04 Simon Belmont’s Theme | Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania

Vampire Survivors version of “Simon Belmont’s Theme” by Daniele Zandara
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The Vampire Survivors have come a long way in their honourable hunt, and after joining forces with the Belmont Family, they are the closest they've ever been. Finally, within their grasp... Another man! 🧍‍♂️
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[@djdexcat]

_Antonio's Notes on Interdimensional Allies: Simon Belmont_ "He's apparently been on many vampire-slaying quests, but eventually he let slip that it was the same vampire every time. When I laughed at him, he asked me how many vampires I've killed. So yeah, we're not on speaking terms anymore."

[@theoddronin1]

Well considering the fact that the vampire in question is *FREAKING DRACULA* Maybe Antonio should back off

[@marcosgalvis3498]

is Antonio a pushover?

[@kitestar]

@@marcosgalvis3498no, just very incompetent…and likely unable to smell things no thanks to hanging around old man poe

[@marcosgalvis3498]

@@kitestar now i see why Simon gives him the cold stare.

[@Maverick2736]

I mean, you gotta give it to Simon... dude slayed the king of darkness, got cursed for it, then said "see if I don't, you b*tch ass vampire" and gathered up the evil relics to personally revive him *_again_* and slay his ass *_again_* to get rid of both the curse and the b*tch ass vampire. Dracula probably tried to curse him a second time and Simon just stared him down into compliance.

[@jediyoshi64]

I guess Vampire Survivors gets a spot next to The Arcade and Harmony of Despair on my "best versions of Simon's theme" shelf.

[@NguyenThang-zk6pi]

My fave is the chronicle version though

[@pat277]

now if only Harmony of Despair got anything besides a half-assed cancelled phone game that had Soma on the cover, and literally no Soma

[@ShinobiPhoenix-YT0]

What about the Smash Ultimate Arrange version? (they also had the Arcade version)

[@gv82089]

​@@ShinobiPhoenix-YT0Smash didn't have a new arrangement of Simon's theme, it was just the original version and The Arcade arrangement

[@AngiraBlu96]

@@jediyoshi64 And Dead Cells. They really nailed that OST. No joke, when I saw the gameplay for the final phase of the Dracula fight, I started crying outta happiness.

[@Z-Man7]

Simon Belmont, a name that strikes fear in the hearts of vampires.

[@yellfont8791]

Yeah nah I kick his ass everytime we cross paths in V Rising.

[@Z-Man7]

​@@yellfont8791Sure buddy. I bet you even did it without minmaxing and strategy guide.

[@borg1662]

@@yellfont8791 funnily enough that ain't a full power simon bcz collabs stuff, real real our vampire in v rising stands zero to no chance of beating him

[@talonmarshal]

so afraid that there wont be any vampires in this game despite the Castlevania crossover c:

[@RotaAbyssian]

It's...all of them...There is a nod to EVERY VERSION of Simon's theme in this...I haven't heard this much respect be put on this man's name since Harmony of Despair. God Diggety DAMN.

[@jeanshortswag]

Tbh I thought HoD did him dirty compared to the other characters in the game

[@RotaAbyssian]

@jeanshortswag On spritework, I have to agree. His Chronicles sprite would have worked so much better, but I'll settle for him being an 8-bit Boi with Getsu Fuma. That said, Simon's Theme from HoD was my top version for a long ass time, only being even close to matched by this one.

[@mrmusickhimself]

@@RotaAbyssian I mained 8-bit Simon, I felt I owed it to him. He's been with me since childhood, and I miss HoD SO much. I still have it on my 360, but it's not the same without teammates.

[@RotaAbyssian]

@mrmusickhimself I often miss HoD myself. I mained Julius for similar reasons. While Julius himself isn't the source of it ( though he is one of my favorite Belmonts,) it was his playstyle. SCV4 was one of the first games I EVER played, so a character bringing back the 8 way whip and swinging mechanics was an instant dream come true.

[@Drake5017]

I'm 36 soon to be 37. I own every CastleVania. I have most of the soundtracks on CD. I've poured so many hours into finding remixes on Vgmusic and OCRemix. I've been to all the CastleVania fan sites. I've made wallpapers. In '93 I'm 5, I moved away from my grandparents to Wisconsin utterly sad. I'm over my Uncle Kevin's house playing Super CastleVania IV for the first time. Simon Belmont's theme is forever etched into my memory for all time. I'm at work in tears listening to all of these right now. Thank you for making me 5 again for a brief moment.

[@thecrusader1673]

Everyyyyy castlevania?

[@Drake5017]

@thecrusader1673 yes, every American released CastleVania physically. No, I don't own a CastleVania The Arcade board, no I don't have Haunted Castle on a board, nor do I have an msx for Vampire Killer. But yeah, every CastleVania.

[@ShopperKungTVplay]

The Theme of the guy that never skipped lags day he just Walk up to Dracula not run just walk all the way there such menacingly much wow

[@dotwarner17]

Dracula: Why do I hear boss music?

[@mrmusickhimself]

Simon's always going to be my favorite Belmont, dude was cursed from beyond the GRAVE, and while suffering from it he STILL managed to gather up all of Dracula's body parts, resurrect him, and beat him down again.

[@steveluvscows2490]

Ah, THERE it is.

[@eduardodiaz9942]

As the first Belmont (not in the canon, but as the protagonist of the very first game), Simon deserves a kickass theme. This might have surpassed even Castlevania IV's rendition.

[@RetroRanter]

This gives Simon the Barbarian vibes, Vampires the world over are currently jumping back into their coffins for the night. 😂

[@Azrael935]

an amazing remix for the goat known as simon belmont

[@andres201292]

Super Castlevania 4 is getting the love it deserves 😭🙏

[@clockworkmansion1855]

I wanna see Clockwork Mansion and Treasury Room

[@Simpleton_Of_The_Night]

Treasury Room is such an underrated Castlevania track. May not be as iconic as Vampire Killer, Bloody Tears or Beginning but Gawd DAMN!!! It's one hell of a bop!

[@clockworkmansion1855]

@@Simpleton_Of_The_Night The bass is awesome

[@livvyheartex]

I **Really** wanna see Forest of Monsters

[@R_wir3]

​@@Simpleton_Of_The_Night 99% of SCV4's soundtrack is criminally underrated

[@TheDoughboy1917]

He who wields this whip is not easily defeated!

[@kitestar]

I’ll never tire of hearing this theme, whenever I hear it, I cannot help myself but to crank up the volume to 11

[@Simpleton_Of_The_Night]

Worth my loss of hearing.

[@AlriikRidesAgain]

My headcanon is that Simon isn't the strongest, the smartest, or the most tied to Dracula, he was just the guy who hated him the absolute most. Like, Moon Knight levels of just wanted to break his stupid face.

[@Z-Man7]

Dude's pretty fucking strong to have killed Dracula twice, and the second time with the handicap of being under a curse.

[@anobjectatrest5975]

Ohysically, he IS the strongest, actually. But more than that, Simon was the most stubborn of all the Belmonts. No other Belmont came CLOSE to the ironclad resolve of Simon Belmont. Even Dracula holds him in high regard, for he knows Simon is the only Belmont that simply would not stop.

[@Invariel]

@@Z-Man7 Simon is the pinnacle of bringing your worst enemy back to life so that you can kill him again.

[@harrycepeda4660]

Nah, the real who killed dráculas twice in fact was his grandfather, Cristopher Belmont, the legend

[@metroided34]

@@harrycepeda4660 Christopher was also like 45 years old when he fought Dracula for a second time, 15 years had passed since his first bout. Bro was fighting both his receeding hairline and dracula.

[@gabodevilmaycry22]

Simon Theme, the theme of the og castlevania character, the super castlevania 4 remake theme that hype you so much in he first second of the game, and the final boss theme of the game, one of the best songs in the castlevania franchise and they made it sound even more epic, time to survive hours and hours with this amazing soundtrack that is castlevania

[@anobjectatrest5975]

Simon Belmont, the man who killed Dracula, got cursed by Dracula, resurrected Dracula, then killed Dracula again.

[@HyruleWanderer]

It's amazing how Poncle was able to produce such amazing arrangements. I feel like the price of the dlc is not enough for such quality.

[@TavinTheAuthorArtist]

Seriously! If they release merch for it, especially a physical soundtrack, I’ll gladly buy

[@voidkingofswing]

The hardest song in Castlevania, and I naively thought it would simply be among the best. Instead they dropped this beat with the might of a vengeful old testament god.

[@nao-dl9xy]

いろんなところで擦られた曲だが想定外のアレンジ。初めてのパターン、びっくり。 しかし毎日何がくるか楽しみだわあ、battle of holyや newMessiahとかやってくれたら泣く自信ある

[@CandiedStars]

I'm still holding out hope for a cover of Praying Hands!

[@guyudontno7689]

A remix of any track from Belmont's Revenge would be welcome, but Praying Hands is preferred, and for good reason, lol.

[@SgtStrawhead]

And onto the playlist it goes!!

[@Chaogod1233]

Oh thank god I was worried we wouldnt get this

[@Zyart]

I was like "There's NO way we don't get this one..." And then it just kept not showing up.

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

Poncle out here saving the best for last.

[@BlackdragonTheShadow]

@Chaogod1233 I always thought Vampire Killer was his theme… didn’t know he had a personal one

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

@@BlackdragonTheShadow It comes from Super Castlevania 4, to be precise.

[@earvindinoso7689]

@@UltimaKeyMaster Just wait til Dance of Illusions drops :>

[@thejza64]

Omg this is it, the ultimate Simon theme 🙌

[@thatgamingkiwi1630]

It was always hype AF hearing this play when you've finally got Ol' Drac on the ropes in Super Castlevania 4, and now you've just made it even MORE HYPE! Amazing remix!

[@FlammieLL]

Ah yes, when Simon has gone from powerwalk to full sprint!

[@thejza64]

I Can’t wait to see what the other two songs they put out today are, this soundtrack is so hype!

[@aubrey0ninja]

Legendary

[@bryguy12580]

When you thought you finally beat Dracula then he fries you to this song.

[@anobjectatrest5975]

Other way around. When Dracula fries the pesky Belmont, but he stands back up with this blasting like a vengeful god. Simon Belmont is not trapped in that room with Dracula. Dracula is trapped in that room with Simon fucking Belmont.

[@TheMidnighttea]

Awesome theme to fail to hunt vampires with!

[@TheMidnighttea]

Well this comment aged poorly.

[@SwagBroPlays]

THURSDAY CANNOT COME FAST ENOUGH!!!!!1

[@ishi2k9]

This is madness. I look for next day and 31st is so far

[@MundoUndecember]

this one of the most incredible piece of music that I ever find, really love it

[@PingachuWarham]

Yeeees it's happening! You guys have come such a long way, I'm proud to be a fan

[@Neobelmont1]

If there is any song that completes this co-lab it's simon's theme. This feels like now everything has become one. It's incredible. Like prepare the tears.

[@MBOmnis]

What I love the most about this DLC (and more specifically the title art) is the fact that they brought Sonia Belmont back.

[@PhantomThiefOracle]

my heart nearly jumped out of my chest when i woke up and saw this in my sub box. this remix is absolutely phenomenal, i cant wait to be able to hear it in game soon. i doubt anyone else couldve done it better than Daniele did.

[@DanieleZandara]

❤ Thank you so much for your kind words

[@FEARSWTOR]

All that remains is Dance of Illusions Partially because it's iconic, but also because it basically confirms Dracula will be in the game

[@masterbasher9542]

Assuming, it ain't a Gabriel instead...

[@LZ02-OVERTURE]

Dance of Illusions plays at the end of the DLC trailer.

[@no.4457]

0:51 このフレーズの最後を上げるのはメガドライブ版のアレンジからかな？

[@binkaram6577]

all these belmonts take pride of their great grand father SIMON

[@upsetlink3877]

@@binkaram6577 except leon,Trevor and Christopher since the timeline is leon,Trevor,Christopher,simon,juste,Richter then julius but game releases then yes simon is the first in game releases date

[@upsetlink3877]

Your not wrong but timeline it leon,trevor,Christopher,simon,juste,richter,julius but if we are going by game releases date then your correct simon is the first

[@PoisonInc]

YES! This is the one I was hoping for!

[@zedc6072]

Hope we get some more SCIV love, all the songs in that game are bangers

[@KhargReed]

Ah yes, The King's Theme

[@myriadmediamusings]

I gotta admit this was always a CV theme I never cared for in its original state. The remixes across the decades though are fire and this is definitely one of the best ones.

[@clockworkmansion1855]

You didn't like the SNES version?

[@The_Twero]

All hail the original vampire killer

[@RealZerazel]

DEHELICIOUS! Cheers!

[@catzilla1616]

THIS IS FIRE

[@WillieManga]

To come to think of it, Simon's theme could use an official name. For now he'll just have to settle for an unofficial one. I'll call it "Slayer's Legacy" as an homage to him following in his predecessor's footsteps, as his own descendants will as well.

[@quietrobe4833]

WOOHOO

[@goodguyshuckle9270]

It’s the 4th track, and the song came from super castlevania 4. Peak

[@spence6195]

Hold on, this is kinda fire 🔥

[@RetroNutcase]

If this hadn't been in, it would have been an actual crime.

[@leonardomu]

EPIC

[@goats4life323]

Recently started playing castlevania for the first time and just beat super castlevania...epic

[@jasongarrett768]

Theme of Megalo Simon Belmont. I’m betting on it.

[@Simpleton_Of_The_Night]

Simon Belmont's Theme, originally known as Dance of the Holy Man has always struck me as more than just "Simon's Theme" but more as the Belmont Clan's Anthem, a near perfect symphonic symbol of their Legacy and I'll never grow tired of hearing to it!

[@gv82089]

It was never known as Dance of the Holy man, that has always been a misconception. Also I personally see Vampire Killer as the Clan's theme, and this one as simply Simon's theme

[@Simpleton_Of_The_Night]

Huh, well I'll be damned. Had to fact check this myself as I've never been told about this misconception. Personally, what solidified this as more than just Simon's Theme was its placement in Bloodlines for the SEGA Genesis as its one of the final tracks in the game before John Morris confronts Dracula and is forced to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to uphold the Legacy of the Belmont Clan. I always get the mental image of each and every Belmont watching over John Morris as he climbs that final staircase, calling from the heavens to grant him strength

[@Elsantopo]

So..Original SCIV/HoD, Bloodlines, Chronicles...EVEN PERFECT SELECTION DRACULA BATTLE!

[@RolandTheJabberwocky]

I really hope we get an "X Your Heart" version! That song goes so hard for being attached to one of the weakest games i the series. The SSBU version goes insanely hard too.

[@LZ02-OVERTURE]

The new version in Haunted Castle Revisited is pretty cool.

[@FahadLamiHD4D]

I'm hoping for "Cross Your Heart" remix in this game! >w

[@jeanshortswag]

So will we be able to select songs ever or is it just going to be shuffled on the Castlevania map/maps.?

[@Z-Man7]

There's a relic you can find in the base game that let's you change music before a run.

[@jeanshortswag]

​@@Z-Man7I didn't know this in all my time playing. Thanks for the tip

[@ThePageofCups]

Just need Reincarnated Soul and I think we're almost done with Protagonist Songs. Hinthint.

[@eduardodiaz9942]

Reincarnated Soul is in the trailer for the DLC, so it should be dropping soon

[@R_wir3]

Don't you dare forget Christopher and Juste (as far as Belmont protagonists goes). Sonia's theme is Bloody Tears I guess

[@dunes8817]

Still waiting to see what the Castlevania 64 characters will get, though I would not be surprised if Cornell ends up with a remix of his theme from Judgement.

[@ClawsAndTeeth]

Simon's theme.

[@maacll4343]

The DLC is gonna be fuckin peak guys

[@yellfont8791]

Isn't this the boss fight music in V Rising?

[@jeanshortswag]

Different rendition but in the DLC yes

[@lrwmasa]

SNES Castlevania 1st stage

[@DantesonofSparda85]

So we got "Lament of Innocence" (Leon Belmont's theme) now "Dance of The Holy Man" (Simon Belmont). Any bets next one is "Battle of the Holy" (Christopher Belmont) or another non-Belmont hero?

[@gv82089]

Dance of the Holy man isn't its official name, it was always a misconception

[@DelphanGruss]

So... when can I get my greasy meat-hooks on the mp3s? Do I need to purchase this separately, or will the main OST DLC on Steam eventually update with this stuff?

[@Zillennialll]

I always found it weird that he’s dressed as a barbarian in late 17th century.

[@Franklin_Johanessan]

Urgh, for me, exams start right as the dlc will drop, and Zenless 1.3 will come out 😭😭😭😭😭