Catch Treasure Fanfare

Catch Treasure Fanfare

Composer Koji Kondo Released 1986-02-21 Title Origin Official Loops No

The Catch Treasure Fanfare is a simple four-note tune that plays in several Legend of Zelda games when Link obtains an important item.

Title

Soundtracks cannot agree on a title for this song, but the first official soundtrack release of the original Legend of Zelda game, Famicom 20th Anniversary - Original Sound Tracks, Vol.1, titles the song Catch Treasure Fanfare, so that is the name used by this site.

Games

The Legend of Zelda (NES)

The Legend of Zelda (NES)

Arranger Koji Kondo Released 1986-02-21 Length 0:01.46 Format NSF

This is the original composition of the song. It was composed and arranged for the NES sound chip by Koji Kondo

Sheet Music

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  Variant 1.

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  Variant 2 (top sheet).

Albums

• Famicom 20th Anniversary - Original Sound Tracks, Vol.1 - Track 62.
• Game Sound Museum ~Famicom Edition~ 10: The Legend of Zelda - Track 8.

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES)

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES)

Arranger Akito Nakatsuka Released 1988-04-08 Length 0:01.46 Format NSF

Akito Nakatsuka rearranged Kondo's song for the second Zelda game. Although the tune is essentially identical (though played through a different driver), the song has a new title on the Game Sound Museum ~Famicom Edition~ S-4 Adventure of Link soundtrack album, Flute BGM 1. In Zelda II, the fanfare plays when you obtain a new spell.

Album Appearances

• Famicom 20th Anniversary - Original Sound Tracks, Vol.2 - Track 4.
• Game Sound Museum ~Famicom Edition~ S-4: Adventure of Link - Track 4.
• Nintendo Sound History Series - Zelda the Music - Track 16.