The music the player hears during the Title Screen helps the player maintain their interest in the game and communicate to the player what to expect when playing the Legend of Zelda (Livingstone & Brown, 2005). A player will only spend a limited amount of time determining if a game is worth their time and most of it is spent in the beginning stages including the title screen. Every note, beat, and rest weaves together a musical narrative that expands the audience’s understanding of what their expectation should be playing that game.
The music that a player hears during the first exposure of the Legend of Series aids a player in making the decision if they would like to start playing. As this original Zelda game was the first to introduce the game-playing world to the kingdom and mythology of Hyrule, its music played a crucial role in engaging a player enough to press “start” (Consalvo, 2003). This emotional draw comes from a place bigger than the game itself. Players hear the songs from the original game and feel those original emotions they had during their first plays of the games. To this day, the music from the original game is still special. The Legend of Zelda series set the tempo in the series with the music from the original game. The driving rhythms and grandioso melodies allow the player know they’re about to be thrown into an epic journey. Before a video gamer even started playing, the Title Screen music set the tone of the game. The general public’s first exposure to the Legend of Zelda series came from the original Legend of Zelda (1987)-specifically, its opening credits.
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