Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight OST

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Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight OST

Soundtrack by Michiru Yamane
Released	April 9, 1997
Recorded	1997
Genre	Video game music
Length	68:31
Label	Miya Records
Chudah's Corner A+

Demon Castle Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight ORIGINAL GAME SOUNDTRACK (Japanese 悪魔城ドラキュラX: 月下の夜想曲 Akumajō Dracula X: Gekka no Yasōkyoku) is the original soundtrack for the 1997 Konami video game Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, as it is known in North America. All of the tracks listed below appear in the PlayStation version of the game. Additional music from the Sega Saturn version was not included on the disc.

Super Castlevania IV is the most stylistically related pre-Symphony game, in that it produced some of the most varied types of music in the series. The rest of the installments have shown music whose tendencies were mostly drawn directly from progressive rock, or similar concepts. The former deviated from that path by presenting Classical-Baroque songs, jazz influences, and even some incredibly ambient and minimalistic melodies. SotN, while sharing a similar diversity in its aural creations, opts for a less dark and gloomy, more adventurous and melancholy, tone.

The composer, Michiru Yamane, created a wide range of musical types for her pieces, and it lends to the game very well in creating unique moods for every area. As an example, The Royal Chapel's theme, "Requiem for the Gods," consists of still, ancient vocals, tolling bells, an organ, and a steady, reserved drum beat to maintain a flow. The Underground Cavern's theme opts for a more modern style, employing a deep bass and a mysterious, contemporary-jazz tone with its piano and distorted drums.

Elements range from dark strings with a driving beat, to rock melded with an orchestra.

There even are different theme songs for the Inverted Castle. Most take on a chaotic or sprawling nature. The dominant melody that plays is "Finale Toccata," possibly the darkest song of the game, and is comparable to one of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Art of Fugue" compositions.

Yamane added in some remixes of songs from previous games, such as Richter Belmont's theme from Castlevania: Dracula X, and "Dance of Illusions," Dracula's most famous battle theme from the series.

The disc's final song, "I am the Wind," played during the game's ending credits, is performed by Cynthia Harrell. Harrell later sang the theme for the Konami hit, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.