The Great Sea The Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker HD Music Extended HD

[@HalfMoonProphet]

This song does so much heavy lifting for moments where you're just going in a straight line for minutes at a time, which is a lot.

[@hmuphilly9129]

Do you mean in a exercising sense?

[@alan3681]

@@hmuphilly9129 Definitely not. They meant that this song makes traversing the overworld much more enjoyable, even if you're not doing all that much, i.e. going in straight line

[@hmuphilly9129]

@@alan3681 yeah I assumed that afterwards.

[@theedwardian]

That's sailing

[@Skeletons_Riding_Ostriches]

@@hmuphilly9129 He meant this song elevates on otherwise mundane experience to something memorable.

[@patrickshaw411]

After 17 years I think I can say my favorite part of this song is how the ostinato swells like ocean waves

[@mujiha]

Can you elaborate on that? I’m not a musical person

[@patrickshaw411]

@@mujiha The notes at the beginning are repeating throughout the song. They go up and down, and to me they represent waves going up and down.

[@themarshmellow4630]

I know right? It’s so fitting

[@conkersla]

@@mujiha for reference the game of thrones theme is a repeating ostinato the entire song

[@DwarfxEmoGirl]

SHUT UP, im listening to the music/

[@Squydward]

Got Windwaker with my twin brother at Target back in 04'. We had no idea what The Legend of Zelda was at the time, but everytime we figured out a puzzle, cleared a dungeon, or got a new area on our sea chart we were so ecstatic. Been a huge Zelda fan ever since, and while Wind Waker isn't my favorite zelda game of all time, it'll always have a special place in my heart. (My favorites are a fourway tie between Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Twilight Princess, and Tears of the Kingdom)

[@hectorlopez-perez1113]

I listen to this song when I'm depressed to make myself realize it's not that bad in life because this exists.

[@jskyg2988]

This is so true. Sometimes I feel like I get really lost in my thoughts and anxiety, that I forget to take a break and remind myself that it's ok to feel like that. ✨

[@maayanhalamish3663]

Good point

[@calvinonmc]

@@jskyg2988 this song reminds you how hopeful the future is no matter how bad the present may be

[@chiefr9627]

Life isn't bad because you do exist man. Relish that, enjoy your experiences and understand the bad is there so you can appreciate the good. I'm sure all of yoh are amazing in ways you haven't realized. Our journey isn't as grand as Link's journey, but its our own journey.

[@bobsmith93]

I make sure not to listen to it when I'm depressed because I don't want to listen to it and not feel good. I make sure I'm susceptible to good feels because I have such a strong nostalgic attachment to it and I don't want to ruin that by listening to it and not feeling that nostalgia/anything at all. Then on future listens I'll be reminded of the time I listened to it and didn't enjoy it and it'll be "tainted". Depression sucks.

[@twlightwolf8463]

I love this theme. always makes me feel like I setting off on a big adventure at sea

[@stardustchampion6953]

Same

[@scrapzz2696]

maybe because that is literally what you are doing :)

[@LyricsFred]

I have listened to the song while actually going on a small boat in the ocean, is quite the experience.

[@inafridge8573]

The composers did a good job

[@esthiem4388]

I couldn't possibly imagine why

[@pancakes8670]

So glad to find actual good comments on this that arent bashing peoples tastes in Zelda games. Lets all just enjoy Zelda together, old and new.

[@KiraPlaysGuitar]

People hate on this game?

[@noPotatoesAtAll]

@@KiraPlaysGuitari think they mean that people hate on the other zelda games, but honestly idk

[@utkanbaskadem7904]

​@@KiraPlaysGuitarSome people do actually, still don't fully understand why.

[@KiraPlaysGuitar]

@@utkanbaskadem7904 "baby game" argument? Art style? Maybe it takes some getting used to but hey, it's grand and wonderous just as you'd come to expect 🤷‍♂️

[@BowlOSoup6661]

This community is filled with boomers crying about how they'll never be able to be a kid again

[@supercooljoeeman7268]

Man, this feels so up lifting and hopeful for whatever lies ahead. This song just emboidies the word "Adventure", perhaps even an Arcane one...

[@monkey65789]

For me It’s a Odyssey an Arcane Odyssey (I wasn’t aware of Arcane Adventures back then big mistake)

[@cashewlater5317]

This is engraved in my mind after playing this for a straight year and completing the sea chart. There's a lot of stuff in my life I don't have but at least I'll always be able to cherish these memories. Love you guys, sea you around.

[@xxsusmasterxx5491]

DAMN IT

[@robertgrays8790]

I salute you, as you sail beyond the map into the sunset!

[@cashewlater5317]

@@robertgrays8790 Thanks friend, happy friday. B)

[@ET-lg4mt]

See ya around small fry😁

[@IAmLiterallyArthurMorgan]

DAMN IT SANSSS

[@Bluefire397]

This takes me back to summer nights when I was a kid playing this on my Wii and I'd just sail for hours so I could listen to this theme endlessly.

[@Feniksds]

yea back then i was on vacation at sea. Playing on the beach in the afternoon and playing wind waker in the morning and evening. amazing times. Zelda games aren't just games they're an experience and that experience will stay with me till i die.

[@canadian_tabarnak]

Now thats a memory to hold

[@SeanLives]

@@Feniksds exactly, there’s literally no other game that captures the imagination and adventurous spirit of youth quite like Zelda games, especially the early 3D ones

[@TheOblivion5]

Same here. I could sail all day listening to this masterpiece.

[@mariksebastianishtar207]

I’ll play this whenever I’m on a boat.

[@olimarfunk]

Arrrgh I was just on a boat with Bluetooth speakers the other day and didn’t even think about that!!! I’m doing it next time

[@AnakinSkywakka]

I listened to this while I worked on a cruise line.

[@Kevtarded]

I'm on a boat right now lol

[@Pogbirb]

Tubboat

[@igotthisnamefromanamegener1891]

@@Pogbirb tubboat

[@shippochan5494]

The Wind Waker was a special moment in gaming history, and I believe we owe a lot of that to its soundtrack. Every single track fits exactly the emotion it's supposed to, and this one swells up in the chest and exemplifies one word: Adventure.

[@Zlykin]

Got this on the gamecube for my 9th birthday. Ive played it yearly for a decade. I play sea of thieves now, and this song echoes in the memories of my mind EVERY time i drop sail. I wouldnt have it any other way

[@Nikko027]

Nothing will ever hit home just like The Legend of Zelda: The Windwaker but very few games come close to it: First being Sea of Thieves and second Valheim, both great games with the same idea. Always and will love Windwaker!

[@apuspeak8764]

It does feels like you're about to explore the New World via sailing. The perfect maritime exploration theme.

[@Kholdster]

The experience of sailing through the open blue sea with this song is amazing every time. No other game has evoked such feelings of freedom and bliss in me. Also I love how the triumphant section at 1:22 almost evokes the call-and-response of a sea shanty!

[@graceyang9022]

I was a 2000’s DS kid and played Phantom Hourglass before ever playing Wind Waker. Hearing the Wind Waker ocean theme always fucks me up because it sounds like a wrong version of Phantom Hourglass’s theme 😂

[@thatdsiguy8919]

Whats really crazy is that the original music in one of the Wind Waker trailers had the same intro as the one in phantom hourglass, the one in this trailer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIGXY6qrqMZ7gKs

[@xemnas1997]

Played this game for the first time about a year ago at 26 years old, no attachment or nostalgia (I never played any Zelda games as a kid) and this is one of the only games I've played in recent years that's stuck with me. I think it can truly be called a masterpiece because it's so impactful to a completely new player even being as old as it is, a timeless classic even more so than any of the other Zelda games. I tried all of them and the only ones able to hook me to the point where I completed them are Wind Waker, Skyward Sword, and Breath of the Wild. Going to play Tears of the Kingdom soon, I'm glad this series exists.

[@razzjazza]

playing this song while canoeing with a friend, the feel of adventure is amazing

[@DanielWhite-v4e]

that's not lip service

[@GB6__YT]

I haven’t played windwaker yet but this feels nostalgic somehow

[@Acidfrog475]

Same

[@animalbancho1726]

Probably because it’s the fucking Zelda theme song lol

[@dinisourdoomgaming9139]

same, its because ive watched videos with this theme and listened to it, its pretty iconic

[@LemmeCheckMark]

@@Acidfrog475 ooook what are you waiting for?

[@kiminowak8295]

My first time hearing this music was SSBB, so you're not the only one

[@Chaen_2005]

I had my first boat trip recently. This song came to my mind first, played this on the deck while sailing across through the cloudy, rippling vast sea with a few rocky forested islands on the other side. It was one of the greatest experience I've had in my life.

[@-Ryu]

I love that the original trumpets aren't as loud, that way the theme feels less cartoony and more balanced. It also adds to the moments where you go through a storm as the violins play, or when the bass kicks in when you open a chest during the setting sun. It's even better when you hear it start up as the sun rises again.

[@Un_fan_de_the_battle_deidad]

It surprises me how a gamecube game has a more open world than pokemon in 2024

[@ItsAsum]

God I love this music. It’s makes me feel so excited and alive. It fits so well sailing through the vast open seas with the bright and colorful graphics of Wind Waker (especially the HD version). Makes me feel like it’s a nice summer day at the waterpark.

[@canadian_tabarnak]

I remember back when i was a kid my brother and i would play this game every day, though i was doing more watching than playing lol, but this brings me back to those sleepless nights as a little kid with no worries in the world

[@synthwraith5726]

I really hope they port Wind Waker to switch now.

[@phantom-chan2940]

Yes i want that to

[@misteakable8784]

Same, especially because they'd be missing an opportunity there since the Wii u didn't sell well

[@ThornHailsnap]

If they do port it, I want them to actually complete the game. Because as good as WW is, apparently it's unfinished. Like, there was supposed to be another dungeon or two or three. If I had my way, they'd make it a port of the original (but finished), not the HD remake.

[@synthwraith5726]

I agree.

[@thenerfkid9228]

@@ThornHailsnap but featuring all the quality of life features oh the hd, like the swift sail.

[@HelixJr]

I’m actually on the deck of a boat in the Aegean Sea listening to this on my headphones, it makes me want to become a sailer ⛵️ Wind waker was one of the best game of my life !

[@jackieboib]

one of the most beautiful and inspiring tracks in Zelda history

[@wess_6664]

my first zelda game, this theme brings back many memories

[@misschanandlerbong94]

It was my first one too. Such a great game. If I hadn’t started on such a good Zelda game I might’ve not gotten so invested in the franchise.

[@KelpyG.]

Same here. At least the one i got close to completing. The first zelda game i saw was ocarina from my older brother. That opening music still ingrained

[@pigfish99]

It really fits what you do while sailing between islands; riding the wind, the ocean swelling up and down, with occasional seagulls, enemies at outposts, treasure markers, and more. It is the perfect adventure theme.

[@AriesT1]

20 year later, The Great Sea is still the single best piece of music ever put into a Zelda game. Koji Kondo and his crew outdid themselves with this one.

[@fluffycorgi5257]

I'm playing this while sailing in Valheim. 10/10 would listen to it everytime

[@DanielWhite-v4e]

up the american myth

[@Szy96335]

I never get bored of this song when sailing in Arcane Odyseey, That's how amazing it is.

[@ArcaneOdysseyCampMarker]

was searching for this type of comment

[@zeroxlulu]

I always listen to this at least once when I travel to pay homage to one of the franchises that has instilled me with a sense of adventure and wanting to explore. Yea, I know it's dorky af but Zelda along with other games have inspired me to travel to over 20 countries and 25 states in the US. As a kid the exploration aspect of games always awed me and I guess it just stuck with me into adulthood.

[@White_Knight95]

Anyone else picturing the sea gulls following you Cawing? Great memories playing this game!

[@richardmcgowan1651]

Having grown up in a seaside town I loved every second of windwaker it was just so bright and colourful.

[@robinausbayern1999]

I listen to this whenever I'm driving to work.

[@GospodinSlav]

Truly an arcane odyssey.

[@mr.b8780]

My only Zelda game I’ve ever played has been breath of the wild (and age of calamity, though I don’t really think that counts) so I desperately hope that Zelda gets the same treatment (albeit a lot better) that Mario’s 35th anniversary got so I can finally experience these amazing games for myself

[@maayanhalamish3663]

I’ve also played those 2 but I also played links awakening

[@bread2374]

If you have a Wii U you can play this

[@Klotzy4433]

I got both HD Remakes on Wiiu. Twhillight Princess and Wind waker. Awesome games

[@jjwesker1061]

Mario 35th was kind of a letdown, yes. I partially blame the Pandemic for ruining the celebration. Zelda got its Skyward Sword port. I was definitely EXCITED for it. It was a game I've been wanting to play since forever. Will we see another Zelda-related reveal (not counting BOTW 2)? I don't know. Let's see on the Treehouse!! :D

[@Nachotronix]

*coff* if you got a semi decent pc you can always play them in emulators *coff*

[@SeanLives]

This song is the epitome of adventure, the essence of exploration, more than any other Zelda song, play this looking out the window of a car, train or dare I say a boat! Speeding along and tell me you don’t feel ALIVE ❤

[@Herbigore]

All these years later and this song instantly gets stuck in my head every time I travel on a boat

[@MellyMellouange]

this is the best re-imagining of the zelda 1 overworld theme

[@kellenoconnor4396]

I was today years old when I realized this is a version of the Zelda 1 overworld theme

[@Phoenixifyable]

@@kellenoconnor4396 I still don’t hear it

[@lucasfreire1090]

@@Phoenixifyable at 0:13 you can hear the beginning of the iconic PAMPAM PAPARARARARAM

[@danielnidhiry5796]

No it is not it is you're mind playing tricks it is an original track

[@AsanpiCh]

Oh my god I hear it. That's so cool!

[@Anthony_Garza_drummer_420]

Favorite part of wind is traveling the great sea because of this song ahh the memories!!

[@Monchan-l6h]

I always put this song on when I'm on the freeway. Literally the perfect freeway song. Window HAS to be down. The freeway is the modern man's ocean. You guys have to try it.

[@slipstream3486]

The ocean is the modern man’s ocean

[@JadeStone860]

This is on my long distance road trip playlist!

[@Megamilkus]

Any hyrule field theme is good for backroads or interstates. Driving through Utah in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by mountains to the twilight princess hyrule field kicks so much ass. But this one does fit better for highway/freeway driving

[@secondaffection]

got this game for free since I got mario kart 8, ended up being one of my favorite games of all time. truly a masterpiece!!

[@thegamingcourier7386]

this game and twilight princess' soundtrack were the start of my love for orchestral music in video games

[@mastergranger343]

A great piece to listen to when stressed. Nice and calming

[@ApaTuna]

Still my favorite Zelda, probably the one that really made me fall in love with Video Games.

[@diogodifrente4283]

Listening to this while on a boat to uni feels special.

[@GojoStiglitz]

I sometimes play this during boss fights in other games-mostly the frustrating ones. It definitely helps keeping me from raging

[@rencecs6720]

This theme was from a Roblox game I used to play in 2015 called "Arcane Adventures" the game is one of the best roblox rpg games ever and it holds a very special place in my heart

[@penguinarmy3975]

@@rencecs6720 no the theme was from windwaker

[@vaeppur]

@@rencecs6720 they use it when sailing the seas. this is not arcane's song.

[@eduardodagsaan9602]

Playing this during a flash flood.

[@mr.snulch]

The genius of this song is how the rising-and-falling 6 note sequence of the cellos at the beginning seem to represent the ocean waves, or the ebbing and flowing of the tides. The long, sweeping strings playing over them represent the wind blowing overhead. Then the horns kick in, representing the heroic quest of Link! The song musically embodies a lone hero sailing the seas perfectly.

[@sethlangston181]

Who else gets this song stuck in their head whenever... A. Going on a boat B. Walking by the ocean C. Exploring a real-world area you've not yet charted?

[@86fernandes86]

In my case, doing something completely unrelated to boating lol

[@mike_yarddogg]

*D* ...as in that's the key this soundtrack is in.

[@anthuaramirez8185]

I always remember this song when traveling. It's always in my head during departure on a plane, train or car! Never been on a boat though, haha

[@tweakPTCG]

THIS THEME SHOUTS ADVENTURE!!

[@WillieManga]

I don't find the Great Sea nearly as egregious as some people do, but I can certainly see that this is the reason why. That's really what it comes down to; without this music, I wouldn't enjoy sailing nearly as much, but that's a good thing! They really knew how important it was and how to fit the feeling of a seafaring journey. ADVENTURE! YEAAAAAAAAH!

[@quintinking9055]

This music is just so amazing!! It's the real feeling of finally beating Wind Waker!

[@someryebread]

This is the best theme in all of Zelda and if you disagree you're just objectively wrong.

[@connor-g4r]

Another example that this game is all the therapy you will ever need!!!

[@pedachi]

Just beat this game, man. I already miss sailing the sea.

[@JacobExCraze]

I still love Windwaker.

[@Jogamita]

Why is this song SO POWERFUL?

[@adamdesanti6713]

It's the very skilled chord progression and phrasing/melody. It takes you on a sentimental/nostalgic adventure. It's a superb composition.

[@Gubspress]

whoever made this is genius...

[@KarateNinja13]

It's between this and the FFIII overworld theme for the perfect "going on an adventure" song

[@Ste-do3dg]

The programmers can't guess a best music for the Great Sea. Simply wonderful..

[@penguinarmy3975]

Whenever I go sailing I always have this blasting in my head

[@Chretoper]

Truly an arcane adventure

[@BrodinYT]

South Province Theme From Pokemon Scarlet And Violet Brought Me Here. That Theme Reminded Me So Much Of This Theme.

[@ZPokemonfanA]

Many songs are whispers of an adventure about to begin. A number of them say it straight out. A few yell out adventure. But this one goes a step beyond and screams it at the top of their lungs: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADVENTUREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[@adamdesanti6713]

This entire piece is a brilliant composition evoking feelings of whimsical adventure with a hint of nostalgia. 1:22 - 1:49 - Who else gets slightly emotional here when the second part starts?

[@primehaddock554]

Man, the nostalgia of watching my dad play all the zelda games for us every night before we went to bed. I miss those days

[@ManiakFlame]

One can only imagine how awesome that must have felt. One of my best memories in life was my dad watching me beat a boss in Ocarina of Time. Keep listening to this, yo. Let it take you back to those times.😮

[@crist-roayt]

Yo no puedo decir cual es mi momento favorito de la industria de los videojuegos... hay muchos demaciado fantasticos Podria mencionar varios como cuando tenia 11 años, que tras 8 años pude terminar Mario 64 DS y llorar por primera vez en un videojuego, cuando tenia 9, que tras salir de una operacion estuve 6 meses con mis pies enyesados y fue cuando termine God Of War en mi PS2, cuando escuche por primera vez "another medium" de Undertale a los 14... cuando tras 4 años de pura practica a los 10 le pude ganar a un primo mio en el DBZ BT3..pero uno que es un Clarisimo candidsto fue cuando tenia 12 años e ize por primera vez la vela del Mascaron Rojo... recuerdo que me sorpredio su velocidad y no tenia idea de como controlarlo xd pero cuando tome bien el rumbo, cuando me detuve a oir The Great Sea que es mi segundo tema favorito en los videojuegos...toda esa sensacion de navegar ese basto mar, con el viento a mi favor, la libertad... el verdadero inicio de la aventura... Dios xd sin ningun tipo de broma recordarlo hasta me dan ganas de llorar... The Wind Waker es uno de los juegos mas especiales para mi, una experiencia totalmente unica que ni siquiera una saga llena de Obras Maestras pudo replicar xd

[@soonie-dori]

So much nostalgia... 😢😭

[@JadeStone860]

My favorite song from one of my favorite games.

[@shoon3032]

Probably one of the most memorable LoZ soundtracks, hands down

[@anthonysutube]

The perfect song to listen to when in the middle of the ocean.

[@NoobyBoi2011]

I played this when i was like 6 and i played it on a Wii u with my buddie and it was amazing adventure with him but now he's moved on and i've never seen him sense :( Sad and Amazing times

[@chrisaddictions4485]

Love from pakistan❤ people like you are the reason i still use youtube!❤❤

[@Chris25698]

The Wind Waker was the artistic peak of the Zelda series until Breath of the Wild came along, and the music was a big reason why. None in the game was better than this tune.

[@RadicalToys]

My fav Zelda theme Good times

[@agithamoon2436]

This is the ultimate "start of an adventure" soundtrack

[@howlerr08]

This song reminds me of summer, and I have only started playing windwaker for the first time now.

[@thelastmelon6875]

Played this while I was in the sea in BOTW. Childhood memories...

I'm seriously considering buying a second-hand Wii U and Wind Waker just because of this tune.

[@lolilya7938]

what a great day at sea! fortified pirate caravel:

[@redson4994]

What plays in my head while sailing in TOTK

[@kingretrogamingentertainme3787]

OUR era love this track.

[@nykoiscool]

the best vlog on youtube, thanks for 600k :) - tommyinnit 2020

[@mdcundee]

Pure adventure

[@Next0gen0]

Currently Listening to this while playing Tear's of the Kingdom. Amazing game, but the fact that this song doesn't play while sailing out in the open sea is a Crime.

[@DanielWhite-v4e]

John Banville has the style and the critical eye for detail, but he hasn't got Beckett's colour, Joyce's extravagance, Wilde's elegance, bravura's humour - I see much Ishiguro in evidence, I sense great fear in you

[@stormysummer162]

This just feels like… great. I can‘t describe it, it‘s not possible. Just like a great longing being fulfilled

[@bitcrushed-thing]

Im going sailing soon and everytime i do i cant help whistling this

[@himignicest1571]

the amount of goosebumps I got hearing this again, i originally heard the theme from phantom hourglass but nevertheless, i never finished that game despite having the ability to, gives me a sense of longing pain and nostalgia to maybe finish it, and this song PUTS SO MUCH SALT TO THE WOUND while ofc not all negative like holy frig did i miss this song, absolutely amazing song

[@milkman3214]

Adventure! Yeah!!!!!

[@DanielWhite-v4e]

love's a many, splendid thing - all you need is love!

[@jondon8941]

My sailing song every summer when i am at sea.

[@alexandrestrawinski7581]

This gives me sucj a great mood! I can see myself flying anywhere!!

[@DanielWhite-v4e]

to learn to love, and to be loved in return

[@Zelda542fan]

this music is open world and i love this music

[@em.b3rr]

'adventure, yeah'

[@thezonaiarchitect]

unlike some other folks I actually experienced the original Wind Waker on my cousin's GameCube. I was a kid when I did it, and the GameCube eventually stopped working shortly after I finished the Tower of Gods (with my cousin's help admittedly) and getting the HD version made me so happy cause I got to play Wind Waker again. I still haven't beat it, and the moving company kinda sorta messed up my Wii U beyond repair, so... that's unfortunate... but I still have memories, I suppose.

[@FredDoesStuff0423]

Theres always an emulator if you really want to play the game. Edit: theres also a possible switch port you can hope for too!

[@thezonaiarchitect]

@@FredDoesStuff0423 oh yeah!!! If Online gets a GameCube port I'm gonna lose my *mind* I know that for sure.