He would also be the sound director for Breath of the Wild, being responsible for its more ambient, piano-centric soundtrack. He would later become instrumental to the Zelda series, becoming the sound director and lead composer for Skyward Sword, composing Ballad of the Goddess (though the final arrangement was done by Takeshi Hama). He was also the primary composer for the first two Pikmin games, while also contributing to The Wind Waker. The most famous of these is Area 6, for which he also made two new arrangements of in Super Smash Bros. Joining around the same time as Nagata, Hajime Wakai's first major title would be Star Fox 64, where he would compose all of the level themes.