"Name Entry" from Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin on the Nintendo DS (2006)
Composer: Michiru Yamane
Album: Akumajo Dracula Gallery of Labyrinth Original Soundtrack
Label: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Developer: Konami
I feel like there's something a little bouncy to the music Michiru Yamane wrote for Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin that fits both with the Nintendo DS aesthetic and the continued use of the anime look that started back with Dawn of Sorrow. "Name Entry" occurs just when you would expect, after you select which character you're playing as (more become unlocked after finishing the main game with Jonathan and Charlotte), you enter your name, and then interestingly enough, design a logo that as far as I can recall, has no real bearing on the game. And that's it. It is vaguely reminiscent of "Behind the Gaze," one of the songs that plays in the "Burnt Paradise" stages/paintings, but that might be trying to read too much into it.
So let's just enjoy our final foray into Castlevania for the time being with our celebration of the music that plays briefly while we enter our names in the red book.
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