Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The title really says it all, I think. The Hyrule Castle theme, originally from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, is one of the greatest pieces of video game music ever written. It kind of gets overshadowed, being on a soundtrack full mostly of the greatest video game music ever written, but taking a deeper look at it I was surprised at how much there was to chew on. Enjoy!

Entire A Link to the Past score, transcribed by yours truly: drive.google.com/drive/folders/11vLAzMWC8znuwu_D1UoidDjKuTNt6hn9?usp=sharing

0:00 - Intro
1:43 - Overall Form
2:23 - Intro Fanfare
3:05 - Setting Up The Groove
4:06 - A Section Gives Us Some Ideas
5:51 - B Section Fleshes Them Out
7:47 - C Section Ties Everything Together
12:46 - Outro

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