Veteran Zelda series composer Koji Kondo composed the musical score. The game was developed by Nintendo EAD, led by five directors, including Eiji Aonuma and Yoshiaki Koizumi, produced by series co-creator Shigeru Miyamoto, and written by Kensuke Tanabe. Ocarina of Time is the first game in The Legend of Zelda series with 3D graphics. It was released in Japan and North America in November 1998 and in PAL regions the following month. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is an action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64.