temple
 * Temple of Darkness
 * Pyramid

Dark World Dungeon

 * Tower of Winds

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

Ganon's Theme
SS undefined
 * Quoted in 'Battlefield of Demise'

"Sea Lily's Bell" theme

 * "Ballad of the Wind Fish" (nominally)

Kokiri Forest

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

Song of Time

 * 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

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


 * Malon sings 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)

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

Saria's Song

 * 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)


 * Briefly quoted in the inner Forest Haven's theme


 * Sacred Grove


 * Deku Temple

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

Sun's Song
,, and Twilight Princess
 * Morning


 * Song of Passing

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

Song of Storms

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


 * 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

 * Whenever Rutela appears to Link

Requiem of Spirit

 * Song at a Howling Stone

Prelude of Light

 * Song at a Howling Stone

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

Ganon Battle

 * Phantom Ganon battle
 * Puppet Ganon battle

Game Over

 * Game Over


 * Game Over (first part)

Goron's Lullaby

 * Quoted in Goron Mines
 * Upon activating Howling Stone at Lake Hylia

Song of Healing
Twilght Princess
 * Song at a Howling Stone

Ballad of Gales

 * Song at a Howling Stone (nominally)

"Critical Hit" theme

 * Invincibility theme during multiplayer battle

Linebeck's Theme

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

Overworld (Ocean) theme

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