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~Why I chose each song:~

Sky: Obvious title aside, this song was made for Sky. You couldn’t get more perfect. It’s all about setting off on a new adventure, finding bravery but also wonder in a new realm, wide blue eyes, wings and flight, “a realm above the trees,” need I go on? It’s also got a gentleness and yet a power to the instruments that sounds like Sky to me.

Four: I had the most trouble finding Four’s song, but I think this fits him for Minish Cap and especially Four Swords. His adventures lead him to new friends (Ezlo, the Minish, the colorful versions of himself), and though the world tries to “tear them apart”, they are stronger together and get through whatever the challenge is! Oh and that “We’ll always be young at heart” line is great for him too ^u^

Time: The literal lyrics are less one-to-one but the theme of the song is 1,000% Time. “Tell me why I look back and I want to cry/Sometimes I feel like we grew up too fast… But it’s all right/Cause everything changes.” Ooooh! The song is all about the loss of childhood, about memories, and life changing as you get older. There’s even a lyric about “It isn’t my bedroom anymore” and that hits hard with Kokiri forest…

Wind: Aside from the ocean/beach theme and general upbeat nature of the song, the lyrics SO well represent Wind and his unwavering determination. This is the kid who chose to fulfill a legend rather than be explicitly born to do so, and had to learn how to be a hero on the fly. "Sink or Swim, diving in is the best way to learn/Kick up the sand 'cause your tan proves you lived through the burn/And when you wipe out it's gonna hurt/You can't stop the waves but you can learn how to surf" =)

Legend: LUCID DREAM! OK so this one was a sleeper, I didn't think of it as a Legend song until I thought: "I am a heavy dreamer" = Koholint. =) There's "when I wander away to some other place" where Legend has DEFINITELY wandered to many places outside Hyrule, many lyrics about impossible yet wondrous things... "heartache", "That black rabbit of death wakes up in a breath of beautiful dreams" ??? Legend all the way.

Hyrule: This is such a pleasant song, the epitome of "humble traveler" music. The bird in the song is simply looking for a new place to live, but doing so with experience and optimism, always looking forward and never back. He's happy with whatever shelter he gets but also loves the excitement of travel. "As far as I know, I am halfway home" and the acoustic, up-beat music really seem like Hyrule to me!

Twilight: The angsty song for the edgy Zelda game? I felt at first it might be too cliche, but boy does it work for Twilight after his adventure mourning Midna and everything that happened to his village (AND partially works for his "phobias and fears" concerning the Hero's Shade while in Time's midst!) And silhouette, Twilight Princess, c'mon it's right there =) His adventure fundamentally changed him, and he's not quite sure how to move forward sometimes.

Warriors: Oooh another sleeper! Cutting to the meat of it, “My captain on a snowy horse/ He's coming back to take me home… fighting back the terrible force / 'Cause I'm not afraid to die alone” is SO Warriors. In addition to being a captain, he, like many Links, is ready to face terrible odds and monsters alone and even die if it means protecting people. The whole song seems to describe the chaos of good vs evil and of war, even in the instrumentation. It’s great!

Wild: Hang on hang on don’t dismiss it just listen to the lyrics—This is SUCH a Breath of the Wild song. HUGE emphasis on exploring what you can see: “Life is a trip and the road map leads you/ Look all around at the mountains you haven’t climbed / It’s just a matter of time before we learn how to fly” (post-tutorial paraglider!) Also Wild’s high energy and new life in “Life is way to short to take it slow” to “Don’t close your eyes… your future’s ready to shine,” (open your eyes). AND There’s that need to find Zelda… “When can I see you again?” It’s a fun bouncy song that screams Wild to me ^u^

Thanks for reading/listening! (Seriously go listen to all the songs if you haven't I highly recommend them!)