Castlevania III Music (NES) - Prelude [Introduction]

Track 1 / 25 (Complete Soundtrack)
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Castlevania 3 (US)
Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System
Developer, Publisher: Konami
Composer, Sound: Yoshinori Sasaki, Jun Funahashi, Yukie Morimoto
Year: 1990
Tracklist:
1 - Prelude
2 - Epitaph
3 - Prayer
4 - Beginning
5 - Boss Fight
6 - Destiny
7 - Clockwork
8 - Encounter
9 - Mad Forest
10 - Anxiety
11 - Rising
12 - Stream
13 - Dead Beat
14 - Nightmare
15 - Aquarius
16 - Demon Seed
17 - Deja Vu [Vampire Killer]
18 - Riddle
19 - Pressure
20 - Overture
21 - Big Battle
22 - Blk Clear + All Clear
23 - Player Lost + Game Over
24 - Evergreen
25 - Flash Back
This is the complete soundtrack to the American version of Castlevania III. An alternate version of each track, with additional channels of sound, can be heard in the original Japanese score. All track names are official, as titled in the sound test, with occasional [bracketed] titles clarifying where they are from in-game.

[@jt4369]

This is such a great chip tune. It has that “Once upon a time, in a land far away,” feel to it.

[@thenoseguy]

It's awesome, but the Japanese version is where it's at.

[@GothicXlightning]

My most beloved NES classic game & epic soundtrack, next to the subliminal perfect gothic OST of Simon's Quest

[@Daesiel]

Fortunately, the people found a mighty Belmont called Trevor. ...They built a statue of him.

[@wheremypie1983]

I hear it still stands to this day.

[@jt4369]

It’s funny how such a simple statement can really stand out. It has that classic legend feel to it. Very scant background. Details veiled in mystery by omission. What a great game.

[@oliverbauschatz]

What was wrong with Ralph?

[@Dejan27]

​@@oliverbauschatz you should ask to the localization team. Probably the people who decided to change Ralph's name to Trevor, tought Ralph wasn't a cool name. And IMO, I agree. Trevor is a way more cooler name

[@oliverbauschatz]

@@Dejan27 no it isn't

[@DONNIE_DINO]

its so majestic this intro,first begin taking you back in the time very long time ago,then introduce you to the absolute darkness,and the last part give you the spark of hope but finish with a long note giving you the sense of suspense of "what is next?"

[@JLviper]

After hours of blowing and ejecting 0:02 is the most deserved tune ever. As long as your cousin don’t bump into the Nintendo.

[@ASTR0TALKSPHILOSOPHY]

don't blow

[@novamarpo3]

God I love blowing and ejecting.

[@Wflash00]

I like how well they were able to remake the VRC6 music to normal music for here, but I'd still like to import Akumajou Densetsu and mod my NES to support expansion audio. Maybe even an FDS too for Dracula 2

[@anonymousgamer5771]

Guess what? The _Castlevania: Anniversary Collection_ has the Japanese version of this game.

[@stacyparejr7142]

best game ost of all time.

[@secondbestjojo1300]

I wouldnt go that far

[@afridgetoofar1818]

You mean hardest game?

[@EQOAnostalgia]

Everything about this game blows Simon's Quest out of the water, from the gameplay, to the ost, to the damn cover art. I love how each enemy is actually in the game.

[@treborkroy5280]

The use of color in the games design is remarkable.

[@LightsOutdnb]

lies!

[@taekwondotime]

Definitely the best of the original three games. :)

[@InsidiousOne]

Sure! It was HUGE. And 4 playable characters, no less!

[@aboundingvampirekiller2048]

And the hardest so to speak but fun nonetheless.

[@LightsOutdnb]

no way, Simon's Quest by far the best

[@clintholloway5862]

This music plays when you turn on the NES console.

[@Gyrokun]

It already feels that ancient huh 😂

[@LoveFor298Yen]

One of the few tracks I prefer from the US NES version.

[@JazmatazRetroPlaythroughs]

Where the Epicness begins!

[@GothicXlightning]

indeed, with mighty TREVOR BELMONT & His beloved SYPHA

[@JazmatazRetroPlaythroughs]

DRAGOTH BELMONT Don't forget Grant Danasty & Alucard!

[@GothicXlightning]

of course I remember Grant , but after the recent timeline of Lords of shados, is impossible for me not to see Alucard as Trevor

[@JazmatazRetroPlaythroughs]

+DRAGOTH BELMONT For me LoS don't exist :-D

[@GothicXlightning]

fuck man, is FAR better than portrait of ruins, since you don't care about insulting my beloved new timeline.. I don't think ANYONE who truly loves CASTLEVANIA will ever say,,, coming from the guy who has a NON Belmont avatar... so sick of arguing this on internet FUCK ALL CV LOS haters

[@ThunderFist1978]

Who all is beyond psyched that this classic of the ages is making its well deserved comeback to modern consoles? I am!

[@treborkroy5280]

Wait, what?

[@ccalhoun3908]

@@treborkroy5280 it’s the castlevania anniversary collection.

[@NEWaYRTON]

Tremendo juegazo!

[@DarthVader-ib7tl]

I know this came out before, but i'm getting super mario world castle vibes from this.

[@rekdinhopoetico]

Best game soundtrack to me.

[@nsi57100]

Thanks god i found the sample to prodigy's catch body music❤️💪🏾

[@Metanite504]

Also Oh No - The Ride

[@Brainstorm_2002]

I started playing castlevania recently and those notes basically mean welcome to hell and get ready to rage at bats and other shit.

[@missielloyd1230]

Amazing BrandO....

[@civilwildman]

Just for the record, this game - as well as Castlevania 1 and 2 - is on the eShop for the 3DS. ;)

[@civilwildman]

Update: 4 months left before that eShop closes, so get those games NOW. Note that you can only now use funds from an account linked to a Switch.

[@RandomAverageJoe]

Notorious classic.

[@wareagle884]

@Daesiel LOL! I always thought he looked like statue to! I remember being a kid and thinking "What is he? A statue that came to life?"

[@devblue510]

great stuff

[@NoPulseForRussians]

Ninja Gaiden had a GREAT soundtrack too

[@MegaBubble]

hot track 😎

[@JerameatC]

dang as good as the music is here it sucks knowing we got jipped in the audio dept compared the the famicom.

[@GuardianRyona]

@wareagle884 lol I thought the exact same thing; I thought it was just a small statue of some kind and the lightning brought it to life...even though it never touched him >.>;;

[@doteaters]

I kinda get the feeling that the very end of the song is the brown note that's gonna make me involuntarily crap my pants.

[@cucollins12]

kick ass song

[@ThatEcuAnimal]

Shovel Knight must've taken inspiration from this game

[@Gyrokun]

It did

[@vivitar4321]

:01 to :13 sound like star trek

[@gregheffley788]

Who's tever and chiper ? I only ralph and sypha

[@ulyssegluantis9226]

Why are the first notes juste hollow knight ?

[@Apo458]

Tears of the Kingdom?

[@Francis64xd]

Dracula's Curse.

[@Apo458]

@@Francis64xd No, I was referring to the first 6 notes of ToTK's trailer, very similar to Dracula's Curse prelude

[@Usagi1992]

Personally, the song starts awesome, then kinda falls apart after 1:03. (efuda) Whereas in the Japanese version, the song never fell apart, it was awesome every second of it!

[@44bigfreeze]

I think they're equally good

[@gregheffley788]

@@cdfactory Japanese version is easy, dimwit

[@Axadn]

The section at 1:03 is literally my favorite part

[@SoldierRocket]

Mentes creativas, venid

[@gosbong]

No download for this one? :(

[@Search4truth488]

keepvid.com

[@anonymousgamer5771]

@@Search4truth488 RIP

[@jaimdiojtar]

how sad this version was so dogshit compared to the famicom version