Nintendo Music Adds The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Soundtrack

Who composed the music

The soundtrack is widely credited to Ryō Nagamatsu, a longtime Nintendo composer who has contributed music to several Nintendo titles, including entries in the Mario Kart and Splatoon series.

His work on A Link Between Worlds blends orchestral arrangements with reinterpretations of themes from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, reflecting the game’s connection to that earlier SNES title.

Special features included in the Nintendo Music version

Inside the Nintendo Music app, the soundtrack is organized with several listening options beyond the raw track list.

Notable features include:

• Curated playlists such as Battles, Overworld, People of Hyrule and Lorule, and Bardic Ballads
• An Extended‑Playback Collection that loops certain tracks seamlessly for longer listening sessions
• Standard app features like playlist creation and track downloads for offline playback

These tools are part of Nintendo Music’s design as a streaming library focused on game soundtracks rather than traditional album releases.

Where you can listen

The soundtrack is available through the Nintendo Music mobile app, which launched in October 2024 as Nintendo’s official streaming platform for game music.

Access details:

• Platforms: iOS and Android (via the Apple App Store and Google Play Store)
• Subscription required: Nintendo Switch Online
• Cost: Included with the subscription at no additional charge

Users can stream or download tracks directly on their smart devices once logged in with a Nintendo account linked to an active Switch Online membership.

How it compares to the 2015 Club Nintendo CD soundtrack

The Nintendo Music version closely mirrors the physical soundtrack distributed through Club Nintendo in Europe in January 2015.

That CD release also contained 105 pieces of music and included a booklet with liner notes.

Key differences:

• Track count: Identical (105 tracks)
• Content: Same overall soundtrack configuration
• Format: Streaming/download through the app instead of a physical two‑disc CD
• Extras: The original CD included printed liner notes and packaging that are not part of the digital release

In practice, the streaming version appears to replicate the full musical content of the earlier soundtrack rather than offering a shortened “selection.”

Nintendo’s growing game music library

Nintendo Music launched with a limited set of soundtracks but has expanded steadily with weekly additions from across Nintendo’s history.

The A Link Between Worlds release adds another major Zelda title to the catalog, continuing the service’s gradual expansion of its official game music archive for subscribers.

As Nintendo continues rolling out albums, more entries from the broader Legend of Zelda series are expected to appear over time as part of the app’s growing library.