Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Original Soundtrack

Presentation
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night's soundtrack is, in the point of view of many people, one of the greatest Video Game Soundtrack ever composed. The music was composed by Michiru Yamane, arranging songs from akiropito and Rika Muranaka, and the CD was released on April 09, 1997. Cynthia Harrel sings the song "I am the Wind".

An iTunes release of this soundtrack has been done on December 11, 2007, 10 years after the game's release.

Tracklist

 * 1) Transformation NO.1
 * 2) Prologue
 * 3) Dance of Illusions
 * 4) Symphony of the Night
 * 5) Prayer
 * 6) Dracula's Castle
 * 7) Golden Dance
 * 8) Marble Gallery
 * 9) Tower of Evil Mist
 * 10) Nocturne
 * 11) Wood-Carved Partita
 * 12) Gate of Holy Spirits
 * 13) The Festival of Servants
 * 14) Land of Benediction
 * 15) Requiem of the Gods
 * 16) Crystal Teardrops
 * 17) Abandoned Pit
 * 18) Rainbow's Cemetery
 * 19) Silence
 * 20) The Lost Portrait
 * 21) Waltz of the Pearls
 * 22) Cursed Sanctuary
 * 23) Demonic Banquet
 * 24) Wandering Ghosts
 * 25) The Tragic Prince
 * 26) Gates of Hell
 * 27) Gates of Heaven
 * 28) The Poetic Ballad of Death
 * 29) Strange Bloodlines
 * 30) Transformation NO.2
 * 31) The Final Toccata
 * 32) Black Banquet
 * 33) Transformation NO.3
 * 34) I am the Wind

Composers of certain tracks

 * Michiru Yamane composed every track, except tracks 3, 29, 34.
 * Track 3 was composed by Konami Kukeiha Club.
 * Track 29 was composed by akiropito.
 * Track 34 was composed by Rika Muranaka, Tony Hayes and Jeff Lorber.

Musicians and other contributors

 * Electric Guitar played by Oyaji-sama (tracks 2, 13 and 24) and Takayuki Fujii (tracks 6 and 25).
 * Vocals by Kahori Yamane (tracks 5 and 23) and Hekiru Shiina (track 10).
 * Track 10 lyrics by Masanori Oouchi.
 * Rhythm arrangement by Akira Yamaoka (tracks 6 and 25).

Castlevania Arrangements

 * "Dracula's Castle" is Alucard's theme in Castlevania: Judgement.
 * In the PSP game Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles, an English version of "Nocturne" can be found. The new end credits song (instead of "I am the Wind") for Symphony of the Night's PSP version is called "Serenade of Sympathy".