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My Favorite Ocarina Songs From The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

As I had said in my previous post about Ocarina of Time, the soundtrack is fantastic. To be expected from a Zelda game but y'know, sometimes the soundtrack really adds something special and unique to a game that it's hard to compare it to others, and instead just letting it sit as it's own work of art. I was going to try to talk about my favorite songs in general from the game, but there are so many that stick out to me that the list would almost be endless. Not the worst thing in the world but also not really the most interesting especially if you have also played the game. Most of the songs that aren't played on the Ocarina are fan favorites anyway so I feel like it'd be a little more interesting to talk about the songs you learn on the Ocarina in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

Song of Time
This song in particular is exactly the reason why I have such an enormous amount of nostalgia for this game. I remember spending so much time just sitting in the Temple of Time because I could not get away from loving this song and how it made you feel. There's a sense of dreariness mixed with vocal goodness that really adds to this song. And the version you learn on the Ocarina is just as good. Though, if I were to choose my favorite version, it'd be the Temple of Time version. But, the Ocarina version is just as good.

Sun's Song
While simultaneously being one of the more simple and non interesting songs you learn on the Ocarina, it does have one of the more important parts of the game - being able to change from day to night. The ability to do so does come in handy in various parts of the game, and I think that's probably why I like that it's so simple and somewhat forgettable. For something to be super effective in a game, it doesn't necessarily always have to be the most groundbreaking thing. Sometimes, much like this song, a far more important aspect of the game is simply hidden by a simple little tune. Still a fun one all the same.

Epona's Song
This particular song has a lot of personal connections with me both when I played the game for the first time many moons ago and even to certain parts of my life in recent years. Back when I started to play piano again, Epona's Song was one of if not the first song I taught myself to play in full. I figured it had a pretty consistent melody that it'd be pretty easy to get the notes together and I worked on it from time to time. And finally after some weeks of practice, I was and am still able to play this song in its entirety on the piano. While just being an overall great song in the game, it's really just a great song in general that is also very fun to play.

Requiem of Spirit
You didn't think I was going to end this list without talking about perhaps my favorite song to learn on the Ocarina, did you? Of course not. Requiem of Spirit is absolutely beautiful and nearly breathtaking when you learn it for the first time. I just remember being in absolute awe because I realized that my adventure is nearing its conclusion and for then this song to come into play, it really set a different mood for the rest of the game. A sort of mellow / dark feel kind of took the overlay and made the rest of the game feel really special in its own way. It's also just a really helpful song to learn since it allows you to teleport to the Spirit Temple which is one of if not my favorite temples of the entire game. The whole atmosphere and music that goes along with it is truly amazing, though it is notoriously the easiest temple in the game in my honest opinion. But we're not talking about that right now.

As far as the rest of the songs go, they're honestly all great. It's hard to pick and choose the ones that are played on the Ocarina because they are all good if not great in their own rights. But I just remember being particularly stricken by these ones that I mentioned here. I know Song of Storms is fantastic but I think I have overplayed that song so many times over the years that I actually have lost some sense of enjoyment for it. In the context of the game I definitely understand why it is the way it is, but just not one of my all time favorites. Hell, I may have even forgot to mention some on this list that I feel did deserve to be on it, but I'm ok with what I mentioned thus far regardless.