Topic: I can't believe it's not butte-- I MEAN CASTLEVANIA!

[Lumi Kløvstad]

Mina's Waltz by Rob Lane from NBC's Dracula (2013): sounds a bit like 0:35-0:55 of Crystal Teardrop from SOTN.

United Artists of Hungary's video with the song makes me think of a room full of respawning ghost dancers.

Those are some good finds, newbie!

I still haven't come across anything as awesome as the playlist in my original post on this thread, but I'm still lookin'.

[Ratty]

It was probably mentioned somewhere in the massive other thread, but the themesong to the long-running "Puppet Master" direct-to-video horror series about killer puppets would fit right into a later Castlevania game. Probably in an enchanted ballroom or dark circus themed area.

[Perturabo]

Morgan King (MDKSound) created the soundtrack to the Crystal Story flash game series. One of the songs in Crystal Story II, Ravaged Past, sounds a lot like OoE's An Empty Tome.

[VladCT]

Well, excepting the synth-flute-or-whatever segment, for the most part I would expect to hear this in a CV-esque game, at least.

[Perturabo]

The Spinner's Tale by Blackmore's Night:

The lyrics:

Verse 1 is a scene of Dracula in his chambers, reminiscing about happier times with Lisa or Elisabetha.

The chorus brings to mind flashbacks of his life from before Lament of Innocence and before Dracula's Curse.

In Verse 2, Dracula recognizes that there was a time when he had a good life (third and fourth lines). But he also knows he's about to be killed; the hunters have breached the castle and are coming for him (first and second lines).

The final verse has Dracula considering the effects of his actions. He didn't (and couldn't) have known all of the consequences, but now, even if he wanted to change, this is the only path left to him.

[KaZudra]

[Perturabo]

The truck stage from Super Double Dragon:


Noticed similarities to DoS' Subterranean Hell, especially after listening to Jorge's remix.

[Lumi Kløvstad]

The truck stage from Super Double Dragon:


Noticed similarities to DoS' Subterranean Hell, especially after listening to Jorge's remix.

Holy hell I noticed the similarities 8 seconds in!

[theplottwist]

So, after Dracula9 pushed me on an Actraiser streak, I started listening to the game's OST. This track got stuck on my head due to sounding very much like something that would play on a Castlevania game:



I was SURE I was recognizing something in this track from Castlevania, and then it hit me: Yuzo Koshiro composed it. Guess what else he composed?



I didn't even need to research. I was imediately sure this track was Koshiro's.

[Chernabogue]

I didn't even need to research. I was imediately sure this track was Koshiro's.

And you're right: http://vgmdb.net/album/4421

[theplottwist]

I could easily see something like this on a password screen for an SNES Castlevania.

[Perturabo]

The Japan-exclusive Ryu ga Gotoku Ishin! has a few songs that could fit in Castlevania or even other series. I'm only covering one for now, in case this thread needs another post in September to stay alive.

OST Vol.1, #33: 〜憂・憎・悲・悔〜


Some key parts:
0:00 - 1:49 sounds like the Item Room from Super Metroid.
1:51 - 2:12 is when I'd expect the publisher / developer logos to be displayed.
2:13 - 2:25 is the main menu for a handheld Metroidvania.
2:26 - 2:40 : a few notes resemble Lament of Innocence ~Leon's Theme~ (LoI).
2:41 - 2:46 : Beginning (CV3 and later) and Bowser's Castle from one of the SNES Mario games; I forget which.
3:29 - 4:14 : 1:30-1:55 of Crystal Teardrop (SotN).

[Super Waffle]

http://abicion.tumblr.com/post/157037467402/

Is this worth bumping the thread over?

[Lumi Kløvstad]

As far as I'm concerned, this thread is necro-friendly as long as it's being bumped with something relevant.

And that seriously sounds like something from Bloodlines.

[Ratty]

This track from the OST to the hardcore grim dark diablo clone "Inquisitor" wouldn't be too out of place in a Cathedral in Castlevania. I've had the game a few years now but not played it yet. Kind of intimidated, a single playthrough's length is estimated to be around 80-110 hours- and that's just for 1 of the 3 characters who each have a unique storyline/gameplay style. Anyway the OST comes with the game, at least when you buy it on gog https://www.gog.com/game/inquisitor so if you want you can usually snag it cheap when there's a big sale.