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The Legend of Zelda Theme

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The Legend of Zelda Theme
First appearance The Legend of Zelda (1986)
Appearances The Legend of Zelda
A Link to the Past
Link's Awakening
Majora's Mask
Oracle of Ages
Oracle of Seasons
The Wind Waker
Four Swords Adventure
The Minish Cap
Twilight Princess
Phantom Hourglass

"The Legend of Zelda Theme" (sometimes called the "Overworld Theme") is a recurring song in the Legend of Zelda series. It serves as the main theme for most games in the series. It was composed by the now famous Kōji Kondō for use in the original game, The Legend of Zelda. Originally, the song appeared as a simple 8-bit music track used whenever Link entered the game's overworld. The song was later used in later games in the series, the theme often given re-instrumentation as computer game music technology developed. Since then, the song has grown in popularity and fame to become the official theme song for the franchise and among the most recognizable video game music of all time.

The song can be found throughout almost every game in the series; whether used as the main theme, mixed in with another song in the game, or briefly appearing for cameo purposes only. The exceptions to this are Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords. "The Legend of Zelda Theme" can also be heard outside of the series. It has appeared in Zelda-related games such as Soulcalibur II and the Super Smash Bros. series. The music has even been conducted in real life at full paying symphony orchestras.

[edit] Cameo appearence

The Legend of Zelda theme has made a cameo appearance in the song The Arcade by Hyper Crush. The Arcade also makes references to Duck Hunt and the Mario franchise.

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