Yeah, it's true that I'm again using not only a song that happens early in a Castlevania game, but this is the opening stage theme. And as you probably guessed, it's because I've only made it to the second stage a few times, so I've ended up hearing this particular theme a lot.
I have a couple of thoughts about this song. First, I really like it. Like "Ruined Castle Corridor" last week, it feels appropriate within other Castlevania themes. It sounds minor key dominant throughout, but it could be moving into a major chord here and there. Also, being fairly fast-paced fits in well with early music from the Castlevania games of the NES era, which is where I find it mildly amusing, since Simon Belmont moves at such a sluggish pace. Perhaps the uptempo-ness of the music is supposed to be a direct counter to how slow and stiff Simon moves, but that might also amplify the feeling of wading through a quagmire; both in terms of the walking speed and the game itself.
I fear that until I play the remake, Haunted Castle Revisited, I might end up hearing this song a lot. Like, a lot-a lot.
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