Crazy that video games have some really sweet music in them. I still remember the Atari and it's "idea" of music. Castlevania and Metroid have the best ambient background music from the 90s and revolutionized not only a genre but also the music in a video game.
Also the cover art of the era 1900-200 Is Crazy. Idk Who Is the author of the painting of alucard (don't Remember the name) but Also yoshitaka amano was very very at his best with the final fantasy's work. Also vampire Hunter :-)
Totally my friend, really good game my first play fue cuando tenía 17 años en un emulador de PC lo volví a jugar a los 22 años en ps4 y recientemente lo descargue denuevo para jugarlo a los 27
Most Castlevania games I dig the Vampire Killer, Bloody Tears, or Beginning versions most... but yeah, SOTN-wise this is tops. I'm playing SOTN on PS4, first time in years, and recently was fully mapping out the underground area... loving this song all the while.
Requiem of the gods says hi! The most gothic & castlevania-y track….i think its the best track…go listen to it rt now on youtube! it makes u feel like its time to do battle with the children of the night….
Damn It would've been dope If I had this playing in my car the other day I was out driving in pitch black long interstate roads and there wasnt a car to be seen, symphony of the night soundtrack wouldve been dope
Perfection. The track starts with a jazzy opening. The synths and bass match the dank, water-filled caverns. The drums really have a 90s vibe but fit well. This is your solid video game level song right here. And then the piano comes in at 0:33. It goes from just a videogame level track to this classical jazzy lounge beat. It's like a band of skeletons is playing in a velvet-lined room in a caveroom behind Alucard. And it could really loop after this part. It's already so good. But then 1:07 happens. This new synth comes in, that climbs over the jazz with this foreboding, lonely melody. It maintains the dank cavern feeling, but adds a layer of melancholy on top. It's like a singer enters and starts singing with the jazzy band. You might be able to tell, but this part sounds like quite a few videogame songs that were made around the late 90s. The last two notes at 1:30 are so good. And again, this sad song would be fantastic already if it looped from here. But Michiru Yamane takes it one step further. At this point, the organ comes in. It's revealed that this jazzy track is still heavily gothic. The band of skeletons is still all a part of the grand and mysterious Dracula's Castle. This part is as if it's a classical dance in a ballroom. It builds so well on top of everything established so far. The organ matches the bass and drums perfectly, and is complimented by the synths from before. It takes it's time climbing, steady yet not stopping. And then at 1:41 we have the start of the crescendo. A choir comes in to sing alongside everything else in this song. Everything builds, the choir taking the gothic feeling and elevating it further to something angelic or holy, even supernatural, before it ends on a grand, complete note. This jazzy sunkern cavern song somehow reaches all the way up through the castle into the heavens, before descending back down. This track is why it's called Symphony of the Night, because that's what this is. This is one of the best songs in the series, not only because it sounds beautiful and catchy, but also because it captures everything castlevania should be. This IS the definitive song for the atmosphere Dracula's Castle has. Thank you for reading.
Which is ALSO why the slightly cut version of this track irks me so much. Fact is, Michiru Yamane missed that connecting bridge during subsequent reproductions of this masterpiece. When played in its entirety, as we're blessed to hear right now, this track truly becomes the spirit of Castlevania: its Symphony of the Night.
This is such a solid and well thought out examination of this piece, so much props to you. I have an appreciation for the tracks in this game, but I can't put it into words the same you do.
Wow, what a musical analysis! Spot on. You really explain the brilliance of Yamane's work in layman's terms. Why we feel what we feel when listening to a great musical piece.
Yamane Michiru is literally a musical genius. Truly beyond her time. I am sure if she wasn't making video game music. She would have big as legendary composers. She is a legend to me though. Always will be. Literally would stop in the middle of the game and let the music loop.
Usualmente escucho este soundtrack cada que camino por la madrugada, y no hay ya mucha gente alrededor. Me llena de calma y de serenidad, eso es lo que en lo personal me transmite. Gracias por tu ingenioso talento, Michiru Yamane.
This game had an absolute MAGICAL ost. This song has that certain thing about it that makes you come back from time to time just to vibe out and reminisce about moments in your past.
I love the anachronism. Not concerned with whether or not the breakbeat mesh well with the setting, but rather prioritizing the atmosphere and the music as its own art.
The beat sounds like it's coming from a distance, resonating through a great space. Like maybe a cavern. Same thing the Blade Runner soundtracks employ.
Every other area of the castle has a bit of its own theme to it but this just feels like "more happenings underneath dracula's castle, carry on friend"
1:23 is the SINGLE HARDEST drop in a video game BGM EVER. I remember when i played as a kid i literally just stopped playing the game briefly game to jam to it. And its STILL a banger.....
Coppolas Bram Stoker Dracula movie was a massive inspirer. I have backwards knoweldge of pop culture vampires, i now realized after years that this is referencing literal crystal teardrops from the movie. Gothic horror is really cool.
Just started playing thru this game again after like 8 years or so, and I can't believe I never noticed how amazing this theme was back then :O it really captures the atmosphere of the area :)
The gated drums were a great artistic choice for this track. Got introduced to this game back in senior year of high school by a former friend. Great game, great music.
This song always reminded me of the movie Labyrinth. It's so dark and yet, romantic. Michiru Yamane is up there as one of the all-time greats, along with Yuzo Koshiro. Appropriately, this game is among the greatest ever made.
Makes me want to sit by the window on a cool breezy night, under a full moon illuminating the room, white silk shades flowing in the wind, as I contemplate, staring at the radiance of the night sky…..
The dislikes are Dracula, Shaft, a medusa head, and I guess a random skeleton~ (This song is really good though~) Edit: Add 1 merman, 1 frog, and a bunch more medusa heads that have been lost in the castle after an annoyed Alucard slayed them.
@@fenrirth2832 Because Dracula has a preference for his own theme, Dance of Illusions, but he loved it so much, he started disliking every other sotn ost video that was not his own theme XD (I'm just joking~ But you might be right, why would he dislike the video?)
Al fin la versión completa!!! Tanto la parte de órgano complejo como la de sencillo. Aunque creía recordar que la sencilla sonaba antes que la compleja y que por ello, la gente subía normalmente la sencilla, sin saber siquiera de la existencia de la parte compleja...
Just discovered the Castlevania series through the anime (read 2021). I remember as a youngster that I read about this game in some video game Magazine and that it got good reviews so I thought 2021 why not try it out? Hehe, that was a rabbit hole. This particular song was one of my favourites, perhaps my favourite. The bass was amazing in the start of the song as well as the organ in the end with the eeerie choir. What an atmosphere it created! Ps. The jazz piano is also amazing so the unofficial name for me is: Lounge at Draculas castle
Thank you for putting this up this game changed my life the music as well how did they make somthing so amazing so far back in the day this world is different too those days why this game shapes me better times more magic than their is now
when i first played this game, some months ago, the momonte i got to the underground caverns, and the piano began i got overflowed by nostalgia, because my grandfather used to put songs in that style of the piano.
Just played this game for the first time and now i just wish i could play it for the first time again such a masterpiece metroid and vampires was already the perfect concept to me
Ahh, I was wondering where you disappeared to. Thanks for bringing this back online. Pity that even Michiru Yamane missed the bridge in a few of her live performances. T_T
Sorlac I don't know if "bridge" is the technically correct term, but it does make this song complete. As to why it seems to be missing from other places, I honestly wish I knew. To me, this is the definitive version of the track.
One of my favorite songs in this game! This song is so calming and soothing. PS1 games really had some great soundtracks ugh. Better than the songs in modern games. I wish I could go back to these days in life when everything was better😔😪
![Donkey Kong Country - Aquatic Ambience [Restored]](/img/n.gif)
I hate frogs
The toads were always my favorite. "Wrrk?" [doink]
I like turdles
Hahahahaha!! Mee too.. Vrrakk doingg vrrrak!
And toads!
Thanks you gave me PTSD
Fun Fact I was almost killed by a frog.
Fun fact i got killed by a frog
U got killed by a frog dont lie
How's that frog?
Lol
@@fatallasalama Alukard: **kills a lot of different ancient daemons and evil mysterious creatures**
Just a random frog:
Omae wa mou shindeiru...
That organ solo at 1:29🤘
The best part of this track….
I cant decide if i love this “crystal teardrops” or “requiem of the gods” more! lol
That's the part that we turn into vampires.
Every fucking time
The "Heart of Fire" motif.
I would sing along to that part, "Baby, what you see is what you get..." 😅
Crazy that video games have some really sweet music in them. I still remember the Atari and it's "idea" of music. Castlevania and Metroid have the best ambient background music from the 90s and revolutionized not only a genre but also the music in a video game.
Blaster Master and Bionic Commando as well...
Zelda too, Koji kondo is a genius. Just listen to the skyward sword theme backwards
Water world snes title them 👌
not only 90's, metroid prime also has some of the best ambient musics as well
@@Clepto_and_Co Koji Kondo was not responsible for Skyward sword soundtrack.
This aged well. Always happy to come back to this game's OST. Especially this track in particular.
I listen everyday
This track relaxes me, i love the vibe and ambience 🙂
Right? So many cool layers here, I drift in and out of them on every listen
Also the cover art of the era 1900-200 Is Crazy. Idk Who Is the author of the painting of alucard (don't Remember the name) but Also yoshitaka amano was very very at his best with the final fantasy's work. Also vampire Hunter :-)
The organ part is the climax for me..
*V A M P I R E W A V E*
Hello Bruno
sticky fingerssssssssssssssssssssssss
B U C C I A R A T I ?
I really should take some time to catch up on Vento Aureo's anime. I fell off by February.
thanks bruno
Hella late to the party but damn I’m glad I found this game. Total gem.
never too late
@@mezzovii Never too late indeed buddy!
Same. Just discovered it a few days ago. Fucking amazing game.
Totally my friend, really good game my first play fue cuando tenía 17 años en un emulador de PC lo volví a jugar a los 22 años en ps4 y recientemente lo descargue denuevo para jugarlo a los 27
Played it a couple of months ago for the first time and it's now easily one of my favorite games of all time
I'll guide you to meet your destiny.
*Yiii Yiii Yiii Yiii Yiii*
CHOONGCHOONGCHOONGCHOONGCHOONG
Basically my favorite theme of all the game.
Most Castlevania games I dig the Vampire Killer, Bloody Tears, or Beginning versions most... but yeah, SOTN-wise this is tops. I'm playing SOTN on PS4, first time in years, and recently was fully mapping out the underground area... loving this song all the while.
@@gfox9295 well their is wandering ghosts, tragic prince and Dracula's castle which is superior than this one in my opinion.
Rainbow Cemetery is my favorite but this one is close
Requiem of the gods says hi! The most gothic & castlevania-y track….i think its the best track…go listen to it rt now on youtube!
it makes u feel like its time to do battle with the children of the night….
@@loo0oopnope
The bass, the percussion, the synth, and the piano are so freaking catchy ude
Yamane Michiru must be a genius to make me genuinely like piano. I normally have sister practice induced PTSD over its sound.
Play this in your vehicle as you go out at night
Read me mind
As we speak bruh.
Damn It would've been dope If I had this playing in my car the other day I was out driving in pitch black long interstate roads and there wasnt a car to be seen, symphony of the night soundtrack wouldve been dope
And raining. As you watch the night street lights blur.
You get it. 😎👍
I did this a lot back in the day in Highschool. When I was on my way to see my girl. Set the mood early. 😂💪
Perfection. The track starts with a jazzy opening. The synths and bass match the dank, water-filled caverns. The drums really have a 90s vibe but fit well. This is your solid video game level song right here.
And then the piano comes in at 0:33. It goes from just a videogame level track to this classical jazzy lounge beat. It's like a band of skeletons is playing in a velvet-lined room in a caveroom behind Alucard. And it could really loop after this part. It's already so good.
But then 1:07 happens. This new synth comes in, that climbs over the jazz with this foreboding, lonely melody. It maintains the dank cavern feeling, but adds a layer of melancholy on top. It's like a singer enters and starts singing with the jazzy band.
You might be able to tell, but this part sounds like quite a few videogame songs that were made around the late 90s. The last two notes at 1:30 are so good. And again, this sad song would be fantastic already if it looped from here.
But Michiru Yamane takes it one step further. At this point, the organ comes in. It's revealed that this jazzy track is still heavily gothic. The band of skeletons is still all a part of the grand and mysterious Dracula's Castle. This part is as if it's a classical dance in a ballroom. It builds so well on top of everything established so far. The organ matches the bass and drums perfectly, and is complimented by the synths from before. It takes it's time climbing, steady yet not stopping.
And then at 1:41 we have the start of the crescendo. A choir comes in to sing alongside everything else in this song. Everything builds, the choir taking the gothic feeling and elevating it further to something angelic or holy, even supernatural, before it ends on a grand, complete note. This jazzy sunkern cavern song somehow reaches all the way up through the castle into the heavens, before descending back down.
This track is why it's called Symphony of the Night, because that's what this is. This is one of the best songs in the series, not only because it sounds beautiful and catchy, but also because it captures everything castlevania should be. This IS the definitive song for the atmosphere Dracula's Castle has.
Thank you for reading.
Which is ALSO why the slightly cut version of this track irks me so much. Fact is, Michiru Yamane missed that connecting bridge during subsequent reproductions of this masterpiece.
When played in its entirety, as we're blessed to hear right now, this track truly becomes the spirit of Castlevania: its Symphony of the Night.
This is such a solid and well thought out examination of this piece, so much props to you. I have an appreciation for the tracks in this game, but I can't put it into words the same you do.
@@Alu_karddThe fact that anybody even read this makes the comment worth the time put into it. Thank you for your kind words
Wow, what a musical analysis! Spot on. You really explain the brilliance of Yamane's work in layman's terms. Why we feel what we feel when listening to a great musical piece.
Hmmm
Yamane Michiru is literally a musical genius. Truly beyond her time. I am sure if she wasn't making video game music. She would have big as legendary composers. She is a legend to me though. Always will be. Literally would stop in the middle of the game and let the music loop.
This transition at 2:06 is just magnificent !!!
one of the most beautiful track of this great game !!!
I love 90' !
I thought I was the only one in love with this song's transition...
my favorite part is 0:00 to 5:20
Usualmente escucho este soundtrack cada que camino por la madrugada, y no hay ya mucha gente alrededor. Me llena de calma y de serenidad, eso es lo que en lo personal me transmite.
Gracias por tu ingenioso talento, Michiru Yamane.
This game had an absolute MAGICAL ost. This song has that certain thing about it that makes you come back from time to time just to vibe out and reminisce about moments in your past.
Magical is a good word to describe it. What a perfect game
I love the anachronism. Not concerned with whether or not the breakbeat mesh well with the setting, but rather prioritizing the atmosphere and the music as its own art.
I disagree, the music fits with the cave 100%
The beat sounds like it's coming from a distance, resonating through a great space. Like maybe a cavern.
Same thing the Blade Runner soundtracks employ.
This bass line tho.... And this shocking Organ part sends me back to when i was 6 playing this game..i will always come back to this soundtrack
I also played this when I was 6 and I could never get past Slogra and Gaibon haha. I think I was too afraid of losing so I always died.
What a game! What a song!!!!!
Miguel Lohnhoff Your comment and profile picture says it all.
@@IronBlaze77 this 👉😂
i love sotn songs but my favorite castlevania is aria of sorrow or Dracula x
Tomorrows my Saturday and I'm going to wake and bake and clean the whole house spotless with this on loop❤️
I always comeback to this one, so nostalgic
Every other area of the castle has a bit of its own theme to it but this just feels like "more happenings underneath dracula's castle, carry on friend"
I started playing this game for the first time a week ago and I love it. This is one of my favorite songs.
I soak myself in the shower to this song every night! It's like bathing in gold! xoxo
hahaha
And it has to be strictly with cold water
looool
lol
1:23 is the SINGLE HARDEST drop in a video game BGM EVER. I remember when i played as a kid i literally just stopped playing the game briefly game to jam to it. And its STILL a banger.....
This soundtrack is one of the best.
One of the most inspiring and dark beautiful songs ever written idk about you guys but when I hear this something comes alive in me..
Coppolas Bram Stoker Dracula movie was a massive inspirer. I have backwards knoweldge of pop culture vampires, i now realized after years that this is referencing literal crystal teardrops from the movie. Gothic horror is really cool.
Just the right amount of jazz for frog stunlock
this song can sooth a soul with its crystal teardrops
IMO, this and Wandering Ghosts are probably the two best songs to ever come out of this game. My ears are luxuriating.
One of my favorite tracks from the game. Makes really good background music while im washing dishes or other things 😊
How it changes up chord ever so slightly at 2:06 is magic. If I could technical read music better, I'd write it out what I mean there.
The greatest game ever made and the greatest soundtrack ever made.
This is one of the best, if not then second, first is ocarina of time
Better than Super Metroid?
@@KL42596 100%. I love Super Metroid. But i love Sotn more.
@@fourkings_ that’s fair. Both are legendary in their own way
Hard to argue.
Just started playing thru this game again after like 8 years or so, and I can't believe I never noticed how amazing this theme was back then :O it really captures the atmosphere of the area :)
Fell in love with SOTN soundtrack when I heard this in the Underground Caverns. Easily the best Castlevania
Encantadora melodia, me hace llenar mi alma de una tranquilidad y una relajacion extrema. Este tema uno de mis favoritos de este magnifico titulo.
jorgais reyes amén. El mejor soundtrack que he escuchado en un videojuego en toda mi vida
Concuerdo totalmente.
Esto realmente es una joya
Agradecelo a la gran Michiru Yamane, la compositora de la mayoría de canciones del Soundtrack.
@@andresmendez.338 Grande Michiru Yamane
The gated drums were a great artistic choice for this track. Got introduced to this game back in senior year of high school by a former friend. Great game, great music.
This song always reminded me of the movie Labyrinth. It's so dark and yet, romantic. Michiru Yamane is up there as one of the all-time greats, along with Yuzo Koshiro. Appropriately, this game is among the greatest ever made.
My all time favorite of this game. That chill vibe is just so good.
1:23
Chrono trigger and SotN are the only two soundtracks that I can listen to while doing just about anything in life.
Factzzz
Makes me want to sit by the window on a cool breezy night, under a full moon illuminating the room, white silk shades flowing in the wind, as I contemplate, staring at the radiance of the night sky…..
Listening to this song reminds me when I used to look at that all white waterfall in the game. One of my favorite parts.
Pretty sweet tune soothes me in the raining night....
É uma melodia que faz com que a pessoa medite e relaxe no decorrer do ritmo,principalmente o órgão que dá aquele estilo próprio do jogo.gostei muito😄😄
Gosto da bateria distorcida no fundo , dá o toque especial
Soa muito com Massive Attack ou Portishead, não duvido que essa música pegou umas influencias
É tipo um lo-fi gótico ou da idade média
É sem dúvida uma das minhas músicas favoritas
Yes
I will love this song ever
I too...:'(
Um jogo com mais de 20 anos e até hoje não fizeram um atual com trilha sonora quanto este game :)
Michiru sabe muito bem o que ela faz
Amo todas as trilhas sonoras dela
Order of Ecclesia tem uma trilha sonora muito boa também. Isso sem mencionar Lament of Innocence e Castlevania Chonicles.
been bumping this for 6 years =o
I want this song for my funeral!
The dislikes are Dracula, Shaft, a medusa head, and I guess a random skeleton~ (This song is really good though~)
Edit: Add 1 merman, 1 frog, and a bunch more medusa heads that have been lost in the castle after an annoyed Alucard slayed them.
why'd dracula would dislike this? i understand it from shaft , but dracula?..
@@fenrirth2832 Because Dracula has a preference for his own theme, Dance of Illusions, but he loved it so much, he started disliking every other sotn ost video that was not his own theme XD (I'm just joking~ But you might be right, why would he dislike the video?)
and a frog
And merman’s
and a bunch more 🤣
Al fin la versión completa!!! Tanto la parte de órgano complejo como la de sencillo. Aunque creía recordar que la sencilla sonaba antes que la compleja y que por ello, la gente subía normalmente la sencilla, sin saber siquiera de la existencia de la parte compleja...
Beautifully composed
Thank you for putting this up! What a great composition, it is really showing off sound capabilities of the ps1
Just discovered the Castlevania series through the anime (read 2021). I remember as a youngster that I read about this game in some video game Magazine and that it got good reviews so I thought 2021 why not try it out? Hehe, that was a rabbit hole. This particular song was one of my favourites, perhaps my favourite. The bass was amazing in the start of the song as well as the organ in the end with the eeerie choir. What an atmosphere it created!
Ps. The jazz piano is also amazing so the unofficial name for me is: Lounge at Draculas castle
Glad to hear the netflix show is getting people into the games!
*Frog Intensifies*
lol
cê nao vai me discutir com castlevania a essa hora da noite né? LENDA!!!!!!!!!!!!
That piano
Dat thicc bass, though!
The beginning always makes me think of the cave in the beginning of FF6. It's pretty similar.
Thank you for putting this up this game changed my life the music as well how did they make somthing so amazing so far back in the day this world is different too those days why this game shapes me better times more magic than their is now
This part at 1:51 is missing in most videos in CZcams except this one. This is the original soundtrack.
Only true music aficionados can appreciate the melodic bliss that is this track.
This just pops in my head every once in awhile (especially that synth solo), absolute TOP TIER music, gaming or otherwise
I remember being in a call and emulating this when I came here, what an awesome place
Bro, that bass is cooking!
Subbed for listing the composer!!
Just hearing it is a pleasure. No needed to sub but thx :)
TheEvilEliasV3 mo
Mjj
I love how the beat came in when I played this game
So good... 130 gives me the chills
Yep. When that organ finally kicks in... pure bliss.
1:43 THIS is the true version. Also, this reminds me kind of a "Knights of the Zodiac" song...
I love this song
A masterpiece. Loved this song since the 90s.
A E S T H E T I C
Coming back here after Castlevania Season 4. Truly a masterpiece.
oh man so good
Dark Metamorphosis!
The most mesmerizing soundtrack in a videogame EVER! ❤
By far my favorite music in the entire game, I just love this one so much xD
Great jazz like tune
Woooow Exellent exellent (track) 👏👏
when i first played this game, some months ago, the momonte i got to the underground caverns, and the piano began i got overflowed by nostalgia, because my grandfather used to put songs in that style of the piano.
Just played this game for the first time and now i just wish i could play it for the first time again such a masterpiece metroid and vampires was already the perfect concept to me
You know when it's the best when it dosent have a single dislike 🖒
Now it has XD
TheEvilEliasV3 5 now. HOW DO YOU DISLIKE THIS MASTERPIECE?!
Don't mention it, people will actually do it for fun even if they like it.
Perfect weather channel music
If Friday was a song . . . . .
Melhor música do jogo
Love This Song Time To Learn How To Play It On The Piano.
This makes me feel nostalgic even though I wasnt alive during the 90s(I was born during the late 2000s like 2007)
wtf do u mean “like” how do u not know
Listen to a song called "Catapult" by Izit. It sounds almost similar...ALMOST. I love this track. The best out of the whole game
i've never play this game, but!!! this beat goes hard!!!!!!!
well you should play !! :D
One of my best soundtrack, symphony of the night it's a great game
give the wolf the ability to swim in the sega saturn version along with the psp versions maria and you will have the perfect version of sotn
Ahh, I was wondering where you disappeared to. Thanks for bringing this back online.
Pity that even Michiru Yamane missed the bridge in a few of her live performances. T_T
+SaviourV No prob :)
Is that what the part is called, which is missing from so many uploads of this song? Even Pandora has it missing. Why is it missing at all?
Sorlac I don't know if "bridge" is the technically correct term, but it does make this song complete.
As to why it seems to be missing from other places, I honestly wish I knew. To me, this is the definitive version of the track.
i usually stay in the waterfall and chill eith the music. 🐸
Meu Deus do céu eu amo essa Symphony q música foda amazing😍
My favorite one
The most elegant song in the game, so beautiful
Glad this version is still here. One on Spotify is edited. Subtle difference but this is much preferred
One of my favorite songs in this game! This song is so calming and soothing. PS1 games really had some great soundtracks ugh. Better than the songs in modern games. I wish I could go back to these days in life when everything was better😔😪
This song is very SCIV in feel. The bassline and more jazzy elements
Lol me too! Darn frogs and ravens Soul steal and summon spirit was my go to for them.