Style: Video game music
Primary Emotions/Themes: Vampirism, overcoming impossible odds
Thoughts: For the longest time this was my holy grail video game record. Something that I sought after but was always just a few steps behind. One would pop up for a good price and by the time I realized it, the record had vanished into the hands of someone else.
Of course I could have paid a few hundred bucks to pick this up at any time, but I'm not willing to do that. I over paid for a record one time, and that was more than enough for me. Never again. So I waited, and waited. Until one day I saw it.
It was five dollars more than I has been willing to pay in the past and the obi strip was missing, but it was staring me in the face. I picked it up without a second thought.
Castlevania games have almost always had good music, and Rondo of Blood is no exception. In fact, this one may be one of the better ones in the series.
This soundtrack has all the classic Castlevania songs on it, except this time they are done with that glorious mid 90's sound chip found on the Playstation One and Sega Saturn. The instruments are less compressed, and the music is allowed to be a bit more dynamic.
Bloody Tears? Yes its here in all its glory. Vampire Killer? Hell yes it's here and it's never sounded this good. The Dracula boss fight music? Fuck yeah it's here and it's epic.
This is as good as all of the classic soundtracks on NES and SNES, but with a different sound chip. It's a new take on a classic look, and now it's in my collection. Finally.
Written December 6th 2023
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