- For the Dracula's Curse and Portrait of Ruin theme, see Overture.
"Divine Bloodline"[1] (乾坤の血族 Kenkon no Ketsuzoku?, lit. "Blood Relations of Heaven and Earth"), also commonly known simply as "Blood Relations", is a music theme composed by Akiropito originally introduced in the 1993 NEC PC Engine game Castlevania: Rondo of Blood as the background theme for Stage 1, as well as the background theme for Stage 1 in the 1995 Super NES remake/reimagining Castlevania: Dracula X.
There are five major variations:
- Overture, which comes with a faster tempo, is the music for the intro animation before Stage 0 in the game. It is marked as Richter Belmont's theme in the soundtrack.
- Ending theme of Castlevania: Dracula X.
- "The Outcasts"[2] (異形の血族 Igyō no Ketsuzoku?, lit. "Monstrous Blood Relations"), which was introduced in the 1997 Sony PlayStation game Castlevania: Symphony of the Night as the music for the battle against Richter Belmont. In The Dracula X Chronicles version, the song also plays during the battle against Maria Renard. This version is arranged by Michiru Yamane and is also known as "Strange Bloodlines" or "Blood Relations".
- "Sign of Blood Relationship" (血脈の印 Ketsumyaku no Shirushi?), which was introduced in the 1999 Nintendo 64 game Castlevania as the intro music of the game.
- "Bloodlines Bequeathed"[3] (-継承- 乾坤の血族 Keisyō Kenkon no Ketsuzoku?, lit. "The Succession: Blood Relations of Heaven and Earth"), which was introduced in the 2006 Nintendo DS game Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin as the music for the battle against the Whip's Memory.
Song Data
| Song Data: Divine Bloodlines | |||||||||
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| Image | Track No. / Name (Japanese Name) | Game / Soundtrack | Composer | Usage | Notes / Links | ||||
| Overture | |||||||||
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1. Overture (Overture) |
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood / Akumajō Dracula X |
Akiropito | Intro animation | Links: YouTube | ||||
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13. Overture | Castlevania: Rondo of Blood / Castlevania 20th Anniversary Deluxe Music Collection |
Akiropito | Notes: Echo version Links: YouTube | |||||
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1. Overture (Overture) |
/ Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Original Soundtrack, Disc 2 |
Akiropito | Intro animation | Links: YouTube | ||||
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1. Overture (Overture) |
/ Akumajō Dracula Best Music Collections BOX, Disc 4 |
Akiropito | Intro animation | |||||
| Divine Bloodline | |||||||||
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3. Divine Bloodline (乾坤の血族) [alt] |
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood / Akumajō Dracula X |
Akiropito | Stage 1 | Links: YouTube | ||||
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12. Akumajo Dracula X ~Rondo of Blood~ (PCE) 悪魔城ドラキュラX～血の輪廻～ | Castlevania: Rondo of Blood / Dracula Music Collection |
Akiropito | Notes: Medley with Mary Samba Links: YouTube | |||||
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3. Divine Bloodline (乾坤の血族) [alt] |
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles / Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Original Soundtrack, Disc 2 |
Akiropito | Stage 1 | Links: YouTube | ||||
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2. Divine Bloodline (乾坤の血族) [alt] |
/ Akumajō Dracula Best Music Collections BOX, Disc 4 |
Akiropito | Stage 1 | Links: YouTube | ||||
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Divine Bloodlines | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate / Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Original Soundtrack |
Yasushi Asada (arranger) | Links: YouTube | |||||
| Minor variations | |||||||||
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14. Dracula X (SFC) 悪魔城ドラキュラXX | Castlevania: Dracula X / Dracula Music Collection |
Tomoya Tomita, Masanari Iwata, Harumi Ueko, Masahiko Kimura | Links: YouTube | |||||
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4. Divine Bloodline (乾坤の血族) [alt] |
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles / Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Original Soundtrack, Disc 1 |
Masanori Akita (re-arranger) | Stage 1 | Links: YouTube | ||||
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4. Divine Bloodline (乾坤の血族) [alt] |
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles / Akumajō Dracula Best Music Collections BOX, Disc 14 |
Masanori Akita (re-arranger) | Stage 1 | Links: YouTube | ||||
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30. Divine Bloodlines Ver. 511 (乾坤の血族 Ver. 511) [alt] |
Pachislot Akumajo Dracula / Pachislot Akumajo Dracula Original Soundtrack |
Takeshi Kuramochi (re-arranger) | Dracula Battle Spiral Staircase Stage | Links: YouTube | ||||
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8. Divine Bloodlines Ver. 511 (乾坤の血族 Ver. 511) [alt] |
Pachislot Akumajo Dracula II / Pachislot Akumajo Dracula II Original Soundtrack |
Takeshi Kuramochi (re-arranger) | Notes: Recycled directly from Pachislot Akumajo Dracula Links: YouTube | |||||
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3. Divine Bloodlines (乾坤の血族) [alt] |
Akumajō Dracula: The Arcade / Akumajō Dracula Best Music Collections BOX, Disc 17 |
Masayuki Maruyama and/or |
Stage 1 | |||||
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38. Divine Bloodlines (乾坤の血族) |
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair / Castlevania: Harmony of Despair Original Soundtrack |
Yasushi Asada (re-arranger) | Bonus track from DLC Music Pack 2 | Notes: Bonus track from DLC Music Pack 2 Links: YouTube | ||||
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32. Divine Bloodlines ~Akumajō RUSH~ | Pachislot Akumajō Dracula III / Pachislot Akumajō Dracula III Original Soundtrack |
Yasushi Asada (re-arranger) | Notes: Recycled directly from Castlevania: Harmony of Despair Links: YouTube | |||||
| Blood Relations | |||||||||
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Track 28; 29 (Japanese release). Blood Relations (異形の血族) [alt] |
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night / Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Original Soundtrack |
Michiru Yamane (re-arranger) | Battle against Richter Belmont | Links: YouTube | ||||
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16. Blood Relations (異形の血族) [alt] |
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night / Lament of Innocence Music Sampler |
Michiru Yamane (re-arranger) | Battle against Richter Belmont | Links: YouTube | ||||
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28. Blood Relations (異形の血族) [alt] |
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night / Akumajō Dracula Best Music Collections BOX, Disc 6 |
Michiru Yamane (re-arranger) | Battle against Richter Belmont | Links: YouTube | ||||
| Sign of Blood Relationship | |||||||||
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1. Sign of Blood Relationship (血脈の印 Ketsumyaku no Shirushi) [alt] |
Castlevania (N64) / Castlevania: The Original Game Soundtrack |
Masahiko Kimura, Motoaki Furukawa, Mariko Egawa | Introduction | Links: YouTube | ||||
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1. Opening - "Sign of Blood Relationship" (オープニング - "血脈の印") |
Castlevania (N64) / Akumajō Dracula Best Music Collections BOX, Disc 7 |
Opening movie | ||||||
| Bloodlines Bequeathed | |||||||||
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21. Bloodlines Bequeathed (-継承- 乾坤の血族) |
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin / Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Original Soundtrack |
Battle against Richter Belmont | Links: YouTube (DS Arrange) | |||||
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21. Bloodlines Bequeathed (-継承- 乾坤の血族) |
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin / Akumajō Dracula Best Music Collections BOX, Disc 13 |
Battle against Richter Belmont | Links: YouTube | |||||
| Arranged versions | |||||||||
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15. Divine Bloodline (乾坤の血族) [alt] |
/ Akumajō Dracula MIDI collection |
USP (arranger) | Links: Music | |||||
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16. Blood Relations (異形の血族) [alt] |
/ Akumajō Dracula MIDI collection |
USP (arranger) | Links: Music | |||||
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5. Strange Bloodline | / MIDI Power Pro6 |
Hiroshi Ebihara (arranger) | Links: YouTube | |||||
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28. Divine Bloodlines (Airwave ver.) (乾坤の血族 (Airwave ver.)) |
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles / Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Original Soundtrack, Disc 1 |
Masanori Akita (re-arranger) | Bonus track | Links: YouTube | ||||
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8. Divine Bloodlines | / Akumajō Dracula Tribute Vol. 1 |
Konami Kukeiha Club (composer) Yousuke Yasui (arranger) |
Links: YouTube | |||||
Other usages
Notes
- "Divine Bloodline" is sometimes known as "Opposing Bloodlines".
- "Blood Relations" is sometimes known as "Strange Bloodlines" or "Cursed Bloodlines".