The Zelda additions to the Nintendo Music app have generally gotten more sparse, but maybe they are saving some for the upcoming 40th Anniversary celebrations. In any case, A Link Between Worlds is a good one. It comes with a total of 105 tracks, including the Nintendo 3DS start screen jingle and all the different Milk Bar performances.
This is entirely based on the soundtrack CD, which was one of the last Club Nintendo rewards here in Europe, back in 2015. But it features the exact same tracks, just in a different order. And it's a real treat, even though the Hyrule Hotfoot theme is still haunting me in my dreams, because that's what also gets played during the Endless Cucco Rush.
But tracks like the Lorule theme make me want to play the game again right now. And I've always been a fan of how the Lorule dungeon theme is played in a different style in each dungeon. It was the masterful entry of Ryō Nagamatsu to the series, where it's such a shame that he has left Nintendo. At least they still have the rights to his music for these games, which can't be said for everything.
Not sure they will ever add Oracle of Ages & Seasons, Four Swords, or The Minish Cap, because these were the Capcom productions and Nintendo doesn't seem to have the music rights in this case. They couldn't be included into the Symphony of the Goddesses and aren't featured in the music selection of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. So, don't expect these to be added... ever. If the Oracle games are remade, they may even have to get new music for the most part (they can still re-use some of the tracks from Link's Awakening).
Anyway, we still haven't gotten Link's Awakening, neither the original, nor the DX version, nor the remake. Majora's Mask and Twilight Princess are absent as well, where I expect the latter to be added alongside the GameCube title for Nintendo Switch Online, maybe later this year. And then you also have Four Swords Adventures, Spirit Tracks, Tri Force Heroes, and Echoes of Wisdom left. So, they won't run out of Zelda soundtracks to add anytime soon, with or without the Capcom titles.
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I've already started listening again to this selection of tracks non-stop. I'm amazed how they were able to use the 3DS speakers to sound so orchestral. Tracks like Lorule 2, Lorule Castle and the final Ganon/Yuga battle are highlights. And then there is the atmospheric Ice Ruins variation of the Lorule dungeon theme.
They even got all of the Milk Bar renditions of the songs. Some I didn't even know existed. Just reliving that sound makes me want to replay this again.
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