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 is 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
A Link to the Past

Link's Awakening
 * Player Select

Oracle of Seasons/Oracle of Ages
 * Title (same arrangement as Link's Awakening)
 * File Select (same arrangement as Link's Awakening)

The Wind Waker

Four Swords Adventures

The Minish Cap

Twilight Princess

Phantom Hourglass
 * Tetra Boards the Ghost Ship

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Spirit Tracks
 * Before the Final Battle (Intro)

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

Overworld
The Adventure of Link
 * Overworld (Intro)

A Link to the Past
 * Overworld

Link's Awakening

Ocarina of Time 3D
 * Last part of credits

Skyward Sword
 * Staff Credits

Dungeon
Majora's Mask
 * Japas's Room

The Minish Cap
 * Royal Crypt

The Wind Waker
 * Quoted during Farewell Hyrule King.

Ganon's Tower
Four Swords Adventures
 * ''Tower of Flames

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
The Wind Waker
 * Hyrule Castle
 * Meeting King Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule for the first time
 * Farewell Hyrule King

Four Swords Adventures,
 * Hyrule Castle

Twilight Princess
 * Meeting Zelda
 * Hyrule Castle

The Minish Cap
 * Hyrule Castle (first few notes used)
 * Dark Hyrule Castle (fully used and remixed)

Zelda's Lullaby
Ocarina of Time
 * Zelda's Lullaby for the Ocarina
 * Whenever Princess Zelda is shown
 * Zelda's Courtyard
 * During Staff Credits

Majora's Mask
 * Link's flashback to learning the Song of Time

The Wind Waker
 * Tetra's revelation as Princess Zelda
 * Ending Credits (part)

Four Swords Adventures
 * Upon rescuing one of the maidens

The Minish Cap
 * Zelda's visit to Link's house
 * Picori Festival(part)
 * Ending Credits(part)

Twilight Princess
 * Howling Stone in the Sacred Grove.
 * Meeting Princess Zelda at different points.
 * Battle with Puppet Zelda (Part)

Phantom Hourglass
 * Tetra being taken by the Ghost Ship
 * Tetra's return to Linebeck's ship

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

Spirit Tracks
 * Link's 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

Skyward Sword
 * During Zelda's explanation of events
 * Played backwards throughout the game as the Ballad of the Goddess

Kakariko Village
Ocarina of Time
 * Kakariko Village
 * Fishing Hole

'The Wind Waker''
 * Windfall Island (heavily remixed)

Four Swords Adventures
 * Kakariko Village

Twilight Princess
 * Kakariko Village (only first few notes quoted)

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
Ocarina of Time
 * Ganon's Theme

The Wind Waker
 * Ganon's Theme
 * Cursed Great Sea theme

Twilight Princess
 * Dark Beast Ganondorf (played only when Beast Ganon is within a portal)
 * Dark Lord Ganondorf - Final Battle - Swordfight -

Skyward Sword
 * Quoted in 'Battlefield of Demise'

Ganon Battle
The Wind Waker


 * Phantom Ganon battle

"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

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)