Wednesday, September 29, 2021

"Vampire Killer - Last Battle (BGM)" - Castlevania Legends (GB)

 


"Vampire Killer -Last Battle (GBM)" from Castlevania Legends on the Game Boy (1997)
Composer: Kaoru Okada & Youichi Iwata
Album: Music from Akumajo Dracula Kuro
Label: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Developer: Konami Computer Entertainment Nagoya





While the title of this song harkens back to "Vampire Killer '' by Konami Kukeiha Club for Castlevania released 11 years earlier, there are plenty of differences between the two songs that account for more than one being written for the Game Boy's 4-bit music chip.  In fact, there are only two parts in this song that are taken directly from the original "Vampire Killer," from 0:00-0:07 and 0:16-0:19 which is similar to the same section following the opening riff.  The rest of the song, or at least to me, sounds completely original.

Admittedly, the sound chip used in the Game Boy is a little harsh on the ears, this song perhaps a little more than others for a couple possible reasons.  First and possibly foremost, this is the battle music when you fight Dracula in his final form and at the time, this was going to be the origin story for the Belmonts and their generation's quest to stop Dracula.  So it makes sense to feature "Vampire Killer" as the music for that final fight.  But because this battle predates Castlevania, this is a dirtier and less complete version of that first song.  I don't know, that explanation sounds good in my head.  And the music sounds good to me too, so there you go.



~JWfW/JDub/The Faceplantman/Jaconian
Instrumental

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