Nintendo has extended its Nintendo Music app library with the soundtrack of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, now available for streaming. This release continues the weekly rollout pattern, offering 51 tracks and a total runtime of one hour and fourteen minutes, mirroring the beloved 3DS remake originally released in June 2011. Fans of the series can now revisit Hyrule’s iconic themes in high-quality audio through their smartphones. The addition joins previous Zelda soundtracks already on the service, including the Nintendo 64 original.
The 3DS version’s soundtrack features subtle re-arrangements and clearer audio than its N64 counterpart, a testament to the work of composers Mahito Yokota and Takeshi Hama under Koji Kondo’s original music from Nintendo 64. Each track has been polished to emphasize orchestral elements, from the sweeping melodies of the Title Theme to the atmospheric dungeon scores. While the core compositions remain faithful, the enhanced production adds depth and clarity, making familiar tunes feel fresh for veterans and newcomers alike. Dungeons, ocarina songs, battle themes, and ambient tracks all feature, ensuring a comprehensive musical journey through Link’s pivotal adventure in Hyrule.
The 3D soundtrack was remastered to take full advantage of the 3DS’s improved audio hardware, replacing the original’s compressed MIDI samples with richer, higher-fidelity instrument voices. Pianos sound more resonant, organs carry deeper tones, and percussive elements hit with greater clarity, all while preserving the core compositions Koji Kondo crafted for the N64 release.
Behind the scenes, engineers made subtle rearrangements, tweaking timing to align with the remake’s updated frame rate, adjusting pitches on cues like Ganondorf’s laugh, and polishing transitions such as the Fire Temple chants. These changes are minor enough that most listeners feel they’re hearing the same beloved tunes, only crisper and slightly refined for the 3DS environment. Beyond fidelity improvements, the 3DS OST adds content not found on the N64 disc.
Notably, the final track “End Credits 2” is an exclusive real-instrument orchestral performance, and there’s an “Orchestral Version” of Kakariko Village among the tracks, a nod to Mahito Yokota and Takeshi Hama’s work under Kondo’s guidance. Rather than the sprawling 82 track compilation of the original, the Ocarina of Time 3D release offers a streamlined selection of, as we said, 51 fully polished tracks, aligning the soundtrack’s scope with the remake’s curated adventure. This tighter playlist covers every major theme, from Kokiri Forest to the Shadow Temple, without the original’s shorter stingers or duplicate cues
To access the soundtrack, a valid Nintendo Switch Online membership is required, along with the free Nintendo Music app, available on iOS and Android. Subscribers can simply search for “Ocarina of Time 3D” within the app’s 3DS releases section to begin streaming. As with prior weekly updates, save for the Nintendo Switch 2 launch week, this release follows a predictable schedule that has consistently enriched the service’s catalog.
