Castlevania‘s Most Iconic Song Should Chain Whip Me To Death, Not Put Me In A Thousand Year Sleep

As I continue my method through Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse (now blessedly disentangled from the platforming difficulty that hemmed me up previously today), I discover myself truly vibing with the video game’s soundtrack. The sound group at Evil Empire picked to opt for a diverse downtempo collection of work that feels in tune with the existing musical zeitgeist, consumed with the Lofi Girl and her lots of musical brother or sisters.

It’s a great fit that makes the video game stick out sonically in similar manner in which it does mechanically and aesthetically while still feeling excellent to listen to. It’s not obnoxious in the method some soundtracks can be, where louder, busier tunes can burrow into your brain and end up being mercilessly stuck, like the harpsichords roaring in the Long Library in Symphony of the NightI might play the Belmont’s Curse soundtrack in the background throughout a work day and be rather unwinded with the resulting atmosphere.

I’m especially keen on “Bone March,” a track that plays throughout your expedition of the Paris Catacombs, and “Iron Clock,” the style for the Clock TowerAnd though the Talos employer battle itself provided me heartburn and some extreme hand calluses, “Stone Tyrant,” his manager style, is in fact rather cool.

There’s one substantial exception to my basic satisfaction of Belmont’s Curse soundtrack: The method it deals with “Bloody Tears” is kinda terrible. That tune is the renowned signature tune throughout the franchise. It’s up there with Dr. Wily’s Castle Theme from Mega Man 2the kinda shit that when you hear it, it makes you wish to go through a brick wall. And previous “Bloody Tears” styles comprehended that specific task. Hell, even the “Bloody Tears” plan for the Castlevania Dead Cells DLC is a bop.

In Belmont’s Cursethe tune seems like a pulled punch. There’s an accumulation with the familiar run of notes that lets you understand, “Yeah, the excellent shit you keep in mind is coming,” however when it’s time for the beat drop after all that extreme accumulation, the tune fades into nearly absolutely nothing. It’s too orchestral, doing not have the edge that I’ve concerned get out of my “Bloody Tears” plans. It mixes into the background.

“Bloody Tears” ought to get you buzz. It needs to match the energy needed to combat and beat Dracula. This variation, regretfully, puts me into a thousand years’ sleep.