arrangers:
- link: artist/36225
  names:
    en: Stemage
- link: artist/12091
  names:
    en: The Dual Dragons
- link: artist/14815
  names:
    en: Lidawg
- link: artist/49325
  names:
    en: VikingGuitar
- link: artist/11430
  names:
    en: Dj Mokram
- link: artist/13816
  names:
    en: Guifrog
- link: artist/7192
  names:
    en: Brandon Strader
- link: artist/17628
  names:
    en: Daemon9623
- link: artist/12350
  names:
    en: BONKERS
- link: artist/11801
  names:
    en: Chernabogue
- link: artist/14816
  names:
    en: SuperGuitarBros.
- link: artist/59699
  names:
    en: Hat
- link: artist/61145
  names:
    en: Omigadrive
- link: artist/15021
  names:
    en: Existence Zero
catalog: KNGIA-0002
categories:
- Game
category: Game
classification: Arrangement
composers:
- link: artist/1270
  names:
    en: Kinuyo Yamashita
    ja: 山下絹代
- link: artist/11441
  names:
    en: Satoe Terashima
    ja: 寺島里恵
- link: artist/334
  names:
    en: Michiru Yamane
    ja: 山根ミチル
- link: artist/2744
  names:
    en: Ken-ichi Matsubara
    ja: 松原健一
- link: artist/1618
  names:
    en: Yasuhiro Ichihashi
    ja: 市橋康弘
- link: artist/3021
  names:
    en: Masanori Adachi
    ja: 安達昌宣
- link: artist/325
  names:
    en: Taro Kudo
    ja: 工藤太郎
- link: artist/452
  names:
    en: akiropito
    ja: あきろぴと
- link: artist/3087
  names:
    en: Keizo Nakamura
    ja: 中村圭三
- link: artist/7088
  names:
    en: Tomoko Sano
    ja: 佐野朋子
- link: artist/1557
  names:
    en: Mikio Saito
    ja: 斎藤幹雄
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discs:
- disc_length: '80:54'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Stemage ft. Chris from Arm Cannon - Prolapse
    track_length: 0:54
  - names:
      English: The Dual Dragons - Flames of Passion
    track_length: '2:54'
  - names:
      English: VikingGuitar - Swamp Ripples
    track_length: '7:09'
  - names:
      English: Lidawg - Enough Time to Dance
    track_length: '3:48'
  - names:
      English: Dj Mokram - Heartbeat Shift
    track_length: '3:34'
  - names:
      English: Guifrog - Wild Night
    track_length: '3:28'
  - names:
      English: Brandon Strader - Vampire's Kiss
    track_length: '5:05'
  - names:
      English: Daemon9623 - What a Horrible Night...
    track_length: '3:08'
  - names:
      English: Bonkers ft. VikingGuitar - The Gate of Nightmares
    track_length: '11:24'
  - names:
      English: Chernabogue - Underworld Pulse
    track_length: '3:02'
  - names:
      English: SuperGuitarBros. - Of Whips and Strings
    track_length: '6:01'
  - names:
      English: Daemon9623 - At the Gates
    track_length: 0:46
  - names:
      English: VikingGuitar - Ballad of the Gears
    track_length: '5:31'
  - names:
      English: Hat - Heartburn to Death
    track_length: '3:19'
  - names:
      English: Bonkers - Children of the Wicked
    track_length: '3:29'
  - names:
      English: The Dual Dragons - Edge of Darkness
    track_length: '4:33'
  - names:
      English: Omigadrive ft. VikingGuitar- Veneficus Mens Mentis (Variations on a
        Theme of Simon)
    track_length: '5:24'
  - names:
      English: Chernabogue - 'And Now, the Finale'
    track_length: '3:52'
  - names:
      English: Existence Zero - Path of the Voyager
    track_length: '3:33'
link: album/29154
lyricists: []
media_format: Digital
meta:
  added_date: 2011-09-28T08:05
  edited_date: 2016-01-17T17:12
  fetched_date: 2026-01-11T23:21
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 10679
name: 'Vampire Variations: A Musical Tribute to Castlevania'
names:
  en: 'Vampire Variations: A Musical Tribute to Castlevania'
  ja: 'Vampire Variations: A Musical Tribute to Castlevania'
  ja-latn: 'Vampire Variations: A Musical Tribute to Castlevania'
notes: 'Project released on October 31 at http://www.vampirevariations.com | http://vampirevariations.kngi.org

  It is with an immense pleasure and honour that I am able to present to you "Vampire
  Variations: A Musical Tribute to Castlevania".

  Vampire Variations was created to celebrate the twenty fifth anniversary of Konami''s
  landmark series, Castlevania. Fourteen musicians to arrange the mythic soundtrack
  of the original NES game that started it all. Four visual artists to recreate the
  unique atmosphere of the demon''s lair known as Castlevania. A wide variety of musical
  genres going from Rock and Orchestral to Jazz and Electronic music, including various
  references to other titles from the series.

  It has been a true honour and a privilege to create, direct and contribute to a
  such project. I would like to thank everyone who suported this venture, and to all
  people involved be they musician or visual artist.

  Now, be prepared for an Aria of Sorrow, a desperate Rondo of Blood to this Symphony
  of the Night! The Lord of Shadows rises from his grave and only one man can stop
  him...

  ...What a horrible night

  to have a curse!

  -Alexandre "Chernabogue" Mourey

  Project director

  _____________________

  Act 1: Nightfall and Tragedy

  01 Stemage ft. Chris from Arm Cannon - Prolapse (Prologue)

  02 The Dual Dragons - Flames of Passion (Heart of Fire)

  03 Lidawg - Enough Time to Dance (Out of Time)

  04 VikingGuitar - Swamp Ripples (Stalker)

  05 Dj Mokram - Heartbeat Shift (Medley - Heart of Fire, The Silence of the Daylight,
  Ecclesia, An Empty Tome)

  06 Guifrog - Wild Night (Stalker)

  07 Brandon Strader - Vampire''s Kiss (Vampire Killer)

  08 Daemon9623 - What a Horrible Night... (Black Night)

  09 Bonkers ft. VikingGuitar - The Gate of Nightmares (Medley - Poison Mind, Nothing
  to Lose, Heart of Fire, Out of Time, Black Night, Vampire Killer, Underground, Player
  Out, Voyager, Wicked Child, Stalker, Poison Mind -Another Nightmare-, Game Over)

  Interlude: Prayers of Midnight

  10 Chernabogue - Underworld Pulse (Underground)

  11 SuperGuitarBros. - Of Whips and Strings (Medley - Prologue, Vampire Killer, Poison
  Mind, Heart of Fire, Voyager)

  Act 2: The Hellfire Symphony

  12 Daemon9623 - At the Gates (Prologue)

  13 VikingGuitar - Ballad of the Gears (Out of Time)

  14 Hat - Heartburn to Death (Heart of Fire)

  15 Bonkers - Children of the Wicked (Wicked Child)

  16 The Dual Dragons - Edge of Darkness (Walking on the Edge)

  17 Omigadrive ft. VikingGuitar- Veneficus Mens Mentis (Variations on a Theme of
  Simon) (Medley - Poison Mind, Theme of Simon Belmont)

  18 Chernabogue - ''And Now, the Finale'' (Medley - Nothing to Lose, Illusionary
  Dance, Black Night, Player Out, Poison Mind)

  19 Existence Zero - Path of the Voyager (Voyager)'
organizations:
- &id001
  link: org/1255
  names:
    en: Nitro Game Injection
    ja: Nitro Game Injection
    ja-latn: Nitro Game Injection
  role: publisher
performers:
- link: artist/16906
  names:
    en: Chris Dlugosz
- link: artist/49325
  names:
    en: VikingGuitar
- link: artist/36225
  names:
    en: Stemage
- link: artist/12091
  names:
    en: The Dual Dragons
- link: artist/7192
  names:
    en: Brandon Strader
- link: artist/17628
  names:
    en: Daemon9623
- link: artist/12350
  names:
    en: BONKERS
- link: artist/14816
  names:
    en: SuperGuitarBros.
- link: artist/59699
  names:
    en: Hat
- link: artist/61145
  names:
    en: Omigadrive
- link: artist/15021
  names:
    en: Existence Zero
picture_full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/45/29154/29154-1317226063.jpg
picture_small: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/45/29154/29154-1317226063.jpg
picture_thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/45/29154/29154-1317226063.jpg
platforms:
- NES (Famicom)
- Nintendo DS
- Nintendo Game Boy Advance
- Sega Saturn
- SNES (Super Famicom)
products:
- link: product/812
  names:
    en: Castlevania
    ja: 悪魔城ドラキュラ
    ja-latn: Akumajo Dracula
- link: product/813
  names:
    en: 'Castlevania II: Simon''s Quest'
    ja: ドラキュラII 呪いの封印
    ja-latn: 'Dracula II: Noroi no Fuuin'
- link: product/815
  names:
    en: Super Castlevania IV
    ja: 悪魔城ドラキュラ
    ja-latn: Akumajo Dracula
- link: product/816
  names:
    en: 'Castlevania: Rondo of Blood'
    ja: 悪魔城ドラキュラX 血の輪廻
    ja-latn: 'Akumajo Dracula X: Chi no Rondo'
- link: product/820
  names:
    en: 'Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance'
    ja: キャッスルヴァニア 白夜の協奏曲
    ja-latn: 'Castlevania: Byakuya no Concerto'
- link: product/821
  names:
    en: 'Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow'
    ja: キャッスルヴァニア 暁月の円舞曲
    ja-latn: 'Castlevania: Akatsuki no Minuet'
- link: product/826
  names:
    en: 'Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia'
    ja: 悪魔城ドラキュラ 奪われた刻印
    ja-latn: 'Akumajo Dracula: Ubawareta Kokuin'
- link: product/830
  names:
    en: 'Castlevania: Harmony of Despair'
    ja: 悪魔城ドラキュラ ハーモニー オブ ディスペアー
    ja-latn: 'Akumajo Dracula: Harmony of Despair'
publish_format: Doujin/Indie
publisher: *id001
related:
- catalog: OCRI-0006
  date: '2015-10-31'
  link: album/55491
  names:
    en: 'Vampire Variations: A Musical Tribute to Castle...'
    ja: 'Vampire Variations: A Musical Tribute to Castle...'
    ja-latn: 'Vampire Variations: A Musical Tribute to Castle...'
  type: doujin
release_date: '2011-10-31'
release_events: []
release_price:
  price: Free
reprints: []
stores:
- link: http://vampirevariations.kngi.org
  name: KNGI (OOP)
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/29154?perpage=99999
votes: 0
