Anyone noticed at the beginning of the stage, even the words STAGE 2 START are reflected on the water? That beginning of the stage is damn beautiful. 😊
@@RickyHadou Come on man, don't be ridiculous. Outside of this, Streets of Rage, and Xeno Crisis, most Genesis games sound like shit. Compare the Ghoulsn' Ghosts games on Genesis and SNES - world of difference.
It really is. As a kid this theme made me think of ancient Greece, and I didn't even know much about ancient Greece at the time, but enough to knew it somehow sounded right.
I will be honest I've never played a Castlevania game in my life but I will never pass up a great soundtrack and so far I'm very impressed with every soundtrack from every game.
***** Cotm was very well received for the most part when it came out, since then though the creator of Castlevania has come out with his dislike and disownment of the game and now it's become 'non canon' because of his feelings toward it. I never got the hate for Cotm. Great music, very challenging at times. The art direction and attention to detail was incredibly impressive for an early GBA game.
Aria had the best gameplay and story, but CotM had the better atmosphere and soundtrack. Haven't played Dissonance yet so I can't really say how it compares.
This is a great theme. I really like how the arpeggios are panned to the right then suddenly pop up centered for emphasis. Oh, and those slides are absolutely fantastic! Not to mention how complex the melody is. Fascinating how much efforts were put into making the music for this game; no wonder they've returned to this theme over the course of the series.
It was all like a dream. I remember fighting scary monsters to this song and then Symphony Of The Night came out, and it was all Requiem Of the Gods. Then Circle Of The Moon came out after the millennium and my artful dream was complete!
My uncle gave me his SEGA Genesis in 1993--in retrospect I guess he was trying to get more focused, as he was becoming a doctor and getting married to my aunt. He had just two games with it: the original Sonic The Hedgehog, and Joe Montana Sports Talk Football. The former was a great intro to the console, and the latter actually helped teach me how football worked, and within a year I was an obsessed NFL/Dolphins fan. I've owned mine since then, but it went through many years of neglect. In the last year, I've fired it up again, and done lots of exploring of games I'd never heard of at the time...and I quickly realized that, if I had owned Castlevania: Bloodlines as a kid, it probably would have been in my top 5-10 video games of all-time. The genre doesn't do as much for me in my 30s, but the artwork, soundtrack, gameplay mechanics, etc. are all so great that I do enjoy it. The games I enjoy most now, so far in this "rediscovery" phase with my Genesis, are Castlevania Bloodlines & Bill Walsh College Football 95. Other games do one or two things well, or they provide a big nostalgia hit (like WWF Royal Rumble), but those two are all-around great games that hold up in all regards.
I like how the bass drops a little bit lower than it should be before going back up. It gives the feeling of sinking. The Circle of the Moon arrangement is great too, it also fits its location in that game.
This song is sinking deep into the sanctuary of my mind...forgotten like an old memory after some time passes but at the end still remember like it was yesterday whenever that pops up 😂❤😊
wow, being new to castlevania, i nvr realized that there's so much debating on scv4 music and bloodlines music. admittedly, i prefer scv4 and 2nd place isnt even bloodlines but this track is heavenly.this track reminds me of pillared corridors fr. scv4, mainly becoz both are absolute "painkillers".
This game is criminally underrated. Yeah, it's probably the hardest Castlevania game ever but is really fun and worth to play. It's one of my favorite Castlevania games.
wtf blud talking about lol this is by far one of the easiest classicvanias out there, castlevania 3 usa is MUCH harder, damn, even the jp version of castlevania 3 manages to be harder LMAO, this game just isn't easier than super castlevania iv tbh
@Chepito2846: I remember fighting the bird-like enemies in the Italy levels and was shocked to see them bleed, not to mention seeing the fountains in the France levels turn from water to blood.
Never played this Castlevania game, but after hearing this song for the first time in Art Tower of LoD and then hearing this one, I think I like this version better.
I love this game.I was hoping they would redo this for new game system...This game was add many wonder FX effects like the Stage 2 water section which was great for what they had to deal with very small memory space.
History fact: Salonika front,Greeks against Bulgarians in Entente side,not much historical to remind but Austria-Hungary’s declaration of war on Serbia on 28.July 1914 posed a critical dilemma for Greece is the point...
Idk if anyone knows this but this song was remixed in castlevania legacy of darkness for the n64 but I do prefer this version when I first played bloodlines in 2019 and heard this it blew me away to see this was the first version and it made me fall in love with this game even more than super castlevania 4
Great soundtrack, Yamane did a fantastic job with Bloodlines, you should note however that this is not what it sounds like on a real console. It's close, but this isn't the in-game cartridge tune. If it's an emulator rip, some emulators have audio filters.
If my knowledge is (somewhat) correct, the ruins of Atlantis is rumoured to be in the Aegean sea on the North African/Greek coast* (*Areas that are Disputed with Greece and the Republic of Turkey also fit in with said, coast)
It depends. If you've got a model 2 Genesis (I do), the quality is actually worse due to a hardware bug. Filter-less Kega Fusion nails it and sounds just like it should on the first model.
Reminds me of Lost Painting and Subterranean Hell, because all 3 tracks are composed by Michiru Yamane. A little on the funky side (mostly cause of the bass), but that's all good.
@JetFire0422 I appreciate commetns like yours. It really gave me that feel as well but did't it take place in spain? Either way I was mesmerized by this part in the game
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Anyone noticed at the beginning of the stage, even the words STAGE 2 START are reflected on the water? That beginning of the stage is damn beautiful. 😊
Funny thing is, that's probably a graphical glitch they kept in either due to the restraints of the console or thinking it was cool.
Same happens when you pause the game, the PAUSE is also reflected. :D
Absolutely 🎉
I don't think that was intentional. Just hardware limitations and programming shenanigans
This version is just phenomenal, the sega genesis soundchip was a powerhouse.
interestingly, this game only used 4 sound channels of the Genesis/MD's 6 total and used no PSG
Indeed, sounds cosmic.
Genesis does what Nintendont 🤣
@@RickyHadou Come on man, don't be ridiculous. Outside of this, Streets of Rage, and Xeno Crisis, most Genesis games sound like shit. Compare the Ghoulsn' Ghosts games on Genesis and SNES - world of difference.
@@churchofsolipsism2716 Sonic games ( a given, though ). And Ristar had fantastic music!
One of the most beautiful videogames soundtracks ever : 3
the fact that she only used 4 of the 6 sound channels and no DAC or PSG is astounding.
@@GiordanDiodato What Do DAC and PSG mean?
The perfect theme for an underwater Greek level.
It really is. As a kid this theme made me think of ancient Greece, and I didn't even know much about ancient Greece at the time, but enough to knew it somehow sounded right.
@@perfectibility999 gave me atlantis vibes
Pro tip: you can watch series on flixzone. Been using it for watching lots of of movies lately.
@Justin Major Yup, I've been using flixzone for months myself =)
out of the arrangements this is by far the best IMHO. I just like the synth feel the Genesis chip produces.
This soundtrack brings me back the good memories of Sega Genesis Castlevania, Thank you a lot .
Circle of the Moon and Legacy of Darkness Arrangements are amazing, too.
GustaveTheSteel How about the orchestral cover? I even tried to replicate this piece of music on my piano. I'm thinking of posting my piano cover.
Legacy of Darkness is the best Soundtrack & Game of the castlevania series
Legacy's is pretty good
Circle... bleh
Bloodlines > Circle Of The Moon
@@SebastianFarias1144 No way circle of the moon is the best castlevania
One of my all-time favorite Castlevania tunes. This is absolutely gorgeous!
I will be honest I've never played a Castlevania game in my life but I will never pass up a great soundtrack and so far I'm very impressed with every soundtrack from every game.
I hope by now you've atleast played Aria of Sorrow via emulation. Castlevania is so fun and yet challenging
This soundtrack and the forest of monsters from Super Castlevania 4 are masterpieces
And i not a big fan of Castlevania franchise
Almost a DECADE later, this video harvested NOT A SINGLE FUCKIN DISLIKE. That's some 1994 soundtrack glory for you.
5 months after a comment pointing out there are no dislikes and there are still no dislikes, it's a miracle
There.... i disliked it but only because I prefer the GBA version.
zfoxfire There's a special place in hell waiting for you where they play nothing but the Genesis version of this song on a loop.
of course there had to be a dope like you to dislike this glorious track.
zfoxfire Take it back pls.
Circle of The moon was great too!
*****
Cotm was very well received for the most part when it came out, since then though the creator of Castlevania has come out with his dislike and disownment of the game and now it's become 'non canon' because of his feelings toward it. I never got the hate for Cotm. Great music, very challenging at times. The art direction and attention to detail was incredibly impressive for an early GBA game.
Jarrecko The way I see it, CotM was pretty good for its day. Problem is, the games after it are just WAAAAAAY better.
+Nehfarius Nah, I still prefer CoTM over AoS and HoD. But I can see why people would prefer Aria.
COTM was too hardcore for your average player
I love Aria, but as a game I prefer COTM.
Aria had the best gameplay and story, but CotM had the better atmosphere and soundtrack. Haven't played Dissonance yet so I can't really say how it compares.
I'm so happy that this is in the anniversary collection!
This is a great theme. I really like how the arpeggios are panned to the right then suddenly pop up centered for emphasis. Oh, and those slides are absolutely fantastic! Not to mention how complex the melody is. Fascinating how much efforts were put into making the music for this game; no wonder they've returned to this theme over the course of the series.
Just a stunning piece of composition. Exceptional in every regard.
My #1 castlevania music of all time...that beginning is majestic and beautiful.the other two versions couldnt get it right.sega does always
The other 2 are pretty good too
It was all like a dream. I remember fighting scary monsters to this song and then Symphony Of The Night came out, and it was all Requiem Of the Gods. Then Circle Of The Moon came out after the millennium and my artful dream was complete!
I was all but a dream, and you and I lived it.
It amazes me how good this song is. I'd love to hear it redone in the next gen Castlevania. Bloodlines was cool, I miss the Genesis/SNES days :(
There's so much atmosphere in this song, I love it.
This song give's me Goosebumps. I love it!
The use of left / right is amazing. What a gift Michiru-sama is
This song is remade in circle of the moon!
This and successor of fate are probably the most atmospheric songs in the series.
It’s in Vampire Survivors, PEAK HAS RETURNED
finally we are getting a rerelease of this gem on nintendo switch and ps4
this might be my favorite song from any castlevania
Song fits the stage and atmosphere so well.
Best version! :)
this and SOTN had/has the best soundtrack hands down.
Both are composed by Michuru Yamane the Legend
My uncle gave me his SEGA Genesis in 1993--in retrospect I guess he was trying to get more focused, as he was becoming a doctor and getting married to my aunt. He had just two games with it: the original Sonic The Hedgehog, and Joe Montana Sports Talk Football. The former was a great intro to the console, and the latter actually helped teach me how football worked, and within a year I was an obsessed NFL/Dolphins fan. I've owned mine since then, but it went through many years of neglect. In the last year, I've fired it up again, and done lots of exploring of games I'd never heard of at the time...and I quickly realized that, if I had owned Castlevania: Bloodlines as a kid, it probably would have been in my top 5-10 video games of all-time. The genre doesn't do as much for me in my 30s, but the artwork, soundtrack, gameplay mechanics, etc. are all so great that I do enjoy it. The games I enjoy most now, so far in this "rediscovery" phase with my Genesis, are Castlevania Bloodlines & Bill Walsh College Football 95. Other games do one or two things well, or they provide a big nostalgia hit (like WWF Royal Rumble), but those two are all-around great games that hold up in all regards.
Nostalgia espetacular.
I like how the bass drops a little bit lower than it should be before going back up. It gives the feeling of sinking. The Circle of the Moon arrangement is great too, it also fits its location in that game.
This song is sinking deep into the sanctuary of my mind...forgotten like an old memory after some time passes but at the end still remember like it was yesterday whenever that pops up 😂❤😊
Best song in the game
This song and its remixes deserve more views... and likes!!
This version of the song sounds the best by far!
What a song, man! Unforgettable!
My favorite Castlevania song probably. Bloodlines and Symphony were the most fun in my opinion and had the best soundtracks.
one of my favorite castlevania games. great art and a great soundtrack.
I love the beginning of it!
The Castlevania World Tour goes on... this time, featuring Grece !
I loved the details on this stage's graphics !
I actually played this game for this first time last night via emulator. I love it.
This brings back so many memories. Never did beat Bloodlines lol
one of the best castlevania tracks in my opinion
I've listened to a lot of covers of this, but the original will always be my favorite.
I think I just realize part of why I love this so much. The intro is just like an Ocarina of Time song! 🎶
the incredible unique year of the 90s
wow, being new to castlevania, i nvr realized that there's so much debating on scv4 music and bloodlines music. admittedly, i prefer scv4 and 2nd place isnt even bloodlines but this track is heavenly.this track reminds me of pillared corridors fr. scv4, mainly becoz both are absolute "painkillers".
HA I remember all the times I died on this stage thanks to jumping Minotaurs and Medusa heads
This game is criminally underrated.
Yeah, it's probably the hardest Castlevania game ever but is really fun and worth to play. It's one of my favorite Castlevania games.
wtf blud talking about lol this is by far one of the easiest classicvanias out there, castlevania 3 usa is MUCH harder, damn, even the jp version of castlevania 3 manages to be harder LMAO, this game just isn't easier than super castlevania iv tbh
This game is not that hard, the first Castlevania for the nes is the hardest for me.
brilliant
This music is very mysterious but easy to listen to. They need to bring this back on future Castlevania games.
Sick!!! I had no idea that Circle of the Moon took music from this game. I thought that it was an original track. One of my favorites.
i love this song. My favorite castlevania game from the series.
@Chepito2846: I remember fighting the bird-like enemies in the Italy levels and was shocked to see them bleed, not to mention seeing the fountains in the France levels turn from water to blood.
Ah, the most remixed song from Bloodlines.. and rightfully so! It's quite beautiful.
This song is so great!!!
Hands down the most fitting music for Greece
This song gives me goosebumps.
Never played this Castlevania game, but after hearing this song for the first time in Art Tower of LoD and then hearing this one, I think I like this version better.
defenatly one of the best games for the genesis music and gameplay wise
I love this game.I was hoping they would redo this for new game system...This game was add many wonder FX effects like the Stage 2 water section which was great for what they had to deal with very small memory space.
Sounds very peaceful... but like the peaceful as if something epic is coming your way...
That was done pretty well dude! LOL
So fucking badass. The bassline is awesome.
The original. And still the best. Great adventure music, doing battle with evil. Dreamy & a bit spooky at the same time
Great tune!
Gives me chills 😍
History fact: Salonika front,Greeks against Bulgarians in Entente side,not much historical to remind but Austria-Hungary’s declaration of war on Serbia on 28.July 1914 posed a critical dilemma for Greece is the point...
Blessed
sounds like something youd hear in outerspace and it works great here too
The Megadrive/Genesis definitely had the best music and I still think nothing is better.
ahhhhhhhh.......the MEMORIES :'(
My favorite song in the game
Idk if anyone knows this but this song was remixed in castlevania legacy of darkness for the n64 but I do prefer this version when I first played bloodlines in 2019 and heard this it blew me away to see this was the first version and it made me fall in love with this game even more than super castlevania 4
Muito legal.
best song of the game in my opinion.
I already know this gentleman is a Belmonte just by his strut.
you're now hearing that weird glorpy noise the minotaurs make when they die
Nostalgia to grade 10 first semester.
Sunrise to sunset
This song sounds so cool when you’re stoned lol
Great soundtrack, Yamane did a fantastic job with Bloodlines, you should note however that this is not what it sounds like on a real console. It's close, but this isn't the in-game cartridge tune. If it's an emulator rip, some emulators have audio filters.
THIS is the best bloodlines tune. Slightly better than Simon's Theme for me.
Es acojonante que buena
If my knowledge is (somewhat) correct, the ruins of Atlantis is rumoured to be in the Aegean sea on the North African/Greek coast* (*Areas that are Disputed with Greece and the Republic of Turkey also fit in with said, coast)
There's also a different version of this song on Castlevania ("circle of the Moon" in the US?) for the GBA.
It depends. If you've got a model 2 Genesis (I do), the quality is actually worse due to a hardware bug.
Filter-less Kega Fusion nails it and sounds just like it should on the first model.
My favorite song. I always would beat the sub-bosses in a hurry soi that this song can continue playng.
Ah, 16-bit glory.
Ah, this stage. Those medusa heads were sure annoying enough, one wrong move and its a watery end.
Reminds me of Lost Painting and Subterranean Hell, because all 3 tracks are composed by Michiru Yamane. A little on the funky side (mostly cause of the bass), but that's all good.
@JetFire0422 I appreciate commetns like yours. It really gave me that feel as well but did't it take place in spain? Either way I was mesmerized by this part in the game
YEAH BOOOIII!!!
Well I know it this song was also in Circle of the Moon and I'm pretty sure it was in one or two others since
Man, I love Konami's music!!!
You mean Michuru Yamane's Music
I say both this and the CotM versions are both great.
I know this version, Legacy of Darkness and Circle of the Moon but are there any other versions?
@smenkinsa
yes BUT is was Castlevania and i love Castlevania
Can you do me a solid and please send me a link to where I can download this song I have been searching online everywhere for it.
*sanctuary :)
And awesome music.
I prefer CotM's version, but this is still amazing and very fitting for the level it's played in.