Top 100 video game music: Bloody Tears from Castlevania #31

[KaizerSozak2008]

Quality tune! Castlevania 4 is one of my favorites. Althought i've got to say i was never really a big fan of the series back in the day, maybe because of the difficulty of it, but i love the games now!

[BliXxMorGrahZz]

I liked the version from Bloodlines on the Genesis better

[Normal1S]

You know, I really like the Gen version of this in Bloodlines--but this is definitely a classic song!

[HawaiianPawnch]

Didn't they do a remake of this in Aria of Sorrow?

[TheOldskool2009]

sweet!

[Siftyis1]

DRAAAAAAAAAAACULAAAA I will ATTACKULAAAAAAAAAA AND lay down the SMACKULAAAAAAAAAAAA

[shemhead]

What a terrible night to only be #31

[rolinjet]

Can we say that its the most representative from all castlevania?

I say "YES!"

[cubefreak123]

Dracula!  I am back-ula!

To lay the smack-ula!

Just like grandpa Trevor!

[ulrich5000]

I love the symphony of the night version the most :D

[85ihateposeurs]

@ulrich5000 Does the ":D " mean you're being sarcastic? Because Bloody Tears was not in Symphony of the Night

[ulrich5000]

@85ihateposeurs no, not at all, I'm being serious. Bloody Tears came as a bonus track on the SotN Soundtrack, it's a guitar / rock version, it was only released on the Sega Saturn version of Symphony called Nocturne in the Moonlight. they have it on youtube, you should look it up ^^

[85ihateposeurs]

@ulrich5000 I actually suspected that you might have been talking about the Saturn version. I did listen to it and it was good(of course, Bloody Tears always sound good) but I still like the Castlevania 4 version the best.

[ulrich5000]

@85ihateposeurs Yeah, no matter what version of Bloody Tears you listen to, it always sounds good, and this version is my 2nd favorite, but Castlevania 4 is my top fav Castlevania game of all time, how about you?

[85ihateposeurs]

@ulrich5000 I'll do a top 10. 1.Castlevania(very first one, the most challenging and the first one I played back when I was 5 years old....) 2.Symphony(easy game but the music saves it big time) 3.Castlevania 4(best overall level design) 4.Castlevania 3

5. Circle of the Moon 6.Aria of Sorrow 7.Castlevania 64 (yep lots of people hate but I love the atmosphere.Stage 3:The Villa and Stage 5: The Castle Center ruled!) 8.Portrait of Ruin 9.Castlevania Adventure (Gameboy) 10.Castlevania Bloodlines

[xionblades]

castlevania 4 is ass compared to castlevania dracula x rondo of blood.

[LordTepes1981]

@xionblades umm...you do realize that this game was made about 2 1/2 years before dracula x...i'm sure over the course of time they made upgrades to the next installment...so no this game was very good at the time it came out...so your opinion is ass...

[xionblades]

@LordTepes1981 your ass for liking a shitty game.

[LordTepes1981]

@xionblades i find amazing how a little bitch, like yourself, hates on a game as great as this one...but it's your opinion which like i said before is ass...this is still a great game and you're a fucking moron for saying such asinine things...you fail

[LordTepes1981]

@xionblades

wow what a great comeback. i wish i had your masterful skill of talking about so much ass. at least everybody knows one thing. you're one of only 5 people to push the dislike button. maybe you should stick that thumb straight up your pink eye. altough i'm pretty sure that you would enjoy it waaay too much.

[Rockman67deChapa]

Original Castlevania IV music are the best..

[alotbetterthanyou]

this song has epicness all over it.

[DSN107]

the brakedowns in this song is amazing

[Cyberleader12]

SCIV version FTW

[Killerb567]

Yet again another great cover Powerglove does

[OneTrueBelmont]

I know it took me many MANY tries to pass this level. Stupid gears. Super CV IV is insanely good. And the soundtrack is all around great to listen to. *plays CD of it* :D

[CurtisRioux]

How this song is any less that #3 blows my mind. This song is THE shit.

[atebit80]

I prefer the Simons Quest version over the Super Castlevania IV version, but im glad you included the Rondo of Blood version

[GenyaArikado]

No, this is the Castlevania IV version ! And it's my favorite castlevania along with Symphony Of The Night !

[Luigi84289]

@GenyaArikado CIV > SOTN. SOTN while fantastic is dramatically overrated. I didn't really get much of a challenge out of it compared to it's predecessors.

[GenyaArikado]

yeah sure, but you could try the japanese version :)

[4MetalWolf4]

@Luigi84289 I liked SotN more, but CV IV is alot harder :)

anyway BOTH of em are gr8 gamez! :)

[bglxt4]

fuck yeah !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RPGFreak90]

Since today is Halloween, I think this music suits the atmosphere pretty well.

[MasterBelmont]

Cool how you transitioned over to the Rondo of Blood version. Legendary tune. Although many people don't have a love for Simon's Quest (I personally do), if it didn't exist there'd be no Bloody Tears.

[mattwillis4]

@MasterBelmont Bloody Tears first came out in Castlevania II...

[mattwillis4]

@MasterBelmont Bloody Tears first came out in Castlevania II. This was the first of the series I played which ignited me to the series. Ever since then, the classics have never left my collection.

[Beremor]

/agreed

[dbzelda123]

the nes version is better in my opinion.

[ctt4lfecw]

don't know about that, this comes close

[Luigi84289]

@dbzelda123 Simon's Quest version sounds more eerie this sound more upbeat.

[sdcazares1980]

I like the Symphony of the Night (Saturn) version best.

[Finkums]

this is my fav. of all of the castlevania songs

[turkeygod]

there is a few songs on castlevania that are top list this one does air on a ton of them

but there was a really good one that i think matched the game style more although it was in only 2 games

[guitarguy42394]

would sound better on either a soft piano or as a metal song, both of which have been done, and are awesome.

[Nyafall]

Awesome.

[plutoniadotwad]

castlevania 2 is better

[AriusDural]

Actually that's the first castlevania song i like since #100. I should add that never played any of the series.

[effin0ninjas]

Not the best Castlevania in my opinion. This is number three with the Catacombs and the legendary Vampire Killer beating it. That said, EPIC! FTW!!!

[issie187]

i like the nes version better :P

[chriselswick]

lol noway this is closer to #1

[restocker2]

Yeah, this dudes list is sorta weird...but I guess its the person's own opinion...Legend of Zelda's main theme was like 40 something X_x

[KingdomHeartz93]

ok restocker

this isn't a list of most POPULAR

but BEST!

ilove zelda too

but the music isn't best

(chrono trigger is...acclaimed as best sountrack, even above FFVII)

[MetroidMilkMan]

my favorite soundtrack is probly golden sun

or finaly fantasy VIII

chrono trigger was way epic too (:

i honestly didnt really like FFVII music as much as most other games...

[KarateKidX]

we can't have 2 themes from the same game in the top 10 together can we?

[Stevemesiterlove15]

neva played castlevania soz fanboys but it sounds wonderful

[daveeol]

check castlevania 4 music on youtube for the best game music ever!!!

[aaawhyme]

What was this game about?

[GaaraKun234]

2 hints Belmonts Dracula Figure it out dumbass

[SkyPrower]

Dracula gets resurrected, Simon Belmont goes to fight Dracula, Simon wins.

That's about it, although the second and third games have much more of a plot to them.

Super Castlevania 4 is a remake of the original.

[kyrakyramyra]

I like this, and I like the list. Hopefully we'll see some Okami music. It may not be as "classic" as some of these games, but the music definately deserves a spot in this list.

[SandManR95]

more sonic and more metal gear themes hopefully o yeah and mario themes

Even though Metal gear and mario didnt have great songs i just like the series :D

o yeah and MEGAMAN!

i dont really care about zelda games i mean there alright i only played a few

[Hazard590]

I have been watching these for a long time and I keep thinking OH so and so IS GOING TO BE NUMBER ONE but then you come out with the thing that I thought was going to be number one well my most up to date guess is the dr. wily stage 1 from MM2

[KittenKiller]

Someone did a cover of this with real instruments. I think it was by Slayer and Cradle of Filth, but I'm not sure.

[En3myArea]

Castlecania 4! my favorite castlevania. =)

i just have good memories of this fantastic game. in this game i just got my first heart beatings. lol god.. after that leviathan boss i was run to my parents to rest my heart! "MOM! MY HEART BEATS SO FAST! THAT BOSS WAS SO HARD!!!" ^^

yea yea.. its a easy boss, just use holy cross. but it was my first castlevania and i was like.. 7 - 9 years old. =p

[Irishfreedom]

Big respect to you, you do us all a great favour not only bringing back lost gems and compiling them for our convenience but also introducing some great pieces many of us might have missed out on : )

[richter15]

rondo of blood men that is the best

[hotdoggy854]

I love the drums in the first one

[neolistic]

I went through all your music, and have not seen any sonic, I hope that sonic comes in soon. Also some unreal, Battlefield, half life, GTA, etc.. btw good song.

[CastChaos]

One of my favourites of all Castlevania music, but I'm not surprised it's not at a leading position. I'm curious which ones will be next.

[Actraiser1]

Is this list in any particular order?

[Ako3000]

I'm pretty sure it is..like a count down to the (in his opinion) best.

[dorcus2]

I vaguely remember him saying it is not in order. (that would be hard)

[Ako3000]

Alright, sorry my mistake. :O

[guuuruuu]

:) this means the best castlevania song are coming soon then :) draculas castle richetr theme :) etc

[CaddyMyers]

This is a surprise. I thought I would never see this Castlevania theme on your list. I guess I was incorrect . . . in any case though, you chose one of my favorite themes in video game history.

[DwNecrid]

best, song, avar

[MetalGearNaked]

Should be #1 IMO

[codythegreat21]

yea! castlevania rocks!