*Goes to BOTW hurtle castle, and is completely stacked with max things and like 50 ancient arrows* “This should be a cake walk” *Hyrule castle theme plays* “....” *STRESS 100*
It's really heroic. It's like an epic is being told to descendants from days of old. I love how they done the song because it's also a battle of the ages.
The begining of Hyrule Castle for Botw sounded like marching, and continues. As if your marching to your final destination (to which you are, if you choose to). Or perhaps the marching of the dead (those in the kingdom who have fallen to the calamity).
I went in with 8 hearts through the back and randomly raided the place.I never found the shrines there tho cause I’m a bit of a wimp.thats weird,I’m brave irl...😅😅😅
After spending the whole game used to ambiental, immersive music, feels great to finally get an heroic melody playing to make you feel like you're making history. The vast world of the game is not overtaking Link anymore, it's the other way around.
Breath of the Wild's Hyrule Castle theme is one of the greatest songs I have heard in any Zelda game or perhaps any game. The reason it's so amazing is because of its layers. You have the amazing base theme of Hyrule Castle refined and sounding so damn good already but then you have the layers of themes layered in. The piano keys the dance up and down sound almost exactly like the piano tone you hear when you run into guardians. The piano is the Calamity that is plaguing the castle. Then you have the creepy eerie theme mixed into the marching band drums in the background that reminds you that Hyrule's guards that once held their ground in the castle were all wiped out. Do not even get me started on how the music tone slightly changes when you are outside vs inside. If I remember correctly when you are inside and especially near the library (full of books detailing Zelda's journey), Zelda's Lullaby is layered in. This rendition is a genius. This is how you do the score to a final area in a franchise that has been around for years.
@@ajr12388 i think they meant the song flow staging up. much like it did in ocarina of time, TP just re-introduced the Castle them into the Song formula
I like how a lot of these have their own vibes to them. A Link to the Past is upbeat Ocarina of Time is intense Wind Waker and Twilight Princess have calming tones at the beginning and then gradually get more intense Breath of the Wild is just, just, wow
Breath of the Wild’s version is basically “Ballad of the Windfish” with motifs of the three triforce bearer’s themes melded in as motifs and I LOVE IT!!! That said...the Lorule Castle themes are probably my favorite, although I like the expanded versions of Ganon’s themes in OoT, and the remastered Hyrule Castle themes from LBW and WW
Wind Waker's is the best. It's somber yet dignified. It's almost like you can hear the nostalgia and regrets of ages past, but it still retains its regal quality regardless. Very fitting.
Yup it sure is i love it for the fact the adult timeline parallels its alternate timeline child timeline of twilight princess where in twilight princess ganondorf’s theme gets louder telling you ganondorf is very power hangry and mad as hell and the kingdom of hyrule is here to stay In wind waker however ganondorf theme fads away in sadness as you go up showing a tragic hint at Ganondorf regret of the kingdom that once was not only that showing that first hint that the story is leaving the kingdom of hyrule behind for good. Very Genius Nintendo on showing the difference of opposites of both universes Oh I should also note Adult blue flood 🏰 🌊 - wisdom Zelda Goddess nayru Child green prosperity 🏰 🌳 - courage link Goddess farore Downfall red destination 🏰 🔥 - power Ganon Goddess din Oh Nintendo there is no way in absolute hell this Fall into place by coincidence Just No way
Whoops...forgot about TP’s theme, especially the first floors where it’s just this haunting flute through empty halls. But...Farewell Hyrule King still beats it lol
I’ll never get over how fucking epic botw’s outside hyrule castle theme is. Absolutely amazing and so atmospheric, considering how little music there is in that game, that song is like the best reward in the game.
The twilight princess tower music is one of my favorites in the whole series. How gannon’s theme slowly grows as you ascend until it overtakes the main melody. Pure genius
I find it interesting that the ALTTP hyrule castle theme was originally epic, powerful, and motivating, and now any time you hear it in any of the more modern games is just straight up depressing.
the breath of the wild theme is probably my favorite rendition of hyrule castle. also the drums to sound like soldiers marching? 11/10. Also the theme literally screams: lol get ready to get lost and die and be a bit scared
Minish Cap's Dark Hyrule Castle version is SOO underrated. It's probably my favorite. Also, I love how the TP version adds Ganon's theme by the time you're at the top.
YES! Breath of the Wild of course has a fantastic soundtrack in general, and I feel like Link Between Worlds is underrated. I honestly didn't expect it to be so good.
Having played ALTTP as a kid, the Hyrule Castle theme is the one with which I discovered Zelda. It is aired even before the light world theme in what I still consider the most epic opening in the series. Later when I was in my 20's and I played Wind Waker, I was overwhelmed by a huge feeling of nostalgia when I recognized it, delicately rearranged in a slower version, like a past glorious world getting uncovered from dust. It is for those moments of pure emotions that I'm so much in love with Zelda. This is just pure Art.
I think there’s also a “folk version” of Hyrule Castle Theme you can pay rupees to hear performed at the Milk Bar (they do some of my favorite in-game version)...but I can’t remember if they perform Lorule Castle or not
I cannot get over how brilliant twilight princess hyrule castle theme is. It first gives you the original on just a wind instrument, but later transforms into ganondorfs theme, even at the very beginning of the puece it doesnt go into hyrule castles C section but instead has ganondorfs themes main melody. The closer you get to the top, the more it transforms into ganondorfs theme, building up more and more. Not unlike ocarina of times ganons tower actually. Clear inspiration but it turns out brilliant in TP because of how it blends so perfectly with two melodies. I will continue to say that Koji Kondo is a genius.
Windwaker' Hyrule Castle tracks are so sad because the kingdom we all knew and loved in OoT is forever sealed under the Great Sea and knowing many of Link's friends and allies perished
spirit tracks’s (25:57) and botw’s (35:55) were composed and arranged by the same person actually lmao, manaka kataoka talk about how much a game’s mood can affect a song (she also worked on a majority of animal crossing: new leaf’s ost which style i can totally hear in spirit tracks’s hyrule castle)
I love how most of the versions that are based in alttp's version have the opening flourish used somewhere in the game as well, its such a good detail.
Goddamn Wind Waker is something special. While I love BofW fo its intimidating yet heroic sound, you can hear the heaviness from the past in the music in Wind Waker. You can feel Ganon's regret, sadness, and longing for that "wind" from Hyrule and his desire to stop at nothing to obtain it; and the destruction of Hyrule while maintaining the royal-ness of the castle that once was a hundred years before.
Bro I even felt bad for gonondorf and the king of hyrule, I can’t get farewell king hyrule off my mind so much that I even learned how to play it on the piano😭❤️
Knowing what we know about BotW2, that organ in the Hyrule Castle interior theme feels like Ganondorf taunting you. Even if you defeat the Calamity, he’s just a phantom. You haven’t saved anything, you just prolonged the inevitable: Ganondorf’s return.
Can't belive i'm saying this but the hyrule castle theme in botw is the best theme out them all. It made me feel as though i was a lone hero thats only one crazy/brave enough to storm the haunted hyrule castle. When the heros theme kicks in it really feels like you fighting to the top against all odds
I too enjoy the LTTP and BOTW themes very much, but I also want to give the Wind Waker theme a shout out. All three of these themes are great because of when they are first heard. The LTTP one is at the beginning of your adventure, you're storming the castle to save the princess. It has the appropriate epic energy to get you fired up for that quest. The Wind Waker one happens when you are exploring the time frozen remains of the place, and has the proper quiet and discomforting ambience to match the scene. And BOTW of course, you're on your way to the final battle. You've spent all that time and effort powering up, collecting memories, getting all the supplies and weapons you can, and now shit is about to get real. The most epic as fuck plow through the broken castle with enemies everywhere calls for the most epic of themes, with not only the more energized and pounding "Ganon's Tower" thing, but it also has the more tragic sounding part that's a callback to the original theme, sort of a reminder that the timeless kingdom is in deep shit right now and you're the only one who can do anything about it.
Oh my god the fact that the first two versions in windwaker only play 2/3rds of the theme, makes it so INTENSE when the king of hyrule's theme (piano version) finally plays that final part
BOTW’s exterior theme for Hyrule Castle gives a feel of “I’m almost there. I’ve got soldiers helping me and supporting me.” And I think it’s because of the marching that’s in the background. The interior theme however is _really_ sad, as if there’s a heartbeat in the back, speeding up until it just doesn’t beep anymore and I wanna say that it gives a feel of Zelda calling out for Link like “Link help me, I can’t hold out much longer...” and it just hurts.
Windwaker theme just reminded me of the fright I felt seeing the enemies come alive. Once, I got surrounded by a bunch of phantoms and just closed my eyes and ears, waiting for me to die.
The remaster of the alttp theme from albw is my favourite. It is definitely one of my favourite songs in the series next to the dark world theme and the lost woods/forest of mystery theme (alttp/albw)
It’s actually a remastered version of “Ballad of the Windfish” from Link’s Awakening, with bits of the hero’s theme, Ganon’s theme, and Zelda’s theme mixed in. Which, you could say that Ballad of the Windfish is an extremely distorted version of Zelda’s usual theme (sorta like Sheik’s and Tetra’s and Hylia’s themes...who turned out to be Zelda, or Aryl’s theme who got mistaken as Zelda (sorta like Marin, who’s the one to sing/teach BotWF))
Love all the others, but ALttP and it's remix in ALBW will always be the one for me. Nothing I love better than the intense trek up Hyrule Castle, racing to save the princess, only to find you're too late and can only do battle with Agahnim
Does anyone else notice how in the BOTW Hyrule Castle theme you can at one point hear the "alarm" sounds a Guardian makes when it has seen you but can't any more?
For me, it was Twilight Princess and Breath of the Wild's castle that gave more life to their castles compared to the other ones IMO. With TP having different variations depending on the place you're in. When you first enter is feels, alone. And the music FIts it perfectly. You know there's no one there, everyone has abandoned the castle. But the more you move up, the more you feel the danger creeping on you, more difficult monsters and they are more than ready to gang up on Link. And once you start reaching the top, while hearing Ganondorf's theme you know he's waiting for you at the top of the castle. There's a lingering panic that shifts the more you move up and you know, shit's about to go down. This is it. Link's now ready to face his final enemy and save Hyrule. With BOTW it's ALL about survival. For the outside: The sound of march shows you, that all your struggles are about to end, whether it be the travel because the player decided to get there first, or you released all the Divine Beasts and is now ready to liberate Zelda from her 100 year battle against the calamity. This song makes you feel like you accomplished everything and you're the Champion Hyrule needs after 100 of years of suffering. For the inside: You know there's a threat, but it feels almost... too calm. Inside you feel a warmth hidden under all the malice because you know Zelda is keeping the calamity at bay, so there's a slight relief but you know one bad move and it's all over.
Top 5 hyrule castle themes 5:Wind waker 4.dark hyrule castle 3.lorule castle 2.TP hyrule castle love how it gradually builds up a small Ganons theme gets louder and then takes over 1. Botw hyrule castle exterior+interior Stunning, Epic, eerie, Masterpiece.
You're missing the scene in Twilight Princess when Zant storms the castle with the nightmare beasts. It's a pretty great short version of the main theme!
man, i started with the one in alttp . that was legit the first game i ever played and this theme along with the dark world theme stuck with me(aside from the main theme duh). everytime i hear any version im catapultzed back to being 4 years old and playing on a snes. good times guys, good times. well i had t pause multiple times while playing twilight princess hyrule castle because i coudlnt see shit, there was so much nostalgia in the theme, i cried more than i played
BOTW's is easily the best. Holy shit is it good. The marching layered into it just absolutely sells it for me. I fucking lost it when I heard this song in game going to Ganon. Never felt more empowered in a game before.
Wait, WAIT. Has Zelda's Lullaby always been underneath the Zelda Theme bits in the Hyrule Castle Outside theme for BotW, or was that op combining them? Cause istg I hadn't heard it before now. If it was you op I commend you that was an *excellent* decision
I'm gonna get a lot of hate for this, but if you include Lorule(technically not a Hyrule Castle), then shouldn't the Hytopian castle theme from Triforce heroes be in here?
I was surprised by how much i liked Link Between Worlds' rendition. The only one of these I've played was BotW (I also played Phantom Hourglass but theres no castle in that..) and I love it for the grand interpretations I can make from its symbolism. But dang, LBW's is good
I've played Twilight Princess, Wind Waker, Ocarina Of Time and currently am playing Breath Of The Wild so these songs are nothing new to me. the song in Wind Waker sounds like a mix of Ganon's theme and the Chamber of the sages/Temple of time music. the latest entry of Hyrule castle sounds like a medley of different songs put together such as Ballad of the wind fish, Ganon's theme, Zelda's Lullaby and Link's theme.
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I wonder how many times hyrule castle has been corrupted. Honestly.
Chunky Cheddar meh, peach’s castle probaly had more
As such of the curse of demise
Given how it looks different about every game I’d say it gets torn down due to damage it’s sustained and then ends up getting rebuilt
@Arcana IX in OOT was not really corrupted, Ganon destroyed Hyrule castle and built his own castle in its place
Its like Minas Morgul up in there
*Goes to BOTW hurtle castle, and is completely stacked with max things and like 50 ancient arrows*
“This should be a cake walk”
*Hyrule castle theme plays*
“....”
*STRESS 100*
This should be a cake walk...
*sees tons of each type of guardian, puddles of malice, lizalfos, and lynels*
Welp, now its a death walk
looks like that cake was a lie!
hurtle castle?
Turns out it was easier than killing a lynel
I go to the castle strait from the plateau. I kill every single enemy
The overworld theme in the hyrule castle theme in Botw feels like a reward after completing the whole game.
IKR C exactly
It's really heroic. It's like an epic is being told to descendants from days of old. I love how they done the song because it's also a battle of the ages.
The begining of Hyrule Castle for Botw sounded like marching, and continues. As if your marching to your final destination (to which you are, if you choose to). Or perhaps the marching of the dead (those in the kingdom who have fallen to the calamity).
I went in with 8 hearts through the back and randomly raided the place.I never found the shrines there tho cause I’m a bit of a wimp.thats weird,I’m brave irl...😅😅😅
After spending the whole game used to ambiental, immersive music, feels great to finally get an heroic melody playing to make you feel like you're making history. The vast world of the game is not overtaking Link anymore, it's the other way around.
I have to say, Dark Hyrule Castle from Minish Cap needs some love... it's so atmospheric
true dat
It's the second Best for me, what an underated game
Ben S it's my all time favorite version
Breath of the Wild's Hyrule Castle theme is one of the greatest songs I have heard in any Zelda game or perhaps any game. The reason it's so amazing is because of its layers. You have the amazing base theme of Hyrule Castle refined and sounding so damn good already but then you have the layers of themes layered in. The piano keys the dance up and down sound almost exactly like the piano tone you hear when you run into guardians. The piano is the Calamity that is plaguing the castle. Then you have the creepy eerie theme mixed into the marching band drums in the background that reminds you that Hyrule's guards that once held their ground in the castle were all wiped out. Do not even get me started on how the music tone slightly changes when you are outside vs inside. If I remember correctly when you are inside and especially near the library (full of books detailing Zelda's journey), Zelda's Lullaby is layered in. This rendition is a genius. This is how you do the score to a final area in a franchise that has been around for years.
So basically the theme is like onions.
Mary Jo Cox /Liam ogres are like onions
Not many people seem to notice, but the main melody is also reminiscent of the Gerudo Valley theme.
Hanser C.B I like the base in the song a lot.
@@h20water60 No ogres are like cakes
I love how Twilight Princess has the traditional Hyrule Castle theme mixed with the Ocarina of Time Hyrule Castle theme.
And especially how it transforms from stage to stage and becomes more intense.
Its also the most Errie version IMHO, its so quite and lifeless, its a ghost castle
That's not the Hyrule Castle theme from OoT. It's just Ganons theme. I think the first time it played was Link to the Past.
@@ajr12388 i think they meant the song flow staging up. much like it did in ocarina of time, TP just re-introduced the Castle them into the Song formula
Perfect!
I like how a lot of these have their own vibes to them.
A Link to the Past is upbeat
Ocarina of Time is intense
Wind Waker and Twilight Princess have calming tones at the beginning and then gradually get more intense
Breath of the Wild is just, just, wow
How is Ocarina of Time intense? It sounds calm to me.
Just a user who loves to watch videos on RUclips Well, looking back at this I feel like it’s more suspenseful than intense
Chris9392 I guess that makes more sense.
Chris9392 ikr? Botw is too good words lol
Ocarina of Time is not intense.
My top 3:
1. BotW, Outside, near enemies.
2. Lorule Castle as it transitions from bottom floor to top floor.
3. Hyrule Castle, ALBW version
Twilight Princess tho
LttP’s theme is epic too tho
@@MoragLadair0 LoRuLeCaStLe Is BeTtEr....
@@MoragLadair0 well and the previous comment was 2 years ago...
Breath of the Wild’s version is basically “Ballad of the Windfish” with motifs of the three triforce bearer’s themes melded in as motifs and I LOVE IT!!! That said...the Lorule Castle themes are probably my favorite, although I like the expanded versions of Ganon’s themes in OoT, and the remastered Hyrule Castle themes from LBW and WW
THATS A PERFECT WAY TO DESCRIBE IT! I love botw hyrule castle because it has Zelda’s theme, ganon’s theme, and I think link’s theme
Hello fellow Lorule Castle enjoyer. Don't see much of us very often.
I really love the Organ in the BotW Hyrule Castle (Inside) theme. Reminds me of when Ganon from OoT was playing the Organ.
Ganondorf*
That's why in COH Ganon has an organ, it's his instrument.
Wind Waker's is the best. It's somber yet dignified. It's almost like you can hear the nostalgia and regrets of ages past, but it still retains its regal quality regardless. Very fitting.
Breath of the wild every day
Yup it sure is i love it for the fact the adult timeline parallels its alternate timeline child timeline of twilight princess where in twilight princess ganondorf’s theme gets louder telling you ganondorf is very power hangry and mad as hell and the kingdom of hyrule is here to stay
In wind waker however ganondorf theme fads away in sadness as you go up showing a tragic hint at Ganondorf regret of the kingdom that once was not only that showing that first hint that the story is leaving the kingdom of hyrule behind for good.
Very Genius Nintendo on showing the difference of opposites of both universes
Oh I should also note
Adult blue flood 🏰 🌊 - wisdom Zelda
Goddess nayru
Child green prosperity 🏰 🌳 - courage link
Goddess farore
Downfall red destination 🏰 🔥 - power Ganon
Goddess din
Oh Nintendo there is no way in absolute hell this Fall into place by coincidence
Just No way
Wind Waker has the most haunting version of the theme 👻
Whoops...forgot about TP’s theme, especially the first floors where it’s just this haunting flute through empty halls. But...Farewell Hyrule King still beats it lol
The minish cap does as well
100%
Wind Waker takes what the NES wanted to do and “TAKES CARE OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS”
I’ll never get over how fucking epic botw’s outside hyrule castle theme is. Absolutely amazing and so atmospheric, considering how little music there is in that game, that song is like the best reward in the game.
The twilight princess tower music is one of my favorites in the whole series. How gannon’s theme slowly grows as you ascend until it overtakes the main melody. Pure genius
I find it interesting that the ALTTP hyrule castle theme was originally epic, powerful, and motivating, and now any time you hear it in any of the more modern games is just straight up depressing.
?
the breath of the wild theme is probably my favorite rendition of hyrule castle. also the drums to sound like soldiers marching? 11/10. Also the theme literally screams: lol get ready to get lost and die and be a bit scared
I don't think those are drums, I think it's actually marching (though I could be wrong)
Soy Edge They actually do use stomping! During a live performance the orchestra was stomping while playing.”
@@honeybee8059 this is actually so incredible
My Top 3 Hyrule Castle Themes:
Breath of the Wild
Twilight Princess
Ocarina of Time
Lorule so good though!
my top hyrule castle themes:
1. BOTW
2. ALBW
3. ALTTP
Same here, same order
agree entirely
Nah BotW is first but aLttP and aLbW are 2. and 3.
I love how TP castle is a mix between ganon's castle tower from OoT and Castle from Alttp
Ganon's Tower actually originated in ALTTP too. So no, OoT just continues the trend
Airsh Bornely but did the theme of ganon's tower play in ALTTP? I dont recall that
@@gamefreak2050 Ganondorf's tower is Aghanim/Ganon's theme
Minish Cap's Dark Hyrule Castle version is SOO underrated. It's probably my favorite. Also, I love how the TP version adds Ganon's theme by the time you're at the top.
Exactly
LORULE CASTLE and Breath of The Wild: Hyrule Castle rule them all!
Federico Gastón López Silvera Yes the Lorule Castle is the masterpiece everyone was shocked because it was such an eargasm!
yes and no because i would agree that they are 3rd and 2nd best but Twilight princess Hyrule Castle is the best!!!!
Nice mimic from LOTR (I think)
YES! Breath of the Wild of course has a fantastic soundtrack in general, and I feel like Link Between Worlds is underrated. I honestly didn't expect it to be so good.
Agreed.
Alttp: intense
Oot: sweet
Oot ganon's tower: INTENSE
Silver Dust breath of the wild?
Fnullx hallelujah
Silver Dust you didn’t even list the best ones
Lorule Castle and Breath of the Wild have the best themes by far in my opinion...
I absolutely love that last track. The bell and marching makes it more intense, imo.
Having played ALTTP as a kid, the Hyrule Castle theme is the one with which I discovered Zelda. It is aired even before the light world theme in what I still consider the most epic opening in the series. Later when I was in my 20's and I played Wind Waker, I was overwhelmed by a huge feeling of nostalgia when I recognized it, delicately rearranged in a slower version, like a past glorious world getting uncovered from dust. It is for those moments of pure emotions that I'm so much in love with Zelda. This is just pure Art.
26:51
The one time we got to experience a peaceful Hyrule castle.
You make it to the garden in Ocarina
You get to visit it before it gets taken over in A Link Between Worlds too
Minish cap hyrule is also okay although stuff happen in the background
There‘s a song you forgot! In every BotW cutscene that includes the King there‘s AlttP Hyrule Castle playing in the background
I think there’s also a “folk version” of Hyrule Castle Theme you can pay rupees to hear performed at the Milk Bar (they do some of my favorite in-game version)...but I can’t remember if they perform Lorule Castle or not
Anonymous Fellow yep you’re right!
Has anyone uploaded that version on here yet ?
I still love how the King's themes are just an evolution of the castle themes. It's really such a nice thematic touch that I quite like.
I cannot get over how brilliant twilight princess hyrule castle theme is. It first gives you the original on just a wind instrument, but later transforms into ganondorfs theme, even at the very beginning of the puece it doesnt go into hyrule castles C section but instead has ganondorfs themes main melody. The closer you get to the top, the more it transforms into ganondorfs theme, building up more and more. Not unlike ocarina of times ganons tower actually. Clear inspiration but it turns out brilliant in TP because of how it blends so perfectly with two melodies. I will continue to say that Koji Kondo is a genius.
Windwaker' Hyrule Castle tracks are so sad because the kingdom we all knew and loved in OoT is forever sealed under the Great Sea and knowing many of Link's friends and allies perished
spirit tracks’s (25:57) and botw’s (35:55) were composed and arranged by the same person actually lmao, manaka kataoka
talk about how much a game’s mood can affect a song
(she also worked on a majority of animal crossing: new leaf’s ost which style i can totally hear in spirit tracks’s hyrule castle)
One of my favorite composers!
botw's castle theme was amazing the first time going in and still is to this day.
I love how most of the versions that are based in alttp's version have the opening flourish used somewhere in the game as well, its such a good detail.
Goddamn Wind Waker is something special. While I love BofW fo its intimidating yet heroic sound, you can hear the heaviness from the past in the music in Wind Waker. You can feel Ganon's regret, sadness, and longing for that "wind" from Hyrule and his desire to stop at nothing to obtain it; and the destruction of Hyrule while maintaining the royal-ness of the castle that once was a hundred years before.
Bro I even felt bad for gonondorf and the king of hyrule, I can’t get farewell king hyrule off my mind so much that I even learned how to play it on the piano😭❤️
Knowing what we know about BotW2, that organ in the Hyrule Castle interior theme feels like Ganondorf taunting you. Even if you defeat the Calamity, he’s just a phantom. You haven’t saved anything, you just prolonged the inevitable: Ganondorf’s return.
Can't belive i'm saying this but the hyrule castle theme in botw is the best theme out them all. It made me feel as though i was a lone hero thats only one crazy/brave enough to storm the haunted hyrule castle. When the heros theme kicks in it really feels like you fighting to the top against all odds
Unpopular opinion: A Link to the Past has the best Hyrule Castle Theme.
Because ALttP is the best Zelda game.
Agree!
@@ifrit05 Agree!
@@ifrit05 yes
If opinions didn't exist, then yeah.
Top 3:
3. Twilight Princess
2. A Link to the Past
1. Breath of the Wild
botw is the best but imagine if i could play that song with piano.
Spirit Tracks is basically the only one you don't have to go to an evil hyrule castle in.
Minish Cap's one and Breath of the Wild's one are my favorite!
Same
Can't wait to hear what Tears of they Kingdoms piece will sound like
Growing up with the Nintendo handhelds, the Minish Cap version has burned itself into my mind forever.
I too enjoy the LTTP and BOTW themes very much, but I also want to give the Wind Waker theme a shout out. All three of these themes are great because of when they are first heard. The LTTP one is at the beginning of your adventure, you're storming the castle to save the princess. It has the appropriate epic energy to get you fired up for that quest. The Wind Waker one happens when you are exploring the time frozen remains of the place, and has the proper quiet and discomforting ambience to match the scene. And BOTW of course, you're on your way to the final battle. You've spent all that time and effort powering up, collecting memories, getting all the supplies and weapons you can, and now shit is about to get real. The most epic as fuck plow through the broken castle with enemies everywhere calls for the most epic of themes, with not only the more energized and pounding "Ganon's Tower" thing, but it also has the more tragic sounding part that's a callback to the original theme, sort of a reminder that the timeless kingdom is in deep shit right now and you're the only one who can do anything about it.
Oh my god the fact that the first two versions in windwaker only play 2/3rds of the theme, makes it so INTENSE when the king of hyrule's theme (piano version) finally plays that final part
BOTW’s exterior theme for Hyrule Castle gives a feel of “I’m almost there. I’ve got soldiers helping me and supporting me.” And I think it’s because of the marching that’s in the background. The interior theme however is _really_ sad, as if there’s a heartbeat in the back, speeding up until it just doesn’t beep anymore and I wanna say that it gives a feel of Zelda calling out for Link like “Link help me, I can’t hold out much longer...” and it just hurts.
Wind waker’s theme hits different 😍
The themes perfectly paint the portrait of a hopeless hyrule castle bound in the hands of Ganon
Windwaker theme just reminded me of the fright I felt seeing the enemies come alive. Once, I got surrounded by a bunch of phantoms and just closed my eyes and ears, waiting for me to die.
Ultra BEAST Woah.
Scary man
For me the scariest part of wind waker is the redeads (zombies that scream and hug you)
The remaster of the alttp theme from albw is my favourite. It is definitely one of my favourite songs in the series next to the dark world theme and the lost woods/forest of mystery theme (alttp/albw)
It’s actually a remastered version of “Ballad of the Windfish” from Link’s Awakening, with bits of the hero’s theme, Ganon’s theme, and Zelda’s theme mixed in. Which, you could say that Ballad of the Windfish is an extremely distorted version of Zelda’s usual theme (sorta like Sheik’s and Tetra’s and Hylia’s themes...who turned out to be Zelda, or Aryl’s theme who got mistaken as Zelda (sorta like Marin, who’s the one to sing/teach BotWF))
Anonymous Fellow I was talking about the remastered Hyrule castle theme from ALBW at 28:03, originating from ALTTP
BotW is often referred to by fans as "Funeral March of Hyrule Castle"
The Wind Waker castle theme is perfect.
BotW and Wind Waker have the best Hyrule Castle Themes
What about lorule castle?
Absolutely love LttP, but they're all so good.
Thx for putting this together.
Hyrule castle Zelda breath of wild #1
I love the Little intro from Twilight Princess..... That Voice
1. Wind Waker
2.Breath of the Wild
3.Twilight Princess
Love all the others, but ALttP and it's remix in ALBW will always be the one for me. Nothing I love better than the intense trek up Hyrule Castle, racing to save the princess, only to find you're too late and can only do battle with Agahnim
The very intro ❤️ I LOVE TWILIGHT PRINCESS
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Thank you I was looking for some timestamps! ♥️
Does anyone else notice how in the BOTW Hyrule Castle theme you can at one point hear the "alarm" sounds a Guardian makes when it has seen you but can't any more?
Thankyou for making this video..they are all brilliant.
When I come home after a long day at work.......I demand this be the song as I enter
For me, it was Twilight Princess and Breath of the Wild's castle that gave more life to their castles compared to the other ones IMO.
With TP having different variations depending on the place you're in. When you first enter is feels, alone. And the music FIts it perfectly. You know there's no one there, everyone has abandoned the castle. But the more you move up, the more you feel the danger creeping on you, more difficult monsters and they are more than ready to gang up on Link. And once you start reaching the top, while hearing Ganondorf's theme you know he's waiting for you at the top of the castle. There's a lingering panic that shifts the more you move up and you know, shit's about to go down. This is it. Link's now ready to face his final enemy and save Hyrule.
With BOTW it's ALL about survival.
For the outside: The sound of march shows you, that all your struggles are about to end, whether it be the travel because the player decided to get there first, or you released all the Divine Beasts and is now ready to liberate Zelda from her 100 year battle against the calamity. This song makes you feel like you accomplished everything and you're the Champion Hyrule needs after 100 of years of suffering.
For the inside: You know there's a threat, but it feels almost... too calm. Inside you feel a warmth hidden under all the malice because you know Zelda is keeping the calamity at bay, so there's a slight relief but you know one bad move and it's all over.
These songs remind you that hyrule castle is magnificent
It's amazing that A Link to the Past Hyrule Castle music became the official Hyrule Castle theme on the games
Lorude's castle is one of the most underather ost, it's just beautiful
The twilight princess hyrule castle’s theme is the best and my fav, mixing ganondorfs theme and hyrules was genius 🔥🔥
Inside Ganon's Castle from OoT,is easily the most deranged, twisted and h*cked up theme by far
Lorule Castle will always be my favourite.
A Link Between Worlds is THE best one by far.
I have never heard ganon's tower theme before and now I am spooped as heck
Lorule castle is a freaking banger!
Botw hyrule castle theme is just my favourite in all the songs in Botw...its just perfect, change my mind
Top 5 hyrule castle themes
5:Wind waker
4.dark hyrule castle
3.lorule castle
2.TP hyrule castle love how it gradually builds up a small Ganons theme gets louder and then takes over
1. Botw hyrule castle exterior+interior Stunning, Epic, eerie, Masterpiece.
You're missing the scene in Twilight Princess when Zant storms the castle with the nightmare beasts. It's a pretty great short version of the main theme!
Thanks for the hint!
A link to the past might of introduced hyrule castle but wind waker introduced the iconic theme of the castle
BOTW is the best one
man, i started with the one in alttp . that was legit the first game i ever played and this theme along with the dark world theme stuck with me(aside from the main theme duh). everytime i hear any version im catapultzed back to being 4 years old and playing on a snes. good times guys, good times.
well i had t pause multiple times while playing twilight princess hyrule castle because i coudlnt see shit, there was so much nostalgia in the theme, i cried more than i played
BOTW's is easily the best. Holy shit is it good. The marching layered into it just absolutely sells it for me. I fucking lost it when I heard this song in game going to Ganon. Never felt more empowered in a game before.
I've been waiting a long time for this!
35:57
it sounds like an army is marching by
Wait, WAIT. Has Zelda's Lullaby always been underneath the Zelda Theme bits in the Hyrule Castle Outside theme for BotW, or was that op combining them? Cause istg I hadn't heard it before now. If it was you op I commend you that was an *excellent* decision
My favorite theme is definitely Breath of the Wild (Wish I can play it soon)
I like the ocarina of time, wind waker, minnish cap, Twilight princess, Link between world's lowrule & Breath of the wild themes!
Ancient Castle of Ikana>>>>>>>>>>>> All Hyrule Castles
But my favorite HC are:
3. HC. ALBW version
2. Dark Hyrule Castle
1. Lorule Castle
Por fin alguien que lo dice , ese es un temazo
Breath of the Wild, Twilight princess, and a link between worlds(lorule) are the best ones in my opinion.
Awesome collection
Where has this music been all my life?
12:43 BEST, And I didnt play W.W. ALttP Is the original one, but not the best. One of the best. Botw IS ALSO REALLY GOOD, Between that one and W.W
Also Minish CAP DARK one IS good
Spirit Tracks IS Nice too, but IS not a Hyrule Castle song, isn't in Ganons Power.
Between World Not Pacífic IS REALLY GOOD, but is diferent xD
Like If said, Lorule IS like Spirit Tracks, not a "real Castle theme".
There are a lot Of Epic one, I have to correct, Between Worlds Lorule IS REALLY COOL, a pitty that IS not a Hyrule castle
Huh, I never realized until now, but the Ocarina of Time Castle Courtyard theme is a variation on the main Hyrule Castle theme
Thank you for this!
my favorites are
1. BOTW Hyrule Castle
2. OOT Ganon's Tower
3. Minish Cap Dark Hyrule Castle
4. Lorule Castle
5. ALTTP Hyrule Castle
I'm gonna get a lot of hate for this, but if you include Lorule(technically not a Hyrule Castle), then shouldn't the Hytopian castle theme from Triforce heroes be in here?
John RedGem
But it is the Hyrule Castle of another world.
Just an FYI Lorule Castle theme is Hyrules in reverse.
Who else thought that master mode Ganon would be a little easier than it really was?
This is such a great video thank you!
I was surprised by how much i liked Link Between Worlds' rendition. The only one of these I've played was BotW (I also played Phantom Hourglass but theres no castle in that..) and I love it for the grand interpretations I can make from its symbolism. But dang, LBW's is good
This is making me really wish TP was on the Switch. Never got the chance to play it.
My favourites:
1. BotW Hyrule Castle
2. Lowrule Castle
3. TP Hyrule Castle
Lorule castle from a link between worlds is *so good*
I've played Twilight Princess, Wind Waker, Ocarina Of Time and currently am playing Breath Of The Wild so these songs are nothing new to me. the song in Wind Waker sounds like a mix of Ganon's theme and the Chamber of the sages/Temple of time music. the latest entry of Hyrule castle sounds like a medley of different songs put together such as Ballad of the wind fish, Ganon's theme, Zelda's Lullaby and Link's theme.
STOP EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW PLEASE AND THINK THIS...
Does the Minish Cap Darknut's shield bear any resemblance with BOTW's Traveler's shield???!!