Adventurous FDS tones that launched a franchise's second chapter. Link no Bouken is Zelda II, and the Game Sound Museum release captures every track from the Famicom Disk System version. The Above Ground theme is iconic, this driving march that makes walking across Hyrule feel dangerous.
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The Temple BGM is pure dungeon tension, and Last Boss (Dark Link) brings this eerie finality. The Town theme is weirdly calming after all that combat music. Flute appears twice in the tracklist and always signals something shifting.
Great Temple has its own separate energy from the regular dungeons, heavier and more ominous. Princess Zelda into the Ending wraps it up perfectly. Essential for anyone who thinks Zelda II's reputation should start with how good it sounds.