![]() Then these same themes returned again in CASTLEVANIA BLOODLINES and later in DRACULA X. When I played SUPER CASTLEVANIA IV and heard familiar themes from the previous games was when I said, "Hey, that's Simon's Quest! And that's Dracula's Curse! I love these tracks!" or something to that effect. The Music of Castlevania became an obsession as well. And long ago I pictured in my head what a Castlevania movie would look like. Eventually I became obsessed with the characters and the storyline (even the geneology). As I grew up, and my love of all things horror and monstrous developed, Castlevania came to mean more and more as it bridged my love of horror and video games. I first fell in love with the fun gameplay of the NES games back in the 80's and early 90's. I love the CASTLEVANIA video game series (which should come as no surprise to anyone who's frequented this blog). Anyway, more purchases of soundtracks were to follow including one of my all time favorites: THE ROCK composed by Hans Zimmer, Nick Glennie-Smith, and Harry Gregson-Williams (which was the 2nd CD I ever purchased). I recall it being very strange, but that's another post for another time). It was 1992 or 93 and not what I was expecting (instead of being the video game soundtrack it was original songs inspired by the game. ![]() Soundtracks became very important to me at a young age, one of my first music purchases ever being a soundtrack on cassette tape (the Mortal Kombat video game soundtrack). ![]() And sometimes music speaks to us in ways nothing else can. Music can spark our imagination and creativity. Music can make a long car drive more enjoyable. Music can excite us and get our blood flowing. Music plays such a large role in our lives. ![]()
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