Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (originally released as "Akumajō Densetsu" in Japan) was the first game in the series to offer the player the option to name their name, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense since the game uses a password, although the name you chose is used during the end credits, crediting you as playing Trevor Belmont. The point is, that there had never before been a need for a screen to enter the player's name in a Castlevania game, and "Epitaph" was the first song used for this purpose.
I chose the music from the original Japanese release of the game mainly because the song has a much fuller sound created from the custom Konami sound chip that added two additional square sound waves. The melody is the same between the two versions, but I prefer the Japanese version's sound quality. Admittedly, this is also the version that I am most familiar with outside of the game since the soundtrack I bought at a Star Trek convention* in the mid-90s had this version and at the time I didn't notice the difference.
The one question I have about this song, is what the "whaw-whaw-whaw" sound that happens at 0:13, 0:35, and 0:56 is supposed to be? Is it just a random sound effect? Is it supposed to be a creature noise? Is it an engine trying to start? I genuinely have no idea as I don't recall that sound effect happening in the game, but I very well could be wrong. Just my thoughts and questions as we enter a month-long celebration of music from the Castlevania series.
~JWfW/JDub/The Faceplantman/Jaconian
Instrumental
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