Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight OST
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| Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight OST | ||
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| Soundtrack by Michiru Yamane | ||
| Released | April 9, 1997 | |
| Recorded | 1997 | |
| Genre | Video game music | |
| Length | 68:31 | |
| Label | Konami | |
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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 since it was released in June of 1998; over a year later.
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 intensely ambient minimalism. SotN, while sharing a similar diversity, opts for a 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 in creating particular 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, alternately, employs a deep bass and a contemporary-jazz tone with its piano and distorted drums.
There are different theme songs for the Inverted Castle. Most take on a chaotic or sprawling nature. The dominant melody that plays is "Finale Toccata," which contains elements of one of Johann Sebastian Bach's most famous organ compositions, "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor".
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 frequently used battle theme from the series.
The disc's tenth track "Nocturne" is not featured in the game. It is a rendition of the "Lost Painting" melody with melancholy Japanese lyrics.
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.
In addition to this soundtrack album excluding the Sega Saturn exclusive tracks, it lacks the music used when visiting the Master Librarian. This was the only song featured in Symphony of the Night to use the PlayStation's internal synth.
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| Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Original Soundtrack tracklist | |
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Disc 1 (68:31)
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