#michiru yamane

[bnomiko]

PSA: I found out last week that Michiru Yamane, the primary composer behind many of the game tracks in the Castlevania-verse, has a YT channel with extended versions of some of her Castlevania tracks.

Some of my faves include: - Lament of Innocence: Joachim by the Transparent Lake (aka Joachim of the Clear Blue Riverside), Garden Forgotten by Time, Ghostly Theatre - Symphony of the Night: Wandering Ghosts - Curse of Darkness: The Forest of Jigramunt, Mortvia Aqueduct - Bloodlines: Iron Blue Intention, Reincarnated Soul

Whether you're a fan of the Castlevania game franchise, video game music in general, or a fanworks creator in need of some gothic-y ambient piano music to write or draw by, it's a pretty cool thing to check out : )

[beevean]

LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

abandoned castle isn't even my favorite track of CoD and i lowkey wish it didn't overshadow the rest of this perfect ost but it sounds so good on piano and it conveys Hector's rage and grief even better than guitars and synth and Michiru Yamane never fails to deliver and this is instant serotonine to me 🥰💖💕

[posthumanwanderings]

Naoyuki Sato / Michiru Yamane: Elebits - Shadow in the Garage

[musicalueion]

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - The Tragic Prince

Artist: Michiru Yamane

[dreamcastboy99]

This Women's History Month I'd like to shout out two of Japan's, nay, THE WORLD'S best composers of all time.

Yoko Shimomura and Michiru Yamane make music that can give the classical composers that inspired them a run for their money.

Shimomura gave us the soundtracks for Super Mario RPG, Kingdom Hearts and its sequels, the Mario & Luigi RPGs, and many others.

Yamane on the other hand IS Castlevania music, from Bloodlines to Order of Ecclesia, with Symphony of the Night being a standout, not to mention she also composed many tracks for Rocket Knight Adventures and Goemon 2.

You want to listen to their work, check out the games I've mentioned, or at least listen to the soundtracks of Super Mario RPG, Castlevania Bloodlines and Symphony of the Night, and Kingdom Hearts in particular.

[pleasant-turtle-student]

Song Recs! Vgm Ost! (Part 1)

Have you heard of Elebits? (Eledees for all the PALs out there)

It's a cool game about capturing little light creatures because you're playing as a kid with mostly absent parents (because they spend so much time at their jobs working with the light creatures).

It has a soundtrack that I really like, that kinda comes in 2 flavors

Vibey Synth Stuff and Darker Bluesy Stuff

And I very much enjoy these two flavors, so I'll be listing some of my favorite songs (or maybe all of them) from this soundtrack (composed by Naoyuki Sato and Michiru Yamane)

As usual, songs names are linked, followed by things I like about the song.

Vibey Stuff

Story Mode Menu

Very sparse synth chords, cool distorted violin sound

Tutorial

Pretty piano, awesome breakbeat-ish drums (plus a solo), very washy compressed sound (especially the ride)

Editing mode

Cool marimba-ish sound, piano pad, kinda got a samba feel tbh

Extras menu

My favorite on the soundtrack

6/8, compressed-ass drums, cool pad on the 1 during first section

Sparse second section with interesting chords, cool as hell drum fills leading back into first section

Multiplayer mode

Kinda radio-ish at the start, quick EP flutters, mellotron-ish violin, synth in right ear

Options menu

Very soft and calming, piano w/delay in right ear, CAJON

Mission results and Final results

Love the bouncy feel in the first one, love the sleigh bells in the second, love the sub bass in both

Mom & Dad's room

Kinda between both styles. Cool horns and ambient EP. Feels kinda shiny

The silent kitchen

Plucky bass, has a background pad that seems a bit off tune but in a good way

Quiet in the living room

Very plucky EP, same pad as previous I think, the ep with a delay effect near the end reminds me of Minecraft

Shadow in the garage and My town

Intro kinda makes you think it's the other genre haha, cool organ, cool groove, cool marimba in the second one, the speed of the second one makes me think of Spain by Chick Corea

World without weight and The secret room

The synth pad makes me think of the soundtrack of the game Monolith, kinda odd chords sometimes

Totally topsy-turvy and Big to-do in town

First one is simple and calm, love the delay synth/EP near the end, second one is more energetic and groovy and has a marimba solo (kinda)

To the amusement park! and An Elebit state of mind?!

First one hits hard, cool lead synth, reminds me of DSCO by Sweet Trip, second one is more subdued + cajon again

Fancy some candy? and Puzzle panic

Rare instance where the first song is the slower one

Has my favorite chord change in it, first has weird-ass funky bassline, second has less-weird-but-still-funky bassline

A spaceship fantasy

Ambient dnb shit pretty cool

Shopping in style and My favorite hero show

Kinda evil and funky but the second one is more triumphant in the main section

Me and my little war and Me, Elebits, and fate

Zora's domain called

Cool and sparkly and then a waltzy thing

Sky, sea, and land (bosses)

Takes the melody from the trailer video

Vs the zero Elebit

Cool bass. can't figure out what it reminds me of (Black Sunshine by White Zombie? TF2?)

In the next post I'll cover the other half of the soundtrack plus any stragglers that don't fit either bill.

[justplainsimon]

Albums I've listened to: Mid Summer 2023 Edition

I have been working, alot. So I have been listening to music and podcasts, alot.

The theme isn't quit "Summer Heat Death", so much as:

"Working In a Graveyard on a Cool Summer Night, and a Concert nearby is making the Dead Rise"

Didn't know this was gonna turn into a 3 part thing. Don't know how repetitive/predictable my taste in music is starting to look, (too much king gizzard, too much of the cure) so feel free to recommend me some artists if u want

[kermakatti]

I'm trying to analyze the rhythm of Michiru Yamane's Death's Ballad from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, is it really three sections of 7/8 and then four hits before repeating?

[rhythmislifeandlifeisrhythm]

[doyoulikethis-videogame-song]

Song: Wandering Ghosts Artist: Michiru Yamane From: Castlevania: Symphony of Night

Listen on Youtube:

[musicalueion]

Darkness Within The Walls ~ Dracula's Castle (SNES Remix)

Artist: Hooded Edge

Original Composers: Michiru Yamane[1], ZUN[2]

Original Work:

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - Dracula's Castle

Touhou Koumakyou ~ The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil. - The Centennial Festival for Magical Girls

[jolikmc]

Every Version of Castlevania "Iron Blue Intention" ever by Castlevania Music Forever on YouTube

Nothing can compare to the original, in my opinion, and the Smash version sounds especially weak, but you know… this might be one of my favorite songs in the entire franchise.

Hard to say what my favorite is. "Theme of Simon", maybe?