Castlevania music - Heart of Fire

BGM stage 5

[@trapis246]

I cant dodge the medusa head because I'm too busy dodging the axe, I cant dodge the axe because I'm too busy attacking the knight, I cant attack the knight because I'm too busy dodging the medusa head !!!!

[@kimmolaine8069]

Attacking the knight should be your least primary concern in that equation.

[@durden2480]

It's a test to the shit!!!!

[@mariuslucas4141]

AVGN reference?

[@tsangpogorge]

Jyst stand in place and spam the fuck outta that Bomerang!

[@kimmolaine8069]

Nope. Time runs out if you stand in place, and the knights repel the boomerang. The best way is to divide and conquer. Taking a few steps back at times isn't a bad idea for example.

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

I still remember when I was 17 years old, I cosplayed as a female Simon Belmont for Halloween. I went with a red wig and a mink coat one of my friends made (Chronicles version), and I went to a haunted house somewhere in NY (it was held at a jail somewhere...) I had the whip (actually a prop from an old Indiana Jones costume someone was selling on eBay) and anytime an actor jumped out and scared me, I'd crack the whip on the ground/wave it at them. That was in my senior year of high school. It was so fun.

[@pedrolanna1551]

Yo, try listening to it at x1.25!

[@randomnumbers84269]

Whoever composed this possesses such an amazing talent. To achieve this kind of music with the primal sound system they had back then... It's seemingly so simple yet it contains inside it multitudes.

[@AncientPwr]

KvalnirFox I think the best part is that not only is this soundtrack fucking amazing and memorable, but it was composed by one of the greatest females in gaming history.

[@randomnumbers84269]

ancientpower What? Would have never guessed! What a lady!

[@TheUltimateMarioFan]

ancientpower The greatest female is Yoko ;)

[@TheUltimateMarioFan]

***** Your opinion is opinion

[@lunyxappocalypse7071]

@@TheUltimateMarioFan Who knows, maybe that's who they Based Yoko on...

[@GenericSteve764]

I love how Medusa Heads are so often associated with clock tower levels and instant death pits and yet the greatest challenge the they offer in the entire series takes place in a flat hallway with only 2 other enemies and no instant death. That is legenday level design right there.

[@FirstLast-mn4re]

Its not too bad if you have the ammo for cross. If you time it well you can kill the medusa heads and destroy the axes. Definitely not easy though.

[@rararasputin8608]

O C T A G O N

[@Simpo-iu6gx]

Has 8 Awesome Angles

[@alphaegg1407]

And 8 glorious sides

[@GuyWithChainsaw]

This *STOP* sign is an *OCTAGON*

[@Slenderquil]

Welcome to my castle, ahahaha!

[@marinecracker126]

Yeeeeees

[@alexanderstilianov]

And then Julius Belmont managed to make this theme even better.

[@ShowersTheVap]

It's like taking bacon, and then adding more bacon. It's just a good idea!

[@prot07ype87]

*U L E* *L* *E*

[@TranceCore3]

Julius's version of Heart of Fire is actually from "A Haunted Castle" which was a retelling of this game.

[@oneish7454]

@@TranceCore3 It's actually two songs, Don't Wait Until Night from Haunted Castle and Heart of Fire from this game. There's an added bridge linking the two songs together.

[@fawfuls]

@@TranceCore3 That's the first half of the song. The second part is a remix of heart of fire.

[@diogoayres7953]

This music somehow makes me feel hype, mostly at 0:33 - 0:58 and specially at 0:49

[@GOFLuvr]

+JOKUMAN_ Actually, the boss is one of the easiest to kill... So as long as you know how to use the holy water and a triple shot!

[@keelanbarron928]

@@GOFLuvr wrong one.

[@GOFLuvr]

@@keelanbarron928 I dunno how that happened. (Or why it took five years for anyone to notice I responded to the wrong message!)

[@TheKoopaManSho1]

They say Julius Belmont's first words were "die monster, you dont belong in this world"

[@kyletheneko2745]

That's Richiter's words 🤦‍♂️

[@arnobiosilva1987]

@@kyletheneko2745 he know

[@KorporalKReephdmkiytrecv69]

@@kyletheneko2745 Yah everyone knew Julius's first words were, "That's my whip." Then he proceeded to beat up demons from the deepest darkest parts of hell As a newborn.

[@kyletheneko2745]

@@KorporalKReephdmkiytrecv69 Richter could probably beat Julius's ass 😂🤣

[@KorporalKReephdmkiytrecv69]

@@kyletheneko2745 Every Belmont is canonically stronger than the rest. Richter will put up a fight. But Julius would wipe the floor with him

[@distr0ia]

when you play through Aria of Sorrow as Julius Belmont, the music goes into this theme and it's awesome

[@Jdude60IsBack]

Medusa Heads everywhere…

[@Ragnarok834]

apotheosis of videludic evilness

[@Jdude60IsBack]

they're worse in Dracula X, they appear on the FIRST FUCKING STAGE OF THE GAME (sorry for caps)

[@Ragnarok834]

don't mention dracula X: in that game bats, crows and medusa's heads reach the pinnacle of 'infamy... I still dream them. that's the only castlevania that forced me to breack something for anger... because of that 3 f*cking fliyng enemies

[@Jdude60IsBack]

Castlevania III and Dracula X are the games that were truly difficult for me, Castlevania got difficult on the 2nd half of the game, Castlevania II was too easy once you figure out what to do

[@Ragnarok834]

I, III and circle of the moon are the hardest of the castlevania I played

[@ghostflask]

0:33 - 0:48 Love this iconic melody

[@Frieza102]

This is the only non-"everything is horrible" music in this game, and yet it still fits so well. Just shows how versatile game music designers were with such limited software.

[@Viddaric]

I've listened to the Siivagunner version of this song so many times that it's hard to remember what the original sounds like.

[@debrassman4330]

That. Freaking. Hallway.

[@AlluMan96]

As long as you pack your holy water, both it and the fight against death become a joke.

[@abysswalker1111]

And then the fucking death itself

[@denhareikun9034]

When I was little I would always get to this stage, then get defeated by death. All that long enemy filled hallway was just too hard for me. That makes this song so nostalgic… I remember hearing it through the stage was like fighting hard against a fate you know you have few chances to defeat. Hearing it while closing on to death's hall was like raging forth to your demise, but fighting until the very end. That's the feeling this song reminds me of… the determination I felt spending hours on this stage but never being able to get through. This game was such a masterpiece to deliver such feelings.

[@Korgi_Polymer]

This and wicked child are my favorite tunes from this magnificent game :D

[@Otorigami]

Nah, this theme is too badass for Chuck Norris. When he listened to this song, overwhelmed by it's epicness, his head instantly exploded.

[@OrbGoblin]

Learned to play this on the piano when I was a kid, absolutely adored this song.

[@RagingBanebou]

Player: "I sure am glad that I managed to get through that knight and all those medusa heads... and I've got just a bit of energy left!" Death: (Pops up at the end) "Yeah, about that..."

[@joshuacook903]

I remember how frustrating it was to get past this level and having this song stuck in my head during that time. It made it less painful. After I beat the level and replayed the game, I looked forward to getting to this level because of this song.

[@Beerlejuice]

I loved this level!!! I always thought it looked like the little hunchbacks were dancing to the music and it was so atmospheric and evil with the red skeletons and people hanging by handcuffs in the dungeon!!! They don't make classic games like this anymore! It was brilliant! Pure Genius!!! :D

[@Verywiseguy7]

This music Played in Aria of Sorrow when you fight Julius Belmont and the music makes it seem like a very epic battle.

[@Kraksang]

It makes you wonder how they could create such fantastic music with simple technology like that.

[@musicninjawarrior]

@LotsaSpagetti1740 No, you are not alone, the reason why they sound similar is because they both involve playing a fast sequence of notes with the second note always being the same (in guitar this is called pedalling).

[@Zoroark7]

@Normansmight Yep. That lady also composed music for several games, including Megaman X2, surprisingly (surprisingly as in the difference of the music in Castlevania and Megaman X2).

[@blah1017]

God that's such an awesome boss fight too.

[@gyrrakavian]

Found this via the 1920's jazz remix of the song ("Heartburn to Death").

[@PASTELXENON]

Is that remix still up

[@Ghaleonh41]

This is my favorite theme from the first CastleVania game. WIN!

[@RandalfElVikingo]

maybe not, but the Aria Song is like a epic battle to fate and this is just a walk =O

[@TaikiStorm]

The base line at 34 secs is just so goddamn awesome. This is by far the Song I remember most about Castlevania. If you were lucky, you could beat Frankensteins Monster pretty fast and then Death. Like, literally. Death comes, beats you and this awesome musik repeats.

[@gamekoneta]

この5面の曲が一番印象に残ってます

[@lieutenanthorikawa2286]

わかります、俺は特にステージ終盤の アンデットナイトがメデューサと一緒に出現 するフロアで、メデューサを避けながら斧 攻撃の強い邪魔なアンデットナイトを倒し ながら進むのが一番苦労しました😭

[@Lolix9]

Angel's Legend, Touhou 1

[@OleMauritz]

Wouldn't count on it. It's being calld a ''reboot'' of the franchise, so I woulden't be surprised if 99% of the songs were original. But even if this one makes it or not, lets hope for a fully orchestrated soundtrack, and lots of eerie organ playing! :)

[@UnivingIshiro]

No,that's the point of 8-bit,beeps,pings and static sounds are what should resonate more,so putting in HD makes it sound completely clean while back in the day it wasn't.

[@truepridejb]

heart of fire and the castlevania theme bloody tears=just bad fucking ass music

[@bezoticallyyours83]

The old Castlevanias have such kick ass music to this day.

[@ismaelmuniz9676]

0:34 Bloody Tears

[@CrazedNinja]

This one is Heart of Fire. Don't Wait Until Night is the BGM for the final stage of Haunted Castle (the arcade version of Castlevania), and then they were both used in a medley for Julius' theme in Aria of Sorrow, hence the confusion between the two.

[@seasirocco3063]

My favorite Touhou theme.

[@joeda900]

I swore, this was Megaman...... (But I can hear some Touhou part especially at 0:33, kinda reminds me of the PC-98 Touhou games)

[@darklgamerarteumbre6318]

Well, there's Koumajou Densetsu.

[@ISELLSALT]

yup

[@sebastiantudela249]

Is Castlevania

[@Fierysaint1]

I just watched Rocky, then listened to "Burning Heart", then listened to "Heart On Fire", now I'm listening to this! :)

[@DeadlyYellow]

Definitely one of the best. Absolutely loved the make in Aria of Sorrow. Second up is Reincarnated Soul.

[@Beerlejuice]

I remember I always loved this level! The two Igors jumping around in the start of game looked like they were dancing I thought it always went perfectly with the music!!! It was sooo COOL! Oh not to mention the scary torture devices in the background and the red skeletons with the pipe organ music! The whole level is like some brilliant horror movie come to life!!!

[@MythrilMann]

Why are you such a bro? Why? Why can't everyone be as awesome as you.

[@DuskBeforeDawn2008]

Meant the GBA, not sure if its used. And I'm referring to a fight in Aria of Sorrow, the one after the fake final boss (you have to have the Fire Demon, Giant Bat and Succbus Soul's equipped to continue the game)

[@OleMauritz]

You have a point there, but then again, this is as good as 8-bit music goes. It's fair to say that they could have done more with the GBA.

[@SummonTheNight]

My favorite Castlevania song!

[@FirstLast-mn4re]

This bop almost made the death cycles to that final hallway tolerable.

[@kupoeta]

I think the creator of Heart of fire and most of the Castlevania music is Michiru Yamane. She happens to be a woman. I'm not sure, but I think she was the creator of this piece

[@thevideogamenerd100]

I don't hear this song very often because I've only beaten Frankenstein twice

[@UnivingIshiro]

NES was know for having good story games and good replays,but not by graphix or sound which made it sound 240p not 360p,then the SNES was 360p and so on until HD sound.So it did had a low quality sound.

[@raizer88]

i love this song... played the game 15 years ago

[@glenellis4851]

Why the fuck this slap so hard. Best soundtrack in the game

[@kampa81]

The best stage music ever

[@TheJazzer94]

Yes, he can. Tell me ONE SINGLE THING the Batman can exploit against him(No bullshit such as "He defeated Superman". It was kryptonite who did). The Batman isn't invincible. Period...

[@19Szabolcs91]

The Hyrule field theme of Zelda 1, Minish Cap and Link to the Past (OoT and TP Hyrule Field themes are different songs). It's also Termina Field, and Holodrum and Labrynna Overworld.

[@Quixim]

This is so much better in high def.

[@orkesjay]

Oh man, look at the time~

[@CommissarMitch]

Just love the old musik!!!

[@bamiale]

PERFECT SONG

[@Deathlock84]

Amazing that a NES sound chip could play this epicness!

[@birdcar7808]

Never played Castlevania, but the songs are the bomb man

[@fawfuls]

You're missing out then. Even some of the bad games in the series like Castlevania 2 have amazing soundtracks. If you want an amazing Castlevania game with probably the best soundtrack in the series, it would probably be Castlevania Symphony of the Night. Or Super Castlevania 4. Lots of other great games in the series too like Aria of Sorrow.

[@retroman2026]

Bomb,man

[@e105beta]

I would agree. It was an awesome game. Not sure what it has to do with Castlevania though.

[@TheZZCLUTCHZZ]

Ah yes... Such Wonderful Music I remember back in 1999 how i use to listen to it as i killed wave after wave of mosters until i reached the throne room of Dracula's castle but alas, you don't want to listen to an old man rant besides, that is another story for another time.

[@moldyonionz]

i loooove this one!

[@arkanjoteixeira]

Bad memories... Such a HARD level!

[@careca0000]

and he was not even using his entire strenght... at the age of 55.

[@Joemaster25]

Chuck norris was the composer of this song... lol bad ass tune amazing...

[@SummonTheNight]

The composer was a genius.

[@careca0000]

and it does, it is used in a special battle in aria of sorrow :)

[@DuskBeforeDawn2008]

And then in the DS its played for one of the hardest, most epic Castlevania bosses ever :)

[@PumpedAaron]

Oh my gosh, I've stepped into a place where I am now in reverb. Thanks, MadDoctor04. *laughs*

[@samusgon]

You guys are talking about Aria of Sorrow remix uh? Great remix, great game!

[@OleMauritz]

Have to disagree. The Aria of Sorrow version does not have much focus on the 0#34 part. Which in my ears make the song what it is. Brilliant. :)

[@sirfragalot92]

Hellsing isn't too terribly modern I don't think. Certainly not as recent as Twilight. Also, he's so powerful I personally wouldn't even call him a vampire. He's just a demi-god who happens to like drinking blood. :P

[@johnnynorrisjr.39]

One of the things that's always struck me about Castlevania 1's musics, is that they are generally more quiet than you are used to a NES game's bgm being. ... After all... most of the stuff in Castlevania is in fact, dead before Simon even gets there. ;)

[@Power-Mad]

Heart of fire for aria of sorrow was amazingly remade, and well modernized.

[@theFFVIguy]

That's why you gotta go through the whole level without dying like I do.

[@Protoman85]

Thumbs up if you think this sounds 10x times better than the GBA version!

[@speyeker]

In Aria of Sorrow this actually plays toward the end of the song entitled "Heart of Fire". The first part is mostly "Don't Wait Until Nightfall" from Haunted Castle (maybe Haunted Castle 2 or something). Overall, the AoS HoF is incredible....

[@mr._the7651]

Holy Water. And hold on to it at ALL costs

[@barricade8957]

He got his wife pregnant, and she gave birth to Chuck Norris. Thats how awesome the creator of this level is.

[@aoximus]

The damn fucking Great Reapeeeeer!

[@RandalfElVikingo]

a underrated song =( but the version of aria of sorrow is one of the best castlevania songs ever

[@TheRealShadoninja]

I partially agree, the classic is almost always the best. however there are some remixes that are exceptional.

[@NINTENDUDECT]

My second favorite song in Castlevania, next to Vampire Killer.^_^

[@TheRealShadoninja]

hail to james banana/kinuyo yamashita. i'm quite surprised she composed such epic music shortly after graduating from college.

[@11RisingPhoenix]

No worries.

[@hoshikudaki]

good

[@AnimaxRules]

This song fits perfectly for a Nes battle between Conan the barbarian vs The Joker

[@KurtisC93]

The Grim Reaper drives me bonkers. That guy is so friggin hard!

[@wikikomoto]

too.... damn.... CATCHY!

[@19Szabolcs91]

This is no wonder, because the NES wasn't available in the Eastern block (f-ing soviet regime), so until the early 90's pretty much nobody knew about it.

[@SoldierRocket]

Mentes creativas, venid.

[@GillianMStarlight]

It took me about 8 or 9 months from the time I recieved Castlevania 3 to actually beat it. I never beat this first Castlevania, the one time I beat the Grim Reaper was by having infinite lives using a game genie.

[@UnivingIshiro]

You can't hear this in HD if you don't have it in 240p!

[@ParrotMan01276]

Goddamn Death. Had me on this stage for 3 hours. D:

[@ngomez0077]

Dracula's fireballs are aimed at your position when they're fired. Jump over them as soon as Dracula opens his cape and whip him. of course, i'm sure you're having trouble with his cheap shot teleporting. Just keep moving. for his second form, use either Holy Water to freeze him in place or a boomerang (which you can Triple Shot by using the stairs to respawn the candles)

[@xCaastx]

Nintendo did in those days the best music for the games back then, even the 8bit sounds in these days are damn good, also love this in my car while driving ;)

[@laserbeam3836]

daCaast its a konami game .. back when konami was even better then nintendo

[@Mahdino]

@Krisipoke Oh thanks for clearing that up.

[@Krisipoke]

@Mahdino No, because Transylvania and Wallachia are two totally different places. Sure, they are next to each other, but they're still two separate places.