Castlevania – Music from the Netflix Original Series
Album Title: Castlevania (Music from the Netflix Original Series) Record Label: Lakeshore Records Catalog No.: N/A Release Date: July 7, 2017 […]
Tag: Castlevania
Tomoya Tomita Interview: Sound Pioneer for Konami and Nintendo
Tomoya Tomita‘s résumé features one hit franchise after another: Contra, Castlevania, Metal Gear, beatmania, Kirby, Yoshi, and Goemon to name a few. […]
Masanori Adachi & Hirofumi Taniguchi Interview: A 25 Year Collaboration
Masanori Adachi and Hirofumi Taniguchi have collaborated for 25 years. The composers first worked together at Konami on Madara 2 and then went […]
Tomomi Teratani (aka MANYO) Interview: Expanding Horizons
Tomomi Teratani, better known as MANYO, is one of the most prolific video game composers and songwriters, featuring on dozens of games […]
Castlevania -Lords of Shadow 2- Original Game Soundtrack
Album Title: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Original Game Soundtrack Record Label: Sumthing Else Music Works Catalog No.: SE-3058-2 Release Date: Feb […]
Legacy Sessions -GAME Generation 5-
Album Title: Legacy Sessions -GAME Generation 5- Record Label: Legacy Sessions Catalog No.: N/A Release Date: January 16, 2015 Purchase: Buy at Loudr […]
Super Guitar Bros.
Album Title: Super Guitar Bros. Record Label: N/A Catalog No.: N/A Release Date: October 14, 2013 Purchase: Download at Bandcamp Overview The Super Guitar […]
Prescription for Sleep -Game Music Lullabies-
Album Title: Prescription for Sleep -Game Music Lullabies- Record Label: Scarlet Moon Records Catalog No.: SMRC-1006 Release Date: May 19, 2014 Purchase: […]
rePLAY -Symphony of Heroes-: Houston, July 2014
A hero’s story told through narrative and orchestration
Video Game Orchestra -Live at Symphony Hall-
Exclusive: Review of the Kickstarter-funded concert recording featuring Grandia, God of War, Final Fantasy VII, and more.
Castlevania -Lords of Shadow- Mirror of Fate Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Castlevania Lords of Shadow -Mirror of Fate- Original Soundtrack Record Label: Sumthing Else Music Works Catalog No.: SE-3069-2 Release Date: […]
Gears of War -Judgment- The Soundtrack
One of the blandest and laziest scores we have ever reviewed.
Kinuyo Yamashita Profile
Having being credited for the original Castlevania under a pseudonym, this artist is only now starting to receive the attention she deserves
Manami Matsumae Profile
Three decades after creating the iconic score for Mega Man, she is still creating high-profile chiptune and orchestral tracks alike
Yuzo Koshiro Profile
Ys. Sorcerian. Streets of Rage. Shinobi. ActRaiser. Shenmue. Wangan Midnight. Etrian Odyssey. 7th Dragon. One legend scored all these titles…
Akira Yamaoka Profile
Having worked in a diverse roles over the years, from sound designer to game producer, his Silent Hill scores gave him his massive fanbase
Norikazu Miura Profile
Konami resident best known as the sound director and lead composer for the recent instalments of the Suikoden franchise
Yoshino Aoki Profile
Ex-Capcom composer and Unique Note co-founder known for her work on the Breath of Fire and Mega Man franchises
Motoaki Furukawa Profile
Jazz fusion musician who brought Konami music to the masses through his melodic scores, powerful remixes, and the Kukeiha Club band
Manabu Namiki Profile
Presently a game director at M2, this artist gained a cult following for his electrifying shooting and fighting game scores
Michiru Yamane Profile
From Bloodlines and Symphony of the Night to Order of Ecclesia, this Konami legend instilled the Castlevania series with a gothic sound
Masato Kouda Profile
Capcom turned Design Wave composer who has worked extensively on the Monster Hunter, Devil May Cry, Wild Arms, and El Shaddai franchises
Yuji Takenouchi Profile
The Konami veteran has returned to the spotlight as sound director for the Dark Souls series and founder of the GE-ON-DAN alliance
Vincent Diamante Interview: Interactive Indie Scores
Vincent Diamante is an American game developer and composer whose gorgeous soundtrack for Flower has found its way onto the playlists of many gamers and […]
Shinzoku Kaigi Vol. 5: Tokyo, October 2010
On October 30, 2010, Emi Evans and I were invited to Shinzoku Kaigi Vol. 5, a Dog Ear Records event held at Shibuya […]
Fantasy Comes Alive: Singapore, April 2010
On April 30, 2010, I attended the second of two concerts of Fantasy Comes Alive, a chamber orchestral rendition of music from Video […]
Kinuyo Yamashita Interview: Castlevania Composer
Kinuyo Yamashita is a long-term game composer known for composing hit classic titles such as Castlevania, Esper Dream, Power Blade, and Mega Man X3. She […]
Michiru Yamane Interview: The Musical Legacy of Castlevania
Michiru Yamane is a much-loved composer known for her work on the Castlevania series. She has composed for ten of the series’ […]
Castlevania The Concert: Stockholm, February 2010
Funnily enough, I never grew with a NES. As a consequence, I pretty much missed the whole Castlevania series (with the exception […]
Joshua Morse Interview: Remixing Castlevania
Joshua Morse is a fan arranger known for his contributions to OverClocked ReMix and OneUp Studios. In this interview, Joshua discusses his latest album Castlevania: Sonata […]
PLAY! A Video Game Symphony: Prague, April 2008
Wednesday April 23, 2008 in Prague, Czech Republic — the day that will go down in history as the dayPLAY! A Video […]
Castlevania -Portrait of Ruin- Original Soundtrack
Commentary from Michiru Yamane, Yuzo Koshiro, Norikazu Miura, and senior designers
Video Games Live: São Paulo, November 2006
On November 19, 2006, I had the pleasure of attending the Video Games Live presentation at Via Funchal in the city of São Paulo. […]
Video Games Live: Philadelphia, June 2006
After purchasing my ticket online, my father and I jumped in the car and headed across the Benjamin Franklin bridge to Philadelphia. […]
Video Games Live: San Jose, March 2006
The first of its kind to hit the United States, Video Games Live is a video game concert tour which includes the music from […]