The Legend of Zelda: Tones of the Kingdom
Twenty Thousand Hertz
The Music of Zelda
The full Zelda theme doesn't appear anywhere in Ocarina of Time, but Koji Kondo did put a couple of callbacks to it in the Hyrule Field theme. The next leap forward for the music of Zelda came on the Nintendo GameCube with Wind Waker. In that game, the secret unlocked sound is played with a synthesized heart. For the very first time in the series, it was recorded with a full live orchestra.
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