Castlevania - Medley - Acoustic/Classical Guitar Cover - Super Guitar Bros

Super Guitar Bros play a medley of songs from Castlevania for a remix album called Vampire Variations. You guys should check it out!
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0:00 - Prologue
0:47 - Vampire Killer
2:22 - Poison Mind (Boss)
3:04 - Heart of Fire
4:50 - Voyager (Ending)

[@SuperGuitarBros]

If you're looking for Bloody Tears you should check out our new Castlevania II Simon's Quest medley: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJuWlYuMfqd3gdE

[@whispersignal1]

Have you/can you (if not) done/do a Castlevania 64 medley? Please?!

[@nickparsons337]

134 people who didn't like this because they'll never never be able to play half as well as you guys.

[@nurse_thomas]

Actually was hoping you would either do Rygar or Shadowgate...both have amazingly memorable soundtracks :) I'm sure I'm not the first to suggest these though.

[@Olagfigh]

So after all these years you have completed NES Castlevania games :) Well done, all medley sounds awesome!

[@justinhunt1714]

@@nurse_thomas yeeees. Fucking rygar!!! That music has always stuck in my head since childhood. Good call

[@Lexxidon]

What an awesome night to have a medley,

[@Lexxidon]

***** love you too brah.

[@patmccrotch5373]

Haha genius man

[@Susanowo94]

❤️

[@littlepucchini]

It was not by my hand I was once again given strings, I was called upon by musicians who wish to pay me tribute.

[@SuperGuitarBros]

What is music? A miserable little pile of notes!

[@KryoFenixGaming]

But enough music... Have at you!

[@Nardz024]

...No! This cannot be! AAAAAAAAAH!!!

[@jeffrielly]

perhaps the same can be said of all listeners!

[@alexanderstilianov]

Tribute? You steal men's hearts and make them your fans!

[@SuperGuitarBros]

Well I wouldn't have said it like that but I have to agree with Bradyabby on this one. Since Sam and I are older (I'm 28) we're mainly interested in covering the old school stuff. Anything from NES/Genesis - N64/PSX and maybe even some PS2 games someday. We already have a HUGE list of old school games that we want to cover and, believe me, it will be a long time before we finish all of them. So yeah, we are here to play the music that we heard back in the day when we were kids/teenagers. -Steve

[@curiousone6435]

In the 1980s in Panama, my late Korean mother kicked ass at this game and finished it. She was kind of a legend with the other little kids on our block. "Wow, your mom can finish Castlevania?!!!" I never finished either Castlevania I or II -- even if I have seen it finished before -- perhaps because I want to keep it going or something. The music was excellent in these games. You guys have done this justice and I have played along with you dozens of times with great pleasure. Thank you.

[@SuperGuitarBros]

@MrRlizarraga This should help: 0:00 - 0:48 Prologue 0:48 - 2:22 Vampire Killer 2:22 - 3:04 Poison Mind 3:04 - 4:51 Heart of Fire 4:51 - 6:00 Voyager

[@kenweaver869]

Super Guitar Bros my hero!!

[@onlinewalk961]

0:00 - 0:48 prologue 0:48 - 2:22 Vampire killer 2:22 - 3:04 poison mind 3:04 heart of fire 4:51 - 6:00 Voyager

[@dantesparda9763]

Game boy advance and ps2 games pls

[@johnrosie9769]

Super Guitar Bros this is just awesome I come back to this frequently

[@evanpaul7227]

You guys are so amazing, please do a cover of wicked child, I'm sure you would totally crush it, just like you do all the other covers.

[@SuperGuitarBros]

Sam freaking loves that game. -Sam

[@Persivefire]

I found this first ages ago, lost it and had been searching for it ever since, finally found it again

[@SteelyPhil37]

22 people are miserable piles of secrets

[@samlibutti]

Enough classical acoustic guitar playing. Have at you!

[@fenderstrat609]

140

[@SuperGuitarBros]

We've been working on a new song for the past few months... Unfortunately I'm working all the time and Sam is at school all the time so its nearly impossible for us to find time to get together to work on it. We hope to be able to record the song soon after this school semester is over. Thanks for listening! -Steve

[@fuchgugel9429]

I can't count how many times I have come back to this video and listened to this. So amazing and smooth.

[@dangkids22]

christmas 1986 i was 6 years old. opening presents christmas morning i ripped open one from my grandma that was a NES cart for Castlevania. there was no box for it because, i found out later, she had to ask the local walmart to sell her the demo cart they had because they didnt have any more retail copies left. when i got it i went crazy because i knew that the big box next to it was a NES. i still have that cartridge and the NES upstairs. these songs bring it all back.

[@SuperGuitarBros]

Thank you. We've been getting more Megaman requests than any other game I think. Let us get a couple more games out of the way first and then we will do Megaman. -Steve

[@blainethemono19]

I listen to this whenever I am struggling at work, and I'll be damned if this isn't like finding a pork chop in the wall.

[@Panzer_the_Merganser]

Lucky you, all I found was a wooden steak, no potatoes.

[@TheRamonstar666]

In the first castlevania it was a werewolf chop👍🏻

[@SuperGuitarBros]

@MrLabelChannel Hey sorry for the late response... We actually are using microphones they're just hard to see. I don't think you can see mine in this shot but if you look at Sam (the one on the left) there's a black and silver thing chilling there between the two sets of candles - that's his mic! Thanks for watching our video! -Steve

[@somefuckinguy7107]

I've been comin back to listen to this song for 2 years now. Love it

[@estebanvelazquez1973]

3:04 Heart of fire was awesome!!!!!

[@phillytheflyerable]

def my favorite

[@michaelzimmerman5012]

Such an underrated song.

[@MrCocoH1]

Yassssss

[@DanielAsbun]

This is juts awesome combination nylon and steel string!!

[@Hal_142]

@@spacefiddle6361 thank you Daniel Asbun, very cool

[@SuperGuitarBros]

@blaksephirot Well we have one camera and two microphones so we recorded the main shot while also recording the audio. Then we came back then next day and recoded the close up shots while listening to the song so that it would be in sync.

[@Cronqvist1448]

Just discovered this video. Utterly amazing. Castlevania rocks!

[@SuperGuitarBros]

We did perform at Magfest in Washington DC back in January. That was a lot of fun! Other than that we haven't played anywhere else yet. I wonder if there are any gaming conventions closer to Detroit. -Steve

[@klejonellet]

You can't begin to understand the amount of times i listen to this. It's absolutley brilliant!

[@SuperGuitarBros]

@SuperGuitarBros Just a heads up I have been working a lot more lately on tabs for my half of the songs. I try to do them when I have free time, they're nowhere near finished, I have a little bit of all of them done, but they're getting there. And Sam will be able to work on his more once school is finished after this semester is over. -Steve

[@layz_her2673]

My grandmother (RIp Nanny) would have absolutely adored this, thank you for triggering memories of her owning this game on old school NES. She was a beast! lol

[@vastug9459]

Been listening to this for so long, and it still amazes me how good this arrangement is. It has became my lullaby over the years 😅

[@davgyyou1554]

Same here xD

[@fear5272]

@@davgyyou1554 here too hehe

[@designsaur]

One of the best KONAMI games music

[@SuperGuitarBros]

@sadriani We learned the songs by ear so there is no tab for it yet. But we will be making tabs as soon as life stops being so busy.

[@diggerdog9205]

I feel like F-Zero and you two would be a match made in heaven.

[@SuperGuitarBros]

No tabs for this one yet. We made tabs for the Gerudo Valley video and now we are working on the rest. Its taking a while though so I can't say when it will be done. -Steve

[@danielcontreras3756]

Its been 8 years do you guys have them now? you know its been borring since the pandemic and all ...

[@tacoconch7678]

I always figured I enjoyed this music so much out of pure nostalgia. Then, I heard, "Voyager" at the end and wasn't at all familiar with the melody. I didn't recognize it because I never finished this game as a child but it was my absolute favorite! That just goes to show you that Castevania's music is truly timeless!

[@SuperGuitarBros]

Thank you. I'm glad to see that people noticed that detail. -Steve

[@klejonellet]

i've seen this a thousand times now. it just gets better and better

[@cd2220]

You guys NEED to do bloody tears. I HAVE TO HEAR IT, I DEMANDETH IT.

[@DatingTV]

+cd2220 There's an awesome group called The Altered Beasts that did an amazing rendition of Bloody Tears. Go check it out.

[@cd2220]

***** Will do, thanks for the recommendation.

[@MadNut321]

It's just sad how those guys don't get the amount of subscribers They deserve

[@larryhood4952]

yeah. Meanwhile a group of fully grown adult losers are playing video games and fighting to talk over each other and and that group has like 9 million of them. The world has gone to shit.

[@lobobbybobalot]

Larry Hood what ?

[@larryhood4952]

Im referring to channels like Lts Play, Rooster Teeth, PewDiePie, Robbaz, etc.

[@lobobbybobalot]

Sorry brother i think i understand you and it goes without saying that the masses will always like dumbed down uninspired simple rubbish and if that where the moneys at,then by god thats what we'll make . i mean look at call of duty, medal of honor and battlefield they are practically the same game .

[@larryhood4952]

Yeah, it comes down to advertising. Some of the worst products out there are expensive and sought after simply due to a large advertising budget. The more someone is told to like something, the more they feel they really do. Hopefully these guys get some more attention their way.

[@onlinewalk961]

0:00 - 0:48 prologue 0:48 - 2:22 Vampire killer 2:22 - 3:04 poison mind 3:04 - 4:51 heart of fire 4:51 - 6:00 Voyager

[@benjilee329]

If a big movie production of Castlvania is ever made for the U.S. this is what they should use for the soundtrack. This is great creativity. Good job.

[@thiagovalverde3992]

Am I the only one who wanted to break the candles?

[@BerserkerDre]

Nah I wanna break them with a whip!

[@felipesco9498]

Thiago Valverde 😂 Killer comment

[@condeaarondarkusexcubitor3155]

Thiago Valverde I agreed with your initiative xD.

[@thebonkergamer1554]

Is this a heart,coin, health up, item reference 😂?

[@kenweaver869]

Worth five hearts!

[@Schokioki]

I listen to this regularly. It's so great. Love vid game music and you guys are doing a tremendously good job. Keep it up! I'm looking forward to more medleys from you two! You are awesome!

[@OlimolGaming]

LEGEND OF KAY MEDLEY! some of my favourite music ever.

[@SuperGuitarBros]

Thanks for the suggestion. We are already planning on putting an album out on bandcamp. We just want to record a few more songs first. Until then you can download this song as well as the Ninja Gaiden one by going to the link in the description since they were both uploaded on other websites before we put them on here. Or try the youtubetomp3dotcom thing. -Steve

[@troymartin7923]

omg, how is it I'm just NOW finding this? EXCELLENCE!

[@CDinkel91]

Not enough credit for these fantastic arrangements! Great musicality in this.

[@kevinbob]

accoustic guitar sounds so awsome when played right and this is it

[@seroverlord5776]

Nothing better than a good old bottle of holy water, candle-lit room and Castlevania trilogy themes.

[@wrongchannel2780]

After 40 seconds, I start to smile as I recognize the opening music for Castlevania 1. Pressing thumbs up is inevitable. However, 3:35 - 4:40 : You guys are totally AMAZING. You arranged the music so well beyond words. It gives me shivers, goosebumps. It reminds me the horror of stage 5-1. Subscribe is inevitable, you guys really deserve the title Super Guitar Bros.

[@masonminier8700]

I've barely played castlevania but this is good

[@SuperGuitarBros]

Thanks Seraph. I'm sure you'll really like our next song too. Should be out in about a week. -Steve

[@SuperGuitarBros]

Definitely! We've been talking about that one for a long time. It's going to take a long time for us to make a CC cover. Mainly just to decide which songs we are going to do and which ones we have to leave out. But yeah, that one is a definite! -Steve

[@user-qn6bw8dk4o]

Hearing Heart of Fire reminds me of the last corridor before Death that always knocked my health down too low to beat the boss (before learning to cheese him with holy water). Many frustrated days as a kid where I just gave up.

That will be very good a Mega man medley too ^^

[@kevinbob]

Vampire Killer makes me cry everytime so well done

[@layziegtp]

This is still years later my favorite performance on this platform. I come back to it time and time again.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

Phenomenal cover gentleman. I enjoyed a lot.

[@miikamiinala4833]

Just great, the rhythm sense of the steel string slinger is impeccable! Nice job with the nylons strings also! Just how great piece of art are there original riffs and themes?!

[@metalmindedmaniac2587]

As someone who has heard and seen Castlevania being played I've never played it myself other than that thIs cover is awesome.

[@a1s972]

Years later. I appreciate how you guys went ham on Heart of Fire. its my fave from this game, and there arent too many remixes of it.

[@HandyKraftCorp]

de ptm lokos son buenisimos

[@NintendoCoreDuo]

you guys are the best :)

[@alexsanders7404]

I've watched this video at least 6 or 7 times. I love it. And for those of you guys saying your English sucks, give yourselves credit. English is the only language I can speak, so you're doing pretty well. Keep it up!

[@Thrallking]

those double candleabras in the back are a nice touch.

[@paolocalaycay3879]

Nice rendition! Though I wish that you could have included Wicked Child. But still an epic piece!

[@ElSuperGato90]

Am I the only one that thought the Prologue and Vampire Killer connected so well?

[@pipegoras]

The best video i've ever seen on youtube.... I just can't stop listening to you guys..... This medley is perfect... I play it at least 5 times at day.. Thumbs up

[@pedroportela2134]

Man, vampire killer gives me CHILLS!

[@Shezmen88]

Good job!!

[@oscarpettersson9352]

FamilyJules7X brought me here, and for a good reason! You guys kick ass!

[@Locksmithj0e]

got the biggest chills ever when vampire killer started... You guys are truly talented and dedicated and I really appreciate you doing these videos. Keep on doing this forever.

[@mikeguilbeau8032]

the castlevania music is amazing and u guys just raised the amazingness bar for the soundtrack

[@matheusgodoy42]

I'm here everyday for Heart of Fire at 4:12 :')

[@beredetump1635]

Impressive. But can they play Smoke On The Water?

[@mikelegault9344]

The holy trinity of rock?

[@Loffter]

Indeed. They melded with the music and created a rondo of blood.

[@SuperGuitarBros]

Follow the link in the description to the website of the Castlevania project and you can download the music as mp3s. Otherwise you can use websites like "youtube to mp3 dot com" to turn this video into an mp3. -Steve

[@Keki9212]

Belmont clan for SMASH roster or even trophy

[@Dre-vd3pv]

James Estepa you predicted it simons in the new smash game

[@banjoguyollie]

cool duet. Love the music from the original game. Here's my cover of the Vampire Killer theme on .... the banjo! oops :) Castlevania Cover / Vampire Killer / Banjo-Guy-Ollie

[@jamezhewit007]

If you listen close enough in most parts of the song, their fingers are squeaking on the strings as they pick so steadily, it sounds like a metronome. Awesome job guys! Keep it up!

[@Dengurii]

I like how death is chilling to the songs behind you.

[@KeiichiO]

No Wicked Child? I am disappoint.

[@christianr.c3041]

vampire killer > bloody tears

[@komradekontroll]

+Christian R.C finally

[@christianr.c3041]

Komrade Kontroll ??? What

[@komradekontroll]

Sorry, finally someone I can agree with

[@christianr.c3041]

Of course :D

[@nojons_]

Dracula's Castle (Sotn) > Ruined Castle Corridor > Vampire Killer > Opus 13 > Heart of Fire / Don't Wait Until Night > Bloody Tears

[@williamcardine3948]

Me and my little brother used to turn the music off while playing this game at night because of the spooky music. Castlevania and Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt were the first NES games I ever had. Thumbs UP guys!

[@BowToRock]

this one is special. it has an own atmosphere. amazing

[@lepetittofu]

would pay for the tab

[@CenturianEagle]

lepetittofu well it’s a duet so you’re better off finding a different tab. Unless somebody has already arranged the castlevania theme for one guitar, you’ll very likely only find a tab(s) for the simple melody. Depending on your level of guitar ability this may be satisfying enough for you, but I doubt it would be, because I imagine you’d have to be a real beginner to be content just learning and playing the melody on its own. Melody on its own just isn’t that great, I remember when I first started guitar I would play melodies to songs and themes that I spent hours learning and memorizing, and people would rarely recognize what I was even playing, because on its own, a melody is just a melody, there’s so much more to songs than just the melody. Which is why you need like a band or something or a friend or computer generated instrumentals, or, the song arranged for one guitar, which when I played guitar is what I used to do and enjoy the most, as well as creating my own arrangements. If no one has made a good arranged version on just one classical or acoustic guitar, then you could make your own. When making your own, then those lousy “just the melody tabs” come in real handy, because you could build off of that. Like you could add in your own bass notes that you could alternate (between the melody and the bass) or play simultaneously or throw in some occasional strums to keep it moving or some guitar percussion etc etc etc, the guitar becomes your canvas. I’d laugh if you already know all the stuff in explaining and I just wasted my time typing all that, but I figure it’s worth typing out because just in case you aren’t familiar with these things, they’re really important.

[@AussieBeef54099]

how DARE you don't include bloody tears

[@AussieBeef54099]

never mind, this is the soundtrack from the first game.

[@AlexSkylark]

AussieBeef54099 I spent the whole video waiting for bloody tears... hahahahah Hey, at least it has Vampire Killer =P

[@AussieBeef54099]

haha, yeah

[@fernandocrevelario12]

I read this in Isaac's voice, from Curse of Darkness

[@Gryphonrage]

3:05 - 4:30 they are using samples from Bloody Tears. Remember, this is not only their version of these songs, but its a medley. They have ingeniously intertwined songs, as well as write it with their own sound. but if you listen, you can hear the parts of bloody tears that they use.

[@Xlomaxxx]

!0 years later and I'm still here jamming my head off!

[@MorshTalon]

the heart of fire part is just amazing. instant classic.

[@GregUseless]

From the depths of my heart...this made my night. thank you both. cheers!

[@Krati08071995]

One does not simply dislike such epicness

[@SuperGuitarBros]

@neverender888 We definitely have Mega Man on the list of games we want to do. But there are at least 2 or 3 other games we want to cover first. Thank you for the kind words.

[@SuperGuitarBros]

Sam and I had ourselves a very successful recording session last night! Finally after months of waiting patiently/pulling my hair out, we are nearly ready to release our next Super Guitar Bros song. Keep an eye out as we should have this song posted sometime next week. You're all gonna love it! -Steve

[@isomittari]

One more thing... I've been on KZbin for ages and you are the first people who I subscribed to. You inspire me!

[@LrdVnm]

Bloody hell. Watched this fullscreen, and after it was over, a short silence filled my room, followed by a bellowed MOAR. One of my housemates came a-knockin'.

[@SuperGuitarBros]

I don't think I ever played that game but I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the request. -Steve

[@NOASU2K]

Ah this brings up so much.. Just started playing CotM again, feels great. Love this.

[@SeraphXion1]

Steve.. Sam.. you two are so great! I'm moved just listening to your cover... So wonderful...tear bringing for nostalgia! And it's so well played. Fantastic

[@rumbuzz1]

Absolutely AMAZING ! LOVE IT !

[@klejonellet]

listening to this while playing Draculas Riddle is just too good to even be possible!

[@gmatamoros]

this blows my mind every time..

[@Ozymandias2x]

Nice touch with the doubled-up candles.

[@nicksjamin1]

The fact that those are double candles in the background and not singles really makes it. =D

[@pallydoom8966]

The Grim Reaper Stage....sooooo kick ass!

[@moparman7400]

I can't begin to say enough about how absolutely FANTASTIC this medley is!!! I was utterly addicted to the original Castlevania when I first got my NES system, as a kid. I played for hours and hours. So many wonderful and well-orchestrated songs in the game! You've done them all a great deal of honor and taken me back in time. Subscribed.

[@bartkomedy]

moparman7400 I didn't play them until a couple years ago and even though I thought the games were all incredible, the soundtrack is always what I think of first.