"Through the Sacred Realm" is a collaborative video game music album, combining the work of over 20 musicians worldwide by cultivating from friendships across the internet to pay tribute to the iconic Nintendo 64 game. Featuring jazz, progressive metal, symphonic, and EDM stylings, this album captures a love for the growing VGM community and the adventure Link faced over 25 years ago. From lo-fi title sequences to the percussive rousings of "Gerudo Valley," from gritty, engaging battle anthems to electronic throwdowns, "Through the Sacred Realm" represents a diverse corner of musicians highlighting the eclectic nature of The Legend of Zelda.

All proceeds go to Decolonizing the Music Room charity. Decolonizing the Music Room centers around Black, Brown, Indigenous, and Asian (BBIA) voices in music education and related fields by providing training and educational content to pre-service and practicing educators, and by creating community programming for people of all ages.

"Legend of Zelda" and all musical compositions are owned by © Nintendo and used with permission through mechanical licensing via Affordable Song Licensing.

released December 12, 2023

Album Art by Isa Alcántara
Album Mastering by Ro Panuganti
Producer: Ro Panuganti
Producer: David Russell
Producer: David Erick Ramos
Licensing and Distribution Assistance: Allen Brasch

Mechanical licensing provided by Affordable Song Licensing.

- Track 1 -
Steven Higbee: Arranger, Producer, Performer
Lucas Guimaraes: Drums

- Track 2 -
Thomas Kresge: mix engineer, cajón, producer
John Robert Matz: trumpet
Robby Duguay: trumpet, castanets
JohnStacy: horn
Daniel Romberger: trombone, arranger, triangle, cabasa
Alex Hill: tuba
Cheryl Carr: flute, piccolo
Gregory Orosz: flute
LaurentheFlute: flute, producer
Jayhan: flute
Katie Shesko: flute
Lori Syngajewski: flute
Nathan Froehlich: flute
Becca Michaelson: alto flute
Riley Zielinski: alto flute, bass flute
Rahul Vanamali: finger cymbals, tambourine

- Track 3 -
Jonas Bombeke: Arranger, Producer, Performer
giocko: Trumpet

- Track 4 -
Lucas Guimaraes: Arranger, Producer, Drum Programming, Mixer
Charles Ritz: Producer, Arranger, Piano, Bass, Vocals

- Track 5 -
David Peacock: Arranger, Producer, Mix, Violin, Ocarina, Wooden Frog, Magic Wand
Augustine Mayuga Gonzales: Piano

- Track 6 -
David Erick Ramos: Arranger, Producer, Performer
Amanda Kaya: Performer

- Track 7 -
Ian Martyn: arrangement, guitar, bass, drum programming, producer
Andromeda: vocals

- Track 8 -
Player2: Arranger, Producer, Performer
Mykah: Producer, Performer

- Track 9 -
Michael Hoffmann: Arranger, Mixer, Piano
GameroftheWinds: Flute

- Track 10 -
Theology: Arranger, Producer, Performer
David Erick Ramos: Performer

- Track 11 -
RebeccaETripp: Arranger, Producer, Performer
David Erick Ramos: Performer

- Track 12 -
David Russell: Arranger, Producer, Performer
David Erick Ramos: Ocarina

- Track 13 -
ToxicXEternity: Arranger, Producer, Performer
Ro Panuganti: Guitar

- Track 14 -
Ro Panuganti: Arranger, Producer, Performer
BetsyCat: Performer
Sumask: Performer
Ian Martyn: Performer
Allison Martin: Performer

- Track 15 -
Sean R. Hanson: Co-arranger
Ryan Briggs: Co-arranger
Becca Michaelson: Flute
Dionté George: Alto Saxophone
Will Hackerson: Tenor Saxophone
Brendan Agnew: Trumpet 1
giocko: Trumpet 2, Flugelhorn
Allison Martin: Trombone
Joe Beach: Guitar
Jaron Dufault: Bass