"Castle Center ~ Main Theme" from Akumajo Dracula Mokushiroku (Castlevania 64) on the Nintendo 64 (1999)
Composer: Masahiko Kimura, Motoaki Furukawa, Mariko Egawa
Album: Akumajo Dracula Mokushiroku Original Game Soundtrack
Label: Konami Music Entertainment
Publisher: Konami
Developer: Konami
I know Castlevania on the N64 gets a lot of guff, and a lot of that guff is unfairly placed on a game that started out too big in concept and poorly executed by Konami (the company, not the developers), But not so much that you can't listen to the soundtrack and acknowledge that it is some great music, even if it's not from either Konami Kukeiha Club or Michiru Yamane. Castlevania 64 was a different beast altogether, and the more traditional themes that play during classic side-scrolling adventuring might've sounded out of place in the slightly slower-paced world of 3D Wallachia.
That being said, the music does come across as rather heroic and is not particularly the best fit for Reinhardt Schneider or Carrie Fernandez traipsing through Dracula's castle. Coming upon one of the motorcycle-riding skeletons (predating the invention of the original motorcycle, the Reitwagen, by 33 years) while this plays is a bit odd, and even fighting some of the vampires that populate the castle. To say nothing about what you're actually doing in the castle center, as being notoriously difficult and apparently a lot worse than I remember from 24 years ago.
What I'm really trying to say is that "Castle Center ~ Main Theme" is a great piece of music, even if it's not the best music for a Castlevania game. I am perfectly okay with that because 1:02 - 1:16 just goes so damn hard, I love it, and you can't convince me otherwise.
No comments:
Post a Comment