Topic: I can't believe it's not Castlevania music

[JILost]

http://youtu.be/XXt303E2Om0

[Perturabo]

Flash Man, Mega Man II

For comparison, Mad Forest, Castlevania III.

[theplottwist]

Okay so I scrambled through the forum to find a topic suitable for posting this without having to open yet another one, since there is no "Awesome Soundtracks That You Definitelly Should Give an Ear" sticky. I hope this doesn't count as topic necromancy :|

Here are some of the most badass themes I ever heard, and comes from an almost Castlevania game. Koumajo Densetsu, AKA Touhouvania. So it's only natural that there are tracks that are almost note-by-note copies of the originals, but with their own spins and liberties taken:

This one is meant to be a "Moon Fight" doppelganger; I love it.
Full Moon Duel - Koumajou Densetsu Scarlet Symphony Soundtrack

This one is original, and is very very short, but I REALLY like how it makes you feel the burden of the impending final battle:
Koumajou Densetsu: Scarlet Symphony OST: Silence [Stage 8]

One of the most badass boss battle themes I ever heard. It screams "That Castlevania battle where you have to defeat your friend/brother/partner being controlled by darkness":
Koumajou Densetsu: Scarlet Symphony OST: The Scarlet Devil Castle [Vs Remilia]

This one makes me really wet, even though it doesn't sound like a Castlevania thing. Sound more like a Final Fantasy theme:
紅魔城伝説Ⅱ Koumajou Densetsu II Stranger's Requiem: Remilia OST

[Eärendil]

Yeah, Frontier Aja's Scarlet Symphony is basically his love for Castlevania poured into a game that's as Metroidvania as anything that's been released by Konami. Terrific stuff.

That track The Scarlet Devil Castle [Vs Remilia] would fit in any of the Metroidvanias.

[Grethor]

I thought this was worth a mention if just for the name, Leaves' Eyes - Symphony of the Night

Leaves' Eyes - Symphony Of The Night

[DragonSlayr81]

Just thought of this one today.


Silver Bullet - 08 - Looking for Mr. One Eye

I actually think something like this could be used for more ambient areas in a more cinematic CV game. There really isn't one RIGHT way to do a score. Music like this prove that not all movies actually have "movie-like" scores either. What "works" works. You can have ambience without silence.

[Anglachel]

Edge of Night (Pippin's Song)

Even though it wouldn't work in the game itself, this song kinda reminds me of what a hero of Castlevania feels like, leaving his home to trek to Dracula's Castle.

[The Most Curious Thing]

Hatsuki Yura makes me think of this thread! More people should probably listen to her 

「Amadeus ~God Bless Ver~」

GOTHIKA2 ～御伽影牢館～

[Capt_Blakhelm]

I'll definitely have to remember this thread next time I hear a "that sounds kinda like Castlevania!" track. Watch me never find another track like that/forget about this thread.

[Sean Noonan]

This thread has been powering my work days - thanks for all the good finds

[Mike Belmont]

I don´t know if anyone posted this, but playing Lollipop Chainsaw lately, I heard the first boss theme: Zed. Only the first part reminds me a Castlevania track a lot: Theme of Simon, specifically the SCIV version.

Music: Zed Boss Battle (From Lollipop Chainsaw)

Yes, only the first part. The rest of the track is not very Castlevania-ish .

[VladCT]

Yeah, I know it's already been told that Actraiser's Fillmore theme sounds like Castlevania music, but this official YM2608 version almost sounds like it'd outright fit Castlevania 3.
Actraiser - Fillmore(Sound Board II Soundtrack)

[shelverton.]

I can never get enough of Fillmore. It's quite simply one of my favorite VG songs ever. It's just sick. That remix is totally Dracula's Curse too!

[Lelygax]

Yeah, I know it's already been told that Actraiser's Fillmore theme sounds like Castlevania music, but this official YM2608 version almost sounds like it'd outright fit Castlevania 3.

Or Bloodlines.

[TatteredSeraph]

I thought this was worth a mention if just for the name, Leaves' Eyes - Symphony of the Night

If you're going down that route, there is also Malice Mizer's Gekka no Yasoukyoku:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC5xmmiKn9o

This is the song which led me to discovering jrock/visual-kei.  Here, the vocalist, Gackt, is cutting a rather Death-like figure.  However, this isn't the closest he's come to looking like a Castlevania character.  For his first solo song, Mizerable, he was pretty much cosplaying Alucard, especially in the accompanying photobook: http://worldjapan.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/gackt-3503.jpg.

Then there's Versailles's song Aristocrat's Symphony, which is a little Castlevania-ish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU0uLZWqRdE.