While musical style and technology has evolved, this video showcases how Kinuyo Yamashita's original piece has lived on throughout nearly two dozen Castlevania games (as well as some non-Castlevania titles). Feel like taking a stroll down memory lane with us? Check out the comparison videos after the break ... but stop holding our hand. It's kind of weird.
The evolution of Castlevania's 'Vampire Killer' theme
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A wave of nostalgia washes over us when we hear music from our favorite classic franchises. One of those iconic pieces is Castlevania's "Vampire Killer" series theme. The folks at Tiny Cartridge (specifically, Joystiq's own JC Fletcher) stumbled upon a YouTube clip featuring every version the classic track has spawned since the origin of the Castlevania franchise.
While musical style and technology has evolved, this video showcases how Kinuyo Yamashita's original piece has lived on throughout nearly two dozen Castlevania games (as well as some non-Castlevania titles). Feel like taking a stroll down memory lane with us? Check out the comparison videos after the break ... but stop holding our hand. It's kind of weird.
While musical style and technology has evolved, this video showcases how Kinuyo Yamashita's original piece has lived on throughout nearly two dozen Castlevania games (as well as some non-Castlevania titles). Feel like taking a stroll down memory lane with us? Check out the comparison videos after the break ... but stop holding our hand. It's kind of weird.
Reader Comments (59)
Posted: Aug 30th 2009 7:35PM AceJay said
Posted: Aug 30th 2009 7:51PM (Unverified) said
How about a live band playing it? Minibosses. Awesome nintendo coverband.
link is for Minibosses performing Castlevania on their album "Brass"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iViAB8Lym5s&feature=PlayList&p=40D9C81F579162AC&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=5
link is for Minibosses performing Castlevania on their album "Brass"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iViAB8Lym5s&feature=PlayList&p=40D9C81F579162AC&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=5
Posted: Aug 31st 2009 1:31AM (Unverified) said
Seeing as Vampire Killer is pretty much my favorite Castevania song ever, I would like to thank Kinuyo Yamashita SOOO MUCH for giving us this true masterpiece! Kinuyo is my friend on Facebook, and I must say she is an extremely kind and talented woman!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU KINUYO!!
From Nick and Mary :)
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU KINUYO!!
From Nick and Mary :)
Posted: Aug 31st 2009 3:22AM (Unverified) said
Its been a nice stuff by Castlevania's Classic music but i can't find it on Youtube....can you tell me the source from i could fin it??...................
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Posted: Aug 31st 2009 9:22AM MGarvey said
I prefer the different versions of the "Dance of Illusions" song. It always fit the mood when I was fighting Dracula.
Posted: Aug 31st 2009 12:18PM brad77 said
Maybe it's because I have nostalgia for that game, but the NES version of Castlevania sounded the best to me. They laid off the response part making it sound more echoey. The Japanese version of Dracula X sounds a bit like the James Bond theme near the end...strange.
Posted: Aug 31st 2009 10:55PM SweetJohnnyCage said
My favorite Castlevania song is either Bloody Tears or Abandoned Pit from SotN.
Posted: Sep 2nd 2009 3:03PM (Unverified) said
Awesome video! You can hear my orchestral version of Bloody Tears in my official webpage: http://www.manuelmora.es/2009/02/15/nuevo-tema-bloody-tears-orchestrated/
Greetings!
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