30 Minute extended tracks: Prologue - th-cam.com/video/yJBKkdZdhGk/w-d-xo.html Menu - th-cam.com/video/H_x0p77l0oU/w-d-xo.html Time of The Falling Rain - th-cam.com/video/q9tXTDDLqZ4/w-d-xo.html Hyrule Castle - th-cam.com/video/mCLj8TNGqqs/w-d-xo.html Princess Zelda - th-cam.com/video/Jp0H7dF72gw/w-d-xo.html Sanctuary - th-cam.com/video/AVR6VRSpf1A/w-d-xo.html Hyrule Overworld - th-cam.com/video/u3GJlHUNS_s/w-d-xo.html Kakariko Village - th-cam.com/video/XDhWvdvDPLM/w-d-xo.html Fortune Teller - th-cam.com/video/O_-v8dz0cqM/w-d-xo.html Dark Dungeons - th-cam.com/video/HzkbvlqMnc4/w-d-xo.html Lost Ancient Ruins - th-cam.com/video/-6FYMS3BS5Q/w-d-xo.html Guardians - th-cam.com/video/uy5xJlMsQIU/w-d-xo.html Guessing Game - th-cam.com/video/dTOLwCWBPrs/w-d-xo.html Forest of Mystery - th-cam.com/video/LOFc7oWnAHo/w-d-xo.html Priest of the Dark Order - th-cam.com/video/gAKZfz0U8Bw/w-d-xo.html Dark Golden Land - th-cam.com/video/R6vjawNr-aI/w-d-xo.html Dungeon of Shadows - th-cam.com/video/4MfFFQgm2O8/w-d-xo.html Meeting the Maidens - th-cam.com/video/9lRDvuwwrJQ/w-d-xo.html The Goddess Appears - th-cam.com/video/AYzR1La44Hs/w-d-xo.html Black Mist - th-cam.com/video/6Fs_A58ILYc/w-d-xo.html Prince of Darkness - th-cam.com/video/2fBBQ7Wvrb4/w-d-xo.html Power of the Gods - th-cam.com/video/aD3zSijxIjY/w-d-xo.html Epilogue - th-cam.com/video/teVlezCPM1A/w-d-xo.html Credits - th-cam.com/video/_jlTjOwTkws/w-d-xo.html Lost Woods - th-cam.com/video/Skuzjb00nOs/w-d-xo.html Town Theme (Zelda II) - th-cam.com/video/y6WspPh7mtE/w-d-xo.html Eagle's Tower - th-cam.com/video/_MtqrjtlRZU/w-d-xo.html Darknut - th-cam.com/video/Kap9awWJr9w/w-d-xo.html If there's a track you'd like to have extended, let me know.
I was a little guy only one year old in 1992 . I started playing video games around 4 years old and it was The Nintendo and then SNES after that the 64 then GameCube and WII and Finally The Nintendo Switch and for handhelds Classic Gameboy and then Gameboy pocket then Color after that Advance and SP then Nintendo DS then DS Lite a little of DSi and then 3DS line from 2011 to now it's a retired but unforgettable handheld for all of awesome games from Mario Kart 7 to The Legend Of Zelda Ocarina 3D Remaster and The Legend Of Zelda Majora's Mask 3D Remaster and many more games and Apps
There’s something about those NES/SNES/Genesis fantasy/rpg tracks that just...do it. They hit right, and they’re as unforgettable as the games themselves.
i watch old tomb raider stuff, or mario, or zelda, resident evil, all these old games had so much for me. they were "simple", yet catching. nowadays the games have to look good, but the gameplay suffer in almost every genre.
Absolutely. I honestly think that the two most impressive game soundtracks of all time are Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI for being so iconic and unforgettable despite being hindered by the SNES hardware.
yes it just has that "sit back relax and let me tell you story of ages past' vibe going on.... sitting by a fire listening in... thats what i get from it anyways
@@politicallyincorrect4395 as someone whos listened to music blasting in my hears from headphones for over 25 years i can determine this was a lie.....
Hey wow, no offense but I went into this expecting the worst. There's a certain hubris that a lot of "I enhanced the soundtrack to this classic game" people have. This is absolutely not that! This is so incredibly well done. Every track really captures what made the originals so good and helps it shine.
I agree with the sentiment. A lot of "remixes" and "enhancements" go overboard with instruments and very often throw in a pointless bridge section or guitar solo or something. I want to hear the songs as they are, maybe with different instrumentation or a few effects, but no changes to the melody, this does that pretty well.
@@kiyoaki1985 ehh thats kinda the point with remixes but i get where youre coming from when people mould the song into their own then claim it as just an enhancement or a remake. a bit goofy of them i cant lie
this game reminds me of my grandfather, he always played it and completed the entire game 100% without dying in the 90's....just passed away last month.
It's a bitter sweet joy listening to the music. Brings back certain memories of my teenage years. Especially the time of 1997 when I was 14. That was the time you could see the comet Hale-Bopp in the sky. I played this game with a friend I went to school with. We had no instructions or guide about the game hence it came as a surprise when we thought we had beaten the game but it suddenly turned into the Dark World. We played a lot of games at that time. Zelda, Secret of Mana and the Street Fighter II series were our favorites. These games are adventurous, touching - and from a nostalgic perspective that I have now - touching in a verry personal way . At the beginning of 1998 my friend moved away and we never saw each other again. Now 23 years have past and every now and then I wonder how he did in life, where's he at right now... So every now and then I look up stuff like this video on TH-cam and bathe in memories.
I'm the same exact way. I played this with a good friend at his house. I was only 13 in 1997 though. And yeah we played all the different versions of Street Fighter II too. Only in my case, I'm the one who moved out of the state. I visited him every so often but joined the military when I was 18. I last saw him was when I visited in 2004.
Sometimes you forget that amongst all the vitriol, trying to get the top comment by being as snarky and clever as possible, and the belittling, dehumanizing, graceless arguing... That many of the comments on TH-cam are from broken, hurting people... each with their own pains and stories. What a revelation it could be if we would all remember and treat one another with grace... Here's hoping that someday, you can reconcile with your friend. I can think of a few people I pray that God would let me reconcile with someday too.
Man, this "soundtrack enhancement" is actually pretty faithful to the sound of the original. Someone should try making a mod of the game or something and put this soundtrack in. Great job Zerethn!
@@willseabrook89 Huh, I did not know about that. I was aware that the creator provided a link to download his soundtrack, but I wasn’t sure if there was actually a viable way of putting this music into the game. Thanks for letting me know!
Thats how you do remastered songs. You dont make them sound different, you make them sound like they do in your head to the point you wouldnt notice the difference until shown it.
Mmm, imagine a juicy aLttP HD with Super Metroid HD, with built-in single game or both game randomizers. Never gonna happen, but I wonder how many of us would shell out $100 to Nintendo to do it. Two games, HD, with beloved bonus modes of difficulty. Mmm, or even aLttP with a Master Quest version...
@@PhantasmPhoton 4:3 kind of hurts the eyes these days.. with those black sides on modern TV's, but a lot of SNES games are so good that it's worth it.
When I was five, I suffered a really bad concussion that left me in the hospital for a few days. A year or so later, I was contacted by a medical school for cognitive testing, where they would assess how early head trauma affected brain development. I had no idea why at the time (and for the record, my only lasting damage was regular migraines), but they would give me $50 for doing it. After the first test, my mom took me to Toys'R'Us and told me I could pick any game I wanted. I could barely read, but a gold box with a battered sword and shield caught my eye. That was my choice, and to this day, A Link to the Past is still one of my top five games of all time. Thank you for this musical update! It recaptures the mystery and wonder I felt all those years ago.
So as of now, I've just passed 1000 subscribers. With over 145k views for this video, and 3k downloads for the .PCM files. I gotta say this is a nice change of pace for my channel. And so I want to thank you all for that, as well as for the kind comments and critiques. I know some of you have been asking for the audio files aside from the .pcm pack. So I've put up mp3 and flac links in the description.
Woaaaa Thanks for this. If you plan other remasters or enchencements ~ you know what to do buddy! While I'm here, don't fall into the hole of pleasing others. If you enjoy yourself, you'll always have plenty of friends and followers. Count me in! Good quality! -humble bow-
Agree, image used is absolutely fucking killer man. This is a gem of a vid, very happy it got thrown into my suggestions after listening to the Donkey Kong Country OST last night.
Opening Song brought me to tears. I use to play this with an old lady who use to work at a hospital with my mom. She was like my moms big sister. She was the coolest old lady. I didnt know moms knew how to play nintendo. They were like grandparents to me. Buch and Marlene i love you guys and think of you from time to time. The reason im a huge zelda fan and the reason why i draw so much.
Ya know, Before coming to this one (I played this game many years ago), I was listening a lot to the OOT zelda soundtrack, and when I came here at first, I didn't give this game's soundtrack as much of a chance. Coming back a bit more frequently here these days, and it sounds better every time. I even like the additional tracks, and was super cool I thought how you included the master Sword sound and Ganon's release - awesome touch. Thanks OP!
TH-cam failed me.... Why hasn't this been in my recommended videos sooner....? Absolutely stunning remakes, yet so true to the original soundtrack! The nostalgia is real!
One of my favorite things about Zelda's music how relaxing and easy to listen to the ambient tracks are. A lot of other remixes, like in ALBW and the ZREO remixes, tend to go overboard. This is a pretty faithful rendition that expands on the originals without over doing it.
The coolest thing is that the original characteristics were preserved, keeping each original instrument in its best quality, it was an excellent job and it's very incredible how well-created midi sounds can be converted into better qualities.
I prefer this to the “Link Between Worlds” update honestly. The instrumentation is just right to feel updated without going overboard. Perfect middle ground
I disliked Link Between Worlds just aping the Ocarina of Time Soundtrack into its moments. I really felt like the OST for Link to the Past was unique to its own tone, and vice versa. Trying to mix them together cheapens the feel (even if lore-wise, they take place in same universe, different timelines).
Ganon and his minions disliked this vid- no other explanation, Thank you for this- it must have taken a lot of hard work and it has paid off as it sounds amazing. Well done!
While i would not dislike it because of the obvious dedication behind it, this remaster is not up to the original, to my ears. Probably too stuck on the way it sounds on the SNES version to accept any other. Claiming so might sound debattable to many, but it still beats disliking a fan remaster without pointing out what sounds wrong or off...or even thinking people can have different tastes.
How about the explanation that people can and will dislike things you like? I mean, imagine that the world doesn't revolve about yourself and it might get clearer.
I spent about two years on and off as a kid trying to complete this game. It holds a soecial place in my heart. The soundtrack is one of the greatest ever from the master Kondo, and hearing the tunes boosted has me longing for those days again.
this is both incredible and beautiful, a link to the past was the first game that I put in the hours and beat myself, all those accompanying songs have stayed with me, and this is a whole new level, I still feel like it's the original, yet entirely new- it feels somehow smoothed and completed, it's almost holy. more people need to hear this, it's a work of art.
Can't believe it, every track is enriched with just the right pinch of higher fidelity synth, subtle distortion for mystic parts, and sparing chord changes to hit certain feels harder. Your discernment and judgment is really mature, respect.
That soundtrack is brilliant. That feeling... Good times. 1992, 11 years old. I remember that I already loved the music back than. Especially the dark golden land soundtrack... I could stand on top of the pyramid, watch the sunset in the background and listen to that song for minutes. It had a touch of... eternity, I guess. Still has. Maybe even more after such a long time. What a different life...
The effort put into this, and all else on your channel is remarkable, and definitely not going unnoticed. I sincerely hope you get much more recognition, that which you deserve.
Been coming back ever since you released this to listen to Dark Golden Land now and then, it's so good and almost have a cowboy vibe to it with those trumpets!
Out of all the Legend of Zelda games I've played, this one and Link Between Worlds have to be the top 2 I've played. The music, the story, the connectivity, it's what made these games so lovable in the first place. Well done at bringing me back to the old days of youth.
I can remember... I rented this game when I was 5 or 6, as the Knight'ish feeling of the cover got me. Most probably my dad was member of that videoclub because I recall having it rented for a long while (maybe I just played until my eyes burnt and I was told to stop, too). I knew nothing about english language back then. I managed to get to the dark world before he had to return the cartridge. Played the game again when I was ~16. Had to translate some dialogues to get to dark world, but managed to finish the game. Man... it felt good, like I completed an achievement for life itself. We did not care for graphics nor realistic moves, we just had fun with our friends in original stories and new places, and shared our tricks to get past dungeons. I miss this simpler times.
I actually teared up when I heard Zelda begin. I grew up with Link to the Past, since my family is poor and we only ever had the old SNES. So that Zelda, that Princess Zelda was *My* Zelda. And to hear her theme like this... it’s something I can’t quite describe.
I come from a French Canadian family and this was the only game we could find on the SNES where the whole game would be in french. (other games had language options but they came much later). So in this game, I could actually understand the story and what everyone was saying and it grew on me. Alongside Super Metroid, this became my best videogame of all time.
I feel you, for sure. LTTP was THE Zelda game for me as a kid, and it’s really hard not to feel all the things I felt as a kid when I hear this music. I messed around with it a bit as a younger kid, but finally as a younger teen buckled down and committed to beating it, which I eventually did. It was easy to feel like nobody as a kid. When you played this game, though, you were important, you were a hero (especially to a girl), and you mattered. You got to experience conflict without trauma, and what it felt like to overcome long odds. Damn, I love this game.
When your recommendations finally give you something worth listening to. Amazing work on music from my first zelds game. This is truly what it sounded like to me as a kid.
Nowadays the vast majority of fans agree in giving Ocarina of Time the position of the best Zelda game of all time. However I am not in that select group, for me, at the age of 12, from the moment I turned on the SNES with the prologue, reading in my barely understandable English (as you can see it's not my native language) and starting with that rain scene, it became the best game that my eyes had ever seen. Of course Zelda evolved and has had great games, but in my heart this will always be the best of all, for its charisma, music, charm, difficulty and story. Actualmente la gran mayoría de fans está de acuerdo en otorgarle a Ocarina of Time el puesto del mejor juego de Zelda de todos los tiempos. Sin embargo yo no estoy en ese selecto grupo, para mi, a la edad de 12 años, desde el momento en que encendí la SNES con el prólogo, leyendo en mi apenas entendible inglés (como ven no es mi lengua natal) y comenzando con esa escena de lluvia se convirtió en el mejor juego que habían visto mis ojos. Desde luego Zelda evolucionó y ha tenido grandes juegos, pero en mi corazón éste será siempre el mejor de todos, por su carisma, música, encanto, dificultad e historia.
i like hearing peoples thoughts behind the music they make. it adds an extra layer of charm to the experience. thanks for actually sharing your thought process behind why you did this and what you incorporated into each song
If you'd like to hear the music with gameplay footage/sfx I had recorded a playthrough with the tracks modded in. th-cam.com/video/fRriYt_zyEs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=LHKUvs5CQxrN0HDG
I want you, the creator of these tracks, to know that to me, these too are the perfect idealized versions of this OST as well, thank you so much for spreading your passion for these games back to the community, if it wasn't for creators like you, the community wouldn't be how it is today.
Black Mist is my favorite song from Link to the Past and you absolutely kept the same energy the original had while also making it sound better. Deserved sub. Keep up the great work!
The whistle/flute type instrument in credits is incredibly well done. Also, not paying attention to the description and such, I thought this was an official remake of the soundtrack. Speaks to the quality of it for sure.
You did right by the heart of the Zelda series and by my own love of Zelda. It takes me to my childhood and reminds me of days and nights being babysat with about 7 other kids watching Mary Kate and Ashley and Disney movies, playing hide and seek and tag, developing crushes and playing games, largely including SNES Zelda: A Link to the Past. Never beat it as a kid, but now I like to find it somewhere, somehow once every couple of years and beat it. I hope my kids love it like I do, but to each their own; as long as they find "their own," I'm happy.
Hey, you did the source material justice. Loving the extra low end depth and note sustain that the higher quality string samples add. Been playing the game the past few days using the PCMs, they really enhance the whole atmosphere. Thank you dude.
I am so glad you didn't skip over Silly Pink Rabbit. It only turns up in this tiny section of the game and I don't think I have ever heard it in any other Zelda game either. This whole album is wonderfully done, thank you so much for sharing it!
Here is one of my all time favorite videogame theme ever. I literally skipped directly to dark golden land theme, and i can say without a doubt this is the best rendition i've heard of it. It's to the point, no extra stuff added, no weird instruments, no tempo variations. It's like listerning directly to the game in instrumental form. This. Is. Freaking. Perfect.
I also directly skipped to that theme and got instantly disappointed. While it sounds amazing in its own rights it just lacked the oomph that the original had, which was one of the main selling points to me. I could bop my head to the beat and hum to the melody. Here the beat just feels watered down in comparison due to the weaker drums.
Such a huge part of my childhood was delving into games like LTTP. The nostalgia I feel from hearing this kind of stuff is so powerful it leaves me in goose bumps, thank you so much for this. A million times, thank you!!!! Also, that Zelda 2 Town theme is outstanding!!
God damn. I came here to hate on this, because I hate it when people try to get fancy and redo the music of classic 16 bit video games, as there is something so wonderful about the simplicity of the game that doesn't need a more "complex" reinterpretation of it. But God, this is absolutely perfect. This is so incredibly faithful to the original music, simply enhancing it with a richer depth of sound, while preserving things nearly note for note. This was... tremendous. Thank you.
The whole OST is good, but I have to commend you for making the perfect HD remake of the menu music, the fairy theme. No matter how many iterations of Zelda that come out, that is the OG Fairy Theme, and this is the creme de la creme version IMO.
This is shockingly phenomenal. I love it so much, you did a fantastic job :) Kakariko Village theme always brings me close to tears, this cover was no exception. And I cannot get over how great the Dark Golden World cover here is too! Feels amazing. I don't think I can give this enough praise in just one comment. Well done. I'm beyond happy that this exists. Also, I've come back to this video so many times, I'm surprised I'm just now commenting lol!
You've done a great job with this. If I ever get back to messing around with RPG Maker XV Ace to recreate the Zelda games reimagined I will definitely listen to this for inspiration.
You know it's good when on most of the soundtrack you question if they actually remastered anything at all. The Prologue track I thought for sure was untouched until I pulled up the original and was blown away at how you managed to make it sound like the equivalent of getting water out of your ears This is so well made man I hope this lands you a good job.
30 Minute extended tracks:
Prologue - th-cam.com/video/yJBKkdZdhGk/w-d-xo.html
Menu - th-cam.com/video/H_x0p77l0oU/w-d-xo.html
Time of The Falling Rain - th-cam.com/video/q9tXTDDLqZ4/w-d-xo.html
Hyrule Castle - th-cam.com/video/mCLj8TNGqqs/w-d-xo.html
Princess Zelda - th-cam.com/video/Jp0H7dF72gw/w-d-xo.html
Sanctuary - th-cam.com/video/AVR6VRSpf1A/w-d-xo.html
Hyrule Overworld - th-cam.com/video/u3GJlHUNS_s/w-d-xo.html
Kakariko Village - th-cam.com/video/XDhWvdvDPLM/w-d-xo.html
Fortune Teller - th-cam.com/video/O_-v8dz0cqM/w-d-xo.html
Dark Dungeons - th-cam.com/video/HzkbvlqMnc4/w-d-xo.html
Lost Ancient Ruins - th-cam.com/video/-6FYMS3BS5Q/w-d-xo.html
Guardians - th-cam.com/video/uy5xJlMsQIU/w-d-xo.html
Guessing Game - th-cam.com/video/dTOLwCWBPrs/w-d-xo.html
Forest of Mystery - th-cam.com/video/LOFc7oWnAHo/w-d-xo.html
Priest of the Dark Order - th-cam.com/video/gAKZfz0U8Bw/w-d-xo.html
Dark Golden Land - th-cam.com/video/R6vjawNr-aI/w-d-xo.html
Dungeon of Shadows - th-cam.com/video/4MfFFQgm2O8/w-d-xo.html
Meeting the Maidens - th-cam.com/video/9lRDvuwwrJQ/w-d-xo.html
The Goddess Appears - th-cam.com/video/AYzR1La44Hs/w-d-xo.html
Black Mist - th-cam.com/video/6Fs_A58ILYc/w-d-xo.html
Prince of Darkness - th-cam.com/video/2fBBQ7Wvrb4/w-d-xo.html
Power of the Gods - th-cam.com/video/aD3zSijxIjY/w-d-xo.html
Epilogue - th-cam.com/video/teVlezCPM1A/w-d-xo.html
Credits - th-cam.com/video/_jlTjOwTkws/w-d-xo.html
Lost Woods - th-cam.com/video/Skuzjb00nOs/w-d-xo.html
Town Theme (Zelda II) - th-cam.com/video/y6WspPh7mtE/w-d-xo.html
Eagle's Tower - th-cam.com/video/_MtqrjtlRZU/w-d-xo.html
Darknut - th-cam.com/video/Kap9awWJr9w/w-d-xo.html
If there's a track you'd like to have extended, let me know.
I would love an extended version of the Final Boss theme against Ganon.
The Dark mist (skull woods/death mountain)
I was a little guy only one year old in 1992 . I started playing video games around 4 years old and it was The Nintendo and then SNES after that the 64 then GameCube and WII and Finally The Nintendo Switch and for handhelds Classic Gameboy and then Gameboy pocket then Color after that Advance and SP then Nintendo DS then DS Lite a little of DSi and then 3DS line from 2011 to now it's a retired but unforgettable handheld for all of awesome games from Mario Kart 7 to The Legend Of Zelda Ocarina 3D Remaster and The Legend Of Zelda Majora's Mask 3D Remaster and many more games and Apps
@VanilluxeProductions
@Okubo
I've added Black Mist and the final boss theme.
It's back
There’s something about those NES/SNES/Genesis fantasy/rpg tracks that just...do it. They hit right, and they’re as unforgettable as the games themselves.
i watch old tomb raider stuff, or mario, or zelda, resident evil, all these old games had so much for me. they were "simple", yet catching. nowadays the games have to look good, but the gameplay suffer in almost every genre.
Playstation era messed up bad except for a few games. Crono cross being the prime example of what good music for video games was.
100%
That was my childhood so it's super nostalgic for me.
Absolutely. I honestly think that the two most impressive game soundtracks of all time are Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI for being so iconic and unforgettable despite being hindered by the SNES hardware.
To be 5 years old again
10 years old for me, although I was 8 when it came out.
to this day this game is my earliest memories too, I think i was about that age as well.
Man, it's easy to forget just how good that prologue theme is, considering it's never been brought back for anything else.
Four Swords Adventures
@@kevinlee7678 not as good as this one though.
yes it just has that "sit back relax and let me tell you story of ages past' vibe going on.... sitting by a fire listening in... thats what i get from it anyways
@@ELMQ You know, I never noticed that the intro chords are the chords to Ganon's theme.
@@ELMQ its gannon's theme with an extra note in between all chords
"Make sure your volume is at a comfortable level"
Alright, max volume, in earphones. Got it
A man of culture.
10 years later..
Why are my ears always ringing?!
Goodluck making your headphones and your eardrums last.
@@politicallyincorrect4395 as someone whos listened to music blasting in my hears from headphones for over 25 years i can determine this was a lie.....
@@soreuno8817 I doubt you've had them maxed the whole time as well. It would take being loud, not just being in your ears.
=]
I miss that satisfying sword drop SHING sound effect on the first song.
Same.
That's a sound effect, so if you patch this soundtrack into the game, you still get the SHING!
@@Ray-Danger cooool.
Shwing!
I'm guessing they ripped just the music track and not the sfx track -- and then just forgot about it.
Hey wow, no offense but I went into this expecting the worst. There's a certain hubris that a lot of "I enhanced the soundtrack to this classic game" people have. This is absolutely not that! This is so incredibly well done. Every track really captures what made the originals so good and helps it shine.
I agree with the sentiment. A lot of "remixes" and "enhancements" go overboard with instruments and very often throw in a pointless bridge section or guitar solo or something. I want to hear the songs as they are, maybe with different instrumentation or a few effects, but no changes to the melody, this does that pretty well.
I had the same worry that was immediately put to rest. This is both very faithful to the source material and wonderful of its own accord.
@@kiyoaki1985 ehh thats kinda the point with remixes but i get where youre coming from when people mould the song into their own then claim it as just an enhancement or a remake. a bit goofy of them i cant lie
this game reminds me of my grandfather, he always played it and completed the entire game 100% without dying in the 90's....just passed away last month.
My full condolences 🙏❤️💕
In truly sorry let's hope he is in a better place now 🙏❤️💕
sounds like my grandma :)
It's a bitter sweet joy listening to the music. Brings back certain memories of my teenage years. Especially the time of 1997 when I was 14. That was the time you could see the comet Hale-Bopp in the sky. I played this game with a friend I went to school with. We had no instructions or guide about the game hence it came as a surprise when we thought we had beaten the game but it suddenly turned into the Dark World. We played a lot of games at that time. Zelda, Secret of Mana and the Street Fighter II series were our favorites. These games are adventurous, touching - and from a nostalgic perspective that I have now - touching in a verry personal way . At the beginning of 1998 my friend moved away and we never saw each other again. Now 23 years have past and every now and then I wonder how he did in life, where's he at right now... So every now and then I look up stuff like this video on TH-cam and bathe in memories.
I hope you find your friend someday!
I'm the same exact way. I played this with a good friend at his house. I was only 13 in 1997 though. And yeah we played all the different versions of Street Fighter II too. Only in my case, I'm the one who moved out of the state. I visited him every so often but joined the military when I was 18. I last saw him was when I visited in 2004.
Sometimes you forget that amongst all the vitriol, trying to get the top comment by being as snarky and clever as possible, and the belittling, dehumanizing, graceless arguing...
That many of the comments on TH-cam are from broken, hurting people... each with their own pains and stories.
What a revelation it could be if we would all remember and treat one another with grace...
Here's hoping that someday, you can reconcile with your friend. I can think of a few people I pray that God would let me reconcile with someday too.
I have a friend like that...and I remeber that comet. Good times
*Kakariko Village music plays*
I'm in the office just listening to this and a coworker came to me to see if I was playing Zelda hahaha.
**FRIEND**ALERT** hahahah
That's awesome!
Were you?
nice
get back to work, wageslave
Man, this "soundtrack enhancement" is actually pretty faithful to the sound of the original. Someone should try making a mod of the game or something and put this soundtrack in. Great job Zerethn!
@@willseabrook89 Huh, I did not know about that. I was aware that the creator provided a link to download his soundtrack, but I wasn’t sure if there was actually a viable way of putting this music into the game. Thanks for letting me know!
@@eadghe What are you talking about?
@@willseabrook89 Woah woah woah tell me more, this sounds smexy.
@@LULZLSKennedy Literally in the video's description, just as Will said.
@@Peronioz Right but I mean on the actual hardware, that would be dope if there were some repros of it.
Some of these kinda sound like the original songs do in your memory.
Some?
It hirts my heart tho lol
Thats how you do remastered songs. You dont make them sound different, you make them sound like they do in your head to the point you wouldnt notice the difference until shown it.
The prologue is off because in my memory I hear that noise it made when speech text was scrolling on to the screen.
@@Beeznitchio death mountain needs to use brass instead of strings for mine to be accurate
This kinda sounds like what A Link to the Past would've sounded like on the N64. I love it.
Yeah, pretty much.
very similar 2 oot
wish all snes games could get a soundfont update like this
It would be cool to made a rom hack for alttp in oot engine
This just makes me want a link to the past HD remake even more
Mmm, imagine a juicy aLttP HD with Super Metroid HD, with built-in single game or both game randomizers. Never gonna happen, but I wonder how many of us would shell out $100 to Nintendo to do it. Two games, HD, with beloved bonus modes of difficulty.
Mmm, or even aLttP with a Master Quest version...
just play the game again
@@PhantasmPhoton 4:3 kind of hurts the eyes these days.. with those black sides on modern TV's, but a lot of SNES games are so good that it's worth it.
@@somecyclist That's why you play it on a CRT instead of on a modern TV like some backwards philistine.
@@latt.qcd9221 Gave mine away but I miss it.
Beautiful melodies for some of these really early games.
This does a good job of capturing how someone would remember the music
When I was five, I suffered a really bad concussion that left me in the hospital for a few days. A year or so later, I was contacted by a medical school for cognitive testing, where they would assess how early head trauma affected brain development. I had no idea why at the time (and for the record, my only lasting damage was regular migraines), but they would give me $50 for doing it. After the first test, my mom took me to Toys'R'Us and told me I could pick any game I wanted. I could barely read, but a gold box with a battered sword and shield caught my eye. That was my choice, and to this day, A Link to the Past is still one of my top five games of all time.
Thank you for this musical update! It recaptures the mystery and wonder I felt all those years ago.
if Link to the past was on CD instead of cartridge.
CD's werent a big thing back then
@@aymanaboufarise4346 Link to the past was released in 1991, CDs were made in 1982, CDs were a major thing then.
More like if Link to the past was on the GameCube or N64
If it was on the Nintendo PlayStation
@@aymanaboufarise4346 ugh.... yes they were.
37:00 " and now touch it with a wish in your heart "
When you finally get that thing out of your ear:
When your ears "pop" and you can hear much clearer
@@scuffed2597 yeah that
Omg!
Hand it over, that thing, your dark soul.
Born in the early 80's ... Zelda was a part of our lives and this music TAKES us back in time! Thank you for sharing 😥
I guess you could say this video is "A Link to the Past"!
Your comment kinda blew my mind. Flutes/Ocarinas/Music/Time Connection. I never made the connection til just now. You guys.... YOU GUYS 👌
Exactly I just commented above.. "sounds like Saturday mornings:... bless my parents for providing 🙏🏿
Why does this sound so appealing?
It is so glowy, bubbly, cheerfully intense.
Huge Fan Zerethn!
So as of now, I've just passed 1000 subscribers. With over 145k views for this video, and 3k downloads for the .PCM files. I gotta say this is a nice change of pace for my channel. And so I want to thank you all for that, as well as for the kind comments and critiques.
I know some of you have been asking for the audio files aside from the .pcm pack. So I've put up mp3 and flac links in the description.
Wow
The thumbnail really sold this video to me. Familiar enough to catch my eye, intriguing enough to click it.
Dude I literally just found this. What are the chances that I find this, an hour after you post FLACs? Lmao
Woaaaa Thanks for this. If you plan other remasters or enchencements ~ you know what to do buddy! While I'm here, don't fall into the hole of pleasing others. If you enjoy yourself, you'll always have plenty of friends and followers. Count me in! Good quality!
-humble bow-
Agree, image used is absolutely fucking killer man. This is a gem of a vid, very happy it got thrown into my suggestions after listening to the Donkey Kong Country OST last night.
The music from this game is AMAZING
Thanks for posting this. Takes me back
Opening Song brought me to tears. I use to play this with an old lady who use to work at a hospital with my mom. She was like my moms big sister. She was the coolest old lady. I didnt know moms knew how to play nintendo. They were like grandparents to me. Buch and Marlene i love you guys and think of you from time to time. The reason im a huge zelda fan and the reason why i draw so much.
This is simply insanity.
Me... My lil bro.... My big bro... Living room... Early 90s... Nostalgia 😔😔
Ya know, Before coming to this one (I played this game many years ago), I was listening a lot to the OOT zelda soundtrack, and when I came here at first, I didn't give this game's soundtrack as much of a chance. Coming back a bit more frequently here these days, and it sounds better every time. I even like the additional tracks, and was super cool I thought how you included the master Sword sound and Ganon's release - awesome touch. Thanks OP!
TH-cam failed me.... Why hasn't this been in my recommended videos sooner....?
Absolutely stunning remakes, yet so true to the original soundtrack! The nostalgia is real!
How do you think I feel? I had to wait 3 years
amazing soundtrack!!! nostalgia berries!!
One of my favorite things about Zelda's music how relaxing and easy to listen to the ambient tracks are. A lot of other remixes, like in ALBW and the ZREO remixes, tend to go overboard. This is a pretty faithful rendition that expands on the originals without over doing it.
I strongly believe that the blue colour suits the case better than the original one.
Idem 💙
The coolest thing is that the original characteristics were preserved, keeping each original instrument in its best quality, it was an excellent job and it's very incredible how well-created midi sounds can be converted into better qualities.
Very pleased to see the FLAC DL was still up. Thanks a ton for this!!!
Watch this be in your recommendations and you wishing you've known about this years ago.
It didn't exist years ago
@@gunrugger He's talking to the people who get this recommended and comment years from now.
@@Chickenriceandpeas Oh I guess he is. Seems like weird phrasing/sentiment to me.
I got it recommended 3 weeks from post, does that count?
Amazing work. So many accidently dampen a little bit of the soul of songs when they do this. Perfectly enhanced.
I prefer this to the “Link Between Worlds” update honestly. The instrumentation is just right to feel updated without going overboard. Perfect middle ground
Haven't played it yet. Sounds like I need to pick it up
I disliked Link Between Worlds just aping the Ocarina of Time Soundtrack into its moments. I really felt like the OST for Link to the Past was unique to its own tone, and vice versa. Trying to mix them together cheapens the feel (even if lore-wise, they take place in same universe, different timelines).
i was thinking the exact same
It felt like a new sountrack to me with only some tributes to ALTTP. The dungeon themes in ALBW are outstanding and original.
Skyward Sword went overboard to me, didn't felt like videogame music anymore. I actually love ALBW's soundtrack.
I'm 40 now and this give me chills in a good way taking me back to early/mid 90s. Subbed on this video alone. Thanks dude.
Ganon and his minions disliked this vid- no other explanation, Thank you for this- it must have taken a lot of hard work and it has paid off as it sounds amazing. Well done!
While i would not dislike it because of the obvious dedication behind it, this remaster is not up to the original, to my ears. Probably too stuck on the way it sounds on the SNES version to accept any other.
Claiming so might sound debattable to many, but it still beats disliking a fan remaster without pointing out what sounds wrong or off...or even thinking people can have different tastes.
How about the explanation that people can and will dislike things you like? I mean, imagine that the world doesn't revolve about yourself and it might get clearer.
You need to hear this everyday... You are making us happy.
I don't know where this video came from or why it showed up on my homepage all of a sudden, but I definitely needed this today.
I had this game on my SNES back in the day. I'm getting goosebumps listening to your version! Perfect improvements!
Take me back to this time
Is there something wrong with the time you're living in now or do you just really like the time in the past?
@@TheUltimateNatural Both.
wow. youve just taken me back 30 years. thank you!
2:10 my fav menu screen. Thanks Koji.
SO MUCH NOSTALGIA
reminds me of "through the night"
I spent about two years on and off as a kid trying to complete this game. It holds a soecial place in my heart. The soundtrack is one of the greatest ever from the master Kondo, and hearing the tunes boosted has me longing for those days again.
this is both incredible and beautiful, a link to the past was the first game that I put in the hours and beat myself, all those accompanying songs have stayed with me, and this is a whole new level, I still feel like it's the original, yet entirely new- it feels somehow smoothed and completed, it's almost holy. more people need to hear this, it's a work of art.
I hit the Sanctuary part, and just got swept away by the music. Thank you for bringing back good memories
Can't believe it, every track is enriched with just the right pinch of higher fidelity synth, subtle distortion for mystic parts, and sparing chord changes to hit certain feels harder. Your discernment and judgment is really mature, respect.
That soundtrack is brilliant. That feeling... Good times. 1992, 11 years old. I remember that I already loved the music back than. Especially the dark golden land soundtrack... I could stand on top of the pyramid, watch the sunset in the background and listen to that song for minutes. It had a touch of... eternity, I guess. Still has. Maybe even more after such a long time. What a different life...
The effort put into this, and all else on your channel is remarkable, and definitely not going unnoticed. I sincerely hope you get much more recognition, that which you deserve.
Been coming back ever since you released this to listen to Dark Golden Land now and then, it's so good and almost have a cowboy vibe to it with those trumpets!
Dude this is INSANELY good. I have never subbed so quickly.
I swear our phones are listening! I was just whistling the theme to this very game and now it pops up in my recommended!
A link to the past. Where memories reawaken.
I miss the good ol days. One day, when all this is over, I will return to you.
I couldn't stop my smile as I heard this. I grew up on this game, and this is so good
Me too. I was about 5 or 6 years old when this game came out. Me and my childhood friend at the time played it almost non stop
Out of all the Legend of Zelda games I've played, this one and Link Between Worlds have to be the top 2 I've played. The music, the story, the connectivity, it's what made these games so lovable in the first place. Well done at bringing me back to the old days of youth.
I can remember... I rented this game when I was 5 or 6, as the Knight'ish feeling of the cover got me. Most probably my dad was member of that videoclub because I recall having it rented for a long while (maybe I just played until my eyes burnt and I was told to stop, too). I knew nothing about english language back then. I managed to get to the dark world before he had to return the cartridge.
Played the game again when I was ~16. Had to translate some dialogues to get to dark world, but managed to finish the game.
Man... it felt good, like I completed an achievement for life itself. We did not care for graphics nor realistic moves, we just had fun with our friends in original stories and new places, and shared our tricks to get past dungeons. I miss this simpler times.
I actually teared up when I heard Zelda begin.
I grew up with Link to the Past, since my family is poor and we only ever had the old SNES. So that Zelda, that Princess Zelda was *My* Zelda. And to hear her theme like this... it’s something I can’t quite describe.
Feels good man
LOL poor piece of crap
I come from a French Canadian family and this was the only game we could find on the SNES where the whole game would be in french. (other games had language options but they came much later). So in this game, I could actually understand the story and what everyone was saying and it grew on me. Alongside Super Metroid, this became my best videogame of all time.
I understand you man whenever I think of Zelda this is the Zelda that comes to mind and this is also my Zelda no our Zelda ❤️🙏
I feel you, for sure. LTTP was THE Zelda game for me as a kid, and it’s really hard not to feel all the things I felt as a kid when I hear this music. I messed around with it a bit as a younger kid, but finally as a younger teen buckled down and committed to beating it, which I eventually did.
It was easy to feel like nobody as a kid. When you played this game, though, you were important, you were a hero (especially to a girl), and you mattered. You got to experience conflict without trauma, and what it felt like to overcome long odds.
Damn, I love this game.
12:55 Kakariko Village will FOREVER have a very special place in my heart!!!
All is well.
When your recommendations finally give you something worth listening to. Amazing work on music from my first zelds game. This is truly what it sounded like to me as a kid.
As a fan of this franchise, this sound beautiful! Thank you for sharing.
this is still my favorite Zelda game, it has something... can't describe...
Nowadays the vast majority of fans agree in giving Ocarina of Time the position of the best Zelda game of all time. However I am not in that select group, for me, at the age of 12, from the moment I turned on the SNES with the prologue, reading in my barely understandable English (as you can see it's not my native language) and starting with that rain scene, it became the best game that my eyes had ever seen. Of course Zelda evolved and has had great games, but in my heart this will always be the best of all, for its charisma, music, charm, difficulty and story.
Actualmente la gran mayoría de fans está de acuerdo en otorgarle a Ocarina of Time el puesto del mejor juego de Zelda de todos los tiempos. Sin embargo yo no estoy en ese selecto grupo, para mi, a la edad de 12 años, desde el momento en que encendí la SNES con el prólogo, leyendo en mi apenas entendible inglés (como ven no es mi lengua natal) y comenzando con esa escena de lluvia se convirtió en el mejor juego que habían visto mis ojos. Desde luego Zelda evolucionó y ha tenido grandes juegos, pero en mi corazón éste será siempre el mejor de todos, por su carisma, música, encanto, dificultad e historia.
Amazing. This was and is my fav Zelda game and soundtrack
Mystery and drama the perfect composition for a prologue. maybe one of the best soundtrack for medieval games. well done.
i like hearing peoples thoughts behind the music they make. it adds an extra layer of charm to the experience. thanks for actually sharing your thought process behind why you did this and what you incorporated into each song
Just found this!
Fire my guy!
Some gameplay footage in the background would have been dope, although I don't know if you would have got in trouble.
If you'd like to hear the music with gameplay footage/sfx I had recorded a playthrough with the tracks modded in. th-cam.com/video/fRriYt_zyEs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=LHKUvs5CQxrN0HDG
I want you, the creator of these tracks, to know that to me, these too are the perfect idealized versions of this OST as well, thank you so much for spreading your passion for these games back to the community, if it wasn't for creators like you, the community wouldn't be how it is today.
Simply one of the best video games that ever existed.
that prologue still gives me chills and goosebumps, thanks a lot for making this
Menu is just PERFECT!
This brings me back to my childhood. Thank you for uploading. Greatest video game ever made.
oh wow an actually extremely well done remake of an already god like ost, great job dude very nostalgic
Black Mist is my favorite song from Link to the Past and you absolutely kept the same energy the original had while also making it sound better. Deserved sub. Keep up the great work!
Black mist has a sort of"military march" feel to it, it's great!, do you get that?
@@brandonfields5928 It reminds me of the Imperial March from Star Wars, not gonna lie.
The whistle/flute type instrument in credits is incredibly well done. Also, not paying attention to the description and such, I thought this was an official remake of the soundtrack. Speaks to the quality of it for sure.
You did right by the heart of the Zelda series and by my own love of Zelda. It takes me to my childhood and reminds me of days and nights being babysat with about 7 other kids watching Mary Kate and Ashley and Disney movies, playing hide and seek and tag, developing crushes and playing games, largely including SNES Zelda: A Link to the Past. Never beat it as a kid, but now I like to find it somewhere, somehow once every couple of years and beat it. I hope my kids love it like I do, but to each their own; as long as they find "their own," I'm happy.
thanks a lot for your effort and very good producing, i have also enjoyed your included commentarys. thanks a lot again
Hey, you did the source material justice. Loving the extra low end depth and note sustain that the higher quality string samples add. Been playing the game the past few days using the PCMs, they really enhance the whole atmosphere. Thank you dude.
I am so glad you didn't skip over Silly Pink Rabbit. It only turns up in this tiny section of the game and I don't think I have ever heard it in any other Zelda game either. This whole album is wonderfully done, thank you so much for sharing it!
Subbed in the first 30 seconds of playback. I'm speechless about how good this is. Keep it up, yo!
This is amazing
Here is one of my all time favorite videogame theme ever. I literally skipped directly to dark golden land theme, and i can say without a doubt this is the best rendition i've heard of it.
It's to the point, no extra stuff added, no weird instruments, no tempo variations. It's like listerning directly to the game in instrumental form. This. Is. Freaking. Perfect.
I also directly skipped to that theme and got instantly disappointed. While it sounds amazing in its own rights it just lacked the oomph that the original had, which was one of the main selling points to me. I could bop my head to the beat and hum to the melody. Here the beat just feels watered down in comparison due to the weaker drums.
I appreciate you’ve done the soundtrack in order just listening at work visualising where links at is fun and that death mountain master was sick
This is an excellent mindtrip to passed loved gaming hours of one of the best games in history! Thanks for waking up all good memories! 😊😊😊
Thank you for this. A Link to the Past holds a special place in my heart.
Such a huge part of my childhood was delving into games like LTTP. The nostalgia I feel from hearing this kind of stuff is so powerful it leaves me in goose bumps, thank you so much for this. A million times, thank you!!!!
Also, that Zelda 2 Town theme is outstanding!!
God damn. I came here to hate on this, because I hate it when people try to get fancy and redo the music of classic 16 bit video games, as there is something so wonderful about the simplicity of the game that doesn't need a more "complex" reinterpretation of it. But God, this is absolutely perfect. This is so incredibly faithful to the original music, simply enhancing it with a richer depth of sound, while preserving things nearly note for note. This was... tremendous. Thank you.
Be honest, this is what we heard when we first played the game.
You do realize this is Not the Original.
@@jfiffl7 you do realize that isnt the point he was making
@@bile_wisp as is the point of rushing for the bird flue hoping to keep the real bird in the bush.
@@jfiffl7 you should get some sleep dude
What do you mean? This is what I still hear when I play this game.
Awesome! By far one of the best remix compilations of one of the most epic game OSTs ever!
So iconic and timeless. Kudos to that composition team. Just listening to this refills all my hearts.
The whole OST is good, but I have to commend you for making the perfect HD remake of the menu music, the fairy theme. No matter how many iterations of Zelda that come out, that is the OG Fairy Theme, and this is the creme de la creme version IMO.
I love this so much!
Great job! The "Guardians" piece still gets my adrenaline pumping after almost 30 years.
So perfectly done and nostalgic to me 😊 Thank you @Zerethn 😊
This is shockingly phenomenal. I love it so much, you did a fantastic job :) Kakariko Village theme always brings me close to tears, this cover was no exception. And I cannot get over how great the Dark Golden World cover here is too! Feels amazing. I don't think I can give this enough praise in just one comment. Well done. I'm beyond happy that this exists.
Also, I've come back to this video so many times, I'm surprised I'm just now commenting lol!
You've done a great job with this. If I ever get back to messing around with RPG Maker XV Ace to recreate the Zelda games reimagined I will definitely listen to this for inspiration.
You know it's good when on most of the soundtrack you question if they actually remastered anything at all. The Prologue track I thought for sure was untouched until I pulled up the original and was blown away at how you managed to make it sound like the equivalent of getting water out of your ears This is so well made man I hope this lands you a good job.
This is some good work, also appreciate the bonus tracks
Finally someone that understands the oomph in the Hyrule Castle music