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==Music==
 
==Music==
The original music of ''Castlevania'' was composed by both [[Kinuyo Yamashita]] and [[Satoe Terashima]], and it was arranged for the NES by [[Hidenori Maezawa]]. Neither was credited in the game, as the designers opted for authors and actors of the horror genre, but both did a great job with the music. The soundtrack stands well on its own, but it also inspired countless other composers to update and remix the tunes for later games. The track titles come from albums released for the later Castlevania titles.  
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The original music of ''Castlevania'' was composed by both [[Kinuyo Yamashita]] and [[Satoe Terashima]]. It was arranged for the NES by [[Hidenori Maezawa]]. Nobody was credited in the game, as the designers opted for authors and actors of the horror genre, but the audio team did a great job with the music. The soundtrack stands well on its own, and went on to inspire countless other composers to update and remix the tunes for later games. The track titles come from albums released for the later Castlevania titles.  
  
  
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* '''Recorder:''' [[User:TheAlmightyGuru|TheAlmightyGuru]]
 
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* '''Game Credits:'''
 
* '''Game Credits:'''
** '''Music By:''' {{Credits|Kinuyo Yamashita|James Banana}}
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** '''Music By:''' James Banana (Not a real composer)
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** '''Not Credited Composer:''' {{Credits|Kinuyo Yamashita|Kinuyo Yamashita}}
 
** '''Not Credited Composer:''' {{Credits|Satoe Terashima|Satoe Terashima}}
 
** '''Not Credited Composer:''' {{Credits|Satoe Terashima|Satoe Terashima}}
 
** '''Not Credited Arranger:''' {{Credits|Hidenori Maezawa|Hidenori Maezawa}}
 
** '''Not Credited Arranger:''' {{Credits|Hidenori Maezawa|Hidenori Maezawa}}
  
 
([[:File:Castlevania - NES - Credits.png|NES]], [[:File:Castlevania - FDS - Credits.png|FDS]], [[:File:Vs Castlevania - ARC - Credits.png|Vs System]])
 
([[:File:Castlevania - NES - Credits.png|NES]], [[:File:Castlevania - FDS - Credits.png|FDS]], [[:File:Vs Castlevania - ARC - Credits.png|Vs System]])
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===Albums===
 
===Albums===

Revision as of 11:22, 10 May 2011

Castlevania
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Platform: NES
Year: 1986
Developer: Konami Industry Co. Ltd.
Buy: Amazon

Castlevania is one of the earlier action platform games for the NES that continues to maintain its popularity to this day. You play as the vampire hunter, Simon Belmont, who is seeking out the evil Count Dracula so that he may put an end to his unlife. As a rather unusual weapon, Simon wields a whip which becomes more powerful as you pick up power-ups. You also have the use of other weapons like the dagger, axe, boomerang, holy water, and a couple others. Each will aide you best in different areas of the game. The enemies are staples to the horror genre including skeletons, ghosts, zombies, vampire bats, and mummies. The game is a lot of fun, presents quite a challenge to beginners, and retains its replay value for many years.

All of the releases of Castlevania use the same music including the NES, Famicom, Famicom Disk System, and the Vs. arcade game. The "Name Entry" track comes from the original FDS version of the game, but is not played in the NES or Famicom releases.


Screenshots


Castlevania - NES - Title.png

The title screen.

Castlevania - NES - Stage 1.png

The beginning of stage 1.


Music

The original music of Castlevania was composed by both Kinuyo Yamashita and Satoe Terashima. It was arranged for the NES by Hidenori Maezawa. Nobody was credited in the game, as the designers opted for authors and actors of the horror genre, but the audio team did a great job with the music. The soundtrack stands well on its own, and went on to inspire countless other composers to update and remix the tunes for later games. The track titles come from albums released for the later Castlevania titles.


Recording

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Title

Composer

Arranger

Length

Size

Listen

01 Prologue Kinuyo Yamashita, Satoe Terashima Hidenori Maezawa 0:06 97 KB noicon
02 Vampire Killer Kinuyo Yamashita, Satoe Terashima Hidenori Maezawa 1:09 889 KB noicon
03 Stalker Kinuyo Yamashita, Satoe Terashima Hidenori Maezawa 1:13 991 KB noicon
04 Wicked Child Kinuyo Yamashita, Satoe Terashima Hidenori Maezawa 2:03 1.7 MB noicon
05 Walking On the Edge Kinuyo Yamashita, Satoe Terashima Hidenori Maezawa 1:26 1.1 MB noicon
06 Heart of Fire Kinuyo Yamashita, Satoe Terashima Hidenori Maezawa 2:05 1.6 MB noicon
07 Out of Time Kinuyo Yamashita, Satoe Terashima Hidenori Maezawa 1:14 979 KB noicon
08 Poison Mind Kinuyo Yamashita, Satoe Terashima Hidenori Maezawa 0:24 384 KB noicon
09 Player Miss Kinuyo Yamashita, Satoe Terashima Hidenori Maezawa 0:01 32 KB noicon
10 Game Over Kinuyo Yamashita, Satoe Terashima Hidenori Maezawa 0:04 57 KB noicon
11 Stage Clear Kinuyo Yamashita, Satoe Terashima Hidenori Maezawa 0:04 62 KB noicon
12 Name Entry Kinuyo Yamashita, Satoe Terashima Hidenori Maezawa 0:29 275 KB noicon
13 Nothing to Lose Kinuyo Yamashita, Satoe Terashima Hidenori Maezawa 1:20 1.2 MB noicon
14 Black Night Kinuyo Yamashita, Satoe Terashima Hidenori Maezawa 0:43 612 KB noicon
15 All Clear Kinuyo Yamashita, Satoe Terashima Hidenori Maezawa 0:04 70 KB noicon
16 Voyager Kinuyo Yamashita, Satoe Terashima Hidenori Maezawa 0:52 803 KB noicon


Credits

(NES, FDS, Vs System)


Albums

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Game Rip

Formats

Download

Size

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Download 19 KB

Ripping NES music is a very arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site.

Releases

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Castlevania - FDS - Japan.jpg
Title: 悪魔城ドラキュラ (Demon Castle Dracula)
Platform: Famicom Disk System
Released: 1986/09/26
Publisher: Konami Industry Co. Ltd.
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Title: Castlevania
Platform: NES
Released: 1985/10/??
Publisher: Nintendo of America Inc.
  USA.svg   USA
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Title: Castlevania [New NES Seal]
Platform: NES
Released: 1985/10/??
Publisher: Nintendo of America Inc.
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Title: Vs. Castlevania
Platform: Vs System
Released: 1987/02/15
Publisher: Konami Industry Co. Ltd.
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Castlevania - NES - Italy.jpg
Title: Castlevania
Platform: NES
Released: 1988/12/19
Publisher: Konami Industry Co. Ltd.
  Japan.svg   Japan
Castlevania - NES - Japan.jpg
Title: 悪魔城ドラキュラ (Demon Castle Dracula)
Platform: Famicom
Released: 1993/02/05
Publisher: Konami Industry Co. Ltd.


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