Tag: Tal Tal Heights

The Legend of Zelda arguably has some of the best music of any video game franchise and is unsurprisingly the inspiration for some really interesting covers. We’ve showcased quite a few of these in the past, from an acoustic duet of the “Outset Island Theme” from The Wind Waker to a Mariachi-style “Dark World Theme” from A Link to the Past. Now, thanks to the work of Tsuko G. on YouTube, we have something new and definitely unique: a kazoo cover of “Tal Tal Heights” from Link’s Awakening…

To coincide with Jordan’s Flute Boy’s Meadow this week, we have for you on Windmill Hut not one, not two, but four different versions of Tal Tal Heights. This popular tune from the end of Link’s Awakening has been covered in varying ways to different effects, but none seem to diverge too far from the intentions of the original theme- to make the player feel excited and accomplished at the same time. Hit the jump to listen!

For this week’s edition of Flute Boy’s Meadow, I decided to go with an older Zelda tune that remains popular even today. Almost every time someone mentions the music of Link’s Awakening, the song Tal Tal Heights is bound to enter the conversation at some point. It’s just that kind of song. I remember enjoying this tune thoroughly when I first played through Link’s Awakening, and while it isn’t quite my favorite song from the game (that goes to Ballad…

Our music spotlight this week focuses on a few videos by Mart0zz. The video being featured is a marimba arrangement of Tal Tal Heights from Link’s Awakening. Check it out! If you like this, you should check out some of their other videos. Gerudo Valley Song of Time Saria’s Song/Lost Woods Song of Storms I had a hard time choosing which song to use. They are all so good so I just used them all! What do you guys think?…