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Moving towards the climax, 'The Prayer of a Tragic Queen' is an elegant invention written for harpsichord and 'Calling from Heaven' is a conflicted anthem suitable for the final stages. The latter, in particular, has a motivating effect prior to the final boss. While the arrangements are quite straightforward, they retain the character and melodiousness of the originals on the Genesis' sound chip.

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Yamane also revives several other staples from the Castlevania series for this title, including 'Bloody Tears', 'Vampire Killer', and 'Theme of Simon', for certain parts of the game. 'Iron-Blue Intention' meanwhile is an effective fusion of the series' classic sound with Yamane's more classical touches. The first stage theme, 'Reincarnated Soul', manages to be catchy in an unconventional way with its ascending melodies and jagged rhythms. That said, Michiru Yamane often stays faithful to the more upbeat pop-influenced sound of earlier soundtracks in the soundtrack. While still limited technologically, they bring the most out of the Genesis' limited sound chips. Both tracks are accomplished compositions from a musical perspective and reflect Yamane's extensive classical training. She elaborates further on these developments in 'The Sinking Old Sanctuary', with its beautiful lead and mystical soundscaping, and 'The Discolored Wall', a highly dissonant piece channeling influences from expressionist composers. Both tracks are much more mature than the music in past titles of the series. She immediately reflects her tendency towards moody classically-oriented music with the themes for the title and opening themes. The second disc of the soundtrack release is dedicated to Michiru Yamane's debut on the series, Castlevania: Bloodlines (aka Vampire Killer). The most notable of these is 'Former Room', while the others are just short event themes or unremarkable fanfares that most can live without.

While this bonus is welcome, note that this soundtrack is not technically incomplete and omits a number of tracks exclusive to the Akumajo Dracula X Chronicle Original Soundtrack. While the ending themes are pretty generic affairs, the unused track 'Cross Your Heart' is actually a very enjoyable rock-orchestral arrangement, based on a lesser-known track from Haunted Castle. The influential boss theme 'Dancing in Phantasmic Hell' makes the most of the TurboGrafx-16's technological capacity with its booming modernist orchestration, while 'Illusionary Dance' is a suitably dark depiction of Dracula with its gothic organ work and has become a series' mainstay. The soundtrack is rounded off by some solid creations. 'Den' meanwhile is an interesting if jagged fusion of the early stage themes for the penultimate stage, peppered with touches of 'Vampire Killer'.

13', on the other hand, seem inspired by disco artists and are a novel addition to the franchise while these tracks sound dubious in the game, they will please many on a stand-alone basis. 'Cemetery' is an equally dark funk experiment, but is let down by its slightly premature loop. 'Cross a Fear', for instance, is a synthpop track that manages to add a darken the mood of the second stage while getting feet tapping with its funky beat it's hard not to love the exuberant keyboard solos from the 0:44 mark. While an upbeat rocking tone runs through the Castlevania: Rondo of Blood soundtrack, there is a quite a variety nevertheless. However, they certainly charm in the melodic department and stay faithful to the series' roots. All three tracks are pretty trashy in their construction, compared to the more mature soundtracks that followed it. The team also offer some arrangements of past series' favourites, including one of the most exciting arrangements of 'Vampire Killer' and an overly emphatic rendition of 'Beginning'. The upbeat guitar melodies and pop beats certainly ensure a fun accompaniment to the game and are elating on a stand-alone basis too. The first stage theme 'Bloodlines' has gone on to become one of the most famous tracks in the series, and for good reason. The first disc of the soundtrack release is dedicated to the music of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (aka Akumajo Dracula X: Rondo of Blood). Both soundtracks were created by different composers and technology, so have rather contrasting sounds, but are quite satisfying when packaged together. Akumajo Dracula X is a compilation of the soundtracks for two of the series' soundtracks in its transitionary era, the TurboGrafx-16's Castlevania: Rondo of Blood and the Genesis' Castlevania: Bloodlines.