The song was composed by Paul de Senneville who was best known for composing "Ballade pour Adeline" for Richard Clayderman and had already written several pop songs in the 1980s for the band Pop Concerto Orchestra.

In this instrumental duet, "the cello and the ocarina compete in expressiveness on a swinging rhythmic"; the ocarina "gives to the song a thin and air tone which makes us travel in the Andean heights", while the cello "adds to the music a melancholic touch and the depth of the notes of [the] archer".

[1] In France, "Song of Ocarina" debuted at number 37 on the chart edition of 5 October 1991 and climbed until reaching the top ten five weeks later.

[2] It was certified Gold disc by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique,[3] and became the instrumental first number-one hit in the country.

[4] In Switzerland, it achieved a minor success, staying for three weeks in the top 30 with a peak at number 14 on 26 January 1992.