Perfect Selection: Dracula Battle
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Perfect Selection: Dracula Battle (Japanese パーフェクトセレクション ドラキュラ・バトル) is an album arranged by Naoto Shibata (Anthem
) 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
) themes. It was released in Japan
on July 21, 1994. The catalogue code for this album is KICA-1145.
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 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 July 21, 1994. The catalogue code for this album is KICA-1145.
Track listing
- "Beginning" (from Akumajō 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....
) - "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 Dracula II: Noroi no FūinCastlevania 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...
) - "Ripe Seeds" (from Dracula 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...
) - "Cross a Fear" (from Akumajō Dracula X)
- "Requiem for the Nameless Victims" (from Vampire KillerCastlevania: BloodlinesCastlevania: 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...
) - "Op.13" (from Akumajō Dracula X)
- "Vampire Killer" (from Akumajō DraculaCastlevania (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...
) - "Calling from Heaven" (from Vampire KillerCastlevania: BloodlinesCastlevania: 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...
) - "聖者の行進" [Seija no Koushin] (from Akumajō Dracula X)
- "夜まで待てない" [Yoru Made Matenai] (from Akumajō Dracula -AC-Haunted Castle (arcade game)Haunted Castle, known as in Japan, is the first arcade game in the Castlevania series, released by Konami in 1988. It was later re-released on the PlayStation 2 exclusively in Japan, as part of the Oretachi Game Center Zoku collection....
)
Line up
- Naoto Shibata: all arrangement, bass guitar
- Masanori Kusakabe: guitar
- Akio Shimizu: guitar
- Yusuke Takahama: synthesizer
- ジェフ藤本: synthesizer
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) - Naoto Shibata (Arrangement)
- Naoto Shibata PROJECT (Music Performance)
External links
- Dracula Battle Perfect Selection at the Castlevania Dungeon.