Ocarina of Time

Ocarina of Time
Artwork for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
First appearance	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
Latest appearance	Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition (2018)
Location(s)	Hyrule Field (Ocarina of Time) Clock Town (Majora's Mask)
Related items Fairy Ocarina Ocarina

This article is about the item. For the game bearing the item's title, see The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

The Ocarina of Time is a dark blue ocarina that appears in both The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. It is a sacred instrument with magical powers, which has been passed down for generations within the Royal Family of Hyrule. Link can perform various songs on the instrument, which provides unique effects such as transporting between areas, traveling through time, or shifting between day or night.

Being the main item of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the Ocarina of Time is featured in the game's title. The Ocarina of Time is responsible for causing a resurgence of interest in real world ocarinas, increasing its sales dramatically. However, the interest was mostly focused on the ceramic models (from which the Ocarina of Time is based on) rather than other styles.

Usage

The Ocarina of Time functions identically between The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.

From the Inventory, the Ocarina of Time can be assigned to either , , or . Whenever the player presses the assigned button, the camera zooms into Link, who then takes out the Ocarina of Time. From a pentatonic scale, the player can press any of the C-buttons and the A button, each of which correspond to the note of an actual ocarina. When the player presses a button, Link plays the note of that button, and an icon corresponding to the button appears on the chart, with its placement corresponding to its notation. Each song requires the player to enter a specific combination of buttons. The player can press B to exit from the menu. The buttons were reassigned in the Nintendo 3DS remakes.

In The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, when Link is under a different transformation, the Ocarina of Time also changes into a different instrument to suit the transformation. As a Deku Scrub, the instrument transforms into the Deku Pipes, as a Goron it turns into the Goron Drums, and as a Zora, it turns into the Zora Guitar.

Main buttons
Button (N64)	Button (3DS)	Corresponding note
		D
		F (low)
		B
		A
		D (low)

There are a few optional features with the Ocarina of Time that can help produce a full scale. These were likely implemented to replicate the entire functionality of a real world ocarina. The Z and R buttons respectively change the pitch of a note between sharp and flat. Moving the Control Stick up or down respectively raises or lowers the tone of a note. Moving the Control stick left or right adds vibrato. In the Nintendo 3DS remakes, the buttons for adjusting the pitch and tone can be done from either the Circle Pad or the D-Pad.

History

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The Legend of Zelda series

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Link obtains the Ocarina of Time in the moat.

In its debut appearance, the Ocarina of Time is first mentioned by Princess Zelda to Link when they first meet in the Castle Courtyard. She trusts Link and tells him a story about the Sacred Realm and the Door of Time, which requires the three Spiritual Stones and the Royal Family's sacred instrument, the Ocarina of Time, to open. Zelda further explains that Ganondorf is trying to steal the Triforce from the Sacred Realm and that she is using all her power to prevent Ganondorf from obtaining the Ocarina of Time.

Later, after Link obtains the other two Spiritual Stones, he returns outside of Hyrule Castle, where he witnesses Zelda and Impa fleeing from Ganondorf. Zelda notices Link and throws the Ocarina of Time to him. However, Link did not catch the Ocarina, which fell into a moat beneath the drawbridge. After his first encounter with Ganondorf, Link must jump into the moat, swim above the Ocarina of Time, and then dive below to obtain it. The Ocarina of Time replaces the Fairy Ocarina for the rest of the game despite being functionally identical. Just after obtaining it, Link receives a telepathic message from Princess Zelda, who teaches him the Song of Time.

With the Ocarina of Time and newly-learned song, Link returns into the Temple of Time and opens the Door of Time. However, by doing this, Link discovers that Ganondorf snuck behind him into the Secret Realm, where he stole the Triforce of Power. Seven years later, Link awakens as an adult, where he uses the Ocarina of Time more frequently, mostly to solve some puzzles. In the Temple of Time, Link meets Sheik, who teaches the Prelude of Light to him, enabling him to warp back to the location. Throughout Link's adventure, Sheik teached various melodies to him, each enabling Link to warp close to a nearby temple that he has already visited.

In the ending, when Princess Zelda and Link are in the sky, she asks for him to return the Ocarina of Time. Being a Sage, Zelda uses her power to send Link to his original timeline, by playing Zelda's Lullaby.

Hyrule Warriors

In Hyrule Warriors, the Ocarina of Time represents the icons of the Song of Time and Inverted Song of Time Item Cards in the Termina Map of Adventure Mode, available via the Majora's Mask Pack.

Songs

Link playing the Song of Time inside the Temple of Time from his Ocarina in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

In both The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Link can learn and perform 13 songs on the Ocarina of Time. Only a few of the songs appear in both games.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (3D)
Name	Button combination	Description
Zelda's Lullaby	N64: 3DS:	A song that Link can use as evidence of being connected to the Royal Family, therefore allowing him to enter certain locations. In some instances it also reveals a few hidden passages.
Saria's Song	N64: 3DS:	Allows Link to communicate to Saria from afar.
Epona's Song	N64: 3DS:	Allows Link to summon Epona in Hyrule Field.
Song of Storms	N64: 3DS:	Causes it to start raining; if Link plays it again, the rain stops.
Sun's Song	N64: 3DS:	Changes daytime to nighttime and vice versa.
Scarecrow Song	N64/3DS: Any combination of eight notes.	An optional song that summons the scarecrow Pierre.
Song of Time	N64: 3DS:	A song that is required to open the Door of Time and to remove blocks bearing the door's symbol.
Prelude of Light	N64: 3DS:	Warps Link inside of the Temple of Time.
Minuet of Forest	N64: 3DS:	Warps Link to the Sacred Forest Meadow, which is just outside the Forest Temple.
Bolero of Fire	N64: 3DS:	Warps Link to Death Mountain Crater, which is just outside the Fire Temple.
Serenade of Water	N64: 3DS:	Warps Link to Lake Hylia, which is just outside the Water Temple.
Requiem of Spirit	N64: 3DS:	Warps Link to Desert Colossus, which is just outside the Spirit Temple.
Nocturne of Shadow	N64: 3DS:	Warps Link to Graveyard, which is just outside the Shadow Temple.

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

In The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, some of the songs have a different effect while Link is under a specific transformation. For example, in most instances, the Sonata of Awakening can only be played by Deku Link.

Link playing the Inverted Song of Time from his ocarina in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.

Name	Button combintation	Description
Song of Time	N64: 3DS:	Returns Link back to the First Day. In the original Nintendo 64 version, this also saves his game.
Inverted Song of Time	N64: 3DS:	This song slows down the time.
Song of Double Time	N64: 3DS:	Skips to nighttime if Link plays during the daytime and vice versa.
Song of Healing	N64: 3DS:	Heals tormented souls and traps them into a mask.
Song of Storms	N64: 3DS:	Same effect as in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Epona's Song	N64: 3DS:	Allows Link to summon Epona from the Termina Field and other related areas.
Song of Soaring	N64: 3DS:	Allows Link to between owl statues that he has already activated.
Scarecrow's Song	N64/3DS: Any combination of eight notes	Same effect as in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Sonata of Awakening	N64: 3DS:	Primarily used by Deku Link, this song has the ability to awaken others in deep slumber. It also allows Link to enter the Woodfall Temple.
Goron Lullaby	N64: 3DS:	Primarily used by Goron Link, this song causes its listeners to fall asleep. It also allows Link to enter the Snowhead Temple.
New Wave Bossa Nova	N64: 3DS:	Restores Lulu's singing voice and also summons the Great Turtle, who takes Link to the Great Bay Temple.
Elegy of Emptiness	N64: 3DS:	Creates a statue of Link based on his current transformation.
Oath to Order	N64: 3DS:	Must be played during the Carnival of Time atop the Clock Tower, which summons the Four Giants who stop the Moon from crashing into Clock Town.

Gallery

Artwork

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  The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo Player's Guide)

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  The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D

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  Link playing the Ocarina of Time from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

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  Illustration of Kinopio-kun demonstrating the Zelda's Lullaby, from Nintendo Japan's LINE account

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  Illustration of Kinopio-kun demonstrating the Saria's Song, from Nintendo Japan's LINE account

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  Illustration of Kinopio-kun demonstrating the Epona's Song, from Nintendo Japan's LINE account

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  Illustration of Kinopio-kun demonstrating the Sun's Song, from Nintendo Japan's LINE account

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  Zelda no Densetsu Concert 2018

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  Zelda no Densetsu Concert 2018

Sprites

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  Inventory icon from the original Nintendo 64 games

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  Inventory icon from the Nintendo 3DS remakes

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	時のオカリナ Toki no Okarina	Ocarina of Time
Chinese (Simplified)	时光之笛 Shíguāng zhī Dí	Ocarina of Time
Chinese (Traditional)	時之笛 Shí zhī Dí	Ocarina of Time