Vampire Killer

Vampire Killer

Composer Satoe Terashima Released 1986-09-26 Title Origin Official

Vampire Killer is the music that plays in several levels of Dracula's castle, but most notable the first level.

The song is track 2 in the NSF file. The title comes from an official album.

Games

Castlevania (NES)

Castlevania (NES)

Arranger Satoe Terashima Programmer Hidenori Maezawa Released 1986-09-26 Length 0:30.68 Format NSF Loops Yes

Vampire Killer (MSX2)

Vampire Killer (MSX2)

Arranger Satoe Terashima, Released 1986-10-30 Length 0:33.68 Format UNK Loops Yes

Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES)

Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES)

Arranger Hidenori Maezawa, Jun Funahashi, Yukie Morimoto, Yoshinori Sasaki Released 1989-12-22 Length 0:32.68 Format NSF Loops Yes

Akumajou Densetsu (FC)

Akumajou Densetsu (FC)

Arranger Hidenori Maezawa, Jun Funahashi, Yukie Morimoto, Yoshinori Sasaki Released 1989-12-22 Length 0:32.68 Format NSF Loops Yes

Super Castlevania IV (SNES)

Super Castlevania IV (SNES)

Arranger Masanori Adachi, Taro Kudo Released 1991-10-31 Length 0:42.68 Format SNSF Loops Yes

Akumajou Dracula (X68)

Akumajou Dracula (X68)

Arranger Shin-Chan, Keizo Nakamura, Hiroshi Kobayashi Released 1993-07-23 Length 1:00.68 Format UNK Loops Yes

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (PCCD)

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (PCCD)

Arranger Akira Souji, Keizo Nakamura, Tomoko Sano, Mikio Saito, Released 1993-10-29 Length 01:45.68 Format UNK Loops Yes

Castlevania: Bloodlines (GEN)

Castlevania: Bloodlines (GEN)

Arranger Michiru Yamane, Released 1994-03-17 Length 00:45.68 Format UNK Loops Yes

Contra: Hard Corps (GEN)

Contra: Hard Corps (GEN)

Arranger Hiroshi Kobayashi, Michiru Yamane, Akira Yamaoka, Hirofumi Taniguchi, Aki Huta Released 1994-08-08 Length 1:35 Format VGM Loops Yes

Plays when you fight with the first boss in the secret area of level 3 - a symbiosis of Simon Belmont and Masato Shimon, a then-popular Japanese vocalist.

The song is titled Simon 1994RD in the sound test.

Castlevania: Dracula X (SNES)

Castlevania: Dracula X (SNES)

Arranger Tomoya Tomita, Masanari Iwata, Harumi Ueko, Masahiko Kimura Released 1995-07-21 Length 01:20.68 Format SNSF Loops Yes

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (SAT)

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (SAT)

Arranger Tetsuya Osono, Junko Karashima, Kaoru Okada, Released 1997-03-20 Length 01:47.68, 01.35.00, Format UNK Loops Yes

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (GBA)

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (GBA)

Arranger Taro Kudo, Hiroshi Mitsuoka, Sotaro Tojima Released 2001-03-21 Length 00:37.68 Format UNK Loops Yes

Castlevania: Chronicles (PS1)

Castlevania: Chronicles (PS1)

Arranger Shin-Chan, Keizo Nakamura, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Sota Fujimori Released 2001-05-24 Length 03:34.68 Format UNK Loops Yes

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (NDS)

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (NDS)

Arranger Masahiko Kimura, Michiru Yamane Released 2005-08-25 Length 02.11.00 Format 2SF Loops Yes

Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (PSP)

Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (PSP)

Arranger Michiru Yamane, Masanori Akita, Yuichi Tsuchiya, Akihiro Honda, Yasuhiro Ichihashi Released 2007-10-23 Length 02.11.00 Format UNK Loops Yes

Castlevania: Judgment (WII)

Castlevania: Judgment (WII)

Arranger Yasushi Asada. Released 2008-11-18 Length 1:31.00 Format UNK Loops Yes

Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth (WII)

Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth (WII)

Arranger Manabu Namiki Released 2009-10-27 Length 0:40 Format UNK Loops Yes

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (X360)

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (X360)

Arranger Yasuhiro Ichihashi, Tomoaki Hirono Released 2011-01-11 Length 1:13 Format UNK Loops Yes

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (SW)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (SW)

Arranger Shinji Ushiroda Released 2018-12-07 Length 2:31 Format UNK Loops Yes

Album Appearances

• Konami Music Masterpiece Collection - Disc 7, track 3. Titled "BGM #1"
• Konami Game Music: Classic Castlevania - Track 3. Titled "Vampire Killer (Breaking Into the Castle BGM)"

Links

• youtube.com/watch?v=ih20Tx-fNJs - A capella remix by Smooth McGroove.
• youtube.com/watch?v=phlrgUGpt38 - Played on violin by Tuengxx.
• youtube.com/watch?v=S1tKLN87jhc - Played on electric guitar by Charlie Parra del Riego.
• youtube.com/watch?v=KBUNvlh4nZo - Played on acoustic guitar by Oroz5.