Topic: Vampire Variations - Castlevania 25th Anniversary Album

[Vampire Killer]

http://www.vampirevariations.com/

Some of you looking for more guitar oriented Cv remixes will love this. Check out the the preview vid to hear some samples.

Unfortunately, it's not out yet, but should be within the next few weeks.

Really looking forward to this.

[Sindra]

You silly caniggitt. Chern is the director of the project. He already posted this in the 25th Anniversary thread.

[Vampire Killer]

Doh!

[crisis]

lol sindra-1 vampire killer-0

[Sindra]

Crisis you silly caniggitt! There's already a sprite of John Morris with his whip-action! Why the homemade schtuff?

[KaZudra]

Grr... don't post til its actually out... it really does feel bad to get hopes up and getting em crashed....

[Chernabogue]

Yeah, thanks for sharing, haha! 

Don't worry, the album is coming nicely along and won't be delayed. I'm surprised with the overall quality of the album and I hope you CV fans will like it.

[crisis]

Crisis you silly caniggitt! There's already a sprite of John Morris with his whip-action! Why the homemade schtuff?

I knooww... it's just my way of paying tribute to Castlevania with all the "heroes with whips" that have saved the world countless times from the vampire ^_^

[Rugal]

This shit barely sounds like Castlevania music.

[Chernabogue]

This shit barely sounds like Castlevania music.

Then you should listen to Castlevania music. It is awesome. 

[Rugal]

I'd venture to say that I've probably listened to more Castlevania music than the majority of people here. This stuff barely passes as Castlevania music imo.

[darkmanx_429]

I'd venture to say that I've probably listened to more Castlevania music than the majority of people here. This stuff barely passes as Castlevania music imo.

Doubtful...lol Also the imagery of the vid was cool. The music itself reminds me of "Dracula X remixies" a kinda of "club" meets Castlevania if you are aware of that OST. There are only snippits of songs in the vid but not all of them sound bad. Some of the more recognizable themes sound quite good.

[Sindra]

I'd venture to say that I've probably listened to more Castlevania music than the majority of people here. This stuff barely passes as Castlevania music imo.

Rugal, you're so full of shit. You're assuming you've listened to more Castlevania music than the rest of us, which I can say is most likely untrue. (I can throw my hat into that ring easily)

How exactly does this "Barely pass as Castlevania Music"? There are several pieces where you can clearly hear the source material standing out perfectly while still have their own original modifications. That's the whole point of a "Remix Tribute" - for new and differing interpretations of already created music pieces to be arranged for fresh and interesting variations. You don't like what you hear? Don't listen to it.

And seriously? This is done by the guys over at The Shizz, and they do damn good work. (most of them enter Dwelling of Duels often) And I love VikingGuitar for his SCV4 medley so his stuff is bound to be epic.

[KaZudra]

I'd venture to say that I've probably listened to more Castlevania music than the majority of people here. This stuff barely passes as Castlevania music imo.

I've got all the official albums, gamerips, and a Fuck ton of fan material.

I have to dissagree with that last statement, here is a list of albums within the same vein of this album.

Harmony of Despair
Judgement
Tribute Vol 1+2
Dracula Battle Perfect Selection 1+2
Curse of Darkness
Dracula X Chronicles
Dracula X Remixes
Akumajo Dracula The Arcade

I dare not say that the highly renowned Dracula Battle Perfect Selections are not castlevania music, I've seen countless Youtube immitations.

[Thy Gory Rory]

My whole life has perpetually been enamored and injected with Castlevania music spanning every game and OST release (be it official or one of many fan-made compilations). So I'm just sayin' that I just turned 30 and have listened to Castlevania music literally a big chunk of my life. This Vampire Variations has the perfect combination of what a remix is, which in many opinions would be that it sounds unique but still holds similar melodies and musical patterns of the originals.

Rugal can shit all over it but there's others here and elsewhere that "get it". Vampire Variations sounds good and I can't wait for more!