My Top 75 Castlevania Songs (#50-#26)
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Second section of my Castlevania list is here featuring songs from #50 to #26.
This is a list of my favorite Castlevania songs. Why top 75? At first I thought of doing just a top 10 but there were way too many songs that I wanted to include. Soon it was already a top 50 list. Eventually it got from 60 to 70 and finally to 75 songs. This could have easily been a top 100 but I wanted to draw a line somewhere earlier since it had already been quite a big work. I listened through over 1100 songs (that included game over and stage clear jingles plus tons of vampire killer and bloody tears arrangements/remixes so the real number of considerable songs is not that big). After first listening round I cut the number of songs down to about 230 from which I then chose my ultimate favorites after couple more listens. I didn't choose hastily, the order of the songs was formed over months of listening.
So I decided to split this one into 3 videos since it's really long list. I'll let every song loop about once (30 seconds or 3 minutes long song, no matter) and that's one reason why this became so long. Overall lenght is probably going to be around 1h40min-1h50min. Castlevania series has without a doubt some of the best videogame music ever so I hope you have time to watch the whole thing.
Remember, the order of songs is completely based on personal opinion. If your favorite is somewhere in lower positions it doesn't mean that I don't like it. I even had to leave some really good songs out of top 75. I decided to always use the original version of the song. Also no songs that have been originally from other game like Go! Getsu Fuhma, Ryu Kokki or In Search Of The Secret Spell (this one would've been actually pretty high if it wasn't originally from other game).
The pictures were put together using GIMP. I got better using it over time so some of the first images are simpler and probably more boring than the later ones. Here's a list of sites where I got almost all of the pictures used in video:
www.vgmuseum.com (this one has almost everything)
www.castlevaniacrypt.com (with vgmuseum the best, complete package)
www.castlevaniadungeon.net (some very nice pictures + info)
www.chapelofresonance.com (maybe the best for some games (stages part especially), but doesn't have all of them covered)
castlevania.wikia.com (some useful stuff that I couldn't find from other sites)
www.giantbomb.com (some pictures)
thedailypos.org (imagefest for Aria of Sorrow)
spriters-resource.com (for sprites if castlevaniacrypt doesn't have spritesheets)
Also, sites worth mentioning:
www.linnavaanijat.com (very nice finnish castlevania site, has some good info and is also available in english)
www.inverteddungeon.com (really good site dedicated to castlevania)
Everything is owned by Konami.
Пікірлер: 77
I didn't even remember "Heart of Fire" was so god damn brilliant. Nice list, man.
GREAT compillation!
I love the 39
1:03 They already knew about Castlevania Pachinko! The bastards!
good work
Wow...those were some excellent choices for 50-26. I had forgotten how great Awake was. Now I'm really curious to see what you chose for the top 25.
I'm really surprised that people have hardly been complaining about that at all. Explanation for each choice is essentially the same: it's a personal list.
@ryanjohnson4249
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you like Maria's favorite theme, I mean she's so sweet up there!
Castlevania circle of the moon! Woop woop!
lol, I remember that Pachinko machine! :D
30:25 so good ; )
Excelent
Pachislot Akumajo Dracula 3 (which wasn't released yet when this list was made) also has awesome theme with same style as #39. It's called "de-a lungul vietii" I think. You should give that one a listen also.
i like how you get scary themes as first songs on castlevania NES , then you get Heart of Fire as last song which is so fitting because its fucking Simon Belmont you are playing as
Happy to see love shown to the Curse of Darkness soundtrack, Not a great game but sound track is fantastic.
27. Whandering ghosts y 26. Awake. I love that tracks!!!!!! Amo esas dos canciones
@greenzero2122
4 жыл бұрын
Yo comenzaba a creer que awake no estaría xd
uma das trilhas sonoras que me deicha triste mas que fais eu ter forsas na minha vida
Épico lo mejor de lo mejor en video Game (=
cordova town intro sounds like alice in chains
That's right, it is there too.
I really love Castlevania music. However, the lately metal approach is getting a bit dull... I like its more dark and orchestral atmosphere. I think that's why I fell in love with Lords of Shadow immediately -the soundtrack, at least. Oscar Araujo did something amazing to revitalize the series
I'm sitting here JAMMIN. :)
14:15 "You now PROSSESS Dracula's heart"
vampire killer and theme of belmont are top 10's
@Toopelius
9 жыл бұрын
For many people probably so... This is completely based on my personal opinion so there are some surprises.
@fernandocrevelario12
9 жыл бұрын
Toopelius Trezire de Spirit in 39 is also weird. But I respect your opinion...
@SantiRecon308
5 жыл бұрын
No those songs are some of the most overrated along with Bloody Tears. Those songs are top 100’s
@windowthelicker8651
5 жыл бұрын
@@SantiRecon308 Or maybe you're just screaming "THIS SONG IS POPULAR SO IT'S OVERRATED"
How dare you (in Isaac's voice) put theme of Simon at 44!! For shame haha
@aabattery4092
6 жыл бұрын
tbh it is pretty overrated
@windowthelicker8651
5 жыл бұрын
@@aabattery4092 TBH it's your opinion
Ah well, those are all very nostalgic pieces. It was really hard to make up the order for songs, I thought while making this that I could put the songs from #60 to #10 in any order and it would be just fine. The gaps were minimal throughout the list anyway, you know.
Cross your heart....I prefer Portrait of Ruin's version, called "Crucifix Held Close"
@Toopelius
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah Crucifix held close made the song even better, I agree. Big appreciation to the original from me though.
@aabattery4092
6 жыл бұрын
true true
#28 was also in Portrait of Ruin.
And this is Pachislot Akumajo Dracula. The First one. These games are Japan-exclusive. Don't know too much what they are like myself. They are some kind of slot machine games with storyline.
In all of the live performances of Castlevania music there never has been one for #26. There HAS to be be eventually.
Idk about on the sega system but on the ps1/xbox arcade version after you beat the game if you make your save file named richter you play as richter. no maria unless you have the sega version though.
I guess you are talking about SotN? But in Portrait of Ruin you can play as Richter & Maria duo once the game is beaten.
I seriously thought n°44 was gonna be first, or at least second to tears of blood
The songs from that pachinko machine or slot machine or whatever have NO RIGHT being that fucking good. Wtf?!
@Lpoeser Oh crap, you're right. I guess I was being too hasty at some point after all and didn't realize that. I should have used those versions... I wonder why I can't see your comment anywhere but in All Comments (not in inbox or anywhere else)..? Weird.
THEME OF SIMON 44?!?! what the hell man
@wassup9378
7 жыл бұрын
Overrated
@roberttortaras9952
7 жыл бұрын
Not as bad a Cordova being 45
@alexrcanez
7 жыл бұрын
That's a great song, with some traces of Vampire Killer...
@aabattery4092
6 жыл бұрын
WAY too overrated
@windowthelicker8651
5 жыл бұрын
Scared of the people screaming overrated
After completing the game you can choose to play as Richter and Maria, right? I don't know the button combination to do that though... But I think it can be done.
Lol, most of my Top 10 is here
Glad to see Praying Hands is here! Though honestly, I think the original Game Boy version of it pales in comparison to the remixes and rearrangements of it that I've heard. This one, in particular, is probably my favorite: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aWiCxrV_g82sntY.html
i know now how to do that you must do spinning art and for more attacks you must do the other arts
ah ok i have allready beated it with 1000.00% and i didnt even know that XD
15:42 wow can you do that in the game i thought whip memory as boss only could do that please tell me how to do that
@aabattery4092
6 жыл бұрын
That is in Richter Mode, where you are literally playing as Richter and Maria
Awake at just 26 :(
Not even ONE harmony of dissonance track? I know the sound design Is infamously poor but Juste’s theme in the beginning is SUCH a head banger
mas falando todas sam boas
what is the game for song #30? Never seen it before, looks like Maria?
@Toopelius
7 жыл бұрын
It's Maria, the game is Rondo of Blood.
@flystophe
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Toopelius! gonna have to play that
@Toopelius
7 жыл бұрын
No problem buddy. I've heard it's a good game.
Heart of fire is way to low on the list. Definitely a top 10 imo.
Theme of Simon at 44?? BLASPHEMY!
36 J...
Kind of odd that you picked the Castlevania Chronicles songs, since that game is a remake/port of the X68000 Castlevania game.
Come on dude, there's approx. 500 different compositions from the series that could be here. I listened through over 1000 songs before forming this list.
34-30 Should have been ranked MUCH higher. (imo)
Bahljet mountains should be 26
Vampire Killer is so cliche by now that everybody knows it already, it should be on 100 spot.
@windowthelicker8651
5 жыл бұрын
Why put a song you love at number 100 only because its loved by many
what do you mean top 75 songs? you might as well put every song in the library from the series. next time put at most 25.
Vampire Killer and Wicked Child that low? What a joke ^_^
Heart of Fire #49 and Vampire Killer obnoxiously low, few people would say this and the definition of a term may be disagreed upon...but you're opinion is wrong.