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[Castlevania series]

Just how many different versions of the 'Vampire Killer' theme are there among the many games of Konami? I happen to be collecting them and trying to find them; here's what I have so far: (????? means I don't know what to call it)

1. Vampire Killer (MSX): ????? ("Vampire Killer"?)
2. Castlevania (NES): music for stage 1 (NSF track #2)
3. Castlevania 3 (NES): ????? (I haven't played the game) (NSF track #11)
4. Super Castlevania IV (SNES): 'Vampire Killer' (SPC set track #0F)
5a. Castlevania Bloodlines (Sega Master System): 'Vampire Killer' (VGZ set track #10)
5b. Castlevania Bloodlines (Sega Genesis): ????? ("cvania1.gym")
6. Dracula X (SNES): ????? ("Stage 2.spc")
7. Castlevania Chronicles (PS): ????? (CvC OST track 1-04)
8a. Castlevania Chronicles (X68000): ????? (CvC OST track 1-24)
8b. Castlevania Chronicles (Midi Roland CM-64?): ????? (CvC OST track 2-04)
8c. Castlevania Chronicles (Midi Roland SC-55?): ????? (CvC OST track 2-24)
9. Castlevania Resurrection (Sega Saturn/Dreamcast? proposed game): ????? ("another_vamp_killer.mp3")
10. Castlevania: Circle of the Moon: 'Vampire Killer' (GSF set and CotM/CotMS OST track 15)
11. Castlevania: White Night Concerto / Concerto of the Midnight Sun / Harmony of Dissonance: VK2K2 (Vampire Killer 2002) (GSF set track 26, CotM/CotMS OST track 44) (This track also contains a remix of the second track of the Cv3 NSF...can you recognize it?)

Other games:
+Contra: Hard Corps (Sega Genesis): 'Simon 1994 RD' (a 'hyper' remix of VK)
+Konami World: ????? (NSF track 4) (almost identical to the Cv1 version)

Additionally, there's track 15 of the GB soundtrack of Castlevania Legends (GB), which starts like VK but goes off on a strange tangent, and there's "L72 - Drac's Coffin (Vampire Killer)" from Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness, which contains (at the end of the track) a bit of the melody of VK.

Does anyone know of any more?

(Also, in particular, does anyone know if there are any VK remixes in the soundtrack of Kid Dracula / Boku Dracula Kun / BokuDora(?) ? I've checked through it once, and didn't find any, but given that the first track of the NSF is somewhat reminiscent of the first track of the Cv3 NSF, I wouldn't rule out the possibility that I might have missed a VK remix.)

If you want to hear many of these, just try to find a particular Castlevania fansite, which is quite comprehensive and contains links to a bunch of Castlevania soundtracks. Of course, there's also Zophar.net , supplier of tons of NSF, GYM, VGZ, SPC, GSF, USF, PSF, ... files.

And as a sidenote, what's your favorite Vampire Killer remix? My personal favorite is Vampire Killer 2002, which, in my opinion, would be absolutely perfect had they cleaned up the sound quality and inserted a full loop of the original VK before transposing it from D minor to E minor. I'm currently in the process of transcribing it for solo piano (not a mere arrangement, but with a few noticeable changes). Honorable mention goes to the Vampire Killer track from Castlevania 3.

This post has been edited by Glenn Magus Harvey on 12th May 2005 18:33

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The only missing track that I can find from that list is the PC Engine CD version from Dracula X: Rondo of Blood (a supposedly inferior version that I've never played was also released for the SNES as Dracula X, you have the version from that game on your list). I have an emulated port of it, and Stage 2 is indeed Vampire Killer. My favorite ones are the CotM version found in the Observation Tower area and AmIEvil's CastleMania remix of Vampire Killer and Stalker; you can find the latter on ocremix.org.

Edit

I realize that CastleMania is not "among the many games of Konami," but I could care less. It rocks.

This post has been edited by laszlow on 12th May 2005 19:00

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