Full Castlevania: Symphony of the Night OST

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997) was developed and published by Konami. The soundtrack was composed by Michiru Yamane.
Tracklist:
1. Metamorphosis (0:00)
2. Prologue (1:02)
3. Dance of Illusions (2:29)
4. Moonlight Nocturne (3:49)
5. Prayer (5:34)
6. Dracula's Castle (6:31)
7. Dance of Gold (8:24)
8. Marble Gallery (10:16)
9. Tower of Mist (11:40)
10. Nocturne (14:27)
11. Wood Carving Partita (16:47)
12. Door of Holy Spirits (19:31)
13. Festival of Servants (20:59)
14. Land of Benediction (22:50)
15. Requiem For the Gods (23:08)
16. Crystal Teardrops (25:17)
17. Abandoned Pit (27:19)
18. Rainbow Cemetery (29:32)
19. Silence (32:18)
20. Lost Painting (32:36)
21. Dance of Pales (34:17)
22. Curse Zone (36:48)
23. Enchanted Banquet (38:04)
24. Wandering Ghosts (40:12)
25. The Tragic Prince (43:03)
26. The Door to the Abyss (47:08)
27. Heavenly Doorway (48:54)
28. Death Ballad (50:45)
29. Blood Relations (52:26)
30. Metamorphosis II (54:00)
31. Final Toccata (54:37)
32. Black Banquet (59:48)
33. Metamorphosis III (1:02:41)
34. I am the Wind (Cynthia Harrell) (1:03:28)

[@ritusharrmaa]

Dance of pales is beautiful

[@tr33ck]

Bro, I'm still amazed to this day that this album came with an entire game to play alongside it!

[@akhandtripathipyz9888]

And that game was a masterpiece

[@terminalphilosophy8760]

Underrated comment

[@My_Bones_Hurt]

Yeah! Doom eternal

[@BeamupSTC]

The OST was absolutely incredible. The game itself was, hard as it is to believe, better. Lots better.

[@boorhaave5880]

I'm not your bro

[@spartan2188]

I still play Castlevania SOTN from time to time. The year is 2023. This game will NEVER die. Evergreen masterpiece.

[@Call_Em_Yall]

Sammmmeee! It's one of my top favorite games! I replay it every few years or so, as well.

[@-JungleHunter1987-]

Im playing it right now! 🎮🦇

[@teddy0club866]

Im new to the game, and i can confirm, a timeless classic!

[@Call_Em_Yall]

What's your favorite weapon? For me, nothing beats the Crissaegrim with the Duplicator. As the lingo goes now, it's definitely OP but I will farm the heck out for it lol

[@-JungleHunter1987-]

@@Call_Em_Yall Crissaegrim all the way! 👌

[@MegaKronos1]

I'm over 40 and I remember when this game came out......greatest soundtrack of all castlevania games........EVER!

[@lazcuttriss1323]

That moment when you flip the castle and find out you've only played half the game

[@ryoga8170]

Less than half if you want the full 255.5% completion! What a masterpiece of a game and soundtrack!

[@alvaroluffybr]

@@ryoga8170 205.6*

[@azarifin7420]

I remember that was able to access the flipped castle during my 14, and I did it out of curiosity without any lead/information from other parties. I was shocked, overjoyed and proud of my self at the same time time. I never forget such surprise gift from Konami.

[@KnottsBear-yTalesPreserved]

Truly a great moment from Gaming that has yet to be topped

[@JABoyle3875]

And then get brutalized by the enemies that hit like Mack trucks on steroids…my jaw fell open the first time I got nailed by those Nova Skeletons, the green ones that shoot the beam from their crotch in a “COME AT ME BRO” pose.

[@Augnos]

Timestamps for mobile users. 1. Metamorphosis (0:00) 2. Prologue (1:02) 3. Dance of Illusions (2:29) 4. Moonlight Nocturne (3:49) 5. Prayer (5:34) 6. Dracula's Castle (6:31) 7. Dance of Gold (8:24) 8. Marble Gallery (10:16) 9. Tower of Mist (11:40) 10. Nocturne (14:27) 11. Wood Carving Partita (16:47) 12. Door of Holy Spirits (19:31) 13. Festival of Servants (20:59) 14. Land of Benediction (22:50) 15. Requiem For the Gods (23:08) 16. Crystal Teardrops (25:17) 17. Abandoned Pit (27:19) 18. Rainbow Cemetery (29:32) 19. Silence (32:18) 20. Lost Painting (32:36) 21. Dance of Pales (34:17) 22. Curse Zone (36:48) 23. Enchanted Banquet (38:04) 24. Wandering Ghosts (40:12) 25. The Tragic Prince (43:03) 26. The Door to the Abyss (47:08) 27. Heavenly Doorway (48:54) 28. Death Ballad (50:45) 29. Blood Relations (52:26) 30. Metamorphosis II (54:00) 31. Final Toccata (54:37) 32. Black Banquet (59:48) 33. Metamorphosis III (1:02:41) 34. I am the Wind (Cynthia Harrell) (1:03:28)

[@doggoboggo3140]

You’re my hero sir 😭

[@x127x]

A hero with no cape

[@TKFKU]

oops I used this on a pc

[@guadalupesepulveda8078]

I'm the 100th like 😎

[@johnxxiiii]

Thank you so much

[@Crichjo32]

One of the greatest game soundtracks ever composed.

[@JABoyle3875]

Crichjo32 only fitting, as it is one of the best video games ever, regardless of genre/platform.

[@luckyleo25]

I have never played this game nor have I ever heard this soundtrack (though I had a good friend tell me how good it was back in the PS1 days) And I am completely blown away!!!! This is by far one of the greatest video game soundtracks I have EVER listened to! I am going to find this soundtrack, buy it and listen the heck out of it! And then I am going to find this game and play the heck out of it!!! Amazing!!!

[@Gvrb15]

luckyleo25 The game and soundtrack are absolute masterpieces. As you can hear, the music is beautiful and once you play the game you’ll be hooked if you’re not already.

[@lablunt6190]

Yea the soundtrack is a masterpiece!

[@CompleteProducer84]

JABoyle3875 This is one of those extremely rare soundtracks that can somehow produce nostalgia even though I didn’t play the game when I was young. I first played it a couple years ago, but the OST has the same effect as a game from my childhood. One of the best games ever made...maybe the best!

[@kingofbel6499]

When I was a child, my parents took me on vacation to this distant port town, where we stayed in a hotel. Funny enough, it was a pretty Castlevania-like town. While there, my mom brought me to a marketplace, and while exploring the location I found this store with video games. I remember seeing the cover of Castlevania SoTN and thinking it was really cool, so I bought it with my allowance, knowing nothing about Castlevania at that time. When we finally got back home and I played SoTN on my PSOne, it was seriously a magical day. This memory is still so vivid in my mind. I dont know how to describe it, but everything from the pixel graphics to the beautiful and classy OST just completely blew my child mind. I had never experience a game like it before, and to this day I am still in love with SoTN. I played pretty much every other Castlevania in the series since then, but nothing will ever compare to the feeling I had for Symphony when I first experienced it. I truly wish the series hadnt died...

[@aquafaris6627]

At least it died beloved rather than 'aggressively knocks on wood' being turned into a heartless soulless cash cow being milked for all its worth like other triple A studio franchises not that I don't wish it hadn't died

[@Crylhound]

Have you tried Bloodstained: Ritual of the night? The music is by the same composer. The artwork is by the same artist. The whole game is from the same producer. This is the closest you will get to re-experience Symphony of the night.

[@LoliGinaette]

Yes I agree, Symphony of the night I am close to, my family literally has Castlevania blood(it runs in the family) Because My dad introduced my mom to it first, long ago. She got into it then, it was shown to us and we got into it. :) I was a baby(what 4 years old, 5?) when she was playing it in front of me in her bedroom, I remember being so terrified and covering my ears looking away cause my mom was fighting legion, and I was trying to block out everything haha!! Now here I am 27 years old and I still love it, now I am not very knowledgeable when it comes to Castlevania, my little brother knows alot more then i do, hes like an enthusiast to me. Something about the OST I am just so attached to. I also like Aria of Sorrow as well. So yeah! :)

[@fcsc7583]

​@@Crylhound I tried....scneario is beautiful and OST is fantastic.... BUT, it lacks the fluent gameplay of SoTN, and the plot is a little "meh".... Creativity is dying....once I watched a video about what is happening with cinema. In order to produce more and more movies, you need creativity to be as low as possible. So you produce only bad movies, in such a way that even the worst movie will look fine, just because everything else is trash. Keeping quality is hard, so you nerf everything just to make money easily Duna 2 is the only movie I'm willing to watch in movies in like 5 years. Same are happening with games.

[@riley321]

Let us all just take a moment to appreciate Michiru Yamane for composing this masterpiece

[@amadopcastillo9144]

I agree Michiru Yamane a master of our times ☺

[@omalone1169]

Him and Yuzo

[@kyradanielle7644]

@@omalone1169 She and Yuzo.

[@atijohn8135]

@@kyradanielle7644 Her and Yuzo

[@kyradanielle7644]

@@atijohn8135 oops, thanks :)

[@PSYK0MANT1S]

Most arguably one of the finest crafted games in history.

[@malaert64]

Hard to believe this game’s been out for 25 years now, as of today. A truly timeless classic.

[@Baguenaudeur]

Word. One of the very few games I can replay like every 3 or 4 years without getting bored once.

[@Sonikkid]

26 now

[@SPACETRUCKIN215]

Ive been listening to this ost consistently since then!

[@zonx27]

When the prologue shreds that hard, you know you are in for a hell of a soundtrack.

[@SilverWingedOne]

Now I want each room in my apartment to have its own musical theme. They'd be called 'Bedroom of Terror', 'Unholy Kitchenette' and 'Cursed Bathroom'.

[@Psychentist]

HAHAHA. I love it!

[@Mahmuang]

SilverWingedOne That would be awesome!!

[@Legion-zf2ju]

What would the basement be called?

[@Mahmuang]

Corrupted Hunter The Wine Cellar

[@phanha7717]

@@Legion-zf2ju simply The Basement is a good name on its own.

[@PeterG00000]

6:31 dracula's castle. That takes me back.

[@IBroLLyISePhIrOtH]

Peter Gorman That was a master piece

[@b111372]

IBroLLyI ISephirothI I can absolutely agree, this game shook me!!! replay it all the time and always find new items!! they only one I play daily is resident evil 4

[@RayRayzzzzzz]

ur inverted picture supports the point you're making :)

[@flexbox2089]

Peter Gorman best music in a video game ever

[@nyx9208]

I unlike this after a year to like it again

[@engvidAlex]

Probably the best game soundtrack of all time. Probably.

[@johnnylunchbox6066]

naw ff7 is the best game soundtrack, but i guess its all opinion anyway

[@tresslerdominick]

Imma have to go with CoTN on this one

[@Gintoki_Freecss]

@@tresslerdominick What does CoTN stand for?

[@Hyde_Lawrence]

@@Gintoki_Freecss Castlevania of The Night of course.

[@Nikes2121]

halo pretty good tho

[@JohnMatyas]

This soundtrack ages like fine wine.

[@CompleteProducer84]

This OST has a bit of everything! Jamming upbeat tracks like Wandering Ghosts, badass epic tracks like Drac’s Castle, church-y organ tunes, creepy underground tracks, and slow/somber ones. Aside from the Final Fantasy series this is my favorite OST ever

[@cooldebt]

You might enjoy this brilliant band - they have covered a lot of VGM: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZeueIx8aLx6Ztk

[@howielowis458]

Man, videogame soundtracks are really an art for itself. Ps1 was really the first platform where developers could unleash their full potential in this regard (as we can obviously hear in the vid). But even before that we had great music. It's astounding what composers created when they only had the limited options of a gameboy.

[@cooldebt]

Fully agree which is why I am glad that these boys kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZeueIx8aLx6Ztk give the composers the respect they deserve by drawing attention to the brilliance of the music.

[@_Gilles_]

Videogames themselves really are.

[@sepoulpa7588]

@@cooldebt This is insane, great channel

[@mrdownboy]

Listen to Super Castlevania IV. I think the snes was the first system that allowed for a composer’s vision to shine. The PSX had a cdplayer so it could play uncompressed (cd) music.

[@Turnpost2552]

UMM BRO EVER HEARD OF X-MEN ARCADE WITH SPIDERMAN WITH TIM FOLLINS. EVERY SONG ON THAT GAME IS HYPE. ITS FROM THE SNES ERA. I AM GOING TO STOP YELLING NOW.

[@SmallJeff]

Thumnnail for mobile 1. Metamorphosis (0:00) 2. Prologue (1:02) 3. Dance of Illusions (2:29) 4. Moonlight Nocturne (3:49) 5. Prayer (5:34) 6. Dracula's Castle (6:31) 7. Dance of Gold (8:24) 8. Marble Gallery (10:16) 9. Tower of Mist (11:40) 10. Nocturne (14:27) 11. Wood Carving Partita (16:47) 12. Door of Holy Spirits (19:31) 13. Festival of Servants (20:59) 14. Land of Benediction (22:50) 15. Requiem For the Gods (23:08) 16. Crystal Teardrops (25:17) 17. Abandoned Pit (27:19) 18. Rainbow Cemetery (29:32) 19. Silence (32:18) 20. Lost Painting (32:36) 21. Dance of Pales (34:17) 22. Curse Zone (36:48) 23. Enchanted Banquet (38:04) 24. Wandering Ghosts (40:12) 25. The Tragic Prince (43:03) 26. The Door to the Abyss (47:08) 27. Heavenly Doorway (48:54) 28. Death Ballad (50:45) 29. Blood Relations (52:26) 30. Metamorphosis II (54:00) 31. Final Toccata (54:37) 32. Black Banquet (59:48) 33. Metamorphosis III (1:02:41) 34. I am the Wind (Cynthia Harrell) (1:03:28)

[@m_5373]

Thanks !

[@otaviocg-ms1371]

Thanks very much!

[@Renegade2012100]

Thank you

[@ringu9674]

Thank you

[@jointerence]

Thanks where did you get all the title of each?

[@revolverocelot538]

6:31 legendary music in videogame history, I think this is one of them

[@TheInsanityFox]

The key, and chord may be my favorite in music

[@diegorojas9737]

This game never gets old.

[@c4rlt0x]

Its old, it just ages very well.

[@PC45433]

Joan Sebastian gaitan nieto yeah, you are right,the game aged well, but the soundtrack is FOREVER.

[@NahualUlloa]

Still playing it.

[@MrRckstdy77]

You might say that it is Immortal.

[@sillysillyputty8723]

it never ever will

[@Feelin_DanDy]

'Lost Painting' is so...magical..

[@ForcesOfOdin]

I agree. You'd probably like some of the OST in Secret Of Mana.

[@khalkeksi484]

Still my alarm

[@quintjordan4444]

Lost painting is a good ost for Christmas

[@whitered_flowers_forget]

@@khalkeksi484 you awake like a schoomo? .-.

[@whitered_flowers_forget]

@@quintjordan4444 i think nocturn sets better :3

[@josephshatrowsky]

I remember playing Castlevania 2 on the NES as a very young child, I couldn't understand it because I couldn't read at the time. I have very distant memories of that game. When I was a teen, the GBA was in full swing, and my favorite Castlevania ever, Circle of the Moon came out. I loved it to death, and a lot of tracks were borrowed from this game. Then, I discovered this gem and played the port on PSP. I never had a PlayStation, so playing it on the PSP for the first time was pure delight. I wish Castlevania went back to it's roots, there's still a market for this type of game. I love the Metroidvania style, and the traditional the same.

[@roskovair]

Have you played Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night?

[@hexsahgon]

I never noticed how similar Marble Gallery and Tower of Mist were until I heard them back to back. Amazing composition!

[@godzillakiller1]

DARK METAMORPHOSIS!!!!

[@Fx7264]

godzillakiller1 SOUL STEAL !!!!

[@cibermesias]

***** *Throws axe

[@NelsonBelmont]

godzillakiller1 Marble Gallery allways makes me say that

[@ZombiEBenoiT]

+Licínio Pereira dos Santos Jr. WHAT!?

[@godzillakiller1]

ZombiEBenoiT lol Soul Steal is a spell in symphony of the night

[@satansjihad6353]

Yes, these dark, gothic, sometimes disturbing but always awesome songs are the soundtrack of my childhood.

[@thepulseman7154]

Good memories listening to my brother and father playing on the PS1. Yes, I do say listening as I have been blind pretty much since birth. This game definitely woke up my apetite for video game soundtracks. Of course there were quite a few others, and yet, if I live long enough to experience a future in which I get my sight back and learn to use it properly, I swear this is the first game I will play from that period onwards. Btw, For those doubtful about how I am typing this comment, a quick search about NVDA, or screen reading software in general, should answer your questions.

[@SuperKeithers]

wild comment to hear about the game and soundtrack from your perspective. i don't know if you can read my comment but assume you can with the powers of technology! i hope one day you get your sight back, and honestly you never know, i seriously do hope! medicine is getting impressive. my grandma got a laser eye surgery that helped her not have glasses anymore and she had some thick glasses/higher prescription glasses.

[@thepulseman7154]

@@SuperKeithers Thanks. No doubt things are getting impressive. It's just, given I don't even have an optic nerve anymore, it really will be no small challenge, and I'm not keen on the idea of having AI implanted to my brain, no matter how impressive said AI is getting. I'd be thankful and impressed if a less artificial solution is found, but it doesn't seem as likely.

[@SuperKeithers]

@@thepulseman7154 may the era of time when we must install ai to keep up with human competition come once we are gone. and may the era of growing you a biological optical nerve to graft into the you that you call home come soon.

[@thepulseman7154]

@@SuperKeithers This exactly. Thanks.

[@Storm911gaming]

I’m glad I ran upon these comments. May God bless you and yours.

[@weregretohio7728]

You know you love a game when you start hearing game noises as the music plays.

[@rodolfolima2928]

Best OST, best game, best characters, best castle, best dialogues, best EVERYTHING! This game is a Masterpiece!

[@PC45433]

Me too

[@PC45433]

Rodolfo Lima i like this game so much

[@kazoo-chew]

Agreed

[@insomnicnarcoleptic7112]

‘Best dialogues’ Lol

[@MrMatijas16]

Insomnic Narcoleptic these dialogues are a masterpiece of cheesy writing. And the voice acting only helps :v

[@claytonwright2416]

I Am the Wind -- That song has brought me to tears so many times. It's so beautiful and full of soul.

[@diego_villena]

I'm glad you like it, it makes me cringe.

[@musicnaperture]

After so many darn years, I still come back to this album. This game and it’s music is such a legendary masterpiece.

[@Habeel13]

I love all the tracks, but Wood Carving Partita is just out of this world, my favourite track!

[@raidenedo4490]

My mind was out of this world too

[@sospechosozero9876]

Nocturne(14:27)is beautiful. Simply the best song.

[@TheLydianRocks]

The best iteration of Alucard in any medium.

[@TheLydianRocks]

***** yeah right.....

[@-Constrick-]

+VideogameGuitarist He was the first Alucard too, so that makes it even better.

[@matthewtongson]

+VideogameGuitarist Yep, not that hellsing bullshit

[@-Constrick-]

***** Indeed, I was stating that Alucard from Castlevania was the first and the best one All incarnations xD

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

He is the best indeed, other medias depicting dracula's sons are not as great as this. Alu is the most charismatic character in the entire castlevania series, that is something really special.

[@mikelamb2504]

Best Castlevania ever, have played it countless times, sometimes just to hear the soundtrack

[@jordanfeliciano115]

I have memories at 4 and 5 years old playing this game on ps1..and here we are, men of culture. Back after over 20 years..what a life..

[@Xthechosen21XX]

One of the best soundtracks in a series with consistently amazing music

[@BGMRelaxingMusicStudio]

I fall asleep to this music every night. I love the slow and gentle melodies. Thank you for helping me sleep peacefully.

[@GermanRap4life]

Dance of gold... the reason why I started listening to classic music even as a kid

[@JinzoCrash]

"In case you haven't noticed, this is a PlayStation black disc...".

[@jayive34]

Right. The game disc also served as a soundtrack cd. Damn. I would totally buy a soundtrack of this game, but I don't want to track down a copy of that game on PS1. Looks expensive.

[@recklesflam1ngo968]

@@jayive34 PAL copies are super goddamn expensive, thankfully I have a region free ps1 so I got a green sotn ntsc copy, which are generally cheaper

[@TheRestartPoint]

@@recklesflam1ngo968 I just bough the Greatest Hits NTSC Green copy for £42 delivered from the US to UK. Worth it

[@Hameruu]

Evil Dracula may be EVIL and want to rid the world of all goodness. . . But heck, his choice of music is GOOD!

[@paulschumacher4308]

No no ... this is Alucard's music! Because, you know, non-sparkly, rebellious, vampire-children are kind of bad-ass!

[@Hameruu]

Paul Schumacher lol hahahahaha. But Alucard went to Dracula's caslte. . . So i was thinking it was Dracula's in house DJ doing all the music

[@HmmHrmHarumph]

Hamiel Diopenes Nah, this was music Alucard was listening to on his walkman

[@gmiller6946]

Actually, back in 1700, the music that plays would be a hidden orchestra on Dracula's castle... But wait, in these times there were no electric guitars and bass... now I'm confused.

[@nyx9208]

@@gmiller6946 Dracula is a man of science he invented the electric guitar many years before it was ever even thought of... or at least thats how i think of it lol considering the weird voodoo lights

[@WizardryXXI]

11. Wood Carving Partita (16:47) プレーローマ。

[@ismaelmambec7262]

La mejor sinfonía del mundo !! están mágico !!

[@RisqueBrusque]

Crystal Teardrops all the way. This OST is one of the best ever composed.

[@Jafcon69]

I totally agree, love that track!!

[@BAD361]

everytime i was undergrounds, i never wanted to leave because of this track

[@HotLeadShower]

Sound like a soft porn music but awesome regardless

[@AbbasKhan9364]

@@HotLeadShower Doesn't even sound close to that description lol

[@smartassforhire]

For Rudy. ~the last music you heard that you truly lost your mind over before you were taken too young. Rest well my friend.

[@NeoKad99]

What is a soundtrack? A miserable little pile of music tracks! But enough talk, let's listen! **Dracula and Richter headbanging**

[@wilberthgamboa8481]

Oustanding

[@lonelyqueen86]

OliKad Wins!

[@mummydusst]

LOL YES

[@jaisookram2255]

Ahaha yeaaaa

[@MrBackoftheface]

HAVE AT YOU!

[@mateusgomes742]

Best Castlevania ever

[@Carlos-cz8tm]

Mateus Silva si tienes razon.. hermoso juego

[@magejag2977]

Portrait of ruin, lament of innocence, aria of sorrow. So far, from all castlevanias I've played, it's like in a middle.

[@thebarbaryghostsf]

Pretty close, but several of them are about as good as one another.

[@kyleweaver2076]

This is one of my all-time favorite games, but I enjoy Super Castlevania IV more.

[@soundofmouse]

@Schwarze Sonne ahh you too are a man of culture

[@skyhigoodies]

The infrastructure of the music vs the game is an adventure in itself. This will never go out of style. Simply awesome! I play numerous pieces on the pipe organ.

[@dbsti3006]

"Dracula's Castle" and "Clocktower" hands down. Fantastic music that amped me up playing this years ago.

[@AdllerDemetrio]

Dracula: ...Hmph. Tell me. What... What were Lisa's last words? Alucard: She said, "Do not hate humans. If you cannot live with them, then at least do them no harm, for theirs is already a hard lot." ...She also said that she would love you. For eternity. Dracula: Lisa, forgive me... Farewell, my son... (oh my god T_T.....best game of my life)

[@lambsauce5312]

this is worse than endgame spoilers

[@igodreamer7096]

Sad asf ending

[@aarohansharma4551]

@@lambsauce5312 certainly, cuz I didn't care about Endgame spoilers 😂

[@user-wq3dd1mw5j]

@@lambsauce5312 bro, you have like what?, 24 year to play it

[@lambsauce5312]

@@user-wq3dd1mw5j and?

[@AlucardTheFuckMotheringVampire]

u gotta love the soundtracks for this game,its the BEST!!!

[@9239everton]

It really is not only the soundtrack but the best Castlevania game I've ever played.

[@evilherodiamondcat]

Alucardeth For like 14 years, this was my favorite game of all time.

[@The_Last_Norman]

Circle of the Moon & SOTN

[@hosono3918]

+evilherodiamondcat What's your new favorite game? Castlevania SotN and Dark Souls are both my favorite games of all time.

[@evilherodiamondcat]

Tommy Daidaiiro Persona 4 Golden. I know it shares few similarities with Castlevania SoTN, but it had everything I wanted in a video game. Also, I tend not to enjoy hack 'n slash games. Castlevania SoTN was one of the few I did enjoy.

[@thrashed2piecesYT]

I’d just like to recognize that it’s pretty cool that a game that’s been out damn near 30 years has close to 2 million hits on this amazing soundtrack. This game was a life enhancing experience for me, and I suspect it was for a lot of you as well.

[@tonyrichengod9280]

"Moonlight Nocturne" (03:49) and "Wood Carving Partita (16:47) : WOW. These two are MASTERPIECES, as if out of a Beethoven symphony. My faves. "Requiem for the Gods" (23:08) and "Dance of Pales" (34:17) are also excellent. An outstanding OST no doubt.

[@pandahsykes602]

This games so gnarly .. I remember playing it over and over again at a young age , so many nights eating breakfast for dinner like a true badass playing only the ps1 and discovering castlevanias secrets .. games aren’t like they used to be !

[@ovenwolv6310]

I'm playing through SotN for the first time and I'm blown away. Makes the music even more enjoyable!

[@JABoyle3875]

May you have as much enjoyment on your 20th, 50th and eleventy billionth play through. The game will always be in the discussion for best game ever, regardless of genre or platform.

[@Saskidan]

One of the first games I had when I upgraded to a ps1 and coming from SNES I remember being so blown away, then when I discovered the inverted castle my brain melted.

[@Ayufanboy01]

Wandering Ghosts is such a JAM

[@igodreamer7096]

Me too

[@atijohn8135]

@@igodreamer7096 yes

[@travistouchdown2222]

A man of culture

[@Slayermetallica69]

I know I'm probably the only one who thinks this, but I actually find some older games more appealing to look at than most modern games, for example games like Yoshi's island, Donkey Kong Country, Megaman X, Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Thunder Force 4, Pop n' Twinbee, Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night, Actraiser 2 etc. I know their graphics are "technically" inferior but I just find them so much nicer to look at then modern games that all try too hard to be realistic and gritty and brown.

[@crfstewarje]

You're looking at the wrong modern games then. There are plenty of newer games that don't rely on gritty and brown colors. Come on.

[@GamingPhysics526]

Try some PC indie games.

[@richardpower6516]

Its not the graphics that you are missing but the gameplay. Average games have gotten worse over the years and really great games are more rare nowadays.

[@richardpower6516]

***** Did you play rogue legacy?

[@Kraimer]

Circle jerking commence

[@sapolipe]

I just want to say: Thank you Michiru Yamane. One of best soundtrack games ever

[@terryjohnson8445]

2023 and still here!!! Would love to watch the song from the library orchestrated LIVE would pay a $100 to see it

[@as4nttoro]

Esse jogo é uma verdadeira obra de arte. MELHOR CASTLEVANIA EVER. UP 2022.

[@rafaelantonio6765]

sega genesis. vc tem instagram?

[@sarahaanerud]

One of the best platformer / metroidvania games, if not THE best. The music added to it and made it an amazing, memorable phenomenon.

[@creekandseminole]

Yeah it's the best right after Super Metroid.

[@pandahsykes602]

creekandseminole right BEFORE super Metroid . Fixed that for you buddy .

[@tralphstreet]

Hmm Hollow Knight is a strong rival.

[@Baneslayer]

The Best.

[@shishmerf]

At 16:50 is my favorite track, love the piano sounding a phenomenal feel to it this is what really gives that castlevania castle music vibe to it

[@lexnew100]

library

[@sungvin]

I hope you enjoy Castlevania music as much as you did 10 years ago! It’s probably not a piano but a harpsichord (grandpa of piano)

[@roskovair]

This may be controversial but my personal top 10: 10. Prologue (1:02) 9. Dracula's Castle (6:33) 8. Marble Gallery (10:16) 7. Rainbow Cemetery (29:32) 6. Wandering Ghosts (40:12) 5. Festival of Servants (20:59) 4. Crystal Teardrops (25:17) 3. The Tragic Prince (43:03) 2. Dance of Pales (34:17) 1. Wood Carving Partita (16:47)

[@FirstNameLastName-oz5ij]

Dance of Pales and Wood Carving Partita are absolutely based. My favorites too, and I'd add Nocturne to that list as well. Do you like classical/baroque music by chance?

[@roskovair]

@@FirstNameLastName-oz5ij Heck yeah I recently composed some music for a game called Malagris (OST on my page) and I composed the library theme for that game inspired by a bunch of different sources including Bach, Cesar Franck, and Michiru Yamane haha

[@stratocaster0842]

I like this top ten. I’d ditch Prologue and Rainbow Cemetery for Lost Painting and Abandoned Pit in mine, personally

[@stratocaster0842]

On Spotify “Dance of Pales” is titled “Dance of Pearls” lol. I’m wondering if this video’s creator missed that one xD

[@roskovair]

@@stratocaster0842 Lost Painting is great but it gets played so much toward the end of game that it got a little unlistenable for me.

[@TheAbigor96]

This game don't need a remake. The world needs a remake of this game.

[@luans8128]

hahaha

[@FranThirdStrike]

so they can ruin it with a 16:9 aspect ratio , pseudo 3d or real 3d backgrounds / models and other assorted atrocities ?

[@DontStopCornPop]

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is about as close as you're going to get to a modern remake.

[@PeakHealthTypicalLiving]

You got a good perspective on that

[@Alexnoinvitado]

Definetly the best soundtrack of Castlevania ever. Perhaps the best ost in the History of videogames...

[@christheo3854]

Alejandro Anzieta megaman x on super nintendo, mario galaxy and xenoblade chronicles also

[@joshuasteelflex4662]

Okami?

[@mcnuggets4289]

+Joshua Steelflex you are the best that game is so underrated and is very awesome the music the atmosphere bosses and all of the game just feel so good in her own way...

[@NelsonBelmont]

+Alejandro Anzieta Lament Of Innocence soundtrack is awesome as well

[@CB-ep8mf]

Alejandro Anzieta agreed

[@thathandleistakentrythisone]

I would love to live out Castlevania, just jumping around a beautiful ornate castle in stylish clothing, killing demons with cool weapons while incredible music blares in the background.

[@vishalkrishnan007]

Until you meet Galamoth with red rust and a leather shield.

[@streeterville773]

@@vishalkrishnan007 Or bare handed

[@bassinbilliards6279]

How many countless hours of playing and then boom... Upside down Castle 🤯. Best game back then.

[@MDT-AnimeNerd2024]

Symphony of the Night's OST holds a special place in my heart for its value and charm.

[@TheNewEmphinix]

Richter: Die sparkling bitch! You don't belong in this world Edward: It was not by my hand that I have been given flesh. I was called here by teenage girls who wish for me to get in their pants and pay me tribute Richter: TRIBUTE?! You steal girls souls and make them your slaves Edward: Perhaps the same could be said of all characters of the movie Richter: Your words are as empty as your soul! Mankind ill needs a savior such as you Edward: What is a man? Someone who hates me! But enough talk, have at you.

[@TheNewEmphinix]

***** Edward Cullen from Twilight. lol

[@TheNewEmphinix]

Oh alright. Don't watch them anyways, they ain't worth it.

[@GamingPhysics526]

I think I would have beaten the game by the end of my childhood if Edward was the main villain. Dracula just wasn't enough of an asshole for me to kill him so soon.

[@Araneus21]

and his "behold my true form and despair" phase is Edward the troll from Hansel and Gretel witch hunters movie

[@williamrodriguez8957]

Your concept was great, and I intend to ruin it by adding MOAR JOKES! Richter: Die sparkling bitch! You don't belong in theatres! Edward: It was not by my hand that I have been given screen time. I was called here by teenage girls who wish for me to get in their pants and pay me tribute Richter: TRIBUTE?! You steal girls souls and make them your " loyal fans!" Edward: Perhaps the same could be said of all characters of the movie. Richter: Your words are as empty as Kristen Stewart's entire acting ability! The movie industry ill needs a savior such as you. Edward: What is a man? Someone who doesn't succumb to sparkling bullshit! But enough talk, have at you.!

[@NYKgjl10]

The Prayer theme is simply magical!!

[@WutTheDeuceGaming]

Crytal Teardrops and Rainbow Cemetery are such fucking bops. Man, they're so good.

[@platinumseraph5228]

The best song in my opinion: Tragic Prince. Even the name is amazing. One song that is extremly underrated and that I wished they had kept going with is the Metamorphosis 3. For some reason... it feels like a sad song.

[@Affflex]

I think THIS game gave me the best gaming experience I ever had. I remember playing trough the game when I was 6 years old (killing richter). 10 years later playing through the game just for fun and I was like HOLY FUCKING SHIT HOW DID I MISS THAT OMG THE GAME DESIGNERS ARE FUCKING GODS I ONLY PLAYED IT HALF TROUGH. So I continued playing with an unbelievable ammount of satisfaction. BEST GAME EVER

[@jenovaprodigal]

Probably right up there with Skyrim as far as replay value and enjoyment. I will never tire of this game no matter how much I play it.

[@hermankristanto7310]

right now, the exact same game designer (Igarashi Kojima) is reviving this type of Castlevania mix metroid, in a new game launching in 2018 march called "Bloodstained" available in kickstarter guys!

[@shazgob]

Defines the word classic, a true masterpiece of gaming. From the musical side, Dance of Pales and Wood Carving Partitia are two of my personal favorites.

[@gerardorivasdelgado2473]

34:17 My first time playing, entering to the Olrox's Quarters with this beautiful theme was a pleasure

[@Liquidcadmus]

this game is a masterpiece and the soundtrack is one of the greatest ever made for a game or movie. what is perfection? symphony of the night. now have at thee!

[@lizfein7745]

YES! One of the best game soundtracks of all time, if not *the* best!

[@ismaelmambec7262]

why ?

[@EmeritusIV616]

@@ismaelmambec7262 Why? que no escuchas esas canciones la composición y la complejidad musical que tienen xD?

[@ThebirdmanTrainer]

I remember climbing the stairs with “Reqiuem for the Gods” playing thinking oh shit I’m getting somewhere now.

[@scotchallenguarde1]

Yeah that's my favorite track

[@_G.C]

Even though i've only played this game about a year ago, I have lots of nostalgia already

[@GreyWolfLeaderTW]

"Listen to them... Children of the Night. What music they make!" ~Bela Lagosi as Count Dracula, Dracula (1931)

[@Ryuhza]

DAHK METAMUPHATHITH

[@Sniffzoer]

lol

[@Sybertek]

HAHAHA!!!

[@nicolasbriozzo9861]

LOL i almost die

[@aaronvelazquez8884]

😂😂😂😂

[@quintjordan4444]

Salt Still

[@Officialrezaartgallery]

The Best Soundtrack of all Video Games ever !!! Truly a masterpiece

[@aldi404]

Michiru Yamane ist the Castlevania GOAT!

[@DatBlueHusky]

ive played this game twice without knowing the second castle and last time i played it fully was like 4 years ago. I think its time to play it again

[@jenovaprodigal]

go for 200.6% completion. Anything less means you missed something. :) Good luck.

[@sodenoite45]

@@jenovaprodigal 200.6? u can go to 250 more going under castle and outside

[@robi3366]

I found out about this game through unusual means. I recently watched an angry video game nerd special about castlevania. When i got to the fourth part he mentioned this game on the ps1. The moment i saw it i went to download a ps1 emulator and the rom for this game. I have been playing the game for over 20 hours and i still want to play it. I'm fairly young and i barely knew anything about earlier video games before avgn, and i am glad that i found out that such good games like these exist. I am so glad i found out about this game and everyone who hasn't played it yet, should.

[@RonaldRaiden]

hell yeah! They just don't make em like this anymore man. Now they put all their effort into super high definition artwork, and the programming budget lacks because of it.

[@robi3366]

If you are referring the AI, it's fine. I like how enemies have a pattern. Feels like dark souls. Or rather the other way around. EDIT: I have just now realized that you are talking about other games.. I am not a smart man

[@leonardootavianopedrozo1481]

This is the best game ever.

[@luislopez7220]

Lordie BumBum There actually is game that is almost like this for the PS4 called Chasm, check it out it is really good.

[@ssssssstssssssss]

Continue to enjoy... This is one of the best RPGs of all time.

[@ArthurZakaryan23]

Easily one of the best video game soundtracks ever.

[@flowersbyphone2554]

i've never heard this ost before and the minute the second track started i was like WHOAAAAAAA

[@lindamoua02]

This is awesome ost~

[@VaporspaceStL]

I'm interested in this.

[@IAmBushid0]

He he! Thank you!

[@thefaceofpppwhenhisguntabs5292]

@@IAmBushid0 rofl

[@ismaelmambec7262]

F4ck Yeah !!

[@Chrisjb1983]

54:37 - Absolutely majestic!

[@MrRealtor247]

I remember when the castle was destroyed at the end and Metamorphosis III was playing it brought me to tears. I actually felt sorry for the castle, dracula, alucard and his mom and no one had a real happy ending.

[@ethsofresh]

Give me chills up my spine even after 20 years.

[@AltimasPrime]

If you guys have original Playstation disc, you can pop into a CD player and listen to a hidden track.

[@omalone1169]

You for real . How did you even figure that out

[@Alamyst2011]

@@omalone1169 Been known for decades. Back in the day we did it with all games and discs to see what if anything was hidden

[@ericomalley1987]

@@Alamyst2011 He's not wrong - you could legit pop in a PS disc in a CD player and it would play audio.

[@CaballeroDelAbismo]

One of the greatest soundtracks in video game history from my favorite franchise of all time ♥

[@DYINGABOUTIT]

Mad nostalgia hit everytime I hear this. I always come back to this ost and imagine playing it on PlayStation for the first time

[@Chiefof16]

Absolutely amazing video game soundtrack. It's OST's like this that make you wonder why the video game medium isn't more popular than that of movies. Amazing interactivity, amazing soundtrack, (sometimes) story, and they all last longer than any movie.....I'll never get it...THIS is true art. Watching overpaid actors pretend to be someone, while you sit there and yawn, waiting for a plot twist........That's not living. Immerse yourself in a game like Symphony of the Night. THAT'S an experience.

[@gogozeppeli8292]

how anyone can dislike this is far beyond me

[@dannybodros5180]

My top 5 Castlevania games: 1. Symphony of the Night 2. Dracula's Curse 3. Rondo of Blood 4. Super Castlevania 4 5. Bloodlines

[@tepasgame]

Listening to this reminds me of all the rooms, all the enemies, bosses and kwirks. All the (many) times I've played this game again and again. Never gets old. Can't wait to go to the Castlevania concert and relive it again with my little one. Even though she is only 9, I've created an avid SOTN fan😍🎮

[@MrBazoc]

I Am the Wind is the best reward I have ever gotten for beating a game.

[@popeyedoyle6360]

that song is actually based off the composers own fards