The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (original soundtrack)
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The Legend of Zelda: Original Sound Track is a soundtrack album
by Koji Kondo
, featuring the complete score
to the 1998 Nintendo 64
video game, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
. It was released on December 18, 1998 through Pony Canyon, Inc.
Although taking the lead in the next Zelda score, this would be the last one on which Kondo ever worked alone as a composer.
A re-make of the score was released by a group of transcribers known as the Zelda Reorchestrated (ZREO) Team in 2009. Every track from the game has been re-made using high-end orchestra
l samples
, and it can be found on many torrent
sites under the title of "ZREO OoT Complete Collection". MTV ran an article in 2009 when the collection debuted.
A third, 50 Track, version of the soundtrack was released by Nintendo, in 2011, worldwide for free by a Club Nintendo
mail out offer, to coincided with the release of the 3DS edition and also the 25th anniversary of the release of the original Legend of Zelda. The offer required the user to register online their 3DS version of the game, and was only available in each region for several months following the release of the game. It included all the tracks of the original US release, several more(but not all) tracks from the Japanese release as well as a bonus orchestral track.
magazine. This version did not contain all of the tracks that were included with the Japanese release, but did include six hidden tracks not listed on the album cover.
mail out offer, to coincided with the release of the 3DS edition and also the 25th anniversary of the release of the original Legend of Zelda. The offer required the user to register online their 3DS version of the game, and was only available in each region for several months following the release of the game. It included all the tracks of the original US release, several more (but not all) tracks from the Japanese release as well as a bonus orchestral track.
Soundtrack album
A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television program. In some cases, not all the tracks from the movie are included in the album; however there are rare cases of songs in the trailers that do not appear in...
by Koji Kondo
Koji Kondo
is a Japanese video game composer and sound director who has been employed at Nintendo since 1984. He is best known for scoring numerous titles in the Mario and The Legend of Zelda series.-Early life:...
, featuring the complete score
Film score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film, forming part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects...
to the 1998 Nintendo 64
Nintendo 64
The , often referred to as N64, was Nintendo′s third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit CPU, it was released in June 1996 in Japan, September 1996 in North America, March 1997 in Europe and Australia, September 1997 in France and December 1997 in Brazil...
video game, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
is an action-adventure video game developed by Nintendo's Entertainment Analysis and Development division for the Nintendo 64 video game console. It was released in Japan on November 21, 1998; in North America on November 23, 1998; and in Europe on December 11, 1998...
. It was released on December 18, 1998 through Pony Canyon, Inc.
Pony Canyon
is a Japanese company, established on October 1, 1966 , which publishes music, DVD and VHS videos, movies and video games. It is a subsidiary of Japanese Media Group, Fujisankei Communications Group.-History:...
Although taking the lead in the next Zelda score, this would be the last one on which Kondo ever worked alone as a composer.
A re-make of the score was released by a group of transcribers known as the Zelda Reorchestrated (ZREO) Team in 2009. Every track from the game has been re-made using high-end orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
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Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
, and it can be found on many torrent
Torrent file
A torrent file stores metadata used for BitTorrent. It is defined in the BitTorrent specification.Simply, a torrent is data about a target file, though it contains no information about the content of the file. The only data that the torrent holds is information about the location of different...
sites under the title of "ZREO OoT Complete Collection". MTV ran an article in 2009 when the collection debuted.
A third, 50 Track, version of the soundtrack was released by Nintendo, in 2011, worldwide for free by a Club Nintendo
Club Nintendo
Club Nintendo is the name of several publications and a more well-known customer loyalty program provided by Nintendo. The loyalty program is free to join and is committed to providing rewards in exchange for consumer feedback and loyalty to purchasing official Nintendo products...
mail out offer, to coincided with the release of the 3DS edition and also the 25th anniversary of the release of the original Legend of Zelda. The offer required the user to register online their 3DS version of the game, and was only available in each region for several months following the release of the game. It included all the tracks of the original US release, several more(but not all) tracks from the Japanese release as well as a bonus orchestral track.
Track listing
U.S. Version
A version of the soundtrack was released in the United States through Nintendo PowerNintendo Power
Nintendo Power magazine is a monthly news and strategy magazine formerly published in-house by Nintendo of America, but now run independently. As of issue #222 , Nintendo contracted publishing duties to Future US, the U.S. subsidiary of British publisher Future.The first issue published was...
magazine. This version did not contain all of the tracks that were included with the Japanese release, but did include six hidden tracks not listed on the album cover.
Track listing
The * indicates the hidden tracks not listed on the album case.3DS Edition
A third, 51 Track, version of the soundtrack was released by Nintendo, in 2011, worldwide for free by a Club NintendoClub Nintendo
Club Nintendo is the name of several publications and a more well-known customer loyalty program provided by Nintendo. The loyalty program is free to join and is committed to providing rewards in exchange for consumer feedback and loyalty to purchasing official Nintendo products...
mail out offer, to coincided with the release of the 3DS edition and also the 25th anniversary of the release of the original Legend of Zelda. The offer required the user to register online their 3DS version of the game, and was only available in each region for several months following the release of the game. It included all the tracks of the original US release, several more (but not all) tracks from the Japanese release as well as a bonus orchestral track.
- The entire soundtrack was reorchestrated for the 3DS release, as a result track lengths differ significantly from the original 1996 recording.