The Castlevania series has a lot of good soundtracks that fit their respective games nicely, but not all well fitted soundtracks are good to listen to on their own.
I generally prefer to listen to my top three, which is, in no particular order, Symphony of the Night, Lament of Innocence, and Curse of Darkness. Yamane was riding at her highest during this period, and as awesome as they are in-game, they really sing when standing on their own.
Curse of Darkness in particular has a few tracks that, when divorced for the trudgy feel of the game, can really be enjoyed to their fullest, which is where I gush about the unpraised genius that went into the track "Baljhet Mountains" and "Eneomaos Machine Tower", which accompany very boring stages but the music simply rocks.
Other times I jam to the Castlevania Chronicles soundtrack, which is... interesting. At least compared to a little something called EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE SERIES.
I stay the hell away from the Rondo of Blood soundtrack though-- they way I see it, it may be good background music for the game, but not really for anything else.
Topic, and thoughts?