Where the Song of Time comes from#
The Song of Time is one of the central ocarina tunes in Ocarina of Time, composed by Koji Kondo for the 1998 game. Link uses it to open the Door of Time, and it returns in Majora’s Mask as the melody that rewinds the three-day clock. Few game themes are this bound up with an ocarina.
The melody is stately and unhurried, built from a handful of notes between a low D and a high C with a couple of rests for breath. That slower pace and small range make it kind to newer players.
Song of Time LOZ Ocarina Tab#
| A | D | F | A | D | F | ||
| A | C | B | G | F | G | ||
| A | D | C | E | D |