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Who likes pipe organs? This episode offers up some of the best pipe organ (or pipe organ-like) music in the history of video games. In almost every instance, this instrument is used to signify the sacred, the profane or some horrible combination of the two. Is it a cliche? Sure. But it’s one this podcaster can be okay with. Listen to the saxophone-specific episode of Singing Mountain: https://singingmountainpod.com/episodes/best-saxophones-video-games Track listing: 0:15: Ultimecia’s Castle / Final Fantasy VIII / Nobuo Uematsu 2:34: Manoria Cathedral / Chrono Trigger / Yasunori Mitsuda 3:42: Door of Journey / Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals / Yasunori Shiono 4:56: Title Theme / Gauntlet II / Hal Canon, Brad Fuller and Earl Vickers 5:23: Nature / Front Mission / Yoko Shimomura and Noriko Matsueda 7:11: Divine King Tower / Kenji Ito / Romancing Saga 3 9:08: St. Eva Grand Church (God of Decadence) / Breath of Fire II / Yuko Takehara 11:34: Shrine of the Master / Soul Blazer / Yukihide Takekawa and Kazz Tomaya 14:40: Armageddon / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura 17:06: Golbez, Clad in Darkness / Nobuo Uematsu / Final Fantasy IV 21:18: Ganon’s Tower / Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Koji Kondo 24:02: Cackletta’s Theme / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions / Yoko Shimomura 25:43: Ultimate Koopa / Super Mario 64 / Koji Kondo 28:30: Drawcia Sorceress / Kirby: Canvas Curse / Jun Ishikawa and Tadashi Ikegami 29:59: The Place Where Evil Sleeps (Cordelia’s Theme) / Panel de Pon Harmony / Masaya Kuzume 33:53: Beyond the Colosseum / Demon’s Crest / Toshihiko Horiyama 36:09: Wandy’s Castle / Pac-Man All-Stars / Unknown Composer 37:48: Portal to Open Grounds / Radical Dreamers / Yasunori Mitsuda 40:19: Reincarnation / Shin Megami Tensei IV / Ryota Kozuka, Kenichi Tsuchiya and Toshiki Konishi 45:59: Simon’s Theme / Castlevania IV / Masanori Adachi and Taro Kudo 49:27: After Confession / Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow / Masahiko Kimura and Michiru Yamane 52:00: The Gears Go Awry / Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin / Michiru Yamane and Yuzo Koshiro 53:55: A Toccata into Blood-Soaked Darkness / Castlevania: Curse of Darkness / Michiru Yamane and Yuka Watanabe 59:28: Healed by a Hymn / Dragon Quest VIII (PS2) / Koichi Sugiyama 61:41: Hey You, What Time Is It? / Treasure Hunter G / Hitoshi Sakamoto 62:59: Shrine / Shining in the Darkness / Masahiko Yoshimura 64:17: The Saint / Dragon Quest VI / Koichi Sugiyama 66:01: Please, God / Breath of Fire 2 / Breath of Fire II / Yuko Takehara 67:06: Pray for the People’s Joy / Yasunori Mitsuda / Xenogears 69:22 Safety in the Sanctuary / Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past / Koji Kondo 70:50: Safety in the Sanctuary / Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds / Ryo Nagamatsu Drew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drewgmackie Singing Mountain on Twitter: https://twitter.com/singmopod On Facebook: https://facebook.com/singingmountainpod On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/singing-mountain/id1252832457 On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ISyNLUc1ALxzvjBqw4ru3 On Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/Ifofiaeephbs27wb6cqr24dlgl4 On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/singingmountainpod On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9f9iAcO1ZMTYVH91c2Jsyw Official website: https://singingmountainpod.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tablecakes TableCakes Productions: https://www.tablecakes.com Subscribe to the newsletter: https://tablecakesproductions.substack.com/subscribe
A Dark shadow looms over the land. Horrid creations of of the living dead , the supernatural and the unexplainable walk amongst us …..Monsters that fill our hearts and minds with sheer terror. But in this darkness, a hero returns. A whip-wielding vampire hunter, dedicating his life for a noble cause. And it is with that , that this stage of the Retro VGM Revival Hour walks into the familiar haunting corridors of castle Dracula to honor the amazing music from the castlevania game series. =====Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System==== 1.) Castlevania: Spectral Interlude – Vladimir Tugay – “Wicked Child, Heart Of Fire, Silence of Daylight & Poison Mind” – February 26, 2015 – Aleksander Udotov & Aleksey Golubtsov – ZX Spectrum 2.) Castlevania: The Arcade (Akumajō Dracula: The Arcade) – Masahiro Ikariko, Masayuki Maruyama & Goh Fujiwara – “Prelude, Blood Relations, Poison Mind & Crucifix Held Close“ – October 2, 2009 – Konami – Arcade 3.) Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin – Michiru Yamane & Yuzo Koshiro- “Invitation of a Crazed Moon, Silent Prison & Theme of Simon Belmont” – November 16, 2006 – Konami – Nintendo DS 4.) Castlevania: Lament of Innocence – Michiru Yamane – “Castlevania Reincarnation & House Of Sacred Remains” – October 21, 2003 – KONAMI – PS2 5.) Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth – Manabu Namiki – “Reincarnated Soul (1st Stage) & Aquarius (5th Stage)” – October 27, 2009 – M2/KONAMI – Nintendo Wii (WiiWare) 6.) Castlevania: Harmony of Despair – Yasuhiro Ichihashi, Tomoaki Hirono – “Ruined Castle Corridor, Tanz mit einem Clown (Dance with the Clown), An Empty Tome, Corpse’s Gate, Ebony Wings, Crimson Blood, Gaze Up at the Darkness & Heart of Fire” – August 4, 2010 – Konami – Xbox 360 & PS3 7.) Castlevania: Curse of Darkness – Michiru Yamane & Yuka Watanabe – “Followers of Darkness/The Third, The Forest of Jigramunt, The Cave of Jigramunt & A Toccata into Blood Soaked Darkness ” – November 1, 2005 – KONAMI – PS2 & XBOX 8.) Akumajō Dracula x68000 (Castlevania Chronicles) – Shin-chan, Keizo Nakamura & Hiroshi Kobayashi – “The Tower of Dolls (Stage 6-2)” – July 23, 1993 – KONAMI – Sharp X68000 home computer 9.) Castlevania: Dracula X – Tomoya Tomita, Masanari Iwata, Harumi Ueko & Masahiko Kimura – “Den & Opus 13” – July 21, 1995 – Konami – SNES 10.) Castlevania: Resurrection – Mark Lindsey – “Have Mercy & Another Vampire Killer” – Cancelled – Konami – Sega Dreamcast 11.) DreamMix TV World Fighters – Yasuhiro Kawasaki & Ushio Ōtsuki – “Bloody tears” – December 18, 2003(Japan Only) – Bitstep/Konami, Takara & HudsonSoft – Nintendo GameCube & PS2 12.) Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Óscar Araujo – “Final Confrontation” – October 5, 2010 – MercurySteam & Kojima Productions/Konami – PS3, Xbox 360 & Windows Pc Special Link For Your Own Castlevania Music Collection: http://www.mediafire.com/file/ek7td19q5k6rxo1/Castlevania+-+Box+Music+18+CD.zip Edgar Velasco: @MoonSpiderHugs FB: www.facebook.com/groups/vgmrevivalhour/ Official Site: https://nostalgiaroadtrip.com/ AND NOW AVAILABLE ON GOOGLE PLAY: play.google.com/music/m/I2uvnfvy4…_VGM_REVIVAL_HOUR
It’s really hard to believe that it’s been almost 3 decades since we were first introduced to Konami’s Castlevania, which has become its very own institution in gaming. We still remember those first few steps we took with Simon Belmont, on his request to destroy Dracula and his army of ghouls and monsters. And since then, the series has gradually grown into something stronger, thanks to the addition of compelling gameplay, unique storylines, and memorable boss encounters. Many still consider it one of the best video game series that is still enjoyable to this day. So let’s return to That famous castle once again for the most haunting adventure that only the bravest vampire hunters can endure. what better way to venture forth in this dark world filled with monsters and creatures of the night than with some amazingly inspiring tracks in this STAGE of the retro vim revival hour covering CASTLEVANIA games. =====Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System==== 1.) Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - Michiru Yamane & Yuzo Koshiro - “Gaze Up at the Darkness, In Search of the Secret Spell & The Gears Go Awry" - November 16, 2006 - KONAMI - Nintendo DS 2.) Castlevania: The Adventure - Shigeru Fukutake, Hidehiro Funauchi & Norio Hanzawa - “Revenge (Stage 4)” - October 27, 1989 - KONAMI - Game Boy 3.) Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge - Hidehiro Funauchi - “Ripe Seeds (Plant Castle) & "Psycho Warrior (Rock Castle)" - July 12, 1991 - KONAMI - Game Boy 4.) Castlevania: Bloodlines - Michiru Yamane -"Together Forever (Ending Theme), The Prayer Of A Tragic Queen (Stage 5 BGM) & Calling From Heaven (Stage 6 BGM)" - March 17, 1994 - KONAMI - Sega Genesis 5.) Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth - Manabu Namiki - “A lullaby sent to the Devils” - October 27, 2009 - M2/KONAMI - Nintendo Wii (WiiWare) 6.) Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia - Michiru Yamane & Yasuhiro Ichihashi - "Wandering the Crystal Blue & Rhapsody of the Forsaken" - October 21, 2008 - KONAMI - Nintendo 3DS 7.) Castlevania II: Simon's Quest - Kenichi Matsubara , Satoe Terashima & Kouji Murata - "The Silence of The Daylight (Town theme) & Final Boss: Dracula" - August 28, 1987 - KONAMI - NES 8.) Castlevania: Curse of Darkness - Michiru Yamane & Yuka Watanabe - “A Town Called Cordova” - November 1, 2005 - KONAMI - PS2 & XBOX 9.) Castlevania - Kinuyo Yamashita & Satoe Terashima - “Poison Mind (Boss Theme) & Out of time (Upper Terrace/ClockTower)”- September 26, 1986 - KONAMI - NES 10.) Castlevania Judgment - Yasushi Asada- “Darkness of Fear & Slash - November 18, 2008 - Konami & Eighting/KONAMI - Nintendo Wii 11.) Castlevania Chronicles (Akumajō Dracula x68000) - Shin-chan ,Keizo Nakamura, Hiroshi Kobayashi & Sota Fujimori - “Thrashard in the cave & Creatures in the depth” (X68000 versions) - July 23, 1993/May 24, 2001 - KONAMI - Sharp X68000 home computer & Sony Playstation 12.) Castlevania Legends - Youchi Iwata & Kaoru Okada - “Game Select, Prologue & Inside the Castle/Guest Hall (Stage 2)” - November 27, 1997 - KONAMI - Game Boy 13.) Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (Akumajou Densetsu) - Hidenori Maezawa, Jun Funahashi, Yukie Morimoto & Yoshinori Sasaki - "Dead Beat, Dracula Battle 2 & Deja Vu (Vampire Killer) - December 22, 1989 - KONAMI - NES Edgar Velasco: @MoonSpiderHugs FB: www.facebook.com/groups/vgmrevivalhour/ Tumblr: retro-vgm-revival-hour.tumblr.com/ AND NOW AVAILABLE ON GOOGLE PLAY: play.google.com/music/m/I2uvnfvy4…_VGM_REVIVAL_HOUR
It's time to have your whip handy and make sure you stock up on plenty of holy water, because you're about to face the master of darkness himself, DRACULA! And what better way to Overcome his incredible armies of the dead than to have these amazing tunes playing through the background, reasuring that his end will soon be near. Todays STAGE is all about CASTLEVANIA, so make sure you never experience a horrible time to have a curse wherever you go Track List Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company *Castlevania - Kinuyo Yamashita & Satoe Terashima - "Wicked Child (Stages 7-9)" - September 26, 1986 - KONAMI - NES *Castlevania II: Simon's Quest - Kenichi Matsubara , Satoe Terashima & Kouji Murata - "Bloody Tears (Street - Day Time)" - August 28, 1987 - KONAMI - NES *Castlevania: The Adventure - Shigeru Fukutake, Norio Hanzawa & Hidehiro Funauchi -"Battle of the Holy (Stage 1)" - December 15, 1989 - KONAMI - Game Boy *Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (Akumajou Densetsu) - Hidenori Maezawa, Jun Funahashi, Yukie Morimoto & Yoshinori Sasaki - "Mad Forest (Block 3)" - JP/ December 22, 1989 NA/ September 1, 1990 - KONAMI - NES *Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge - Hidehiro Funauchi - "New Messiah (Crystal Castle)" - August 1991 - KONAMI - Game Boy *Super Castlevania IV - Masanori Adachi & Taro Kudo - “Block 1-1 (Theme of Simon)" - October 31, 1991 - KONAMI - SNES *Castlevania: Rondo of Blood - Akira Souji, Keizo Nakamura, Tomoko Sano & Mikio Saito - "Overture (Introduction)" - October 29, 1993 (Japan Only) - KONAMI - PC Engine (The TurboGrafx-16) *Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - Michiru Yamane - “Dracula’s Castle" - March 20, 1997 - KONAMI - PlayStation & Sega Saturn *Castlevania Legends - Kaoru Okada & Youichi Iwata - "Boss Battle" - March 11, 1998 - KONAMI - Game Boy *Castlevania: Bloodlines - Michiru Yamane - "Reincarnated Soul, Part 2 (Stage 1)" - March 17, 1994 - KONAMI - Sega Genesis *Castlevania 64 - Masahiko Kimura, Motoaki Furukawa & Mariko Egawa - “Opposing Bloodlines (Introduction)" - December 31, 1998 - KONAMI - Nintendo 64 *Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness - Masahiko Kimura - "Castle Center" - November 30, 1999 - KONAMI - Nintendo 64 *Castlevania: Circle of the Moon - Sotaro Tojima & Hiroshi Mitsuoka - “Clockwork" - June 11, 2001 - KONAMI - GBA *Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance - Soshiro Hokkai & Michiru Yamane - “Offense And Defense" - September 16, 2002 - KONAMI - GBA *Haunted Castle - Kenichi Matsubara- "Don't Wait Until Night (Heart of Fire)" - February 1988 - Arcade *Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow - Michiru Yamane, Takashi Yoshida & Soshiro Hokkai - “Epilogue" - May 6, 2003 - KONAMI - GBA *Castlevania: Lament of Innocence - Michiru Yamane - "Lament of Innocence (leon’s theme)" - October 21, 2003 - KONAMI - PS2 *Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - Masahiko Kimura & Michiru Yamane - “pitch black intrusion" - September 30, 2005 - KONAMI - Nintendo DS *Castlevania: Curse of Darkness - Michiru Yamane & Yuka Watanabe - “abandoned castle (the curse of darkness) " - November 1, 2005 - KONAMI - PS2/XBOX *Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - Michiru Yamane & Yuzo Koshiro - "Crucifix Held Close" - December 5, 2006 - KONAMI - Nintendo DS *Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia - Michiru Yamane & Yasuhiro Ichihashi - "Chapel Hidden in Smoke" - October 21, 2008 - KONAMI - Nintendo DS