Perfect Selection: Dracula Battle II (Japanese パーフェクトセレクション　ドラキュラ・バトルII) is an album arranged by Naoto Shibata (Anthem

Anthem (band)

is a Japanese heavy metal band that was formed during the early 1980s in Tokyo. They are among the handful of heavy metal bands founded in Japan during that time and are considered to be one of the most successful and influential, alongside Loudness and Earthshaker.-Early years :Anthem was founded...

) and performed by 柴田直人プロジェクト (Naoto Shibata PROJECT), a group of musicians he put together. This album features hard rock renditions of several classic Akumajō Dracula (Castlevania

Castlevania

Castlevania, known as in Japan, is a video game series created and developed by Konami. The series debuted in Japan on September 26, 1986, with the release of for the Family Computer Disk System , followed by an alternate version for the MSX 2 platform on October 30...

) themes. It is the second and final album of the Dracula Battle series. It was released in Japan

Japan

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 on June 21, 1995. The catalogue code for this album is KICA-1162.

Track listing

1. "Beginning" (from Akumajō Dracula X)
2. "Theme of Simon" (from Akumajō Dracula -X68000-
   Castlevania Chronicles
   Castlevania Chronicles, known in Japan as , is a platform video game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo and released for the PlayStation video game console in 2001...
   
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3. "Road of Enemy #1" (from Dracula Densetsu II
   Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge
   Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge, known as in Japan, is a platform game released for the Game Boy in . It is the second Castlevania title for the Game Boy and serves as a sequel to the previous title, Castlevania: The Adventure...
   
   )
4. "巣窟" [Soukutsu] (from Akumajō Dracula X)
5. "Theme from the Legend of Dracula" (from Dracula Densetsu
   Castlevania: The Adventure
   Castlevania: The Adventure, known as in Japan, is a platform game released for the Game Boy in . It is the first Castlevania title for the system. Castlevania: The Adventure was re-released as part of the Konami GB Collection compilations in Japan and Europe...
   
   )
6. "登城" [Tojou] (from Akumajō Dracula -SFC-
   Super Castlevania IV
   Super Castlevania IV, known as in Japan, is a platform game developed and published by Konami and the first Castlevania game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was originally released in 1991 and later re-released on the Nintendo Wii's Virtual Console in 2006...
   
   )
7. "Thrashard in the Cave" (from Akumajō Dracula -X68000-
   Castlevania Chronicles
   Castlevania Chronicles, known in Japan as , is a platform video game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo and released for the PlayStation video game console in 2001...
   
   )
8. "Reincarnated Soul" (from Vampire Killer
   Castlevania: Bloodlines
   Castlevania: Bloodlines is the only Castlevania video game released on the Mega Drive/Genesis. It was developed and published by Konami, and was first released in North America, on March 17, 1994. Its Japanese title is . This version featured a considerable amount of violence, with the American...
   
   )
9. "Iron Blue Intention" (from Vampire Killer
   Castlevania: Bloodlines
   Castlevania: Bloodlines is the only Castlevania video game released on the Mega Drive/Genesis. It was developed and published by Konami, and was first released in North America, on March 17, 1994. Its Japanese title is . This version featured a considerable amount of violence, with the American...
   
   )
10. "幻想的舞曲" [Gensouteki Bukyoku] (from Akumajō Dracula X)

Line up

1. Naoto Shibata: all arrangement, bass guitar
2. Katsu Ohta: guitar
3. 斉藤和正: guitar
4. 工藤恭司: guitar
5. Koichi Seiyama: keyboard
6. ジェフ藤本: synthesizer

Personnel

• KONAMI KuKeiHa CLUB
  KONAMI KuKeiHa CLUB
  is Konami's sound team. It is often confused with 矩形波倶楽部 , Konami's in-house band that has released albums consisting of their studio performances. They are primarily responsible for the sound and music in the majority of Konami video games...
  
  (Composition)
• Naoto Shibata (Arrangement)
• Naoto Shibata PROJECT (Music Performance)

External links

• Dracula Battle 2 Perfect Selection at the Castlevania Dungeon.

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