I won’t get into it here, but hearing that was a nice surprise. Even less expected is the new arrangement of a song from the first Zelda game, heard in track 55 on disc 2. The first is a new take on the Hyrule Castle theme, while the latter is a very beautiful (but short) version of the title screen music from the SNES classic. While not original songs at this point, the new arrangements are nicely done, especially on “Zelda” and “Fairy Spring”.Īlso of note are the tracks “The King of Hyrule” and “Zelda’s Awakening”, both being new arrangements of music from A Link to the Past. Those who played Ocarina of Time will no doubt recognize the Master Sword, Cave and House themes, among others.

A combination of original music with the original Zelda theme thrown in for good measure, it’s one of the longest and most enjoyable tracks.

The item-acquiring fanfares are familiar, but different enough to not feel too much like a rehash.Īfter getting through the upbeat main title theme and the classic menu screen music, you’ll hear arguably one of the soundtrack’s best in “Legendary Hero”. Fans who play The Wind Waker will notice many redone themes from past Zelda games, such as Ocarina of Time and A Link to the Past. The soundtrack to Nintendo’s latest Zelda game is an interesting combination of old and new. But is that such a bad thing? Not at all. Zelda soundtracks reusing familiar themes. There are a few sure things in this world. I was on board with the project as art director, and started off by bringing Nakano on to do the design for Link.14 – The Miracle Stone Shows One’s True Nature High-budget live-action fantasy movies were also huge at the time, so with all things considered, we decided to have at it. So, while we were stuck on those problems, we became aware of the greater demand for a more realistic, taller Link. However, Wind Waker 2 would have taken place in a more land-based setting, rather than on the sea, so that we could have Link gallop across the land on a horse.īut Link’s proportions in Wind Waker weren’t very well suited for riding on horseback, he was too short, and an adult version of Toon Link did not seem appropriate either. We did our very best with Wind Waker, and put everything we had into it…

However, demand for a more Ocarina-like game was growing by the day. 'To tell you the truth, we had begun the initial steps towards creating Wind Waker 2 around that time. Artist Satoru Takizawa stated The game would've been set on land rather than at sea. According to producer Eiji Aonuma, the demand for a more Ocarina like game with Zelda made them reconsider the idea.

After development of the first game, Nintendo was considering developing a sequel with the working title 'Wind Waker 2'.

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