Clock Town's theme literally degrades across three days and it's the most unsettling thing the N64 sound chip ever produced. Majora's Mask, scored by Koji Kondo and the Nintendo sound team, turns Ocarina of Time's engine into something way darker.
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The First Day Clock Town music is upbeat and busy, the Second Day adds tension, and by the Third Day it's this frantic, anxious loop that makes your stomach drop. Song of Healing carries so much sadness in such a simple melody that people still get emotional hearing it decades later.
Astral Observatory is pure quiet wonder, just you and the stars. The way the music tracks your doom in real time. If you've ever wanted a Zelda soundtrack that genuinely unsettles you, Majora's Mask never lets you forget the moon is falling.