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The Castlevania Dungeon Forums => General Castlevania Discussion => Topic started by: DingusBelmondo on March 12, 2010, 09:06:30 AM
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I can't for the life of me find this song. It's in symphony of the night, and I could have sworn it was in the underground caverns or the catacombs, but it aint. It super slow and creepy and minimal and in the background everyonce in a while it sounds like theres creepy cackeling of a witch or somethign, like this weird little "EEEEEE" sound.
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A sample please.
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Sounds like Path of the Departed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7zFR6J3B0Y) to me.
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Is this the Sega saturn version? Cause that version of SotN had maybe three or four other songs that never made it on the PSX version.
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You are looking for this one:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3F2uVAzt88&feature=PlayList&p=40EE1C70CC7B9C44&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=34 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3F2uVAzt88&feature=PlayList&p=40EE1C70CC7B9C44&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=34)
Abandoned mines
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That was one of the coolest songs in the game. What a match!
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Nice find. Yep, has to be the Abandoned Mine. Lol@ the cackling EEEEE sound. yep, hard to type out how that sounds.. maybe.. ehheoowoooww
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Yessss!!!!! Thank you!!! Oh man, this brings back memories. This really creeped me out as a kid.
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So are you going to work that into LoS's soundtrack now?
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I think there's a sound library that has all those sound samples. Those creepy sounds in the background are:
1. Wind blowing
2. Bat wings flapping
3. Bats chirping/squealing
4. Tree Cricket (0:02, the very percussive sound)
5. Two types of night birds (that's what sounds like the two squeals)
6. Some kind of insect sound.
7. Water dripping (sounds like it's a cave at times but at others sounds like your kitchen sink)
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I think there's a sound library that has all those sound samples. Those creepy sounds in the background are:
1. Wind blowing
2. Bat wings flapping
3. Bats chirping/squealing
4. Tree Cricket (0:02, the very percussive sound)
5. Two types of night birds (that's what sounds like the two squeals)
6. Some kind of insect sound.
7. Water dripping (sounds like it's a cave at times but at others sounds like your kitchen sink)
It's so successfully eerie!
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Yeah, never knew there was so much wildlife in a cave...
In all seriousness though, that song one of the creepiest I've ever heard. It makes me get through the abandoned mine as fast as possible haha.
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Original English translation had this piece dubbed "Abandoned Pit." In my skewed opinion, THE most annoying piece on the whole SotN soundtrack. No, seriously. I do not know why so many people enjoy this little number or claim it to be creepy or eerie. Come on, people. "Chacone C. Moll" from the Saturn edition was more atmospheric, and it was barely included in the game it premiered in. It was the one moment that felt like filler from Yamane-san on the soundtrack.
I dunno. I guess this is one of those things I'm just not supposed to understand. Some folks love the Curse of Darkness soundtrack, some hate one game solely because of skeletons riding motorcycles, some just love this piece of netherworld elevator music. *shrugs*
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Yeah, never knew there was so much wildlife in a cave...
In all seriousness though, that song one of the creepiest I've ever heard. It makes me get through the abandoned mine as fast as possible haha.
Lol, just reminded me of when George Washington explored a cave as a child. He noted all the strange life in it, including eyeless Reptiles.
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I do not know why so many people enjoy this little number or claim it to be creepy or eerie. Come on, people. "Chacone C. Moll" from the Saturn edition was more atmospheric, and it was barely included in the game it premiered in.
Abandoned pit is a masterfully crafted piece, with all those creepy sounds and the erratic piano which sounds like it's being played by someone with severe mental issues. Chacone C. Moll, in the other hand, is just creepy because it has a leading organ, and organs are always creepy but in a cliched way. That being said, I don't find anything atmospheric in Chacone C. Moll. This song sounds to me like music from an evil church, but the stage where it's played is full of goofy enemies and reused, particularly bland tiles. Not creepy stuff at all.
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*shakes head* Sorry. Just not seeing it, bro. To mine ears it just drones on, those same erratic notes on the piano sounding more like they're being played by someone suffering from a combination of boredom, creative block and the stress of a tight deadline (not so sure these are the mental problems that you speak of). It really just sounds like filler to me. In terms of Yamane-san's own repertoire, "Aria of Nightmare" from LoI did a much better job of creating a bizarre, creepy atmosphere of unease with its dissonant notes and chilling ambience. Heck, even "Rainbow Cemetery" in SotN has more of an unsettling sound, bolstered by the fact that it actually builds. "Abandoned Pit" remains the skip/mute point of the OST for me.
Personally I feel that its being on a soundtrack with so much variety in composition is what makes it fall flat. But hey, gems they all can not be.