Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance - Successor of Fate (YM2612 Cover)

[@MtnSmithy]

Now here's a Castlevania song that doesn't get enough love. The whole game's soundtrack doesn't get enough love either, really.

[@SlyBeast]

I'll second that. "Offense and Defense" is one of my favorite Castlevania tracks ever.

[@hollyfindlay4051]

I always loved the Shrine of the Apostates theme, and still regularly hum it to myself.... This game is so underrated.

[@TheBigL1]

Agreed. I remember being put off at first by the partial-chiptune sound of it (the result of them not fully understanding the GBA's sound capabilities at the time, if memory serves), but the melodies grew on me after a while - they're actually some of the most haunting in the entire Castlevania series.

[@juliusb7713]

@@TheBigL1 it was a bit more that they were focused on the graphics and kind of ran out of space? that said..... that's really just the pragmatic reason. artistically, i think the soundtrack is best with that set, and it best fits the game that way, too.

[@HarpoTheVillain]

The reason it doesn't get "enough" love is because there's very little love for it. And the reason there's very little love for it is because it's one of the worst Castlevania soundtracks ever made.

[@davjons]

Soshiro Hokkai is so underrated. If I don't see any of his songs in Smash... yeah. Harmony of Dissonance is just pure dopeness.

[@Mackenzie_EV]

it'd be a damn shame is Smash Ultimate doesn't have at least ONE of HoD's songs.

[@davjons]

Seems like it doesn't... @@Mackenzie_EV. Not cool, Nintendo! NOT COOL.

[@MastaGambit]

Figures. Not a single GBA-vania original tune in the soundtrack. Granted I understand why, cuz they actually added a LOT of music to begin with, but still. It's just all stuff from the classics and RoB/SotN. Gotta pick your battles tbh

[@DixieChix]

Awake from Curse of the Moon did get a remix tho, so at least there's that there's also a bunch of stuff from the DS Castlevanias too, Portrait of Ruin got two songs in Smash (and the Divine Bloodlines remix in Smash is almost entirely based around the PoR version), Dawn of Sorrow got one song, and some of the Harmony of Despair remixes from Aria/Dawn and Order of Ecclesia got in as well, so I mean, there's quite a bit of stuff lmao, just not from this game, which I do agree sucks ass; would have loved to have seen a remix of this song and Chapel of Dissonance especially haha

[@evangedeon2194]

Splendid, juste splendid.

[@sebastiann.8088]

I see what you did there lol

[@Utubesuxmycock]

hahaha

[@gonzaloguerrero562]

perfection lol

[@Ownko]

Juste as I was doing a replay of HoD. ;)

[@TheNGVirusYT]

underrated pun

[@Mackenzie_EV]

DUDE this is amazing! It's awesome hearing one of Castlevania's best songs in this style.

[@GhostPurple69]

Some of the best compositions of any Castlevania, in this game. It's fun to hear an FM take.

[@TheCreepypro]

so nice to hear this song from a less covered castlevania game played like this!

[@DJ_Anonym]

Is there a word to better describe this song other than a masterpiece? One of Castlevania's greatest songs now sounds 10x better. This right here is God's work. Keep it up.

[@juliusb7713]

Just by Soshiro Hokkai, by the way. Extremely pleased to see you tackle this, though, Harmony is one of my favorite soundtracks!

[@lmoore3rd]

This is one of my top 10 favorite Castlevania tunes and its wonderful.

[@luciennethesorceress]

hot take: this is my favorite castlevania OST. love this arrangement so much!

[@laurentcrouzetbolla]

What a fine subtle use of the wonderful YM2612! A delight for the ears with a Shin megami Tensei feel. May that piece of lovely crafted music give us back ClassicCV-IGAvaniaOrWhatever from its ashes.

[@JimPanzeeEsq]

I actually got chills from that opening. Nice one!

[@catstack2395]

Im not kidding here: this is actually one of, if not the single greatest YM2612 song i've ever heard! You saw the potential in this song, and you blew it out of the water! Excellent job, man, keep up the top tier work!

[@teckworks]

Ahh it's always a joy to see you upload more wonderful 2612 goodness.

[@vani-lla]

Absolutely amazing use of the Mega Drive sound.

[@Simonthecat88]

Always loved that groovy Genesis chip. This version could belong in Bloodlines. GG

[@DraganStojanovicdrogi]

My fav Castlevania tune on fav sound chip! Amazing work!

[@UltravioletNomad]

Something came over me to see if anyone covered this theme, and I was surprised to see a lot of people like and have covered it. But yours hits a spot, I don't know what it is, the horns are just right, not to different, hapsicord like Melody, and a totally revamped percussion. This is gold.

[@SleepingCocoon]

maybe the best CV soundtrack, full stop, and hearing it get some love - especially love this good - is wonderful. Soshiro Hokkai is a legend for this one. great selection of sounds and arrangement here, perfectly compliments the composition.

[@MysteryEzekude]

This is a truly beautiful Sega Genesis remix of this funky Castlevania track! If Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance was made for the Genesis like how Castlevania: Bloodlines was, I bet it sounds this deliciously atmospheric!

[@eljugadordelaviejaescuela8765]

Me encanto ! Esta genial, me gustaria oir mas de esto

[@MegaJessness]

Yaaaay, my favorite track on one of my favorite Castlevania games! :D I miss playing that game, it was so much fun.

[@Taelhyr]

Fantastic.

[@MegaDriveProfile]

The drum break at 1:02 was always so sick to me. Great work on the cover!

[@DixieChix]

Yup, definitely my favorite part of this track lmao, especially since I'm actually pretty into drums as a instrument overall, haha

[@sebastiann.8088]

Nice to see someone with similar tastes lol

[@sebastiann.8088]

@@DixieChix I saw you on that Thunderforce 4 Metal Squad NES remix.

[@DixieChix]

What, you mean ballnpaddle's or ChiptunedRaijin's NES covers? I have been on both of those, so

[@Ryunam]

Incredible cover for an outstanding track. Thank you for this!

[@Seiyol]

beautiful arrangement, wow.

[@yoshisbro08]

Best version ever

[@mcbanjomike]

Fantastic work, it's so great to hear this composition on hardware that can actually do it justice

[@kaishiden6181]

Excellent work!

[@Gauphastus]

Feels like it'd be right at home in a Shining Force game. Heh.

[@cireza_]

I agree, the sounds made by the second processor (to the right) feel a lot like what you can hear in Shining Force (which also uses it for many melodies).

[@VaultVenturer]

Landstalker too.

[@HaveYouTriedGuillotines]

@@cireza_ The PSG... PSG leads were underutilized in Genesis music. I imagine most of the composers wanted to work with and frontline the newer hardware more... But it left a fair deal of wasted potential.

[@Stefano.D]

This brings so much life into it! Only after listening to this version can I appreciate the original

[@getter7seven]

The day/weekend at the least is now this much better~

[@johnsundberg7697]

OMG this is incredible. One of the best songs in that game made even better!

[@sparkydeltorro]

This is incredible

[@GamerBoyGU82]

Wow, it sounds so much fuller!

[@teranokitty]

BRILLIANT.

[@Crash84]

I always loved the music for this game and don't get why people bag it so much. Don't like square waves or something?

[@SleepingCocoon]

likewise. it's gotta be some of the most brilliant game music of all time. the fact that Soshiro Hokkai, the composer of most of the music, doesn't get more credit for it (and doesn't have more credits in general!) is criminal

[@sebastiann.8088]

I love it because it sounds so reminiscent of the NES era of music. Especially castlevania 3 with the VRC6 chip.

[@hollyfindlay4051]

@@sebastiann.8088 Yes! Vrc6 covers of songs usually remind me more of this game than 3 just because of how well this game nailed that type sound.

[@mackenzielopez8465]

HOLY SHIT!!! I didn't even know anybody cared about this Castlevania let alone give it a genesis flavor to it. You're my Hero!

[@DehnusNorder]

As always I love the interesting wave forms you make :). And proving again that Meg can do Organs very well. Can you imagine what Nobuo Uematsu could do on her? I mean, really an FM synth is usually fantastic in organs :). Thank you for your entertainment :).

[@xenniealchayliss2489]

Damn son, got some skill there

[@KokoroNoSama]

Could listen to a 15 minuet arrangement of this. Sounds so good on the ym chip.

[@sergiocornaga]

This is incredible. Please consider also reuploading your superb cover of Diving from Waterworld!

[@Soundole]

Nice arrangement mate! The Harmony of Dissonance soundtrack gets a lot of shade when compared to other games in the franchise, but it's got some real bangers!

[@sidneyd.dacosta4361]

Great! As ever

[@fragmare]

Amazing as ever!

[@sebastiann.8088]

Hi fragmare! Doing more pokey remixes for Streets of Rage?

[@Hyde209]

This sounds great 😃

[@GH_EmotionalGuy]

Wonderful! Just wonderful!

[@rockmanhunter]

Imagine this game launched back in the day for the Mega Drive. Nintendo Fanboys would die of envy.

[@sebastiann.8088]

Agreed

[@sebastiann.8088]

WARNING! INCOMING SNES FANBOYS ABOUT TO GET OVERLY OFFENDED AND DEFENSIVE!

[@gustavocabidelli]

goodwork

[@nalicompleteworks]

One of the only tracks from that game that didn't originally sound like it was struggling against technical limitations, but still well worth revisiting in this format. That bass tone is just delicious.

[@pmasterBR]

Amazing! =,).

[@Trirosmos]

Aw, yis! My favorite Castlevania!

[@toyvania]

Masterpiece.

[@identitatemignotum3238]

Holy shit, this is so damn good

[@Carina_d3a]

most excellent!

[@greatspaceadventure]

Harmony of Dissonance unquestionably has the most slept-on soundtrack of the entire series. Someone below me describes the compositions as “haunting” and this is a very accurate appraisal. Despite the absolutely lackluster renditions in-game, the songs themselves were always a massive step forward and they harmonize beautifully with Ayami Kojima’s grandiose, melancholy artwork. If there is any one game more deserving of a remake than any of the others, it’s this one. Amaaaaazing work here by the way! Authentic as ever and like it was lifted right out of the Bloodlines soundtrack except better. Much better!!!

[@Hump4free]

And to think that I searched for this song on KZbin days ago and that I wasn't recommended yours on first page instead, has shown me how KZbin Recommendations are pathetic.

[@PigsysRetroGameDevTutorials]

The GBA was a great little system, but the sound always seemed to be a weak point. This is a great cover. It shows how good the 1980s Yamaha chip was in the hands of a talented musician.

[@NailBombed]

Very nice - should be put into a romHack of Bloodlines.

[@knightmare39]

I could see it replacing the music of either Dracula's Castle or Versailles Palace.

[@retrofraction]

Sick, I almost want a Sega Genesis fan game now

[@GhostKid190]

I really do like this cover! Especially since this is one of my favorite Castlevania games let alone themes of all time! Sad that not only does the game and soundtrack get over looked by the other handheld games but so does the protagonist himself Juste Belmont

[@CaptainDijango]

finally this theme has got its justice

[@paulcummins4134]

Always thought that the soundtrack could have been better in this game. What I mean is the quality of the soundtrack really, the songs were fine but the gba had limited sound wear capabilities. It's nice to hear how good the songs sound when the hardware isn't limited.

[@MrJorge-qt9mv]

Nice remix ^^, i love is ost

[@Kerrfuffle]

Best part is that it's not faster than the original.

[@eyesoftheidols799]

Do after confession please

[@professorpenne9962]

I didnt know I needed this in my life, but hoooly shit.

[@피드백-잘하는_윤수호]

wedding hall.!! music~

[@rabolli1030]

I like this remix better than the original

[@KirbyYM2612]

Nice!! :) Sega Genesis Cover

[@daseal1479]

I need a Offense and Defense cover right now. 🔫 I'm not asking.

[@M613M]

Listening to this, I feel like I should tell a blue haired teenage girl that her father was just killed by an android.

[@NovvaOfficial]

Is there any way for you to convert your compositions to .VGM files? I have a Sega Genesis music player that I’d love to try them on for a demo video I’m making for it! Thanks Regime!

[@Marisueksu]

This one _is_ in a .vgm though. No conversion needed haha

[@NovvaOfficial]

@@Marisueksu His other cover's are not. He has a lot of other really good content on his page that aren't available in VGM.

[@knightmare39]

@NovvaOfficial It's on his patreon

[@NovvaOfficial]

I'll have a look. Thanks.

[@francoylos3fumados]

10/10

[@shalpp]

Yo did you recreate konami's psg + noise drums

[@Alouette_EXE]

I wonder what genre this song is suppose to be.

[@Emzy2608]

What is the visualizer and how can I get it?

[@mushihimesamas]

You're the guy who made New Wave from streets of rage remake right? We have a problem as in someone stealing the music and claiming copyrights for it flagging people who use it.

[@MastaGambit]

i am absolutely juste loving all these puns in the comments lol

[@lukewood2662]

Hear this in 1.25x You're welcome

[@ViDiGames1]

Hi there, Savaged Regime. Do you have something to do with Stan Vegas?

[@Alonzorion]

Hello, mailed you via the email attached to this account as I believe someone is trying to profit off of reuploading your music. Please feel free to contact me on anything you possibly can. :)

[@danmakuman]

To be honest, I don't like HoD soundtrack because the instrumentation, the compositions are nice tho, and I'm glad you did this cover because now that tune really shines for me.

[@ryzmaker11]

Sounds like next gen despite been made on a system with half the bits and released thirteen years before. OK it's handheld vs home console, OK this is actually a bit meaningless buuuuut, still :P More seriously, I first played Harmony of Dissonance just as it was released, in 2002. At the time I found it pretty good but going back to it more recently along with other GBA games made me realize how boring and piss-easy Metroidvanias are and how limited the GBA is. Oh and, your cover does sound like next gen anyway, as expected both from the almighty Mega Drive and from your terrific skill ;3

[@ryzmaker11]

@DejaVoodooDoll Ha! But no dude, I went through half the game without grinding and things were so ez that I lost interest and by "ez" I also mean unentertaining level design/enemy placement. And of course it would be even worse with grinding... It's just a concept as a whole that doesn't work for me. Had it being a Castlevania RPG with overhead sequences and then action taking place in side scroll fashion, then such gameplay mechanics would be more relevant IMO.

[@yohkom.7988]

Woah, so much better than the crappy-sounding GBA version!

[@sebastiann.8088]

It didn't sound crappy!

[@OmeganExperience]

This feels a bit drunk, but I like it nonetheless

[@240pgames4]

Why did you stop doing SNES covers?

[@SpiralPegasus]

He realized he couldn't get sounds anywhere near as pure and brilliant from it, so he went back to the one chip that could ;)

[@AlexvrbX]

@@SpiralPegasus I'm pretty sure he meant doing covers of SNES music... on the YM2612.

[@Qdude10]

The melody of this song is perfectly fine, but the instruments were shit. Even then, the original iteration of this song on HoD grew on me.

[@shynodaa]

konami style

[@heilong79]

Harmony of Dissonance was the worst sounding Castelvania game but this was the one track that was listenable, you improved it greatly here.

[@l3rvn0]

Worst sounding Castlevania on the GBA, right? Because it still sounds better that all the GB games.

[@heilong79]

@@l3rvn0 I disagree, the Gameboy games sounded better.

[@jc_dogen]

@@heilong79 it's not even that bad. iirc the samples used in aria were at least as bad as this game

[@knightmare39]

I don't care what anyone says about Harmony of Dissonance, it's compositions have always been my favorite of the GBA 3.

[@juliusb7713]

well this is an extremely wrong opinion given that Harmony's soundtrack is rivaled -- not defeated -- only by Symphony, Lament of Innocence and Super Castlevania IV.