The Legend of Zelda is a series that has a dear place in my heart. One of my favorite aspects of the series is its phenomenal soundtracks; they are a large reason for me getting into music as a hobby and becoming a musician. Over the years I grew to love video game soundtracks and appreciate how they can be incorporated into the gameplay itself. This made me fall in love with 2015’s Crypt of the Necrodancer, an indie rogue-like where everything from enemy movement to player action had to be in time with the beat of the music. It became one of my favorite indie games of all time so imagine my surprise when I learned that the developers behind it, Brace Yourself Games, were not only creating a sequel but said sequel would also be a cross-over Zelda game. After playing through Cadence of Hyrule I can firmly say that it is both a monumental moment in indie developer history as well as an extremely enjoyable time for rhythm game fans and Zelda fans alike.