Dracula Music Collection

Catalog #: NA Publisher: Konami Release date: NA Price: NA Front Cover

This is the special CD that came with the first print copies of Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight, as well as a select few bunch of lucky people who actually got copies in America through Konami's pre-order. I, on the other hand, was screwed over. In any case, the CD included a selection of music from all Castlevania games prior to Nocturne in the Moonlight. For the most part, you can just download individual music tracks from their original soundtracks - the only really interesting bits are the tracks for the SNES Dracula X (as it never had its own soundtrack release), the two Kid Dracula games, and the original MSX version (which is only slightly different from the NES version.)

Overall, the CD is excellent, although there are a few glaring additions and omissions (why "The Sinking Old Sanctuary" and "Requiem of the Nameless Souls" from Bloodlines are included, yet "Cross a Fear" from Dracula X Duo is left out is beyond me), although the tracks are well selected otherwise. A good introduction to the variety of Castlevania music, though hardly complete.

The Music