Castlevania Dungeon Forums

The Castlevania Dungeon Forums => General Castlevania Discussion => Topic started by: Belmont Stakes on February 03, 2010, 01:56:35 AM

Title: Boss encounter music
Post by: Belmont Stakes on February 03, 2010, 01:56:35 AM
Which boss songs are your favorites?

For me
1. Dracula Battle CVIV
2. Room of close associates
3. Creature of the Depths (arranged from PS1 Chronicles)
4. First and Second boss themes from CVIV
5. Insane Aristocracy
6. Poison Mind CV1 and Drac X Chronicles
7. Walter's Theme

Title: Re: Boss encounter music
Post by: crisis on February 03, 2010, 02:13:12 AM
Prediction of Insanity (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgV8Ngaey_Y)
Title: Re: Boss encounter music
Post by: shelverton. on February 03, 2010, 05:21:43 AM

This one's really catchy  ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqYHhKc61y0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqYHhKc61y0)
Title: Re: Boss encounter music
Post by: Gunlord on February 03, 2010, 07:42:01 AM
Gotta love Dracula's "Dance of Illusions" theme.
Title: Re: Boss encounter music
Post by: darkwzrd4 on February 03, 2010, 06:05:33 PM
Gotta love Dracula's "Dance of Illusions" theme.
Which version?  SotN, CotM, DoS, or Judgment?
Title: Re: Boss encounter music
Post by: Profbeanburrito on February 03, 2010, 06:26:13 PM
I think they did an excellent job with the Judgment and DXC "Dance of Illusions". Those are the ones I think are the best
Title: Re: Boss encounter music
Post by: X on February 03, 2010, 11:59:17 PM
You forgot to mention the CV64/LoD version of 'Dance of Illusions'

-X
Title: Re: Boss encounter music
Post by: Belmont Stakes on February 04, 2010, 01:37:05 AM
You forgot to mention the CV64/LoD version of 'Dance of Illusions'

Those two 64 versions are slightly different from each other. If you listen you will here the variance.

I like the Rondo and Drac x versions. I think I should have made this a top five or top ten topic

What are your top boss themes?










-X
Title: Re: Boss encounter music
Post by: darkwzrd4 on February 04, 2010, 09:30:12 PM
I agree that the room of close associates is an awesome theme. They should reuse that song in other games.
Title: Re: Boss encounter music
Post by: Ahasverus on February 05, 2010, 01:29:35 AM
Dance of Illusions, especially DXC version, EPIC -and creepy BTW-
What is strange is that it has a lot of spanish influence like "pasodoble" and so it feels a lor more european than the rest of Japanese-moody tracks  :D
Title: Re: Boss encounter music
Post by: Wallachia on February 06, 2010, 12:01:24 AM
Dracula Battle (or whooping) in Simon's Quest, such a worthy tune to the brooding build up to this moment in the game:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHRRMxej--Q
Title: Re: Boss encounter music
Post by: Wallachia on February 06, 2010, 12:04:34 AM
Castlevania Adventure had a great one too, for Gameboy sound chip especially: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRQhhLQr5UQ
Title: Re: Boss encounter music
Post by: Inccubus on February 06, 2010, 01:40:47 AM
Hands down, SCV4 has the most epic boss music.
I'm surprised the boss songs from this game weren't remixed at least once.

A couple of the songs in LoI were almost as awesome, but not quite.
Title: Re: Boss encounter music
Post by: Belmont Stakes on February 15, 2010, 03:53:02 AM
Hands down, SCV4 has the most epic boss music.
I'm surprised the boss songs from this game weren't remixed at least once.

A couple of the songs in LoI were almost as awesome, but not quite.

Amen Inccubus. I don't know if that music can be re-expressed without losing it's feel and nerve striking aspect. The music was simply perfect.
Title: Re: Boss encounter music
Post by: Inccubus on February 15, 2010, 05:58:47 AM
I think it would be neat to have full orchestral versions of them just to see how they sound.
Jorge did an arrangement of "Room of Close Associates", and that came out pretty damn sweet.
Title: Re: Boss encounter music
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on February 15, 2010, 08:23:24 PM
Super Castlevania IV music is damn hard to re-arrange.
The people who created the original tunes seem to jump all over the place with samples, tempo, effects, and melodies.  This is why a lot of CV4 tunes have taken me years to finish.  I only finished "The Forest" and "Secret Room" very late last year, and those were in-progress for quite some time.

Both Boss Battle tunes (castle outskirts, and inside the castle) are difficult.  Someday, though... someday...
Title: Re: Boss encounter music
Post by: e105beta on February 16, 2010, 05:58:42 PM
I'm going to have to stick with Dance of Illusions.
Title: Re: Boss encounter music
Post by: Fahrenheit on February 17, 2010, 05:21:47 PM
Definitely this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhVFuYD2bKo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhVFuYD2bKo)

It's a remix of Heart of Fire for when you're fighting Julius in Aria of Sorrow.