You’re definitely missing out by not looking at the end credits theme on the remake. It’s one of the best in the series.

I honestly think just playing the remake on the switch is the right move. The orchestrated music and great art style made it one of my favorite zelda games.

The Links Awakening remake’s soundtrack is peak (pun maybe intended)

The melody of Ballad of the Windfish is referenced in the botw Hyrule Castle theme, but changed from 4/4 to 5,5,6,5. Which is just so sick

I definitely would've liked to hear you talk about the remake, i was a bit resistant to the style change at first but some of the covers really blew me away in the most surprising ways

Link's Awakening is my favorite Zelda game. The music alone carries so much emotion in it that I cried at the end and now any time I hear the Ballad of the Windfish. Thank you for covering this wonderful game, love the analysis! But favorite song has to be remake version of the Face Shrine.

What is so strange to me is the mislabelling of Tal Tal Heights. The music that plays in the area called Tal Tal Heights is the standard overworld theme. The super cool song (one of the best in the series) plays in the Tal Tal *Mountain Range*. I don't understand why everyone gets that wrong.

So glad to see you cover the soundtrack of my favorite 2D Zelda game! With such a charming and unique ost I can’t wait to see your takeaways from each track.

There are so many good songs you're missing out on here. Face Shrine and Staff Roll, to name a couple.

Link’s Awakening is, to me, the pinnacle of top-down Zelda. The Gameboy versions hold up surprisingly well, but the Switch version is an incredibly faithful remake that is perfect for newcomers to the game. Whichever version of the game you play, you’ll be glad you played it.

I think Kozue Ishikawa specifically wrote Tal Tal Heights, and this was their first video game score so that's insane, knocked that out of the park. This was also Minako Hamano's first game and she wrote Ballad of the Wind Fish. I think she went on to absolutely rock Metroid's soundtracks and wrote Ridley's Theme.

The music of Links Awakening is special. Thanks for covering it!

Having played 3 versions of this game (Original, DX, Remake) play the remake. You'll thank yourself later. The inventory management in the original and DX version are terrible. Switch (with it's extra buttons) streamlined it and made it much less frustration.

Holy moly can't believe I missed this! I've definitely brought up LA more than once in your comment section, so happy you covered it! You're breakdown, as always, top notch. Thanks for everything you do 👍👍

I'm currently playing this one (Switch version) and I'm really stunned by this game musics. They went insane for a gameboy game back in the day and the orchestrated version is even more crazy. Ballad of the Windfish has such a wonderful melody that stucks in the head for days, but the sick rythm of Tan Tan Heights set its place as one of my favourites tracks ever

Love the mash up/medley of those themes using the same chords! So good!!! Also yay for a new Zelda Music Theory video. I only played the Link’s Awakening remake on Switch but the music was definitely a highlight!

I remember a while ago you did a quiz on the name of iconic tracks and had said you couldn't guess Tal Tal Heights. It makes total sense if you never played it! It's such a good game with some of my favorite tracks.

Man I wish this soundtrack kept some of the 8 bit synths. A mix between old and new would be sooooo satisfying.

This game’s music is one of the greatest of all time. Both the original and the remake’s. You have to check out the Face Shrine’s theme as well

Link's Awakening is really fun to play! I played the GameBoy version on Switch Online before Tears of the Kingdom released, to keep the Zelda hype in check haha

If you haven’t played this game, I highly recommend it. I can’t speak to whether the orchestrated version is better than the original, though. I played the game on my OG GameBoy. I don’t even remember buying the game; I must have gotten it along with the other games I got when I bought the GameBoy from someone in my class. I didn’t actually _play_ Link’s Awakening until the early 2000s while riding the bus back and forth to work. But the story in this game hits hard. “Is [The Ballad of the Windfish] supposed to be happy or sad?” Yes. IYKYK.

Play both!! The orchestral versions are nice *but* I think you should listen and compare all the originals to the Switch music. My only major gripe is they changed Tail Cave too much. Also...wish you showcased the overworld theme from this game, it's got its' own unique twist to it.

I think one of the best parts about link's awakening is the tonal shift in dungeon music once the truth about the island is revealed to link. Up to that point, most of the dungeon music brings forth a sense of adventure and mystery. Then you get to the face shrine, and the music shifts to a melancholic repeating rhythm, as if link himself is repeatedly grappling with the horrors about what his quest's conclusion will eventually have on the island. The Manga made for the game best exemplifies this imo.

LETS GOOO, A LINKS AWAKENING THEORY

Duuuuude I was looking at your shirt and thinking about your logo... I'm sure there's some way to make the Z and Master Sword look like a treble clef!!! I just got my sketchbook out and am testing some stuff out 👀

YESS I was wanting exactly this! This is great!

You may need to revisit this game after you play it ;) Once you know the weight of the Ballad of the Windfish. For example, looking at how Marin sings it and how that compares to all the instruments together- and how the song builds through the game.

4:23 Neuron activation for TP fans (I'm TP fans)

You gotta play this one brother. I’ve commented on your stuff a lot since the beginning. This was my first Zelda game, I played it in black and white on a gameboy pocket in 1997. Very important to me. One of the most beautiful games ever made. Can’t recommend enough. I 100%’d the remake in 3 days when it came out. Remake is worth playing but you gotta play the original first. Color version is cool especially if you don’t have original hardware to play it on. The b&w version looks great on real gameboy hardware though. Anyways do yourself a favor and play it. R&d1 flavor with Kazumi Totaka as sound director. I could keep going. There’s a lot that remains unsaid about this game but more and more people are realizing it’s truly genius. The remake also managed to maintain a 90’s feel, at times even using textures that are reminiscent of OoT, like on the item menu, imo.

You have to play this game, remake or original, doesn't matter in the end. It's my favorite Zelda game of all time and I think you'll love how music is integral to the story! 🙂

Oh, I'm excited for this one!

You should definitely play the Switch Remake, especially since the new game coming out in September looks to be made with the same aesthetic and engine.

Tal tal heights sounds like a Kirby track

The remake handled the music perfectly. Kept the feelings but made it unique by only changing the instrumentation. I HIGHLY recommend it, it’s easily one of my favorite games.

Link's Awakening felt like it belonged on the same console as LTTP, not Zelda 1, it shouldn't have been possible on the Game Boy, and it took some software wizardry to make it happen. Same applies for the music (although not quite as crazy as the Pokemon TCG Game Boy soundtrack). The Switch version is a beautiful rendition, even more complex and a great homage to the original.

i grew up playing the original, but the new one is so much nicer, the instruments are actually what they are meant to be vs chiptune

Personally I love the orchestrated version of Link's Awakening

Hey! Great video. When explaining the dorian mode, what is the third example song you are playing? It reminds me of OoT or MM but I am not sure what it's called. Thanks to anyone who knows!

I really recommend you the Switch remake if you never played it!! It's really good. A short Zelda game but really enjoyable!

Great Music Lesson you should play Legend of Zelda Links Awakening it’s fun I beat them both on game boy and switch ❤❤❤

You should listen to the orchestral version from the remake, and the face shrine. I’d suggest you play through the game first though

11:19 any idea what he says here?

"Link's awakening remastered level 6 face shrine" is probably one of my top tier Zelda tracks and I don't even like link's awakening as much as the others

Link’s Awakening has an amazing soundtrack. But the fact that you chose to cover the original gameboy and not the remake with the orchestrated songs… is almost a sin 😬 😂

discord server when?

Go ahead and just play the game already

You should play the OG game.