Perfect Selection: Dracula New Classic
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Perfect Selection: Dracula ~NEW CLASSIC~ (Japanese パーフェクトセレクション ドラキュラ・ニュークラシック) is an album by Konami
, featuring classical renditions of several classic Castlevania
themes. It was released in Japan
on April 22, 1992. The catalog code for this album is KICA-1103.
Konami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
, featuring classical renditions of several classic 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 was released in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on April 22, 1992. The catalog code for this album is KICA-1103.
Track listing
- "Vampire Killer ~ Wicked Child" (from Akumajou DORAKYURACastlevania (video game)Castlevania, known as in Japan, is a console video game developed and published by Konami for the Family Computer Disk System in Japan in September 1986. A year later, in May 1987 it was ported to cartridge format and released in North America for the Nintendo Entertainment System followed by a...
) - "Dwelling of Doom" (from DORAKYURA IICastlevania II: Simon's QuestCastlevania II: Simon's Quest, known in Japan as , is an action-adventure role-playing platform game produced by Konami. It was originally released for the Family Computer Disk System in Japan 1987 and for the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America in 1988. It is the second Castlevania...
) - "Beginning" (from Akumajou DensetsuCastlevania III: Dracula's Curse-Reception and legacy:Nintendo Power listed it as the ninth best Nintendo Entertainment System video game, praising it for its strong improvements over previous entries in the series.A 1991 Captain N episode was based on this game....
) - "Monster Dance" (from DORAKYURA IICastlevania II: Simon's QuestCastlevania II: Simon's Quest, known in Japan as , is an action-adventure role-playing platform game produced by Konami. It was originally released for the Family Computer Disk System in Japan 1987 and for the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America in 1988. It is the second Castlevania...
) - "Hearts of Fire ~ Out of Time" (from Akumajou DORAKYURACastlevania (video game)Castlevania, known as in Japan, is a console video game developed and published by Konami for the Family Computer Disk System in Japan in September 1986. A year later, in May 1987 it was ported to cartridge format and released in North America for the Nintendo Entertainment System followed by a...
) - "The Cave" (from Akumajou DORAKYURASuper Castlevania IVSuper 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...
) - "Bloody TearsBloody TearsBloody tears may refer to:*Haemolacria, the medical condition where tears contain blood.*Bloody Tears, a Castlevania song.*Bloody Tears, a song by rap group Army of the Pharaohs....
" (from DORAKYURA IICastlevania II: Simon's QuestCastlevania II: Simon's Quest, known in Japan as , is an action-adventure role-playing platform game produced by Konami. It was originally released for the Family Computer Disk System in Japan 1987 and for the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America in 1988. It is the second Castlevania...
) - "Theme from 'The Legend of Dracula'" (from DORAKYURA DensetsuCastlevania: The AdventureCastlevania: 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...
) - "Praying Hands" (from DORAKYURA Densetsu IICastlevania II: Belmont's RevengeCastlevania 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...
) - "Evergreen" (from Akumajou DensetsuCastlevania III: Dracula's Curse-Reception and legacy:Nintendo Power listed it as the ninth best Nintendo Entertainment System video game, praising it for its strong improvements over previous entries in the series.A 1991 Captain N episode was based on this game....
)
Personnel
- KONAMI KuKeiHa CLUBKONAMI KuKeiHa CLUBis 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) - Jun Erie (arrangement)
- Nazo^2 PROJECT with KONAMI SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA (music performance)
External links
- Dracula New Classic at the Castlevania Dungeon.