Tal Tal Heights (The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening)

[@jamesbeaumont178]

It's actually ridiculous how good this is.

[@Ironlakgrafff]

THANK YOU.

[@thebestalcachofaninguno3342]

After so many years, it steel sound great

[@kranvis2885]

I’m playing the remade switch version right now and this is my favorite song. I can still appreciate the original though.

[@pedropelegrinialves9365]

Its not only good its The Best, well at least for me.

[@Deaven50]

Somehow it remains the best version of Tal Tal Heights. I think it's because the rhythm of this one seems faster than the others.

[@bigboybumbis4600]

When I was around 6 or 7, I would stand in Tal Tal Heights with my GameBoy volume all the way up and just sit down and listen

[@Bramblefur27]

I thought I was the only one who did that!

[@Raky2427]

me too

[@Funkyhydra]

+Da Heavy YAY Nintenpod!

[@mrpopo4294]

omg the nostalgia

[@tttc]

I remember I went to Tal Tal Heights and put the Gameboy on max volume up to my ear to listen to this.

[@PokeaidanX]

The drop at 0:35 gives me shivers every time. It's the best part of the song.

[@dabtheplanet]

YES

[@My2Cents1]

HeeellYeah

[@numayei]

So so

[@rooeyyoguroshi5967]

Of course

[@nicolasg8091]

Just like some of the best Sonic tracks, I love that synth screech.

[@Darkaileron]

There's that one spot on the map with nothing of interest, but you can hear this song early and I would just chill there.

[@gbmow7201]

Shake my hand sir 🤝🏾

[@SnoozinFox]

yes

[@hrrrmit9187]

Recently started learning about and creating chiptune, and it's mind-blowing and such a credit to the composer that four channels with such a limited sound palette had and can have such an emotional impact on us even after all these years. The limitations of these systems just forced incredible writing.

[@thatonehumanoid7756]

Given channel 4 is just a noise channel, it’s more like three, I compose on this thing a lot and you can very rarely use the noise channel for anything useful aside from maracas SOMETIMES.

[@LordIronfist]

I was just about to look up how many channels they had access to on the original Gameboy (I didn't trust my hearing to be accurate though I was counting 4) it's just mind blowing what they were able to get out of that few. Though...I guess most bands are 4 channels at the base level, but still, there's a reason orchestral walls of sound usually outplay 3 instruments and a singer

[@LordIronfist]

@@thatonehumanoid7756 channel 4 is that triangle ding in the outro/restart setup part, I assume?

[@thatonehumanoid7756]

@@LordIronfist No, it’s a little hard to explain but a noise channel basically can only make one sound at one pitch, and that sound is like the TV static sound. That like crunchy “schk” sound links sword makes when you swing it is the noise channel, but it’s basically useless for anything else. If you’re really really good with composing you could try to use it to make some kind of maracas sound or add a bit of emphasis to certain other notes but regardless it’s definitely not as useful as a full on wave channel.

[@thatonehumanoid7756]

By modern, and when I say modern I mean 1995 or so, standards, the game boy only has one real channel. There is one wave channel that can play eight bit synth samples, Which is usually used for percussion but is also used for a few other things. You can’t put really fancy samples like violin or piano noises there because the quality of the sound you can store in that channel is ridiculously low. The two channels that are most used are both pulse channels. Pulse channels can play any note, however the only “instrument” they can use is the beeping sound the game boy you can make. So you have two channels that can only use one beeping sound, one channel they can use theoretically anything but at an extremely low quality, and one channel that literally only makes TV static. The upside is that on a budget it’s very easy to start composing on a game boy because the fact that you don’t need any samples or instrumentation for 90% of the noises it could make means that the only hardware you need to compose with it is the game by itself. The downside is everything else.

[@liquidsnake6879]

A crime that this song isn't in every Zelda game, it's one of the best they've ever composed

[@FelOld]

I'm glad It isn't. This is what make It so special. This is the theme of Tal Tal Heights and the only that there is! As much as Gerudo's Valley is a legendary tune from OoT. An unique theme for an unique place. If they started to shove this theme around as a "generic mountain theme" Its magic probably would be lost.

[@LaurelGawlikowski]

THE best

[@mattysmasquerades9117]

Also, just be happy it's in all Super Smash Bros. games from Brawl onward. Just like the Temple theme from Adventure of Link in Melee and games onward. Now everyone will remember the song even after the game becomes irrelevant.

[@JoeyHerbz]

cant wait to hear this remastered on the switch this year

[@david11221]

Oh yeah!

[@Demonskunk]

Twice, apparently, since it sounds like it's going to be in Cadence of Hyrule.

[@specialsomeones]

Shopkeeper version is gonna be lit

[@sadeness]

twice cadence of hyrule

[@LupinosLionheart]

And the Cadence of Hyrule ver.... oh wait.

[@Kikithegreen]

The beat stopping for a split-second at 0:33 is so unbelievably powerful.

[@GreyWolfLeaderTW]

This was my first Zelda, and so it has a huge place in my heart. It's actually amazing how short the game is when you know what you're doing, but also incredible how much content Nintendo was able to stuff into an 512-kilobyte cartridge. Eight full dungeons (+1 color version) and an entire island to explore (even if many elements were directly reused from Link to the Past).

[@mysticzappik2568]

It was the 3rd I’ve played but still one of my favourites (the first and second were skyward sword and minish cap)

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Big same! This was actually one of the very first video games I had -- the other one was Pokemon Blue, and those two got me through some rough times when I was a kid, to say the least. When I saw Link's Awakening was being remade for the Switch, was absolutely exploding with hype, and it really didn't disappoint.

[@Geistzite-temsik]

One for every bit

[@joshuabanks91]

It was my first too. I used to play it on the school bus and when I finally beat it I was at a music festival surrounded by other kids watching.

[@kb0mb855]

Funny thing, the developers actually made this game on accident! It’s a pretty interesting story

[@JustAPrinnyDood]

Hm, just realized the Triforce on the sword is technically upside down

[@liamanderson7082]

Could be purely ornamental.

[@irregularhunterj8014]

@@liamanderson7082 exactly

[@j.t.1280]

@@liamanderson7082 seeing how the sword is all dinged up from use I'm gonna say nah it's probably just upside down

[@curtishammer748]

Plot twist: the Trifoce on the sword magically rotates to always be pointed up, no matter which way the sword is oriented

[@jocelynarianna11]

It’s the Lorule triforce from Link Between Worlds 😌

[@sandman5522]

Am I the only one who prefers this version over the remake?

[@MonicagOlmostv]

Nope

[@GreenGungeGirl]

No, I feel like the remake took away from it by making it sound like any other Zelda song

[@SilverChak]

No

[@jakedewyn8848]

No

[@thelmaboss244]

No way original for life

[@Gnarcader]

When hardware was limited, creativity reigned supreme

[@AltoonaYourPiano]

This song has the feel that you're nearing the end of the adventure, but the hardest challenge is yet to come

[@Sypaka]

The fucking egg?

[@reviverghoul5059]

I got stuck a lot here. Good times

[@UltimateWahee]

Back then you NEEDED to do some sidequest OR just ask a friend for help. Thank god the internet exist nowadays.

[@bigbirdmusic8199]

The internet existed in the early 90's fyi

[@initial_C]

It still amazes me how such primitive hardware could create such a great atmosphere and feeling of anticipation. The only other GB soundtracks that came close were FF Legend and Castlevania Adventure.

[@Ironlakgrafff]

Phew ,almost forgot to listen to this again today.

[@Leekodot15]

1:27 I can't be the only one who DISTINCTLY remembers those dings!

[@yeshytto]

Those are epic!

[@TheCollector2401]

It’s gotta be one of the best parts of the song XD

[@jalenboyd7794]

LINK'S AWAKENING REMAKE CONFIRMED

[@joshuabanks91]

This was the first Zelda game that really had music as a central plot point. It's impressive how hard they could go despite the hardware limitations back then. That drop is legendary! People were clearly inspired, and it's nice to know how much love was put into this game. The team had a lot of fun and creative freedom with it, and it shows.

[@happymaskedguy1943]

Some of the greatest Zelda music ever is to be found in a Game Boy title.

[@Cantimule]

I'd stand at the base of the mountain when I was a kid and just imagine what cool things must be further up there to warrant such epic music.

[@quill_x]

I did the same, i thought it was equivalent to victory road from Pokemon or something

[@sobblegaming350]

It kinda is

[@LonePineTree]

00:35 THE DROP!!!

[@Emoji-Blue]

And it was written that Link would one day save the world... just as his ancestors have- Link: "Hey, shut up, narrator! I wanna hear this epic music, first!"

[@mide8845]

He saved the world/Hyrule before ending up on Koholint

[@GamextraMC]

Link has saved hyrule in alttp then traveled the world, which then ends up in links awakening.

[@pokedude720]

​@@mide8845 or depending on which timeline you use, Holodrum and Labrynna too

[@alvinluk9724]

He erased the world(koholint)....

[@Calibursoul]

I watched a video of favorite songs in each Zelda game and can't for life of me figure out why this wasn't chosen for the original Link's Awakening.

[@retromac2992]

There hasn't been any music in a Zelda game better than this since.

[@srouwo7669]

Still prefer this version, neither the Versions of Cadence of Hyrule or the Switch remastered one give me goosebumps like the original. It's funny because it's my favorite song of Link's Awakening, also every other remastered Version of this Game sounds in my opinion at least as good their original counterpart, even animal village.

[@456Tal]

This is better than the new version. I love the 2019 remake, but this is better.

[@NinF37]

necrodancer hype!!

[@usernamesarestupid]

I'm a Crypt fan who's never really played Zelda - now I have a reason to, hype!

[@PsychoDiesel48]

ZELDA JAMS BABY!!!

[@michaeljs04]

JCMGeorge you NEED to play zelda! it’s my favourite game series of all time!

[@ciaranpatrick6859]

Name checks out

[@ethansully]

y’all it’s not fair to compare this to a remake that did everything better. just appreciate how much this slaps

[@Mike09017]

There’s a certain charm of the GB/GBC Zeldas that I can’t help but love.

[@ChefNeilage]

I think this *could* be the most epic gameboy tune ever made. It really gives "You're coming towards the end of the game" vibes.

[@SnailMaster]

One year, my uncle took me to Shenandoah National Park. We climbed Hawksbill Mountain, the tallest peak at Shenandoah. When we reached the summit, this song began playing in my head.

[@alfalfa2155]

I had this game when I was 11 and I used to listen to this song on a loop, holding my Gameboy speaker up to my ear. Years later, it’s still amazing.

[@Wrong_dongle]

Every now and then I'll have a crazy tripped out dream from my youth when I was with family and friends on a boat in the San juan islands and instead of enjoying the amazing beauty of the the Sound and islands around me, I craved this game. Thanks link and chomp.

[@MagicianStevey]

0:34 gives me shivers every time I hear it

[@DanyRobertHunselar-sq3kp]

It's like the music itself is saying:"And I will never see you again..."

[@ssjkriccolo]

I remember going to sleep as a child with the gameboy next to my head listening to this song play over and over. Favorite Zelda game.

[@diseasedwombat5611]

why are you listening to music from 1993, this is 2022. me:

[@Cuprite1024]

The fact that this song is gonna be in two upcoming Switch games (Link's Awakening remake and Cadence of Hyrule) makes me SO excited! I'm hyped as hell for both!

[@akesan2374]

Yeah, cause seriously, an awsome game from an awsome franchise getting a remake and a collab game with indie devs in the same year isn't something common, but it's something awsome.

[@Weretyu7777]

I don't know if it's just me, but I feel like this song could be used in a video showing Link's adventures through the years, and as it goes forward in time, the instrumentation becomes more modern, but the central melody stays the same.

[@MofSeth]

How could a Gameboy song be actually so good to ear, we are 2022 and this song still doing something inside me :o it's only 3 and a half channels and NO STEREO omfg it's freaky awesome !!

[@IceFireTerry]

can't wait to hear the remix

[@chiweweman2010]

This version is way better than the switch remake.

[@Rael0505]

This is an incredible piece of music. I used to hold my game boy to my ear to listen to this.

[@sgrantle]

This theme is awesome, and they choosed it for hyrule warriors legends, perfect

[@Nicolas-mw4mx]

Souvenirs et frissons^^ Elle est top bien ma gameboy N&B !!!!!!!!!!

[@ash8186]

It never gets old! Thats what darunia said

[@mrpumpernickelz]

Ash Tech hahahhah

[@ash8186]

Which is true!

[@DidAsk]

Tal Tal Heights > Gerudo Valley Change my mind

[@aztarot]

no need, you have spoken the truth

[@DidAsk]

Pray for the remake fellows

[@geoffreyboutayeb]

Opinions

[@yasskb]

Tal Tal Heights - Gerudo Valley - Dragon Roost Island : the Triforce !

[@DidAsk]

@@yasskb Totally agree

[@nourata.5893]

I remember this song being stuck in my head for months as a kid! I randomly remembered it today😂

[@rinzler46]

My fav track from this game. I was seven or eight years old..'93 or '94, they had a bundle pack Gameboy with Mario and this game.

[@qilinit]

Links awakening is really getting love nowadays; Links awakening remake on the switch, and a crossover with Crypt of the Necrodancer!

[@SynerG4ce]

I'm certain I'm just not remembering an instance or forgetting one, but this 'video game song' (something meant to be looped) is unique in it's non-repeating opening measures. Definitely part of it's inimitability.

[@aerialace3084]

This still is and always will be my favorite Zelda, hands down. It was the first video game I ever played, and my introduction to the series. 💕

[@PsychoDiesel48]

WHO IS HYPED FOR CRYPT OF THE FREAKING NECRODANCER SET TO THESE KICK ASS ZELDA JAMS!!!!???

[@runnerhigh]

REMAKE BABY

[@ZewdPlays]

Really gets you feelling your in precarious situation

[@TheDarkSlayer415]

Link’s Awakening (if I’m being honest, the uncut Japanese version) was my first ever Zelda game. I even went through the grueling challenge of a no death run to get the perfect ending during my 2nd playthrough. I can’t wait for the Switch remake.

[@UltimateWahee]

Hopefully the GBC version of the secret ending comes back in the newcoming HD remake.

[@danyhunselar9654]

0:33 But I will never See You again

[@humbledpanda2997]

All the desert themes are fire Tal tal heights Gerudo Hideout Molgera

[@NintendanGX]

I've never been the biggest fan of top-down Zelda. I mildly enjoyed A Link to the Past, but despite everyone's overblown praise of it, my enjoyment never rose above a 7. Link's Awakening, on the other hand, clicked with me like no other top-down Zelda has so far. The unique arrangements of familiar tunes, the variety of enemies and bosses, the introduction of mid-bosses, the memorable cast, a setting that's not Hyrule for a change, the profound fable-like story, it has it all. Just enough returning elements to make it distinctly Zelda, and a whole lot of new, original, and never-again-seen elements to make it fresh for newcomers, die-hard fans, and even those with franchise fatigue. I look forward to the day we get a new Zelda game set outside of Hyrule again, with all new species, SOME returning ones, and some experimental mechanics and features. While some of my favourite games are set in Hyrule, part of what makes an adventure enjoyable is seeing NEW places,, NEW friendly and enemy species, a NEW villain, rather than the same ones rehashed with a different coat of paint. That's one of Link's Awakening's greatest strengths, and I think the next mainline Zelda after Echoes of Wisdom is in desperate need of a new setting. Look how it worked out for Mario Odyssey and Wonder.

[@nicoman100]

Mario Odyssey, a great game.

[@Coqueluis23]

Yes i Finally FOUND it ❤️❤️

[@MrHedaye]

your life will never be the same now

[@thisiswhatilike54]

I challenge anyone to find another track on Game Boy as epic as this. And I don’t use that word lightly

[@ikagura]

Donkey Kong '94 - Showdown at the Tower. Kirby's Dreamland 2 - Dark Castle.

[@mohamedabdelrahim9693]

Gargoyle's Quest - Breager's Castle Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow - Gym Leader Donkey Kong Land - Cave Dweller Concert

[@Advokaiser]

Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge - New Messiah

[@mylesjlee]

It took me a little while to find something I liked as much as this. Because this song is just that good. Double Dragon Game Boy: Title Music

[@jfm5864]

Metroid II - Surface of SR388

[@thisisaloadofbarnacles]

Link isn’t the only one to travel to a “Tal Tal” Mountain... 🤔

[@Jorge_super]

?

[@MonicagOlmostv]

@@Jorge_super mario from mario 64

[@stavenbyrne8010]

@@MonicagOlmostv LOL yes Mario travelled to the Tall Tall Mountain Link travelled to the Tal Tal Mountain

[@Anchor-Supreme]

This has no right slapping as hard as it does, especially considering it’s chiptune.

[@sgrantle]

Best zelda song ever

[@dabtheplanet]

Zelda isn't just a game. Its music.

[@beegyoshi8401]

Botw: yeah about that...

[@driesvanheeswijk1633]

This comment isn't just funny. It's retardid

[@superkoopa6423]

They’ve reused this theme in Cadence of Hyrule!

[@gerara1555]

Perfect combination of skill and epicness

[@corymartin3018]

This song caused 7 year old me to understand the word “epic”

[@DumbGenVideos]

This legend is a legend LOL

[@devanbeyer1341]

Best song 10/10

[@supergoo_]

wooow crypt of the necro dancer zelda crossover!

[@MrComit]

I'm so excited to hear this in the remake

[@thundageon5962]

I remember listening to this on an SMW rom hack I played as a kid. This made me raise my volume up

[@therealMrA]

I feel like this should play when I'm traversing mountainsides in BotW

[@tomr862]

MUSIC, THE FISH STIRS IN THE EGG. YOU ARE THERE...

[@pokefriend123]

This song is an achievement when you first step on to a screen that plays this song

[@zeldamasterX]

Just the best game ever made....

[@troyhax9556]

nah, Zelda BotW is the best game ever made

[@lonkster]

@@troyhax9556 now thats a good joke

[@troyhax9556]

@@lonkster it's not a joke, Zelda botw is the best game in history

[@AnaGamer19]

Now this song won't be in oblivion anymore because of the remake I'm so happy!

[@Lavendelaura]

What a great track, if only you didn't have to enter a cave every 5 seconds

[@Your_Local_Milk_Man]

best song in the game

[@MasterChief.117]

Tal Tal Heights ❤❤❤this with only 8-Bit

[@Raidionboytheswitchuser]

The difference between the remake and this one (besides the obvious ones) is you can hear the dreamish echo!

[@Zolerian]

I don't really know why this is officially named Tal Tal Heights everywhere when it doesn't even play in Tal Tal Heights. This plays is in Tal Tal Mountain Range, while Tal Tal Heights instead play the normal overworld theme.

[@wyatthoffman8960]

Tal tal holy crap this is fire

[@PhatChin]

This game was THE BEST 🥲

[@ChrisCa1601]

Link's Awakening remake incoming. The trailer was amazing.

[@the.bloodless.one1312]

One of the most evocative Zelda melodies of all time!! Just yanks my soul straight outta my body and fuckin’ soars with it! 🦅🥰

[@Xilan311]

My early childhood in a 3 minutes song......

[@MilkMan502]

Brings me back to the simpler times

[@corymartin3018]

This fit in my pocket long before the iPhone

[@ahumpierrogue137]

To be honest the remake version of this song is kinda meh. Feels totally different IMO, the limited sounds of the Gameboy really made the composer get really creative, it this song has this totally awesome sound to it that the remake really completely lacks. Also the remake version kind of lacks any sort of drop whatsoever which is a damn shame(there is a drop of course, but it's just very weak IMO).

[@JwebGuru]

I agree. So far the only orchestral arrangement I've found that I really like is this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3i7poydbaZ9iac. All the others seem to not really understand how to take advantage of the orchestra while preserving the feel of the original (including the official one, unfortunately).

[@GoonCommander]

It sounds like I'm listening to half of tge channels from a Shovel knight song

[@jesse6970]

Best song in the game, hands down.

[@dekeskui]

REMASTERED FUCK YEAAAH

[@ajakks6551]

Cadence of hyrule brought me back to the days.

[@ikagura]

This music deserves all its love

[@Anime-Darling]

I like this (original) version better than the Switch one.

[@hylianlegends]

Man, when this song plays, makes you wanna roll up your sleeves and just slay a bunch of goblins on death mountain (or in this case tal tal heights*)

[@wurliwurm5115]

my first video game ever and this was just the best song out of it

[@Vassilizaitsev13]

Légendaire 🙏

[@superlolxdman217]

Old Vasso pur legende

[@manray0703]

This is the only song i listen to when playing Hyrule Warriors.

[@brianalejandro7420]

Wait is there a hyrule warriors arrangement?

[@manray0703]

@@brianalejandro7420 nah, nothing fancy like that. They just took the og Tal Tal Heights from LA and put it in Hyrule Warriors.

[@jmcieslak0]

an absolute A-1 tip-top jam fair