Beginning

Beginning from Castlevania 35th Anniversary NFT.

Beginning is a music theme composed by the Konami Kukeiha Club. Its first appearance was in Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse during the first stage. It is considered as Dracula's Curse and Trevor Belmont's main theme and many arrangements of it have appeared throughout the Castlevania series.

Appearances

Song Data: Beginning
Image	Track No. / Name (Japanese Name)	Game / Soundtrack	Composer	Usage	Notes / Links
	1. Beginning	Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse /  Akumajō Dracula Famicom Best	Konami Kukeiha Club	Town	Links: YouTube (FDS) YouTube (NES)
	1. Beginning	/  Perfect Selection Dracula	Konami Kukeiha Club (composer) Nazo² Project (arranger)		Notes: Rap version Links: YouTube
	22 (CD 1). Beginning	Super Castlevania IV /  Akumajō Dracula Best 2	Konami Kukeiha Club	Stage B: Dracula's Tower (second BGM; the first is Vampire Killer)	Links: YouTube
	3. Beginning	/  Perfect Selection Dracula ~New Classic~	Jun Irie, Konami Symphonic Ensemble, Nazo² Project (arrangers)		Notes: Orchestral version Links: YouTube
	8 (CD 1 and 2). Beginning	Castlevania: Rondo of Blood /  Akumajō Dracula X	Konami Kukeiha Club (composer) Metal Yuhki (arranger)	Stage 4: The Dungeon	Links: YouTube
	1. Beginning	/  Perfect Selection Dracula Battle	Konami Kukeiha Club (composer) Naoto Shibata (arranger)		Notes: Rock/metal version Links: YouTube
	1. Beginning	/  Perfect Selection Dracula Battle II	Konami Kukeiha Club (composer) Naoto Shibata (arranger)		Notes: Rock/metal version Links: YouTube
	Beginning	Castlevania: Dracula X		Carmilla and Death	Links: YouTube
	5. Dracula's Curse (FC) 悪魔城伝説	Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse /  Dracula ~Music Collection~	Konami Kukeiha Club		Notes: Echo version from the Japanese version - Medley with Prelude, Prayer, Clockwork and Flashback Links: YouTube
	16. Super Castlevania IV (SFC) ~Arranged Version~	/  Dracula ~Music Collection~	Konami Kukeiha Club		Links: YouTube
	20. Dreams of Triumph	/  Akumajō Dracula MIDI collection	USP (arranger)		Links: Music
	Jazz	Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Saturn)	Konami Kukeiha Club	Unused	Links: YouTube
	Techno Goth	Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Saturn)	Konami Kukeiha Club	Hell Garden	Links: YouTube
	25 (Disc 2). Beginning	Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow /  Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow & Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Original Soundtrack	Konami Kukeiha Club (composer) Masahiko Kimura (arranger)	BGM for the The Lost Village Stage in Julius Mode	Links: YouTube (DS) YouTube (Mobile)
	7. Beginning	Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse /  Castlevania 20th Anniversary Deluxe Music Collection	Konami Kukeiha Club		Notes: Echo version from the Japanese version & medley with Prelude, Epitaph, Prayer, Boss and Boss Clear
	9. Beginning	Super Castlevania IV /  Castlevania 20th Anniversary Deluxe Music Collection	Konami Kukeiha Club		Notes: Echo version
	14. Beginning	Castlevania: Rondo of Blood /  Castlevania 20th Anniversary Deluxe Music Collection	Metal Yuhki		Notes: Echo version
	36. Beginning ~ The Legend of Demon Castle	/  Castlevania 20th Anniversary Deluxe Music Collection	Konami Kukeiha Club (original composer)
	9 (Disc 1). Dreams of Triumph	Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles /  Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Original Soundtrack	Konami Kukeiha Club (composer) Masanori Akita (arranger)	Stage 4:The Dungeon	Notes: Rock/NeoClassic Version during Stage 4. Orchestral Version during the first Dracula cutscene. Links: YouTube
	6. Beginning	Castlevania Judgment /  Castlevania Judgment Original Soundtrack	Konami Kukeiha Club (composer) Yasushi Asada (arranger)	Trevor's theme, used during a fight with or against him	Links: YouTube
	31. Beginning (Crystal ver.) ~Dracula Battle Spiral Staircase Stage~	Pachislot Akumajō Dracula /  Pachislot Akumajō Dracula Original Soundtrack	Konami Kukeiha Club (composer) Masanori Akita (arranger)	Dracula Battle Spiral Staircase Stage	Links: YouTube
	40. Beginning ~Dracula Battle Spiral Staircase Stage~	Pachislot Akumajō Dracula /  Pachislot Akumajō Dracula Original Soundtrack	Konami Kukeiha Club		Source: Dracula's Curse (FDS) Links: YouTube
	Beginning	Castlevania: The Arcade		Underground	Links: YouTube
	Beginning	Castlevania: The Arcade		Water Dragon boss fight	Links: YouTube
	6. Beginning (Crystal ver.)	Pachislot Akumajō Dracula II /  Pachislot Akumajō Dracula II Original Soundtrack	Konami Kukeiha Club		Source: Pachislot Akumajō Dracula Links: YouTube
	33. Beginning	Pachislot Akumajō Dracula II /  Pachislot Akumajō Dracula II Original Soundtrack	Konami Kukeiha Club		Source: Dracula's Curse (FDS) Links: YouTube
	4. Beginning	/  Akumajō Dracula Tribute Vol. 1	Konami Kukeiha Club (composer) Motoi Sakuraba (arranger)		Links: YouTube
	30. Beginning ~Dracula Battle 6~	Pachislot Akumajō Dracula III /  Pachislot Akumajō Dracula III Original Soundtrack			Source: The Arcade Links: YouTube
	41. Beginning ~Dracula Battle 13 (Premium)~	Pachislot Akumajō Dracula III /  Pachislot Akumajō Dracula III Original Soundtrack	Konami Kukeiha Club		Source: Dracula's Curse (FDS)
	21 (CD 1). Dracula's Theme	*Monster Retsuden ORECA BATTLE /  Monster Retsuden ORECA BATTLE ~Orekangeki Music!~	Konami Kukeiha Club	Fight against Dracula	Links: YouTube
	21 (CD 2). Beginning	*Monster Retsuden ORECA BATTLE /  Monster Retsuden ORECA BATTLE ~Orekangeki Music!~	Konami Kukeiha Club
	3. Beginning	Pachislot Akumajō Dracula: Lords of Shadow /  Pachislot Akumajō Dracula: Lords of Shadow Original Soundtrack	KPE STUDIO, Konami Kukeiha Club		Links: YouTube
	Beginning	Castlevania: Valiant Guardian		Free Game Feature	Links: YouTube
	Beginning	Castlevania: Vampire Hunter		Free Game Feature	Links: YouTube
	Beginning	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate /  Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Original Soundtrack	Kenji Ito (arranger)		Links: YouTube
	Beginning	Bombergirl
	Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (Family Computer ver.) - Beginning	Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (Famicom) /  Castlevania 35th Anniversary NFT	Konami Kukeiha Club	Village/Church	Links: OpenSea
	Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (Nintendo Entertainment System ver.) - Beginning	Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES) /  Castlevania 35th Anniversary NFT	Konami Kukeiha Club	Village/Church	Links: OpenSea
	Beginning	Dead Cells (Return to Castlevania DLC)		Castle's Outskirts with Castlevania soundtrack selected	Source: Rondo of Blood
	Beginning	Vampire Survivors	Keygen Church (arranger)	Ode to Castlevania stage	Notes: The track is used as the background theme in any level whenever Christopher Belmont or Soleil Belmont are selected. Links: YouTube

Other usages

• Bombergirl

Trivia

• The background music for the first stage in Kid Dracula (Famicom and Game Boy versions), Go Go at the Castle, uses a couple of arranged sections of "Beginning".
• The parody stage in Pyū to Fuku! Jaguar: Byō to Deru! Megane-kun features sections of "Beginning".
• Composer Yūzō Koshiro, who would go on to contribute to the music of Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, has stated that he took inspiration from "Beginning" when he was composing the track "Fillmore" for the soundtrack of the 1991 game ActRaiser.