

before the snare drums kick in for a brilliant, march-like rendition of the main theme. At first the overworld, "Termina Field", seems to re-use Hyrule Field's theme from the previous game. For its first appearance, Kondo and Minegishi look like they wanted to tease the fans a bit.After its absence in Ocarina of Time, Nintendo decided to bring it back in Majora's Mask.

Fastforward to 2011, and Mahito Yokota decided to make up for it by giving it a stellar appearance in the remake for 3DS in the extended Staff Credits theme, this time performed by an orchestra note On top of that, it appears at the point in the melody where the aforementioned similar riff appears in most recordings of the "Hyrule Field Theme", including the official soundtrack release.

The 16-bit era was heralded in with this new arrangement of the classic Overworld theme.After being absent in The Adventure of Link, the Main Theme came back with A Link to the Past, which established its state as the musical icon of the series.And then we have the melody that started it all note Truth is, Kondo composed this version first.Those who played it on the Famicom Disk System, which included an extra sound chip, were treated to this embellished version. It's the first song you hear in the Title Screen.The main theme goes all the way back to the first game in the series, where it has two memorable appearances.One of the most iconic melodies in video game history, with tons of different versions and renditions to boot. And even if it doesn't, the Overworld theme will always follow a similar style. Even in games where it's not prominently featured, the main riff of the melody usually appears in some fashion. The Main Theme of the series, which is usually used as the Overworld music in most games, and eventually also became Link's own theme as well.
