Castlevania Bloodlines Music - Calling from heaven (Stage 6)

Original Soundtrack

[@zephiel87]

This would be John Morris' final adventure before his death as explained in Portrait of Ruin. This song represents the final push of our hero, claiming the victory just before giving his last breath.

[@martmandred9182]

Though it wasn't the wound that cause his death. It's the vampire killer.

[@OnafetsEnovap]

@@martmandred9182 I always found that plot point - no, that trope - stupid. A magic weapon that drains the lifeforce of anyone other than the destined user? Come on. Then again, I'm not really into the whole chosen one/destiny crap. Good game, though. :)

[@matthewbullion7935]

@@OnafetsEnovap It's not so much one destined user as a destined family of users. Reason being explained in Lament of Innocence. However with great skill and force of will, the user can coax out the full power without risk to self such as Jonathan did in Portrait of Ruin when he challenged the spirit of the whip and proved himself worthy. I think the way it's handled is pretty cool

[@OnafetsEnovap]

@@matthewbullion7935 OK, I'll take a look at them both. :)

[@xBlaster]

​@@matthewbullion7935 i wonder then why Curtis Lang could wield it then in the novel

[@xGolbezx]

Michiru Yamane rocked that Sega sound like no other. She's my favorite composer when it comes to the Castlevania series.

[@GiordanDiodato]

interestingly, she only used 4 of the 6 channels and no PSG, mostly because she wasn't familiar with the soundchip. but even with that handicap, she still produced great music.

[@ManiacalForeigner]

@@GiordanDiodato Also, in most cases, composers back then had to leave a few sound channels alone to be used for SFX during gameplay.

[@JazmatazRetroPlaythroughs]

Underrated Tune. One of the best in my Opinion.

[@milanmalfait9914]

A shame it hasn't been added to POR's discs. Same for Reincarnated Soul.

[@joemetal123]

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[@joemetal123]

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[@CircleFly]

Bloodlines easily has a perfect sound track. Each tune unique and memorable.

[@timmyjimmy7413]

0:53 You feel reality warping out of control as the screen divides into 3 and turns upside down

[@quetzalcoatl88]

The music for this level was the game's way of saying, "shit just got real".

[@sdlock83]

This is the futuristic version of Leon Belmont's theme.

[@LorenHelgeson]

Oh wow, you're right. I've heard it so many times and I never connected them.

[@johanndysen4924]

This guy is right!!!!

[@f1ux889]

Damm same melodies, only that Lament Of Innocent have a more dramatic tone by the use of an orchestra

[@adammclaughlin845]

Only just dicovered Castlevania on Megadrive a few days ago. It's got some of the best music I've ever heard.

[@keleragex3027]

this level becomes depressing when you play with John morris.

[@TheMoi]

Those arpeggios... straight from Beethoven's moonlight sonata 3rd movement.

[@DukeOnkled]

Here's a theme that desperately needs to be used again.

[@andrewkang7157]

@@DukeOnkled I second that plus the sinking old sanctuary needs a 4th appearance

[@leobardoestrada848]

What is sadder is that both John Morris and Eric Lecarde have tragic deaths happen after Dracula's defeat where John died due to his wound and was unable to unlock the power of the vampire killer and Eric had to lose his life and witness his daughter as a vampire. Such a tragic fate for both in a dire time.

[@martmandred9182]

I think you're confusing it. It was John's father Quincy Morris who died from the wound during his battle with Dracula. John died because of the Vampire Killer. John uses it too much during his battle with Dracula, it drains his life force.

[@Cyke101]

This song sounds like our heroes are just about ready to kick some final ass. I wonder why this song hasn't been reused in other Castlevania games. It's got the right amount of urgency and danger to it.

[@EarthwindPresas]

I know that it's been 13 years! Found out the answer! It is John Morris' theme, pretty much his last stand..... If you know your lore, you'll connect the dots 😭😭😭

[@marshascottbeck1145]

@@EarthwindPresas Add the saddening fact that his own son despised him for his sacrifice and refusing to teach Johnathan to use the very same instrument that eventually claimed his own life teaching him instead to rely on his own inner strength and not the whip. It's a great franchise with exceptional story telling in the lore.

[@martmandred9182]

​@@marshascottbeck1145 This theme symbolized John knew this was his final moment. The ultimate enemy is right in front of him and the only way to defeat it is the whip that would surely take his life. But he would sacrifice himself regardless, for this was his sacred responsibility that he swore an oath to. Heaven is calling and he must make this final ordeal even if it means his end.

[@cieloknight]

definitely the greatest castlevania track ever.....got teary eyed the first time i heard it.

[@fernandosepulveda7297]

Me too it brought back childhood memories.

[@theinvisibleskulk4563]

What a fitting theme for the last stage theme before the Metroidvania era began, and still the chronologically last stage theme of any Classicvania.

[@darkbladeshinobi2]

sad melody...

[@cyberfennek]

Is what makes it so good

[@horroranti]

one of the best games i ever played!! now im 26 greetings from argentina

[@metae.4256]

This song is love. This song is life.

[@FoieGras]

Bloody Tears may sound like tears but this piano arpeggio sounds like RAINING (and this stage DOES rain!)

[@Irisfantasies]

Is this track cleaned somehow? I don't remember sounding this crisp I need a 10 minutes version of this man...

[@opa-age]

How can something this awesome sounding be coming from the Genesis?

[@BeanMan157]

like Nobuo Uematsu on SNES age of Final Fantasy, Michiru Yamane painted a canvas using crayon.

[@MonkeyLuffy2K5]

Oh yes ! This reminds me of a final stage of a 90s sci-if horror video game I was into :)

[@FireArmsResQ]

One of the most underrated games of all time! My second favorite castlevania game behind SOTN.

[@mikepellegrino133]

Bloodlines is a great game... I wonder why it hasn't been re-released yet?

[@DaedalosC9]

at least they "continued" it with Portrait of Ruin (a great game that has been hated without reason)

[@Glarblenuck]

somacruzfirm I didn't see anyone hate it...

[@mikepellegrino133]

somacruzfirm I've never heard anything but good things about PoR. Its a great game just like Bloodlines.

[@DaedalosC9]

Mike Pellegrino Many reviews always kept their "argument" the change of art-style (just cause hasn't been made by Kojima) and the funny dialogues

[@kuronoroux8864]

+somacruzfirm omg, that ruined everything, how dare they add generic art-style and comedy?! (sarcasm) I don't like the art styl, ebecause I LOVE Kojima's art but well, I am all in for story and stuff.

[@Kytk7]

Me encanta el organo que tiene el ost ❤❤

[@ajisaputra-nii6279]

Calling from heaven, more like calling from hell...

[@Ghengis1221]

I consider this John Morris' official theme.

[@TetsuNideji]

People say Super Castlevania IV was a great game. And to be honest, they're not wrong, but when it comes to pushing a system to its limits, SCIV came nowhere close. Bloodlines, however, it did more than that. It not only pushed the Sega to damn near close its audio limits, but it bled epic win.

[@CJTranceAddiction]

@TetsuNideji what snes game had a soundtrack that sounded like streets of rage 1 and 2????? Genesis was better, man.

[@Irisfantasies]

sadly the one and only they made for the genesis

[@opa-age]

When I'm at work I'm just listening to this music in an infinite loop.

[@daveyfgn]

I get chills when i hear this song!

[@Jugdjay]

This deserves a proper Epic Orchestral remix.

[@KarlSturmgewher]

And a CPS3 remix.

[@cyberfennek]

Best final stage theme ever :)

[@crazydescent]

The cover of this on the Dracula Battle Perfect Selection is amazing

[@Simp4Gwyn]

What's that?

[@Moedade100estrelas]

​@@Simp4Gwyn an Album of 10 Tracks from castlevania 1 to Bloodlines Released in 1994. Arranged by Naoto Shibata's Project.

[@00Raveran00]

This is one of the songs I never gave a chance on this soundtrack, I'm glad I did because this is a great song, very good example of great Genesis music

[@omarhjawaid]

best theme in the entire series. love it.

[@themadnessmaker5408]

*_The Heaven is calling_* *_The angel is Singings_* *_the 4th Trumpet is played_* *_Annuncing the End Of All Times_* *_4 riders of Apocalipse is coming_* *_After of this, theres no go back_* *_repent of your sins_*

[@carparts8382]

@Cyke101 I don't know, but I think it inspired Leon's Theme in Lament of Innocence. I could definitely hear some "Bloodlines" in that track.

[@DanceofGold]

Wow. I searched for this cos I heard the violin version of it performed at the castlevania concert. Didn't know about this wonderful track!

[@TheSeventhForce]

that haunting main melody paired with that percussion is just the _best_

[@andrewkang7157]

After nocturne they should base the next series on the bloodlines/portrait of ruin saga, making bloodlines events the prologue having a long story cut short before Jonathan and Charlotte step in

[@andrewkang7157]

Or even better, make the bloodlines segments flashbacks throughout the series and even include the fight with Quincey Morris during one part of the series

[@ikagura]

My favourite Castlevania dualogy.

[@andrewkang7157]

@@ikagura one of mine too. I did have ideas for a Castlevania saga once, 2 protagonist campaigns, one involving a team including a Belmont and 2 others including a heavyweight fighter inspired by Rungo Iron from the Toshinden series

[@ikagura]

@@andrewkang7157 Interesting, I like when a duo has a good dynamic. Shame that most people are more familiar with SotN (even Rondo is not that popular outside of references from SotN since it's still a PC engine game from Japan). When you go outside of the Belmont Clan people seems to care less about CV.

[@andrewkang7157]

@@ikagura oh definitely and seeing a bruiser with a heavy weapon such as a club or battle axe in the Castlevania series would be a rare opportunity. The other character in the roster was a female character, similar to Maria/Sypha.

[@BrandonLee-h7f]

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[@BrandonLee-h7f]

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[@thedragoonknight]

This sounds like Leons theme

[@Wezzipooh]

More like game from heaven.

[@porcorosso81]

Well, it takes a great composer to pull it off, who not only creates a great composition, but also know how to program the FM instruments properly.

[@sabishiihito]

This was an early taste of the epicness Yamane would drop for Gekka no Yasoukyoku.

[@ikagura]

Malice Mizer?

[@grigron007]

Bach !

[@FbGenio]

Best theme!!!

[@TetsuNideji]

That's a lame excuse. "SCIV bored me." SCIV in and of its own right is a damn good game, like I've said in the first post I made on this video. Both had good music, both had good gameplay. When it came down to which to choose to like more, it came down to preference.

[@jadenbissell2795]

this stage was a monster

[@alienspacebat5218]

Stage themes: Stage 1 - Entrance stage, Stage 2 - Water stage, Stage 3 - Church stage, Stage 4 - Mechanical stage, Stage 5 - Garden stage, Stage 6 - Castle keep stage

[@goker1001]

the one who dislike this came from hell mothafacka

[@Therealguymins]

"The nice controls are unnecessary." That statement right there is so stupid that I don't have to make fun of you for the rest of your comment.

[@Johny2662]

@AlexSmashX2 Hey, no need to get like that.

[@izonkazu]

@carparts8382 Makes sense, both songs were composed by Michiru Yamane, I believe.

[@Ghengis1221]

Akumajo Dracula's version is so good.

[@jordanalbarn5239]

england is my city

[@LookingForTheTop]

@liamthelion182 Mobility: Super Castlevania IV (Simon belmont can whip everywhere, that's awesome) Level Design: I think it's a tie.SCV IV got very cool effects, but overall Bloodlines has a good design.

[@johnnielloyd5217]

I may be the only one who does this, But when I Play Dawn of Sorrow, once I reach the final area of the game I always put this song on. Because to me it symbolizes the final push to save the world or let it be consumed by darkness and chaos. With D.o.S. being the last in the timeline chronologically, It's almost poetic how well this song goes with that final area.

[@1shoryuken]

l Think bloodlines has better level designs than SCIV but SCIV has got better gameplay also the bosses in Bloodlines are really imaginative compared to other castlevania games

[@arkides]

@liamthelion182 SCV4 was made as a release game, while bloodlines was released later down the line. It's obvious that bloodlines will be a bit more polished but I personally like SCV4 better. Both are great games though.

[@Cyke101]

Just because it was for SEGA doesn't mean the music can't be used for other games. For example, The Sinking Old Sanctuary came from Bloodlines but was later used for Legacy of Darkness (N64) and Circle of the Moon (GBA).

[@TetsuNideji]

That's a shitty example. Remember, Nintendo was more family oriented than Sega, something so minor as blood (lol) is a pitiful excuse to be a hater. Or did you forget that alot of Sega games had different censorships in different regions. Bloodlines was renamed New Generation in EU, the title screen was water instead of blood, Lecard wasn't impaled by his spear, and there was no blood dripping from the castle's walls.

[@alec1382]

@liamthelion182 I know this is old, but I wanted to say that I agree with you. Bloodlines has those special kind of 16 bit graphics, when it's done perfectly and it looks really stylish. I also somewhat disliked the music in 4. It was bland, and not the traditional fast-paced castlevania music the series was known for, as is demonstrated in this video.

[@Packard772]

@HUNTERlllll I have a feeling that alot of the people saying Bloodlines is superior to Super Castlevania IV are really Sega fanboys. I'm not saying that this is not a good game (it is), but like you said, when people think of the very best Castlevania games, Super Castlevania IV is always one that is brought up. That said, Konami really needs to be put this song back into a new game. It's a great tune.

[@MegidramonX]

Personally, they should also Remake the game for PSP (using only Updated sprites and more recent versions of the songs). Imagine this game on the PSP Handheld, and the DS!

[@ScorpionAndZangief]

Not exactly. SCIV pushed the SNES to its limits graphically; as a matter of fact, I've heard the cylindrical rotating room compared to PS1 graphics, which is no mean feat for a 16-bit game, and certainly not one most other SNES games can say for themselves. I do concede that Bloodlines pushed the Genesis to its limits in the audio department, insofar as to surpass SCIV in many ways.

[@RocMegamanX]

@liamthelion182 Let's see, 8-way whipping and the ability to use your whip to swing on hooks Bionic Commando style. Does Bloodlines have that? "NO", I say!

[@RocMegamanX]

@alec1382 When does this happen? I've played it on an emulator before, and I don't remember the whip character swinging on anything. That still doesn't change the fact that there are only about 3 continues and that's it. That's the problem.

[@DaedalosC9]

@liamthelion182 SCV4 its from early snes games (91) and Bloodlines its later (94) even later than Rondo but this track, no care how many Castlevanias could be made, its my favourite... no dubt, Calling from Heaven its heavenly~

[@alec1382]

@RocMegamanX You can swing on any surface. Just whip upwards at it and he should latch on. The limit on continues isn't too much of a problem, since the difficulty such that 3 continues can be plenty to a decent player. I can beat the normal difficulty without continuing. I've also beaten the expert difficulty on the same 3 continues.

[@link3hyrule]

@galti111 I thought about it when you said it but i cannot find the LoI part you speak of....but the beginnin of the song does sound like it....>.

[@alec1382]

@RocMegamanX Actually, yes it does. Not only that, but you can swing on anything at all. It doesn't have 8 way whipping, but that was deliberate, judging by the fact that both characters control differently.

[@TetsuNideji]

@CJTranceAddiction Never played SoR 2, I did own SoR1 though, and it did have a good soundtrack. Saying which one is better is a matter of opinion, while I may think Genesis was better, doesn't mean other will think the same. There were games on SNES I absolutely loved, Metal Warriors being one of them, but many of my favorite games came from Sega Genesis.

[@TetsuNideji]

@Julienfun The leaning tower of pisa in the background? Yeah. Amazing how much the Sega genesis could do despite being "inferior" techwise to the SNES. Either way, the Genesis had amazing games, as did SNES, but I'm glad I was a Sega kid.

[@TetsuNideji]

Depends on the context you look at it by. At the time, I didn't think I was, and at this time, I don't think so either, but it's how you remember the game. I experienced SCIV long after Bloodlines, so my opinion may be biased. The simple fact is that both are great games.

[@MastaGambit]

@liamthelion182 I definitely wouldn't say that. CVIV actually had some really fun level design IMO. Even though at the same time it was fucking hard later on. >_

[@TetsuNideji]

I only know of one game that had a rotating room on the SNES other than Super Castlevania IV, and that was R-Type 3's first level. Both had great soundtracks and great gameplay (Bloodlines and IV), so it's more or less which one you like more.

[@Gridseeker]

@JVShark999 Not Dracula: his niece, Elizabetha, who was resurrected by a evil witch called Droltza, both are hiding in a castle called "Prosperina" in order to resurrect Dracula.

[@DaedalosC9]

@HUNTERlllll yep, many factors makes SCV4 a more enjoyable game, but Calling from Heaven is Calling from heaven

[@Rudolphhhhhh]

@JVShark999 : But Dracula is familiar with England. Didn't you read the original book Dracula from Bram Stoker? The books takes place half in England.

[@TetsuNideji]

Strangely enough, I've not heard of it. I'll go look at it right now. If only I had a whip, a throwing cross, holy water, wall meat and an axe.

[@MKScorpion06]

@liamthelion182 Ah, Bloodlines may be superior in look, but gameplay wise, SCIV could possibly be the best in the series.

[@DaedalosC9]

@Cyke101 yep, this is one of those tracks that makes u feel that and a lot more of things, its by far, my favourite theme from the whole saga

[@MrRaui]

I don't think I've never used the dagger in any Castlevania game ever. All the other sub-weapons seems more worthwhile than it.

[@RangerMcFriendlie]

@liamthelion182 Indeed, bloodlines has a much more polished look to it, even though the SNES was superior in hardware over the Genesis.

[@MetalSonicEX]

Thanks a lot! Now I'm anticipating ANOTHER game thar will never happen (others including Shenmue 3 and another good Sonic game).

[@Cyke101]

@somacruzfirm I'm glad you posted. Whatever words I could come up to describe this song with would never do it any justice, I think.

[@TMNtamonte]

Genesis may only have one Castlevania, but it's music is 2nd to None! You just gotta love how the Genesis sounds :D

[@TheMoi]

@DamascusTer You are right. In fact, Leon's Theme sounds like many classic CV songs mixed together.

[@suiken3149]

This definitely screams "final showdown"

[@fnaset]

DanceofGold i was on the concert to,,this was amazing performed ,how can i miss the original version of this song,,anyway very good track!

[@DaedalosC9]

@zooropah82 Michiru Yamane, it was from her early works on Castlevania, for me, this is her masterpiece

[@Johny2662]

@AlexSmashX2 Alright forget what I just said but don't tell me not to play it!

[@TheGuillermo54]

@OgnarPliskin also the traditional gameplay needs to return in a future Castlevania title

[@TetsuNideji]

@OgnarPliskin Yeah, the after images were so sick. Dual wielding whips. Rofl.

[@alentine13]

It was actually a woman but who cares who it was the music kicks do much ass

[@Packard772]

@GrassNLuna No it did not. You could not whip in eight directions for one...

[@FlameG102]

@Packard772 well, in terms of music, Bloodlines is the better sounding game.

[@BMikeAD]

shitty pun on the name of the song :P guess thats what gets people goin