Best VGM 284 - Zelda: A Link to the Past - Sanctuary Dungeon

[roermy]

I like this. But hearing it over and over again for so long in the game did get old.

[temari03100]

When I become a mother, I'll teach my kids everything I know about video games, especially Zelda. And I hope in the future they do the same thing with their children so they can come with they're grandma and play a little... yup! that will be my furute! :3

[8DarthGhost8]

@temari03100 Wanna get married?

[temari03100]

@8DarthGhost8 Not now xD

[Uchuuaoi]

Zelda A Link To The Past is the darkest Zelda in my opinion. Especially the dungeons had creepy music and an intense atmosphere. I like it very much and hope that there will be a good 3D rendition of this game (with some adds to the gameplay) one time. That would be a huge game!

[deprogramr]

I can't stop meowing to this song for some reason?! "meow meow meow meow meow meow meow"

[TarnDarkBlade72]

@deprogramr O_O I am not alone.

[pikminprime02]

YOU WANT IT!!!!!!!!!

[pointlesscommentary]

The Golden Age of Video Games.

[Garnetandzidane]

This is what dungeon music should sound like. Imagine yourself going into a dark lair and this music comes on. When i played this game as a kid i was friggin' scared shitless when going in because of this music lool.

[Weegee010]

In ny opinion the 16-bit consoles (SNES, Genesis) had the best music compared to NES, XBOX, PS3, or Wii. The 16-bit era will never die!

[badirfire]

good memories!

[KittyManWeegeeMan]

When I was a kid this scared the crap outta me.

[Varia928]

This music always freaked me out in the game. It scared me so much I had nightmares, so unfortunately I'm gonna stay neutral and vote neither up or down.

[rezerpent]

Kingdom Hearts - Sanctuary

[FreyaTalhamn]

two people got hit by cannon balls in the entrance hallway

[shatta54321]

sanctuary dungeon? i thought they were called eastern palace, desert palace, and tower of hera

[ScienceOfThePS3]

@shatta54321 that's the general name for all of the light world dungeons.

[CinnabonChan]

I like this music better then the Dark World dungeons. Its a lot more impressive, eerie and forbidding.

[NAVlK]

WAIT! this reminds me my childhood OMG :O!!!!

[ktmbillyjr]

it's not the same without the bubbles..=p

[olivierfromricochet]

welcome, this is one of your 7 you sanctuary locations, but it's mine now, get it back, if you da- oh, wrong game ? sorry.

[Igneumtube]

My kids will be playing SNES before the ought to play any other games. How can they not grow up with Zelda ALTTP and a SNES?? Don't be a bad parent.

[Thandran]

@Igneumtube

This is actually a great idea. :)

[OldirtyBastard50]

@Igneumtube word! :)

[Witsarunemitea]

@Igneumtube I'm happy that I was so poor I couldn't buy a Playstation or something at the moment and my parents bought a SNES. Oh yeah! I just loved almost all my games!

[JohnnyDeppFan1433]

@Igneumtube I intend to do the same with my future child :)

[legendofdonkeykong]

@Igneumtube Yes I completely agree. I have my SNES and this game all set up

[superearthbender]

@Igneumtube Just because you're blindsighted' doesn't mean your kids should be. You fail to see your nostalgia makes you enjoy Zelda, not it's quality.

[Igneumtube]

@superearthbender Your life must be meaningless if you imply Zelda: ALttP is a low quality game.

[superearthbender]

@Igneumtube I didn't say it was low quality, I inferred that most of Zelda's popularity is tradition, not of it's greatness.

I think a Link to the Past was a great game for it's time, and has lots of style that should have been used in more games. However, it's gameplay is very simplistic, and unlikely to compare against video games 10 years from now. In gameplay, it hardly beats any current game. But, continue appealing to everyone else, it'll at least make you popular.

[LeGuyIncognito]

@superearthbender So you mean the game is shit, we only like it because we played it when we were young? Ok.....

Of couse Gameplay developed during the years, but this game has got awesome soundtracks, beautiful art, and stuff. Where is this poor quality? It has only aged.

I don't think someone that grew up with the Gamecube(and later) couldn't enjoy a game like ALTTP only because it's old.

[superearthbender]

@LeGuyIncognito Are you going to say the same thing about Pong? It's got "stuff"...

[LeGuyIncognito]

@superearthbender Pong is video game-history. Not respecting Pong is like spitting on videogames. As i said, gameplay developed. Still old games are fun to play. Lots of them got art, soundtracks, stories or ideas that make it worth to play although it might be a bit "basic" in their gameplay. I played an old NES game 1-2 years ago that i never played before and it was fun, even if you feel that its old when you play it(It was released before my birth btw)

Keep you opinion idc.

[superearthbender]

@LeGuyIncognito I don't know where you get off I said it was a bad game. It's not, but that doesn't mean people should stop their kids from playing new games in order to FORCE them into playing what the parent likes.

So what are you talking about, anyway?

[LeGuyIncognito]

@superearthbender Well, that is true, I don't see the point in forcing your childs to play it either. What I'm referring to is that you said he enjoys Zelda because of nostalgia and not because of its greatness. That means to me: It's not good, you like it because you didn't now anything better and due to nostalgia you think it's great.

If you didn't mean it like this then I misinterpreted it. My point is just, that one might still enjoy it today even though he never played it.

[superearthbender]

@LeGuyIncognito That doesn't mean you don't know anything better, it simply means that tradition and the fact of being a kid makes things seem much more interesting than they are. I doubt you run around your house all the time because it's exhilirating. It isn't, you're not a child anymore. Those drugs are no longer pervading your veins.

Yes, it's still a good game, but it's not nearly as good as everyone makes it out to be.

[LibertyPheonix]

nostaaalggiiaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!­! My dad and I would always play through this game together after I got home from preschool......good god...I just got hit with a massive wave of nostalgia. I'm gunna look up a ROM for this game now.

[Ferriorx]

This music, especially the intro part, I feel is much darker and creepier than the Dark World Dungeon's intro.

[falconriffle]

This is a nice song, but I never beat this game.

This was the only zelda game that I found boring.

[93iainC1]

marky boi yea fukin qaulity indeed :)

[mowchow1985]

@93iainC1 Iainyyyyy ya dafty



[mowchow1985]

This is quality, memories from I was a kid Oh man....

[remainingnameless]

Oh my God. I had almost forgotten about this theme. I LOVE IT! I LOVED THIS GAME and didn't put it down till I beat. By far the moodiest and darkest of all the Zelda games, with the exception maybe of Majora's Mask.

[wesker100000000]

@remainingnameless

Agreed man, this and majoras mask to Me are still the best zelda games hands down and the darkest.

[777Rowen]

@wesker100000000 Yah don't froget to play Twilight Princess and Ocarina of time. To me Ocarina of Time tops Twilight, Majora's Mask is fantastic, and A Link to the Past is one of the best games I have ever palyed next to Ocarian of Time.

[gearlockT]

@remainingnameless I agree. This game represented everything perfectly. If they made a proper remake it would put what they're releasing these days to shame. Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword don't have sniff of what this fine title is made of.

[kimflodin]

this scared me when i was a kid, but i thought it was awesome at the same time

[MrShotgun43]

This song just screams "watch your freakin' step or you'll die".

[preciousillusions201]

I think 'Sanctuary Dungeon' is a great song. That's when you're in three Light World dungeons.

[bushwhacker2k]

... Listened to Omarion, didn't notice any similarity...

[CanadaGradeEh]

@bushwhacker2k piano melody, dog.

[omfgmkay]

@bushwhacker2k Troll, deaf or retard.

Or all above?

[DrMonkeyDude]

This song has that "no hope" feel to it...

[Sageoftechnology777]

Here's a thought. Maybe Omarion played a link to the past as a kid, and this music inspired Ice box. Just a thought.

[thapoint09]

@Sageoftechnology777:

You mean Timbaland.

[flame6753]

yeah the beat from ice box is vaguely similar, but u people need to chill, they don't sound that much alike lol.

[BeLiketheSquerrl]

damn, this game shouldve gotten a fuckin oscar for best original score. soo much great music in this game. i wanna shake the guys hand that came up with this shit.

[Alexx1083]

One of the many songs that make me simply think of intense focus.

[red37s]

MYSTIC JIZZ

[Xbros360]

A remix of this music appeared in pokemon black and white

[Medalion]

The first 32 seconds of this song are so creepy... I think creepier than the dungeon themes in the Dark World.

[ditman333]

@Medalion Yeah, its definitely creepy, this is one of my favorite dungeon themes of any game.

[hellogdbysarah12]

I HATED this level....I actually hated every level cause I didnt understand when I was...what...8 years old? hahaha

[zeldapwnz1]

OMG THIS WAS UPLOADED ON MY B-DAY :D

[shairaptor]

best zelda 3 tune !!! :) I played it as a teenager. Nothing beats zelda 3... final fantasy go home! Zelda is the best!

[TheWhyer]

I remember playing this game when I was like 8 and the music scared me so much those goddamn rats came out of nowhere and ran into me and scared me so much.

[preciousillusions201]

I think 'Sanctuary Dungeon' is a great song. That's when you're in three Light World dungeons.

[kaybabe254]

LMFAOLMFAOLMFAO

I'm suprised no one's sued Timbaland's ass over this.

[N00bkeek]

@kaybabe254 for incompetence , but then there would be no "artist" left

[omfgmkay]

@kaybabe254 we should sue them

[johneymute]

i like the first part of this tune till 0,32 cuzz that part is lame.

[sonicmario64]

I completely disagree; I think that's when the song is tense as it is adventurous. :/

[johneymute]

this tune proves how really advanced the snes soundchip really was and in some cases still is!!!!!!!!

[nayhem]

lololol

There was a time when Nintendo supplied SNESes to airlines. Along with GPS-ish in-flight, you could rent game time. My brothers and I got to play LttP. Was a cross-Pacific flight, but I don't think our Links ever saw the light of day.

[maksandwedge]

ha wow aphex twin start!

[jelicabean]

Wow this brings back some old school memories

[jamesfelix303]

Very mysterious zelda music. I love it.

[roboiago]

the beginning is my favorite part :3

[feintthecorrupt]

This game definitely holds close to my heart and has the best old-school music I've ever heard.

Also, this is also (and better) known as The Tower of Hera.

[DTMTroy]

I love how this music conjures up so many awesome memories. I used to watch my friend play this all the time. I sucked at it but watching someone that is good play made it fun. Good old days lol.

[Ailtar1]

@DTMTroy Ah yes, back in the day when watching your friend play was almost as fun as playing it yourself.

[imraw17]

@DTMTroy you need to sit through and play it,,such a good game.

[LinkMarioSamus]

@DTMTroy Even though I only played this game for the first time in 2008, I agree with you wholeheartedly.

I'm not sure if I can say that I suck at it anymore though. I replayed it recently in October 2010 and I had a grand total of one game over, embarrassingly against the boss of the 2nd light world dungeon.

[DTMTroy]

@LinkMarioSamus better than I dude lol.

[woodwart]

i love the trumpet

baaaan ba ba baaaaaaan ba ba baaaaaaaaa

:)

[Dracomancer350]

made me think the dungeon was haunted.

[TomSupreme]

Memories.....precious memories

[SingTingz31]

This sounds similar to Aquatic Ambience in DKC.

[thedonoftrek]

Afri- what? What the...just listen to the awesome music!

[TheMilfman7]

Well now that I know what I'm doing, it way better than I remember it. I'm after the third pendant right now.

[MoarOfTehRawkege]

Augh, Moldorm is a bitch...

[Extroble]

Anyway, since my previous comment does not appears to have showed up...

I don't get what this video has to do with africans, LAR777.

Or, for that matter, how Africans have ruined everything. They're just PEOPLE. I honestly don't understand what they did to you.

Or what any of the people here did to you, for that matter.

Might I call "troll" on your antics? Or would you insult my sexuality, manhood, or popularity if I do?

[Mjfan4eva1000]

sounds like omarion icebox

[ScaryJBlige]

I think it's obvious Timbaland ripped this off for Ice box.

yes Ripped off because Ice Box doesn't credit any samples

[Dracomancer350]

timaland used this tune?

[ScaryJBlige]

@Dracomancer350 Listen to Ice Box By Omarion. Ice Box was Produced by Timbaland.

Look it up - Pretty damn obvious

[TheR9RO]

Dude, what the hell. I just watched this Ice Box and its just nothing like this Zelda song.

[7thpowerable]

Those so called people that you spoke foolishly against were slaves for you for 350 years,millions died when they were forced to come over here while your ancestors raped their women and scattered their children. Despite all that there are many decent blacks who are well mannered and have forgavin the past. So please don't group all of us like a bunch of monsters.

[kirbyman1kanden7pf]

what the fuck...you give some impossible example to back up your bullshit........

[kirbyman1kanden7pf]

wow I suppose I deserve that thumbs down for letting the troll get to me.

[kirbyman1kanden7pf]

you're full of shit.

[KregJonesCrew]

wen i listen to this, a image of the level appears, and i can almost hear the sound the text makes at the beggining of the song..... (|^)

[TheMilfman7]

What? Whats wrong with saying that I don't really care for this installment? Its just too hard for me. I can't even get past the first fucking dungeon. T___T

[didihunter]

Haha, you fail hard. Go play Hello Kitty or shit like that.

[TheMilfman7]

Hahahah, ok. At least I have a life, where you're probably some 35 year shut in that has no girlfriend, and lives with his parents. So you my friend, fail harder.

[maikutx]

Wow... That's pretty sad, man, especially now that there's free walkthroughs and stuff...

[ElrondHubbard54]

Of the two dungeon themes in a Link to the Past, I prefer this one. It's just amazing.

[Mogman12]

@ElrondHubbard54

Me too, even though there are only 3 dungeons in Hyrule, and NINE in the Sacred Realm.

[wesdex66]

That Music sound realy dark u know...

[feralstrike]

this game was like....... too easy man!!!

but how this brings back REALLY GOOD MEMORIES, this was one of my favorite games for the snes

[TheMilfman7]

UGH!!!! This only brings back frustration. Although I would love to say that I love this game. I just can't cause its SO FUCKING HARD FOR ME!!!! D: I CANT EVEN GET PASS THE FIRST DUNGEON!!!! >:0

[FireWizzrobe]

Darn dude =P i am at the Ice dungeon now, pain in the ass, Dont forget.. Ice is frozen water...!

[kokkoru67]

There's a good remix of this by Thomas Mende... should check it out if you're a fan of this ^^

[rexikanoe]

i remember first hearing the beginning of this when i was young, sounded very epic first marching through a rough desert then walking into a creepy ass dungeon then they play that music so u no its nothing good coming forward but its excitement! to see whats up ahead.

[KoRRupTKiDD95]

wat was the first zelda was is this???????? lol this song is sooooo cool too thanx!

[JeffN1212]

ya but lets be real, these games, while breaking ground in of themselves, were garbage lol and so tough video games were near impossible when they first came out. Now most are very easy and have difficulty settings

[KonradGabreil]

Please hang yourself, if you haven't already. You're a fucking idiot.

[Dracomancer350]

Man this is cool and ominious makes me feel as if there are spirits moaning and beckoning for me :)

[bushwhacker2k]

Oooo, dark and mysterious, this is better than in most Zeldas :O

[SpooferJahk]

This is my favorite Zelda song out of all the songs from any Zelda game, this should be used in another Zelda game in my opinion.

[Akitaki67]

o_o...HOLY CRAP i have been looking for this song! X3 THANK YOUU 10/5

[redwaller66]

i gots this game! I havent played it tho.....

[majicodemejico]

somebody arrest this man!

[stargeek5295]

play it now! >=(

[FireWizzrobe]

Shame on you for having the game but not having played it yet,, -Aims the gun and pulls the trigger while aiming at your head-

[kingster2009]

OMARION - ICE BOX '' That's the same music!!!! hahahahahaha check this song! Omarion - Ice Box, so after listen Zelda - Sanctuary Dungeon

[Xeinax]

hahahahahahaha i kno

so true

[IvynTaasin]

@kingster2009 LOL!

[CastleofAnime]

@kingster2009 that just means he used to play this when he was little XD

[killersithlords]

@kingster2009

You're Right!!

[yamihoon]

@kingster2009 man, i listened the Ice Box and noted a part of the Sanctuary Dungeon, but is not so evident like Wiz Khalifa - Never been with Schala Theme from Chrono Trigger

[RocmanRaz]

@kingster2009 Lol, I posted on that vid "Beat inspired by "Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past - Sanctuary Dungeon theme"

[RocmanRaz]

@kingster2009 Oooh, another good one though, Listen to "Mother 3 - NK Cyborg Theme" then listen to "Infected Mushroom - Becoming Insane (about halfway into the song)" and you'll hear the same beat. Mother 3 came out first.

[TheShadwofChaos]

@kingster2009 woaaah wtf? If it werent for the rap it would be like a super awesome remix of this lol

[deathballad]

I love this music!!!

[P4W3R]

This is cold and opressive like a real dungeon.

[megamanj2004X]

This makes me wanna Zelda: A Link to the Past all over again!

[Linklover94]

God I love this song...the Z.R.E.O remix of it is really good too...can't decide which one I like better >_> Always will be one of my favorites though ^_^

[deadlywizard234]

they need to do an update on this song, it's so good

[Koopa429]

Come on, you HAVE to put Light World theme on this list!

[ATSM]

love this song. its been popping into my mind recently

[CommandoBomberkitty]

Man, this gives me chills just listening to it at the begining and all. I miss that game.

[johnny6187]

gasp its larin ... lol this song is ownage i like it to

[CommandoBomberkitty]

Why are you following me? ._.;

[Natendo64]

Dude that's not the sanctuary dungeon it's the desert palace.

[affliction32]

It's from the water palace.

[M33kinator]

It plays in all the Light World dungeons.

[Natendo64]

oh yeah still not the sanctuary

[anegwa]

at one point it is

but for the rest of the game it isnt

[sonisisuper]

Hm! One of my favourite Zelda songs evah. The idea of a creepy, weird museum always comes to mind when I hear this song. That and those one-eyed statue things from the East Palace...

[Toomnyusernae]

Wow, pretty creepy, moreso than Castlevania <@_@)

[phunkbot]

again, "meh", its decent, but I've honestly heard better....however in terms of the game itself, this song added an interesting mood to dungeon questing and was a good choice

[Jayfeather113]

This is creeper than the Dark World Dungeons...

[Gunner193]

@Jayfeather113

Totally agreed.

[USCHoodman]

Don't remember this being so scary, maybe that's why I died so quickly at 5 years old

[Toadmaster89]

God...i wish it was 1994 xD. Back in the good ol' SNES days

[USCHoodman]

so good to get my first system a SNES around that time

[Sephiko]

(I've got my audio back!)

I missed this one so much! :D

[BM2341]

Such a nostalgic song.

[Xlolita89X]

The dongeons themes used to freak me out when I was little, hehe.

They're really well fitting and giving a sense of fear when exploring the place... Like something is going to get you at anytime!

[Luhaja]

try playing silent hill :P

[Boyce18]

Thanks for making me remember this nice song and great game!

[GAMERNOW]

Truly an excellent song. Thank you very much.

[Zerfl]

GREAT! Oh these memories...

Playing this game day after day, thank you for putting this up!

[zomadq]

Excelent 5/5.

[GBPackersfan]

The greatest music in any series, ever. <3

[EmoURYU]

love this track  ZELDA pwns!

[RICKisBOSS]

I just started playing this game again..So many great tracks off of this..especially once you get into the Dark World. Nice post.

[strugglepoo]

This tune makes me feel nostalgic like no other. There's just something unique and different about it.

[Babybahamut]

Another stellar soundtrack for a brilliant game, they compliment each other perfectly.

[SchlossRitter]

I actually had a slight flashback to hearing the original LoZ overworld theme for the first time in 16-bit glory.

[OneWithTheNight]

NOSTALGIAAAAAAAAA

Oh god now I have to play LttP again.

[GarredHATES]

you left this icebox where my heart used to be!

[DavidScorcelletti]

Excellent choice, my favorite dungeon song in this game.

[VGKing]

Why haven't you posted ALTTP's Hyrule Castle theme? WHY!?!?