In what way was Zelda: Ocarina of Time similar to Zelda: Link's Awakening?

I've heard that OoT used details from most games in the series.
It used the falling rocks from the original, Shadow Link from The Adventure of Link, and the two dimensions from A Link To the Past.
I've also heard that it took music-related stuff from Link's Awakening.
In what way?
Did it use melodies from LA, or what?

I think it's just that it had multiple songs to learn on a flute.

Ocarina. :P They both had magical ocarinas. Talon and Malon are also obviously based on Tarin and Marin.