5. Song of Time

Ah, the song of the Temple of Time itself. Whatta beauty.

Now, does it sound slightly better in the choral rendition that plays while you are inside the temple? We'd say so. But remember that this is the tune you will need to play to enter the altar for the very first time.

Without this song, there's no time travel. Ganondorf wins. Let that one sink in.

4. Sun's Song

Fittingly, Sun's Song might just be the brightest number on the list. This chirpy jingle is what you will hear whenever the sun rises over Hyrule, and we always appreciated just how quick the tempo is on this tune compared to the others out there (even if our fingers never could play it at the desired speed).

Changing the time of day is one thing, but the real beauty of this one comes down to how it can be used to freeze a ReDead in its tracks. It might not be the most OP ability, but we have relied on this tune more than a couple of times after dropping Link in a sticky situation.

3. Prelude of Light

The top three entries on this list could probably be number one on any given day, but we have to pick a bronze medalist and of the remaining tracks, Prelude of Light takes it.

The thing with Ocarina of Time is that you are going to be jumping between Child and Adult Link a lot, so the ability to warp straight to the Temple of Time truly is a blessing — just imagine completing the Spirit Temple without it...

On top of that, the song really is wonderful, isn't it?

2. Epona's Song

Now, this is another beauty and it's one that we use all the time. Heck, it might even be our most-played tune in the whole game.

Simple and to the point, Epona's Song summons Link's faithful steed which is undoubtedly the fastest way to travel around Hyrule Field before all of your warp points are unlocked (or if you are doing the Biggoron Sword fetch quest). It can also be played to cows to give you a helping of Lon Lon Milk which is helpful for eating cereal on the road.

If we're honest, though, it deserves a high place on this list due to just how beautiful a melody it is. There's a reason why Epona's Song (or the Lon Lon Ranch music, if you want) keeps popping up in the Zelda series and it's because it's gorgeous. The added weight of seeing Malon grow up after the time jump gives this one an extra gut punch in OOT and we are completely onboard with it.

1. Zelda's Lullaby

Number one is, of course, Zelda's Lullaby. It's the obvious choice, yes, but could it really be anything else? [Song of Storms? At number six?!?... Staff meeting! - Ed.]

While this track debuted in A Link to the Past, OOT cemented it as one that you can expect to hear all the time. Want to access Zora's Domain? Play the lullaby. Water level needs changing? Play the lullaby. See the Triforce symbol anywhere at all? Play the lullaby.

A lesser song would feel overused (especially when there are a couple of tunes on this list that you are rarely going to touch), but this is the song of the series and we will never tire of hearing it.

There's our ranking, but which ocarina song would come out on top for you? Fill out the following poll with your two top tunes and then make sure to head to the comments to let us know what you picked and why.

What are your favourite ocarina songs?

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