#castlevania music

[beevean]

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

Sorrow's Distortion

#castlevania #castlevania music #order of ecclesia #music of the day #ALBUS #oh look at that! it wasn't composed by yamane-san! yeah you can tell it's not her style #still one of the absolute best tracks of the game #just... the organs shifting into a rock track #dracula and albus' soul fighting inside him #the composition being full of emotion contrasting shanoa being resigned to kill the brother she can't feel sorry for #it's so good guys i love albus castlevania

[asphaltvalkyrie]

#underrated castlevania track #imo #one of my faves for sure anyway #castlevania #castlevania music #michiru yamane #the sinking old sanctuary #castlevania: bloodlines #castlevania: circle of the moon #Youtube

[amalthea-felsblood]

☩ Pay it no mind, I've grown used to it ☩

#castlevania #castlevania music #mood of the night #come relax with me #stressful day #drawing music #writing music #Youtube

[spinningbuster98]

#akumajou dracula #lament of innocence #castlevania music #probably the closest castlevania has ever sounded like a horror game #this sounds like it would fit in silent hill #Youtube

[alpaca-clouds]

How Nocturne uses Music

Alright, one thing I found endlessly fascinating in Nocturne is how it uses music. Honestly, to me that is one of the biggest differences to the original show, that had a really great soundtrack but never used any diagetic music at all.

In comes Nocturne in which every episode involves at least one scene of people singing. Most of the time Edouard (and yes, I will go through the songs he is doing - admittedly I am not that well versed in opera stuff, but a friend is), but there are also two other instances: The slave songs in Haiti and the Revolutionary songs sung in the tavern.

And you have no fucking clue how important this is. Especially because it builds up one theme throughout it: Singing as a form of resistance. Which it basically is within all of the scenes.

Songs were always used in rebellion and revolution to tie people together. Music is both an emotional outlet, but also something that builds a strong sense of community. (I am not even kidding here: Singing together with people can at times release oxytocin. You know, the same stuff that gets released during sex. It helps you build a relationship with people and build trust with them.)

There is a reason why so many authoritarian regimes forbade a lot of songs, while pushing for their own. Because this stuff is fucking powerful.

And I just love, love, love how the show is playing with that. Especially with Edouard inspiring the other night creatures through music! OMG! This is perfection!

#castlevania #castlevania nocturne #castlevania netflix #music #opera #castlevania nocturne spoilers #castlevania edouard

[cassianandfenrysaremyboyos]

Love when male characters dress like sluts and whores. Like yes unbutton that shirt down to your navel, wear those tight pants and knee high boots, wear a cape with no shirt underneath

#the last one is #alucard #but also a fanart i love of #rhysand #lucien vanserra #castlevania #book boyfriend #and fan artists that draw them like this are doing the lords work #i really just described the duke from the moulin rouge musical lol #and maybe pirates?? #books #reading #tv #movies #vampires

[esmiara]

Soooo a musician duo, right?

"Double Black" except it's for double black suit

#bsd #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #soukoku #bsd chuuya #bsd dazai #nakahara chuuya #osamu dazai #skk #suits power #men in suits #I like suits okay? #you expect them to play classical music but when they're alone they play rock and epic OSTs #Castlevania theme intensifies #fanart

[picklepie888]

#dracula daily #dracula #quincey morris #quincey p morris #re: dracula #murray mysteries #dracula the musical #castlevania #renfield 2023 #count dracula 1977 #bram stoker's dracula

[feralplantwife]

Erzsebet Bathory- Thematic Character Analysis

I've seen a lot of posts about Erzsebet Bathory, and the general sense is that while her design is cool, she's not very well-developed or impressive from a character standpoint. I agree... Somewhat.

I'm going to get into it below, but the TL;DR version is that from a characterization standpoint, she is weak, but from a thematic standpoint, she is Everything.

Disclaimer: I have not been fortunate enough to play any of the games, so this analysis will focus solely on the show. <3

First, what do vampires mean in storytelling?

A vampire can symbolize many things, but here are the big three: they're a representation of the Other, the unknown (kind of like Frankenstein's Monster), but they can also be a manifestation of carnal, sinful, or deviant desires (think Dorian Grey). The one I'm going to focus on here, as it's the most relevant, is the third main type: the Parasite. Vampires are bloodsucking, gluttonous, selfish starving monsters that consume and consume until there is nothing left (think Robert Baratheon).

This was a theme that was explored in the first series with the Church's opulence and their desire to sacrifice innumerable human lives for the sake of their image and power. Carmilla is the same, but in contention with the Church.

This theme is expanded upon beautifully in Nocturne, with the French Revolution bourgeoise and American colonization and slave trade building upon the themes of the first series. Olrex talks about his home being destroyed, his lover's people being exterminated but holding onto his identity even in undeath. Annette holds onto her Yoruban faith and her Creole heritage taught to her by her mother and fellows even after generations of cultural genocide at the hands of her masters- a combination of more than one old indigenous faith and newer conglomerations of the same. (In this way, one could say that Erzsebet Bathory and Annette are foils!)

How does Erzsebet Bathory fit into this thematically?

Let me explain it like this: Erzsebet Bathory is a white woman dripping in stylized opulence who swallowed an Egyptian god. The truest enemy in this series is colonialism: the consumption of everything and everyone that isn't white and Christian to expand white and Christian ideals and desires using God as a face for their misdeeds- the consumption of people, land, culture, religion, knowledge, kindness. What could not be consumed was destroyed.

In this way, Erzsebet Bathory is the manifestation of all the greatest evils people of color and minorities have ever faced, and continue to face today: that of homogenization, exploitation, and destruction.

The fact that this is expanded by her vampiric elitism builds upon this idea by including all human beings. It's open knowledge among many anthropological circles that colonization destroyed a lot of technology, culture, and knowledge, has held society back, and continues to lead to unnecessary and painful struggle among society (largely due to that fact that many developed nations' governments are still being run by vampires today- how are all my fellow Americans doing as we barrel toward a government shutdown for this very reason?).

Erzsebet Bathory signifies the consumption of the human spirit and the death of mankind, wrapped up in a beautifully terrifying amalgam of every single sin the colonizers ever committed. She's not the ultimate character of Nocturne by a long shot, but she is the ultimate monster.

#castlevania nocturne #castlevania #netflix #erzsebet bathory #alucard #richter belmont #annette #i cannot stress enough how wonderful this show is #ignore the questionable voice acting #and strap in for a critique of both past and present #and also amazing application of classical music

[vole-mon-amour]

I LOVE when a character is at least 200-300 hundreds old and they TALK like one, too. Thinking of Astarion, Halsin, Dracula (in all media, but I am especially fond of Castlevania and Penny Dreadful ones), Alucard, The Outsider (yes, hi, he's 1500 years old God). My fav pals.

All of them coming up with such exquisite compliments, insults, and general comments. L O V E that.

#halsin #alucard #bg3 #dracula #penny dreadful #castlevania #the outsider #dishonored #dishonored 2 #fiction #halsin with 'my heart' and the way he generally speaks #astarion quoting passages from books #dracula being DRACULA #'the creatures of the night. what music they make.' #not to mention him going full on 'i'm in love with you' with vanessa #all the best stuff really

[beevean]

Castlevania: Curse of Darkness

Legendary Belmont

#castlevania #castlevania music #curse of darkness #music of the day #i will never forget the sheer panic i felt when i managed to land a hit on trevor and i only took a sliver of his health #his second boss fight is also the one that gave me the most trouble along with dracula #which honestly makes perfect sense #his theme doesn't just say that trevor is a huge badass #it's *scary* #those are scary strings #hector is terrified of trevor and for good reason #you really do not want him as your enemy #you can *feel* the disproportionate difference in power #this is not trevor's theme this is the theme of the one who destroyed lord dracula and is coming after you now #also this is just a sick boss theme #one of my faves for sure #the choirs the synths the strings the bass and of course the guitar all come together for an awe-inspiring piece #and i love how even yamane gushes about trevor in the soundtest

[devis-nonsense-n-shitposting]

Yet again posting about Castlevania Nocturne again because this show has an iron grip on my brain.

I've seen some Castlevania 'Purists' complain about Annette being different than in the games and I am. So so baffled. Nocturnes Anette is so much more interesting and fascinating than the original Annette was ever and could ever be. She's not even really a character in Rondo of Blood for crying out loud! She only exists in the games to be the damsel in distress and prize for Richter to get at the end of the game. She is not a character. But now that she finally gets to be a character people get pissy because "She's not like how she is in the games" when the real reason they're mad is they can't handle seeing a badass woman of color standing up for herself.

And while talking about Annette, I'd like to take a moment to appreciate how we're getting to see more than just the Revolution in France. As someone who has a fascination in the French Revolution, I really liked how they're also bringing up the Revolution in Hati (saint-domingue) as we tend to just focus on what was going on in Europe and France at this time, but important Revolutions were also going on all across Frances holdings that still effect what's going on. And getting to see it from the perspective of Annette, a former slave who liberated herself and helped in the Revolution is really cool, especially getting to see her Yoruba heritage from her parents, and her religion. It's also neat to see Hati Creole being used. While this show does have some flaws, Annette is not one of them, and if you're having trouble accepting that then. Idk what to tell you

Anyway back to obsessing over Alucard (and also Juste Belmont)

#devi thoughts #castlevania #castlevania nocturne #annette castlevania #alucard tepes #richter belmont #not a shitpost #juste belmont #castlevania spoilers #castlevania nocturn spoilers #I will never not be thinking about this show #for like the next month #i might rewatch it again #I kind of wanna write my thoughts about #the music #but thats for another time

[video-game-jams]

Castlevania: Lament of Innocence - Anti-Soul Mysteries Lab

#Castlevania #Lament of Innocence #Video Game Music #Video Game Songs

[spinningbuster98]

#castlevania #castlevania order of ecclesia #castlevania music #*opens trenchcoat #hey kids you want some feels?

[yuriiofthevalley]

basic info

♡ . my name's yuri but you can also call me himmel or law. i really like all three of these names so you can use them interchangeably (if you'd prefer to use one over the other that's fine too) (yuri is what i personally prefer)

♡ . i was born and raised a 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩GIRL👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 and my pronouns are mainly she/her but i don't mind they .

♡ . i am the lesbian of all time ever. female same sex attraction began with me. i'm also on the ace spectrum and heavily demi + idemromantic

♡ . i'm west african and i really like my hair

♡ . if friedrich nietzsche and franz kafka and fyodor dostoyevsky had a child it would be me

interests & content

♡ . i am a huge fan of jojo's bizarre adventure,, madoka magica,, tbhk,, shadows house,, castlevania & so on

♡ . i play games a lot and my favorite game series of all time ever is the tales of series (i've only played two installments). i have a sideblog (@talesfairy111) dedicated to posting about tales of arise & berseria so you should totally follow me on there if you're into either of the games 🙈

♡ . i also play genshin. my NA UID is 621347121 and my EU is 717069979

♡ . i LOVE classical music i think it is so amazing to listen to and just such an experience. i don't have a fave composer right now as i mainly just listen to whatever sticks out to me

♡ . i like girls a lot and if you're a girl i think you should follow me and we can be mutuals

♡ . i also really like hearts (shocker) and pretty things // making things pretty

♡ . myself . i think it would've been really funny to leave this at one word but i need it to be known i am very deeply obsessed with myself and you will see proof of that very often

♡ . my less prominent interests are philosophy,, psychology,, astrology & astronomy. i'd like to learn more about these topics one day

♡ . i'm also a big fan of the obscure // unknown and anything ethereal. sometimes i like to pretend i exist only in nameless concept

dni

♡ . basic dni criteria

♡ . i don't have a lot to say here actually. if you're a weirdo i will just laugh in your face and move on

♡ . if you're a man i'm not exactly going to chase you away but there really isn't anything here for you so

♡ . i mostly have nothing against religion but if you're a super dedicated follower of an organized religion or actively post about it there isn't anything here for you either

♡ . there isn't a super strict age limit so feel free to interact regardless of how old you are. i'm a lot more willing to be mutuals and possibly friends if you're 17 to 20 though

♡ . previously @hearts444wren & @m00nlitzen1th

ending note

♡ . i might include my socials once i have something other than pinterest (yuriofthevalley). my tiktok is a mess so i will probably make a new one once i feel interest in that app again

♡ . it was really nice talking about myself. i should've written this sooner

#intro post #blog intro #reblog heavy #jojo's bizarre adventure #classical music #madoka magica #castlevania #tbhk #toilet bound hanako kun #shadows house #tales of #tales of series #tales #tales of arise #tales of berseria #2005 #this is what makes us girls #girlblogging #this is a girlblog #just girly things #just girly thoughts #lesbian #wlw #sapphic #mutuals

[bnomiko]

PSA: I found out last week that Michiru Yamane, the primary composer behind many of the game tracks in the Castlevania-verse, has a YT channel with extended versions of some of her Castlevania tracks.

Some of my faves include: - Lament of Innocence: Joachim by the Transparent Lake (aka Joachim of the Clear Blue Riverside), Garden Forgotten by Time, Ghostly Theatre - Symphony of the Night: Wandering Ghosts - Curse of Darkness: The Forest of Jigramunt, Mortvia Aqueduct - Bloodlines: Iron Blue Intention, Reincarnated Soul

Whether you're a fan of the Castlevania game franchise, video game music in general, or a fanworks creator in need of some gothic-y ambient piano music to write or draw by, it's a pretty cool thing to check out : )

#michiru yamane #castlevania #castlevania game music #lament of innocence #symphony of the night #curse of darkness #castlevania bloodlines #castlevania curse of darkness #castlevania sotn #castlevania symphony of the night #castlevania lament of innocence