Zelda Wii better have great music.

[Kenology]

SHMUPGurus said:

Well, you see Ken, that's exactly the thing that's going on here. We love our old Zelda songs too much that we can hardly get used to hearing something else! xD

I'm sure that if Zelda Wii would only have remixes of old Zelda songs, it would be too good. I suggest they don't do that unless they want the Wii to explode from too much awesome.

It's a double-edged sword really.  I remember the backlash Kondo got when he didn't include the full Zelda series theme in Ocarina of Time, but rather just the motif in "Hyrule Field Main Theme".

But I agree with you and I think there are plenty of new songs in the more recent Zelda scores.  But the composers have a tendency to rely on arranging the old masterpieces as well.  I think they've reached a delicate blend.  I'm all for smart arrangments and musical easter eggs myself.  For example, the inclusion of A Link to the Past's "Dark Overworld" showing up in Twilight Princess' "Kakariko Village" - that was such a pleasant surprise!