The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild OST - Hyrule Castle

[@tyleryoakum]

Those soldier footsteps go hard.

[@lerafty5116]

I was about to comment that. The marching makes the whole thing sound amazing

[@winterschmidt7272]

They’re headed to maccas

[@grt002]

I think it's played an instrument called a Marching Machine if I am not mistaken

[@pikator9153]

Are you sure those are soldier step and not stalker guardian step?

[@danko8983]

@@pikator9153 guardians would be like 6 steps per second lmao

[@Livio_05]

It's so beautiful how you can hear Links theme at 1:24 while hearing Zeldas lullaby in the background

[@VegetaLF7]

The two swap places in the Interior version of the track, with Zelda's Lullaby being more prominent while Link's theme fades to the background. By far my favorite detail about that one is the realization that they had a 2-note "alarm" sounding over it that you can only hear in the Interior version. In the older games when your health drops below 3 hearts and you are almost dead, you'd get an alarm sounding that was your audio que that you're in trouble. For the Interior version of Hyrule Castle's theme, during the Zelda's Lullaby segment you hear that alarm layered over her theme, thematically symbolizing how Zelda has been singlehandedly holding Calamity Ganon back for the past 100 years and is on the verge of failing, that she's at the end of her rope with the "low health" alarm mixing with her theme to spur you on to rescue her.

[@henrymendoza5132]

Me - entering Hyrule Castle Song - starts Me- Hey, chill bro, I just came for cool weapons D:

[@sneakysnakesss829]

Zelda who's been fighting Ganon for 100 years waiting for Link to come rescue Hyrule and literally the whole Hyrule: am I a joke to you?

[@pixelgamernl2333]

that place is the best weapon place

[@abrahammark320]

Same here XD

[@homergriffin2211]

Chill bro I just came for the shield. It ain't that deep.

[@HyrubatoMusic]

Me who just goes to hear this music:

[@NotTodayBud]

I just beat this game 2 weeks ago for the first time. I was completely blown away by this music.

[@GunaMask]

nice

[@ScienceSavvy502]

I am with chu dawg

[@asia1174]

I beat it today

[@NotTodayBud]

@@asia1174 how was it? I still play it after I beat it, just to relax. I just collect gems and fly around. Fight some lynel's sometimes

[@asia1174]

@@NotTodayBud great, this game holds a special place in my heart as it reminds me of happier times in my life. I guess I’ll just reload save and 100% the game cause I’ve collected 863 koroks and only have some photos left to take in the compendium, but I’ve done all the quests and shrines and such

[@poliwhirlking]

I feel old now that I realized Breath of the Wild is 6 years old

[@Livio_05]

make that 7

[@rustyshackleford234]

TotK is Turing 1 this month…

[@ElFreakinCid]

Ballad of the Wind Fish, Ganon's Message, the Hyrule Castle theme of Twilight Princess, Zelda's Lullaby, the bells from Final Hours, and the series' main theme, which for all intents and purposes can be viewed as Link's theme by now, all coming together and accompanied by the powerful marching, which I like to imagine as representing everyone who's ever played and helped the series reach this point, maybe even all the past Links or all those who fell to Calamity Ganon... It's truly one of the most incredible pieces composed for a Zelda game and really brings it home that this is what everything was ultimately leading to.

[@You-ul8qw]

And a super cool time signature! 5/4 with a 6/4 bar every 4 bars (apart from the intro is purely 5/4)

[@ScrambledAndBenedict]

Between what you said, and how well BOTW has a very final confrontation with Ganon, I actually hate that the next game just has him go "lol didn't count" and just completely undo everything. If ever there was a time to get a new major antagonist for this series, it was after the finale of BOTW.

[@Enigma2Me]

Late reply, but this song evokes a sense of grim purpose. This once proud castle, the shining jewel of the civilization that was Hyrule, is now infested by the evil who annihilated everything you loved. The footsteps you hear are not just your own, but also the footsteps of the soldiers who died. The soldiers who marched to face certain death, knowing that they had no chance of winning. The soldiers who could only hope to delay the inevitable for the few precious seconds their lives could buy. For their loved ones, knowing they'd never meet them again in life. For those who they would never meet, never knew, but whose lives were spared and survived a century afterwards. And for you. You, who were once their brother in arms, fated to be the hero who, along with the Princess, should have destroyed this evil. And you failed them. You failed everyone. And as you now march towards the den of the beast, you march with your own grim purpose. A second, and final chance. But you do not fight alone. You, who carry the weight and powers of your fellow champions who perished fighting to the end. Now they stand at the ready, their Divine Beasts purified of corruption and brought back to the light. You march with the ghosts of your fallen brothers. They cry out for justice, for vengeance against the demon. You march to help the woman you love, who you protected as her Champion. Who now strains to keep the beast in check, her power dwindling even as her faith in you remains strong. You march to what may be your final battle. But you march, knowing that you fight to set the world free of the Calamity.

[@tater_starch]

Underrated comment

[@itsyahomiescott3742]

And you fight knowing the fate of all of Hyrule rests in your hands. Should you fail, the rest of Hyrule as you know it, all of the survivors, those who seek to rebuild from the ruins of the kingdom that once was, will be destroyed. Should you win, Hyrule will be saved, and the rebuilding can begin… Until you must fight the Demon King himself, the Gerudo prince who started it all… Only upon his defeat will Hyrule truly be saved.

[@shadowlink14_2]

In a few words… Ballad of the Wind Fish March Version

[@peppenori]

Wow 🥲🥲

[@koskk_]

Goddamn bro. That's one hell of an evocative comment. Reading that while hearing the music just hits so hard

[@jackieboib]

1:23 is the most powerful string of notes in the entire series hands down

[@BrodyReyno]

Absolutely love the Ganon theme lemotif. So ominous. This track is perfect

[@whatgsaid]

I wish I could relive the moment when my jaw absolutely DROPPED on hearing this for the first time entering Hyrule Castle.

[@ChimeraAxolotl]

Same

[@heyitsleo]

BLESS YOU FOR POSTING THIS TRACK Nintendo took it down and I was very shook.... best track ever.

[@VaultHunter97]

Ok Nintenod how much Epicness need your Soundtrack? Nintendo: All

[@danzackblack5829]

Nice try, still deserves a like

[@paolocalabrese8052]

Nintendo: YES!

[@tater_starch]

How cool do you want the soundtrack Nintendo: yes

[@kathazandi6647]

All of those Soldiers... Marching to the death itself.

[@arislekabile]

The Guardians marching to stand in the way

[@DeadmanDave]

First time I set foot in this castle, the music kept making me want to go after Ganon, but I knew I couldn't yet. I knew I'd get my butt handed to me as I was then. I was just there to collect a memory.

[@TobyDBZSkellington1]

I love these 'Ballad of the Windfish' parts in it. I know BOTW inclued many things from other Zelda Games but i see the most from Links Awakenig...

[@ElFreakinCid]

The inclusion of that theme makes me all the more emotional when also recalling whose remains can be found in this game... :c

[@ullafayettepfar9633]

I wake up with this in my head most mornings.

[@andromedaborealis]

This track still remains so impactful and emotional to me after having first played this game 3 years ago. So beautiful man

[@sonicfx007]

I don't know how I have never noticed this when I played the game myself, but by listening to this track multiple times, and the interior track I finally thought of a symbolic meaning, lurking behind the music itself. These two songs, Hyrule Castle Exterior as well as the Interior Theme. The Interior theme starts in a very saddened, hopeless tone. We have Ganondorf's song taking the majority, yet we have a slight glimpse of Zelda's theme (Zelda's Lullaby) but it's accompanied by a beeping sound, much like the sound you hear when you are low on health in many Zelda games. But there's more, Link's theme is not found in the Interior theme, correct me if I am wrong but I did not hear any of this, (this could change my entire speculation in that case). That brings me to the exterior. Ganondorf again starting out with a powerful sound. Only to be followed by the heroic tones of Link, we go back to Ganondorf's and Link's comes back... BUT now you can slightly hear Zelda's theme again! Just behind Link's theme. I imagine it like this: Zelda has been holding off Ganon for a hundred years, she does not have a lot of energy left but in the midst of chaos and destruction. Link finally appears... Link's song is heard much more than Zelda's which gives me the feeling that this is his part to take care of this once and for all. Zelda, with the last ounce of her power left, who struggled for so long has still not given up and joins the battle against Ganon. Yes the final battle, the fate of Hyrule lies in these three beings who were destined to fight from the very beginning. Courage, Wisdom, Power, now assembled as the three parts of the Triforce. BOTW 2 hyyyyyyyyyyyyype! \oAo/

[@Chickenjoe05]

I also feel like the marching at the beginning with links theme signifies his march on the castle to finally beat ganon

[@buddielol]

Mucho Texto (a lot of text)

[@SubduedRadical]

Just listening to these, go to here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/povEonePp9uig6M Turn your volume up and listen CAREFULLY at about the 2:00 to 2:03 mark. You can barely here, in a high, tinging noise (like the very high pitch notes on a xylophone or those little hanging pope instruments) the "da-da-da-da-da-DA..!" It's VERY subtle, but it's there if you listen super carefully. It's one thing I love about both of these songs - and honestly BOTW in general - how much they PACK into every nook and cranny. I've always been a more casual Zelda fan (only played LA, OOT, and a little bit of MM and WW before BOTW), but it's impressive even to me.

[@sonicfx007]

@@buddielol Yes, a lot of text makes it more emotional. :>

[@grt002]

Yes this piece gets it right. I wish more of the soundtrack were like this.

[@HiDefRonin]

1:24

[@MoosicandCritters]

Yes!!! It's emotional!

[@rixy1209]

I listen to this on loop if I ever need inspiration- BEST SOUNDTRACK

[@CoderSV3]

This song was on my "Finish my Bachelor's Degree" playlist

[@desmondschneider165]

The footsteps and death bells kinda make it sound like someone marching to death. Maybe that’s why the battle theme was built that way, since everyone anywhere near the castle died.

[@ElFreakinCid]

Those aren't just any bells, they're the same ones from Final Hours.

[@digizilla164]

I get a huge A Link To The past vibe with this.

[@evanvongustav8814]

Well, yeah, between Hyrule Castle, Zelda's Lullaby, Agahnim's/Ganondorf's theme, and Light World, most of the motifs are taken from songs introduced (or heavily featured) in A Link to the Past (yeah, I know Light World is just Overworld/Title Screen/Main theme from Hyrule Fantasy, but it was still the same melody in ALttP, so...), with some Ballad of the Wind Fish from Link's Awakening sprinkled in.

[@hailtheheroful]

For the longest time, I felt this music was familiar like I heard it somewhere before. There are elements of other music like Ganon's theme, but the music is definitely inspired from the palace music in A Link to the Past.

[@crashschwarzen4642]

I dont remember much of the ost but this track is my fav

[@spencerlarson9357]

Got the final memory past midnight irl and was too hyped how could I not go fight my way through guardians and gatehouses to take down Gannon himself

[@tmcprod]

I only noticed recently that the first part is a clever edit with the interior theme

[@tacdragzag7464]

"If death won't bring you fear I swear you'll fear these marchin' feet"

[@redtwo006]

One hundred years have passed... at long last, the gates to the castle are thrown open and the end of the nightmare is at hand. The Hero marches to confront the Calamity, but he is not alone. The souls of every soldier who fell in battle defending their land stride with him, at last offered the chance to avenge their defeat and save the kingdom.

[@superderpyduck6425]

for a while - I didn't have the COURAGE to go to Hyrule castle I wouldn't be POWERful enough but hearing this music as soon as I entered... I think it was a WISE decision also I have never been given so much adrenaline from pressing the "4" key on my computer

[@foxy4.057]

I LOVE THIS SONG !!! THANKS !!!

[@Beelzeboogie]

There's a great sense of trepidation with this track that mirrors the gameplay, YOU'VE decided when you're strong enough to take on this castle... but what if you're wrong?

[@thealexgamez7948]

The real battle was climbing al the way to the highest top of the castle to find a Korok seed.

[@TheWaywardJs]

Every time Link's motif kicks in like at 1:24. God damn.

[@ElFreakinCid]

You have no idea how heartwarming it is that so many fans have come to see that as his theme ;u;

[@eporeon]

nothing like a 5/4 march

[@arceusisthebest]

With 6/4 thrown into the mix here and there ;)

[@gabriel912]

This song is a great piece a music and would do well in music theory lessons 🤓

[@izayakanra]

Yeah, thx! I really like to hear this track!

[@tristanschenk944]

Dude why has no one else posted this, this is my favorite theme

[@tristanschenk944]

I accidentally hit the post button lol, I was going to say especially when it's marching.

[@kennygames360]

Epic song bro. I beat this game. It took me like 1 year to beat it

[@pikator9153]

God this theme makes me cry now

[@feazz87]

Me attacking the castle: 0:01 'dude wtf this sh*ty music??' Also me 0:52 'S O E P I C

[@turtletank4784]

I truly love this theme I have not play many Zelda games the only ones I have played are Breath of The Wild to completion and Ocarina of Time 3DS and it was not my cup of tea. I still love the Zelda franchise though. I main link in Super Smash Bros Ultimate and I can't wait for my Link Amiibo to show up.

[@firebal6129]

Eeyyy, same here! Ocarina just wasn’t my jam at all

[@CailleDarbinian]

Started with the original 8-Bit Nintendo games, A Link to The Past will always be my favorite but this one here is easily my second favorite. The Legend of Zelda will forever be an iconic series with both an amazing storyline and music that will stay with gamers for all time.

[@jesse_douglas]

i never realized but this song is in 5/4... woah...

[@Livio_05]

yeah except for links theme at 1:20 somewhere, thats in 3/4 i believe

[@_soska]

zelda music peaked here

[@AlguienCualquieraDelMundo]

I don't know how they will top this song in tears of the kingdom

[@gollygosh]

I do wonder how the floating hyrule castle theme will be different

[@DamascusTest]

They didn't :-(

[@Nekiplex]

​​@@DamascusTestave you heard Gloom's Origin??? Hyrule Castle in totk doesn't have as good a theme, because its not the final area where the final battle takes place anymore. Gloom's Lair is where you fight Ganondorf and that song is just as intense - if not better than Hyrule Castle from botw

[@TomMooreT2S]

Someone should remix this song with A Hat In Time's Alpine Skyline at Night. They both sound surprisingly similar to each other!

[@camillellorca9220]

Salut j'adore cette musique les légendes Zelda ça je connais cette musique c'est le donjon le château d'Hyrule la fluo les Ganon merci et en plus c'est trop génial💖👑👍👏😘🎮👑💖

[@ninamontana7251]

finely in years

[@timothyd3608]

Searching for the Royal guard set

[@jackieboib]

Captain America: this is the fight of our lives, and we're gonna win... whatever it takes...

[@somethingsomething6171]

Feels kinda sad they put ballad of the windfish in there. I guess the castle really shows just how terrible the calamity is, while outside it’s so peaceful (most of the time) almost like a dream. When you’re in the castle, you have to “wake up” and realize the truth of the calamity.

[@zeray4510]

Ganhou melhor jogo do ano só por essa Ost

[@BlueAshes]

so it's true...it kinda sounds like Southern Shrine...

[@ArnaudDupleix]

J'adore Zelda et même je voudrais en faire un plus tard si vous êtes d'accord bien sûr. Aussi merci Nintendo 🙏.

[@lilianna9486]

The sound of soilders marching even though it's just Link by himself just makes this soundtrack more emotional

[@ElFreakinCid]

There's always three things I like to think of that sound as. One is the most obvious, the souls of everyone who died fighting 100 years ago, still there in spirit and ready to accompany Link and witness Ganon's defeat. Another is that it could be all the past Links, further showing alongside the music that it's all lead up to this. Third and most emotional is that it could represent everyone who ever played and loved these games and helped the series grow to this incredible point.

[@VegetaLF7]

@@ElFreakinCid Absolutely. The way I interpret it is the marching during the exterior representing the fallen of Hyrule, everyone who has ever suffered and died at the hands of Ganon in all his forms across the ages are with Link as he goes in to put an end to the beast once and for all... ...and then we go inside and it all fades away as it comes down to what it has always been from the very beginning: the Princess, the Demon, and the Hero. The realization that Zelda has been fighting Ganon alone for 100 years and is on the verge of failing at last...and Link is finally here to take up that burden and free her.

[@loganclark1206]

When you play as Luxembourg in hoi4 when your getting invaded

[@shadowlink14_2]

Ballad if The Wind Fish March Version

[@JoséP-k2o]

Epic

[@aryanbolegave]

This played perfectly on attack on titan's season 2 last fight when eren charges at the smiling titan

[@Arch_rblx]

*The Sealed Church*

[@stripethecatsoldier]

look at the description

[@man_like_forg1121]

*relaxing*

[@posh8156]

Rhythm heaven pfp pog

[@loganclark1206]

When any Scottish team plays the old firm

[@mkl_mt9723]

1 dislike is by Ganon

[@lyver5528]

And the second by Ganondorf

[@marvelfanlove6840]

No, that castle was the home for ganon for 100 years and that soundtrack is from "Radio Hyrule". This is the Favourite theme from Ganon

[@lucliar2222]

The three dislikes are from the blights. Except for thunderblight, he seems like he would love this song.

[@ponjso13]

The begining remainds me Orochimaru theme

[@sneakysnakesss829]

lmao, imagine the two worlds make a fusion

[@itsremy7660]

This is outside I think

[@yellowflabplays9963]

im confused why is the ubosa one relaxing she a WARRIOR

[@olciairafcio]

Hiiirule casstleeee

[@migueldegreef6565]

Japanese games put so much efforts into musics. American games are no match

[@Sliverism]

God of War tho?

[@guywithstuffs3153]

That is a very, very bold claim of yours. This track is two cuts above the rest though

[@hm-ez4ch]

this shit slapps

[@grt002]

Just got done doing a replay of the game. The gameplay is perfect but it’s one of my least favorite soundtracks in the series. This piece is by FAR the best in the whole game in my opinion. I wish more pieces in the game captured the kind of gravitas, intensity, and desperation that this one did. I like the impressionist type music and everything but feel like it doesn’t belong well in a Zelda game and should have had more settings of themes from previous games. I liked the Rito Village theme (setting of Dragon Roost Island from WW), I liked King Rhoam’s theme, Kakariko was okay. Other than that, all pretty bland and not very memorable for me.

[@coleamicus3942]

Prince Sidon theme goes nuts

[@coleamicus3942]

But fr there’s no emotion or jump to any of the other soundtracks

[@jenpea]

😑👌

[@tysondennis1016]

Who wants a version with lyrics?

[@Drowsar3280]

MEEEEEE

[@phntom7312]

Imagine in the sequel...

[@Polish2604]

Just like link this is better without talking

[@concord3230]

Just appreciate the instrumentals as they are, man-

[@klop4228]

Very little is improved by lyrics. Melodies of Life is the only example I can think of

[@esfuercant443]

1:33