The Legend of Zelda: Sound & Drama
The Legend of Zelda: Sound & Drama is the official soundtrack of A Link to the Past, also featuring music from The Legend of Zelda.
Overview
The Legend of Zelda: Sound & Drama is a 2-CD set released in Japan only on June 22, 1994, several years after the release of A Link to the Past. It was published by Sony Records and features music composed by Koji Kondo.
The first CD features eight arrangements of songs from the game, and a 17-minute "sound drama" performed in Japanese. The songs were arranged by Yoshiyuki and Masumi Ito, who also provided piano, guitar, vocals, and synthesizer programming; string instruments were provided by the Hijiri Kuwano Strings group. The sound drama is an alternate telling of the events leading to A Link to the Past, beginning with Link's early childhood; it features Link, Princess Zelda, Ganondorf, and several original characters including Link's father Banzetta, his mother Roretta, his aunt Egorowa, and his uncle Arufon.[note 1] It is considered to be ambiguously-canon media, and generally accepted as non-canon among fans.
The second CD contains 10 in-game songs from the Famicom Disk System version of The Legend of Zelda, followed by 30 from A Link to the Past. The album's liner notes include several pieces of full-color artwork from A Link to the Past, a brief interview with development staff, commentary on the arranged songs from sound producer Y. Ito, and a behind-the-scenes look at the sound drama.
Track List
Disc 1
| # | Title (Translated) | Title (Original) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Light Overworld | 表の地上Omote no Chijō | 2:51 |
| 2 | Theme of the Guessing-Game House | 当てもの屋のテーマAtemono-ya no Tēma | 3:23 |
| 3 | Sanctuary Dungeon | 神殿ダンジョンShinden Danjon | 3:21 |
| 4 | Hyrule Castle | ハイラル城Hairaru-jō | 3:01 |
| 5 | Forest Theme | 森のテーマMori no Tēma | 3:40 |
| 6 | Dark Overworld | 裏の地上Ura no Chijō | 2:49 |
| 7 | The Goddess Appears | 女神登場Megami Tōjō | 4:12 |
| 8 | Kakariko Village | カカリコ村Kakariko-mura | 3:20 |
| 9 | Sound Drama "Two People Introductory Chapter" | サウンド・ドラマ「二人の序章」Saundo Dorama "Futari no Joshō" | 17:11 |
Disc 2
Localized titles are taken from Nintendo Music releases where applicable. More direct translations from Japanese are provided under the "Title (Original)" column.
| # | Title (Localized) | Title (Original) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Legend of Zelda | |||
| 1 | Title Theme | タイトルTaitoru (Title) | 2:57 |
| 2 | Overworld Theme | 地上Chijō (Overworld) | 1:42 |
| 3 | Underworld Theme | 地下Chika (Underground) | 1:02 |
| 4 | Death Mountain Theme | デスマウンテンDesu Maunten (Death Mountain) | 1:36 |
| 5 | Important Item Acquired | 宝物キャッチファンファーレTakaramono Kyatchi Fanfāre (Treasure Chest Catch Fanfare) | 0:04 |
| 6 | Got a Triforce Fragment | トライフォースキャッチファンファーレToraifōsu Kyatchi Fanfāre (Triforce Catch Fanfare) | 0:08 |
| 7 | Ganon Is Defeated | ガノン登場及び倒した時のファンファーレGanon Tōjō Oyobi Taoshita Toki no Fanfāre (When Ganon Appears and is Defeated Fanfare) | 0:04 |
| 8 | Zelda is Saved | ゼルダを助けた時のファンファーレZeruda o Tasuketa Toki no Fanfāre (When Zelda is Rescued Fanfare) | 0:06 |
| 9 | Game Over | ゲームオーバーGēmu Ōbā (Game Over) | 0:36 |
| 10 | Ending Theme | エンディングEndingu (Ending) | 2:26 |
| A Link to the Past | |||
| 11 | Title Theme | タイトルTaitoru (Title) | 0:17 |
| 12 | Opening Scene | オープニングデモŌpuningu Demo (Opening Demo) | 2:00 |
| 13 | Rainy Night | 雨降りの時Amefuri no Toki (Time of the Falling Rain) | 1:07 |
| 14 | Light World | 表の地上Omote no Chijō (Light Overworld) | 1:05 |
| 15 | Kakariko Village | カカリコ村Kakariko-mura (Kakariko Village) | 2:09 |
| 16 | Lost Woods | 森Mori (Forest) | 0:54 |
| 17 | The Master Sword | マスターソードのデモMasutā Sōdo no Demo (Master Sword Demo) | 0:12 |
| 18 | Rabbit Theme | ウサギになった時Usagi ni Natta Toki (When Turned into a Rabbit) | 0:54 |
| 19 | Kakariko Soldiers | カカリコ村の兵土Kakariko-mura no Hyōdo (The Soldiers of Kakariko Village) | 0:41 |
| 20 | Minigames | 当てもの屋Atemono-ya (Guessing-Game House) | 0:50 |
| 21 | Player Select | セレクト面Serekuto Men (Select Screen) | 0:52 |
| 22 | Dark World | 裏の地上Ura no Chijō (Dark Overworld) | 2:20 |
| 23 | Mountains and Forests of the Dark World | 裏の山の森Ura no Yama no Mori (Dark Mountain Forest) | 1:49 |
| 24 | Hyrule Castle | ハイラル城Hairaru-jō (Hyrule Castle) | 2:52 |
| 25 | Light World Dungeon | 神殿ダンジョンShinden Danjon (Sanctuary Dungeon) | 2:00 |
| 26 | Cave Interior | 洞窟Dōkutsu (Cave) | 0:58 |
| 27 | Sanctuary | 教会Kyōkai (Church) | 1:32 |
| 28 | Boss Theme | BOSS～BGM～Boss BGM (Boss BGM) | 0:34 |
| 29 | Boss Defeated | BOSSクリアファンファーレBoss Kuria Fanfāre (Boss Clear Fanfare) | 0:11 |
| 30 | Dark World Dungeon | 裏ダンジョンUra Danjon (Dark World Dungeon) | 1:41 |
| 31 | Fortune Teller's House | 占いの店Uranai no Mise (Fortune-Telling House) | 0:40 |
| 32 | Princess Zelda, Rescued | ゼルダ姫救助Zeruda-hime Kyūjo (Princess Zelda Rescued) | 1:30 |
| 33 | The Crystals | クリスタルKurisutaru (Crystal) | 1:03 |
| 34 | Fairy Fountain | 女神登場Megami Tōjō (The Goddess Appears) | 0:53 |
| 35 | Agahnim's Theme | 司祭Shisai (The Priest) | 1:35 |
| 36 | Agahnim Transforms into Ganon | 司祭がガノンに変身する時Shisai ga Ganon ni Henshinsuru Toki (When the Priest Transforms into Ganon) | 0:05 |
| 37 | Ganon's Message | ガノンのメッセージGanon no Messēji (Ganon's Message) | 0:41 |
| 38 | Ganon Battle | ガノン戦闘Ganon Sentō (Battle with Ganon) | 1:15 |
| 39 | Triforce Room | トライフォースの部屋Toraifōsu no Heya (Triforce Chamber) | 1:33 |
| 40 | Ending Theme | エンディングEndingu (Ending) | 7:46 |
References
Notes
- ↑ These are direct romanizations of the names appearing in the liner notes:
バンゼッタ (Banzetta)
ロレッタ (Roretta)
エゴロワ (Egorowa)
アルフォン (Arufon)
