GFCA-32~3: Castlevania Original Soundtrack

[mrnutz]

Products represented
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence (US), Castlevania ~Lament of Reality~ (Japan)

"Lament of Reality"? I have never heard this and could find no references to it. The game is called simply "Castlevania" in Japan.

[mrnutz]

I went ahead and made the change.

[Cedille]

I think the title of this particular album have been intentionally kept as Castlevania: Lament of Innocence, since, while romanized Japanese titles were used for other Castlevania album, it was assumed that a plain "Castlevania" would just confuse people, aside of a small group that knew lots about the series. I totally understand it if someone objects, for the sake of consistency or something else, but I think we would still benefit from having some discussions on the title order that remained in stable condition for years.

[The Gambler]

Originally Posted by Cedille

I think the title of this particular album have been intentionally kept as Castlevania: Lament of Innocence, since, while romanized Japanese titles were used for other Castlevania album, it was assumed that a plain "Castlevania" would just confuse people

I got that impression too. However, there's no way to circle around that the game's Japanese title is just that. I think that line 4+ in the edit field "other names" is perfect for such a case. This way we have the correct OST name on top but we can still find it if we do a quick search for "Lament".

[layzee]

Speaking of consistency and confusing localised titles, how about:

http://vgmdb.net/album/1072
http://vgmdb.net/album/109

"Tales of Destiny 2" should bring up both in a search result. Or not.

[Hellacia]

What would be really good is if you could search "Tales of Destiny II" and get the "Tales of Eternia" product, which would then show you a link to the Tales of Eternia Original Soundtrack if you were looking for it. But I guess people would still be confused to see results for the Tales of Eternia soundtrack when they're looking for Tales of Destiny II? I dunno.

[Secret Squirrel]

Originally Posted by Hellacia

What would be really good is if you could search "Tales of Destiny II" and get the "Tales of Eternia" product, which would then show you a link to the Tales of Eternia Original Soundtrack if you were looking for it. But I guess people would still be confused to see results for the Tales of Eternia soundtrack when they're looking for Tales of Destiny II? I dunno.

There's a Tales of Destiny II release under Tales of Eternia. I think I could modify the search so that it finds those results too.

[Hellacia]

Now that I think about it, it would be no more confusing than adding alternate titles for soundtracks and having them come up in the results, right?

[layzee]

More similar levels of naming clusterf***s:

JP: Gunbird
EN: Mobile Light Force

JP: Shikigami no Shiro
EN: Mobile Light Force 2

[Hellacia]

So I kind of have a bone to pick with these Otaku.com links... they're not really store entry pages that reliably take you to where a product is being sold. Otaku.com typically lists individual items, and once it's sold, it's gone and another page is created for a new sale of the item. Maybe they have some pages with the item in stock more than once when it's new, but what I've described is the is the case with this item; the page we have linked to no longer exists. I also can't delete it, since I don't have enough clearance

Otaku.com listed like a billion things in the marketplace anyway, do we really need both?

[Brad Evans II]

I have a question regarding the three track Aria of Sorrow suite on here.

I originally didn't think much of these tracks, but over time they've grown on me.

Anyway, I cannot for the life of me ascertain the source track behind "Requiem for the Dark Souls". This has bugged me forever and I even have the Aria/Dawn set.

I know "Holy Cross Obsessed By The Moon" is "Demon Castle Top Floor" and
"Requiem For The Dark Souls" is "Chapel" but the third track has me stumped.

Can anyone help me out?

[Aifread]

Originally Posted by Brad Evans II

I have a question regarding the three track Aria of Sorrow suite on here.

I originally didn't think much of these tracks, but over time they've grown on me.

Anyway, I cannot for the life of me ascertain the source track behind "Requiem for the Dark Souls". This has bugged me forever and I even have the Aria/Dawn set.

I know "Holy Cross Obsessed By The Moon" is "Demon Castle Top Floor" and
"Requiem For The Dark Souls" is "Chapel" but the third track has me stumped.

Can anyone help me out?

"The Cross of Fate" is from "Ruined Castle Corridor," the opening area theme from Aria of Sorrow.

[Brad Evans II]

Originally Posted by Aifread

"The Cross of Fate" is from "Ruined Castle Corridor," the opening area theme from Aria of Sorrow.

Thanks, this was my guess before writing the question but I wasn't sure if I was hearing it quite right.

[zierts]

Originally Posted by mrnutz

Products represented
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence (US), Castlevania ~Lament of Reality~ (Japan)

"Lament of Reality"? I have never heard this and could find no references to it. The game is called simply "Castlevania" in Japan.

This misconception about the Japanese title of the game probably stems from disc 2 track 5 whose title could be translated as "lament of truth" or "a true lament". Oh, this track also quotes Dracula's theme from Super Castlevania IV starting at 1:14 and especially at 1:33.

[BlazingAbyss]

Some of the titles used in the game's Sound Select differ slightly from the digital release, they are as follows...

1.05 Prelude to the Black Abyss
1.08 Old Man's Cottage
1.16 Statue Born of Darkness
1.22 Aria of Nightmare
1.23 Snakeheaded Medusa
2.04 Misty Moon Pagoda of the Demonic Realm
2.11 Admiration of a Clan

Also I was curious about the official English title for track 2.13, is "Holy Cross Obsessed by the Moon" even proper English? I've never heard of something being "obsessed by" something before.
I think a more accurate translation of "月に憑かれし聖架" would actually be "Holy Cross Possessed by the Moon." Perhaps it was a typo?

[BlazingAbyss]

I was wondering, is there a reason why "アンデッドパラサイトのテーマ" was translated as "Undead Parasite Theme" rather than "Undead Parasite's Theme?" There's only one Undead Parasite in the game so it not like it's a theme shared by multiple Undead Parasites or something like that.

[BlazingAbyss]

Sound Select (Comments from Michiru Yamane)

Spoiler:

Elemental Tactician
A powerful and beautiful enemy music piece. One of my favorites.

Stone King Golem
It is solid and all, but the actual movements are kind of cute, which is what I find charming about it.

Death Flower Succubus
I wonder if there are a lot of people who would enjoy having their life force sucked out. Understandable mistake, though.

Snakeheaded Medusa
I dislike attacks that turn me to stone, but Medusa herself cures that.

Melancholy Joachim
It's dangerous to be holding a knife, Joachim. Perhaps he is still just mentally young.

Dark Night Toccata (Walter's theme)
As a vampire beloved by the night -- granted its power -- Walter is very striking.

Evil's Symphonic Poem (Death's theme)
Of all Deaths throughout the ages, this one is the most gorgeous and smooth!

Prison of Eternal Torture
Intestines, stomach, liver and heart, all messy and gory. This is cool!

Bizarre Room
Meaty and tasty! So they were the culprits.

Castlevania Reincarnation
Remix of music from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.

Traces of Malevolent Souls
There were lots of cool enemies -- even the weak ones.

Resonance of Malevolent Souls
I almost died at times from just looking at them and forgetting to fight.

Prelude to the Black Abyss
When standing at the edge of the abyss, we all want to investigate once.

Ghostly Theatre
I wonder if Walter likes music? I want a hall like this too!

Aria of Nightmare
So this was where the Opera took place. Ghostly vocalizations.

Anti-Soul Mysteries Lab
Mysterious and devious looking equipment bubbling. I wonder what they are making?

Misty Moon Pagoda of the Demon Realm
The start of the climax; reaching the throne room.

Lament of Innocence (Leon's theme)
One of IGA's favorite tunes. A piece that shows Leon's grief and anger.

Dark Palace of Waterfalls
The music in this area is ambient, however, the enemies are tough.

Garden Forgotten by Time
Is it a Castlevania-like tune. What do you people think?

Fog-enshrouded Nightscape
This is such a beautiful area that you forget you are supposed to be battling.

House of Sacred Remains
A beautiful temple, but in an underground cavern. There has to be something nasty hanging around.

Statues Born of Darkness
These statues are different from the ones on the higher floors. Kinda creepy.

Old Man's Cottage
Somewhere to return to and let you guard down. Rinaldo's home, that of a friend and sympathizer.

Cursed Memories
A cursed voice recalling cursed memories.

Admiration of a Clan
The famous 'Vampire Killer' song from the series motif is part of this music.