Written, Performed, Mixed and Mastered by: BD Isaac
Copyright 2023
(Spec. theme)

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Castlevania - Alchemy of Souls

Written, Mixed and Mastered by: BD Isaac
Copyright 2023

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Castlevania - Path of Ghosts

Written, Performed, Mixed, and Mastered by: BD Isaac
Copyright 2023

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Inspiration: This piece came to me pretty quickly out of nowhere, but evolved into something more grand than I anticipated. Inspired by the visuals of a cold, barren, ice bridge linking some part of the Transylvanian countryside to Dracula's castle, I imagined a level where one begins with the icy silence of deep winter, almost peaceful—until the enemies come and the piece transitions into a romantic, mournful, yet determined theme as you battle your way through the frozen hordes.

Nix Pontus translates loosely to "Snow Bridge" in Latin.

Castlevania - Nix Pontus Sonata

Written, Performed, Mixed, and Mastered by: BD Isaac
Copyright 2023

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Inspiration: I was initially inspired by the visuals of an imagined tomb, or perhaps a long, dark catacomb—lit by an unearthly green light. In fact, the original title for this piece was "Viridis Gravis" which loosely translates to green tomb. I was struck by the dance-like quality of the main "rock" sections later, with bass that really steps out in the mix. I thought it needed a better, more accurate title.

Once I saw it was taking on a sort of different edge, I thought about the feeling that the Simon's Quest OST gave me—the retro/dance/spooky/fun feel of different pieces—and I renamed the track to reflect more of that feeling...a castle full of fun, scary monsters ready to do battle with. They've been there a looong time, and after they take you out, they might just stomp the night away to fight the boredom.

Hope you enjoy-

Castlevania - A Gallery of Monsters

Written, Performed, Mixed, and Mastered by: BD Isaac
Copyright 2023

Inspiration: The high-water mark for me in terms of Castlevania soundtracks are, in no particular order:

Simon's Quest
Symphony of the Night
Castlevania 64

I draw inspiration often from each of these; Symphony for its lush, multi-dimensional works, Simon's Quest for its mournful, dark and catchy pieces, and 64, for its brooding, romantic, lush score. For this piece, I imagined the night levels of Simon's quest, traversing the darkened forests and countryside of Transylvania, passing graveyards and such, imagining the histories of those that died before our character. Here, in the peaceful, yet ominous night, the shadows seem to speak...telling their own stories.

Castlevania - The Shadows Speak

Written, Performed, Mixed, and Mastered by: BD Isaac
Copyright 2023

Inspiration:
One of my favorite games of all time, and my personal favorite Castlevania, is Symphony of the Night. I love all of the personalization that Alucard can utilize in the game—especially the different cloaks. One of my favorites is the Royal Cloak. Alucard looks pretty regal in it, and combined with his gorgeous sprite animation, (in my opinion the best realized 2-D sprite of all time) he looks awesome dashing through the halls of Castlevania. The song title just popped into my head thinking of the great feeling it gives me to have him wear this particular cloak—(I am big on aesthetics, color palette, mood, tone and overall character design and how these different things relate to one another/inform the character)and I liked it, so there it is.

Hope you all enjoy.

Castlevania - Royal Blue Aesthetic

Written, Performed, Mixed, and Mastered by: BD Isaac
Copyright 2023

Inspiration: Drawing from Simon's Quest and Super Castlevania IV, this piece is a dark, fun, banger full of energy and movement. I had a blast writing this, and this, as well as all of the other recent themes came to be in a flurry of inspiration over the last month. I hope you folks enjoy-

Thanks for listening.

Castlevania - Feast of Phantoms

Written, Performed, Mixed, and Mastered by: BD Isaac
Copyright 2023

Inspiration: I love the new Castlevania anime—Nocturne, and am a huge, huge Richter Belmont fan...so this piece has special meaning. I wanted to write something about Richter's sea voyage after his mother's death. I imagined something noble, driving, sad and seafaring. All of the feelings Richter would have about loss, despair, rage, legacy, and revenge I tried to put in here to some extent—along with the usual classical/spooky/epic tropes that Castlevania is known for. Hope you enjoy-

10-21-23

Castlevania - Crossing the Danube

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Castlevania: Aura of Holy Might is a remix album of exciting tunes that takes you through the 8-bit and 16-bit era of the Castlevania franchise. 

The genre and style of this music captures the classic "Konami Sound" that fan’s loved throughout the 80s and the 90s. 

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March To Destruction (Castlevania: Aura of Holy Might - Track 06)

Greetings friends,

I have been blessed to have found a ton of inspiration musically through Castlevania lately, writing and conceiving a great deal of new spec themes set in this world. Again, drawing from the tone, instrumentation, and style of what I feel is definitive Castlevania music—a sort of hybrid of Castlevania, Simon's Quest, and Symphony of the Night—I wrote this piece and am now sharing it with you.

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Copyright 2024
Written, Produced, Performed, Mixed and Mastered by:
Red is for Fire/BD Isaac

At the Hour of Midnight

Castlevania - At the Hour of Midnight

Written, Performed, Mixed and Mastered by: Red is For Fire/BD Isaac
Copyright 2025 (Spec theme)
(Inspired by Castlevania-original music)

More mid-to-late-'90s Castlevania vibe. SOTN soundtrack that might have been. Bonus Tracks perhaps?


The Tide Pools

Castlevania - The Tide Pools

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I'm a solo indie artist that enjoys making computer-based soundtrack music.

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My inspiration for getting into music comes from the Castlevania and Final Fantasy series.

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               Castlevania: Prelude to War

New tracks tagged #simon&#x27;s quest

New tracks tagged #simon's quest