What Halloween would be complete without some severe Castlevania rock music? Tonight to fill in that extra hour of Halloween (remember to set your clocks back one hour!), I’ve got the fantastic piece by SSH (Saitama Saisyu Heiki), a vgm mixer from Japan. Over there, fan works such as game music remixes are known as doujin. SSH is one of the top doujin artists who not only produces albums but also distributes his music on his site (sorry, Japanese only, but navigable via the ‘MP3’ button). There is certainly a distinct difference between Japanese and American composers and mixers, not the least of which being simply influences from different native musical styles. Anyway, here is perhaps his most famous work, “Travel Demon,” over seven minutes of Castlevania metal goodness.
Castlevania Series – Travel Demon (SSH)
This track is simply awesome, with an interesting combination of guitar and synth. This mega medley contains nearly a dozen classic Castlevania tunes, including what is perhaps my all-time favorite, Simon’s Theme, of which this is one of the better renditions. Some of these other tracks, such as Castlevania II’s “Dwelling of Doom” and Castlevania III‘s “Aquarius” get far too little coverage. There’s some nice breaks as well, with a particularly interesting one before “Wicked Child” that sounds a bit like Iron Maiden’s “The Trooper” (hey, if Bobby Prince could get away with it, then so can SSH!). Here’s a list of all the tunes: Read the rest of this entry ?
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