Prelude of Light
Template:Song The "Prelude of Light" is a recurring song in The Legend of Zelda series.
Learning Location and Uses
Ocarina of Time
The "Prelude of Light" is one of the six Warping songs Link learns as an adult in Ocarina of Time. Using the Ocarina of Time, it transports Link inside the Temple of Time. After the hero completes the Forest Temple, Link can return to the Temple of Time to learn this song from Sheik.
Majora's Mask
In Majora's Mask, the notes for the "Prelude of Light" can sometimes appear on a wall in the northern part of Termina Field, where Link can play a song for Rupees.
Twilight Princess
In Twilight Princess, Wolf Link can summon the Golden Wolf by howling the "Prelude of Light" at the Howling Stone near the entrance to the Sacred Grove. After howling here, Link will be taught the Helm Splitter by the Ancient Hero.
Other Appearances
Hyrule Warriors
In Hyrule Warriors, Sheik can play the "Prelude of Light" with her Harp Weapon to summon a square of light near her.
Music Theory
The "Prelude of Light" is 8 bars long in 4/4 time, and in the key of D Major. Harmonically, the first four bars give the feeling of a church setting by using only I and IV chords, a technique used frequently in Mass settings and known commonly as the "Hallelujah" or plagal cadence. The last 4 bars employ the unusual harmonic ending of ii7 - bIIma7 - Ima7 with the last arpeggiated riff in the harp part giving finality to the last I chord and resolving the 7th at the top.[1]
The "Prelude of Light" is actually a conclude, not a prelude, as the notes descend from a triumphant feel to a gloomy one.
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions 
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EnglishUK | Prelude of Light | |
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Japanese | 光のプレリュード (Hikari no Pureryūdo) | Same as English. |
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FrenchEU | Prélude de la Lumière | Prelude of the Light |
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German | Kantate des Lichts | Cantata of Light |
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Italian | Preludio della luce | |
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SpanishEU | Preludio de la Luz | Prelude of the Light |
Gallery
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Link and Sheik playing the "Prelude of Light" from Ocarina of Time
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The notes for the "Prelude of Light" on a wall in Termina Field from Majora's Mask 3D
