Theme of Simon Belmont (シモン・ベルモンドのテーマ Shimon Berumonto no Tēma?), also known as Simon Belmont's Theme, is a music theme introduced in the 1991 Super Nintendo game Super Castlevania IV. It is the background music for the second part of the Stage I, as well as the second part of the last battle with Count Dracula. The theme was composed by the Konami Kukeiha Club and is one of the series' most popular tracks. It features synthesized pipe organs and strings in a fast-paced action tone. A variation of this theme plays as the stage clear jingle after collecting the Magic Crystal at the end of each level.
There is another major variation known as "Simon's Theme", which was introduced in the 1993 Sharp X68000 game Akumajō Dracula (Castlevania Chronicles) as the background music for Stage 8.
The theme was also remixed for Castlevania: Harmony of Despair and Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls.
Appearances[]
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4 (Disc 1). Theme of Simon Belmont (シモン・ベルモンドのテーマ) [alt] |
Super Castlevania IV / Akumajō Dracula Best 2 |
Konami Kukeiha Club | Stage 1-2 Dracula battle (2nd form) |
Links: YouTube | ||||
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8. Super Castlevania IV (SFC) 悪魔城ドラキュラ | Super Castlevania IV / Dracula ~Music Collection~ |
Konami Kukeiha Club | Notes: Echo version - Medley with Dracula's Theme and Bloody Tears Links: YouTube | |||||
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8. Theme of Simon Belmont | Super Castlevania IV / Castlevania 20th Anniversary Deluxe Music Collection |
Konami Kukeiha Club | Notes: Echo version Links: YouTube | |||||
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37 (Disc 2). Theme of Simon Belmont -2007- (シモン・ベルモンドのテーマ -2007-) [alt] |
/ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Original Soundtrack |
Konami Kukeiha Club | Notes: Bonus track Identical to the original version | |||||
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4. Theme of Simon Belmont (シモン・ベルモンドのテーマ) [alt] |
Super Castlevania IV / Castlevania Best Music Collections BOX, Disc 3 |
Konami Kukeiha Club | Stage 1-2 Dracula battle (2nd form) |
Links: YouTube | ||||
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18. Theme of Simon Belmont (シモン・ベルモンドのテーマ) [alt] |
Castlevania: The Arcade / Castlevania Best Music Collections BOX, Disc 17 |
Konami Kukeiha Club | Stage 5 | Links: YouTube | ||||
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Simon Belmont Theme | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate / Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Original Soundtrack |
Links: YouTube (Super Castlevania IV) | ||||||
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Simon's Theme [alt] | V Rising - Legacy of Castlevania / DLC Legacy of Castlevania Premium Soundtrack |
Aleksandria Migova | Encounter with boss Simon Belmont | Links: YouTube | ||||
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13. Bloodlines (MD) バンパイアキラー | Castlevania: Bloodlines / Dracula Music Collection |
Michiru Yamane | Notes: Echo version - Medley with A Vision of Dark Secrets, The Sinking Old Sanctuary and Requiem for the Nameless Victims Links: YouTube | |||||
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14 & 34. Simon's Theme | Castlevania Chronicles / Castlevania Chronicle: Akumajō Dracula Original Soundtrack |
Sota Fujimori (arranged version) | Stage 8 | Links: YouTube (YM2151) YouTube (CM-64) YouTube (SC-55) YouTube (arranged) | ||||
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38. Theme of Simon Belmont | Castlevania Chronicles / MIDI Power –X68000 Collection– ver.3.0 |
Konami Kukeiha Club (composer) IKA-chan (arranger) |
Dracula's Tower | Links: YouTube (YM2151) | ||||
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32. Simon's Theme | Castlevania Chronicles / Castlevania Best Music Collections BOX, Disc 8 |
Stage 8 | Links: YouTube | |||||
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37 (Disc 1). Simon's Theme | - / Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Original Soundtrack |
Konami Kukeiha Club | Notes: Bonus track Links: YouTube (original) | |||||
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19 (Disc 2). Theme of Simon Belmont (シモン・ベルモンドのテーマ) [alt] |
Castlevania: Bloodlines / Akumajō Dracula X |
Konami Kukeiha Club | Stage 6-2 | Links: YouTube | ||||
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35. Theme of Simon Belmont (シモン・ベルモンドのテーマ) [alt] |
Castlevania: Bloodlines / Castlevania Best Music Collections BOX, Disc 4 |
Michiru Yamane (re-arranger) | Stage 6 | Links: YouTube | ||||
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39. Simon's Theme (シモン・ベルモンドのテーマ) [alt] |
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair / Castlevania: Harmony of Despair Original Soundtrack |
Yasushi Asada (re-arranger) | Bonus track from DLC Music Pack 2 | Notes: Bonus track from DLC Music Pack 2 Links: YouTube | ||||
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Simon Belmont's Theme | Vampire Survivors | Daniele Zandara (arranger) | Ode to Castlevania stage | Notes: The track is used as the background theme in any level whenever Simon is selected. Links: YouTube | ||||
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2. Theme of Simon Belmont (テーマ・オブ・シモン) [alt] |
/ Perfect Selection Dracula Battle II |
Konami Kukeiha Club (composer) Naoto Shibata (arranger) |
Notes: Rock/metal version Links: YouTube | |||||
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8. Theme of Simon Belmont (シモン・ベルモンドのテーマ) [alt] |
/ Akumajō Dracula MIDI collection |
Aki Hata (arranger) | Links: Music | |||||
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6. Simon Belmont's Theme | / Akumajō Dracula Tribute Vol. 1 |
Konami Kukeiha Club (composer) Denji Sano (arranger) |
Links: YouTube | |||||
Notes[]
- Despite named "Theme of Simon Belmont", the theme for Simon Belmont in the 2008 Wii game, Castlevania Judgment, is "Vampire Killer".
- A common misconception is that the track is also known as "Dance of the Holy Man"; however, no such materials support this claim. It is likely that the misconception stems from the track "March of the Holy Man" from Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, whose official soundtrack release contains an arrangement of "Simon's Theme" from Akumajō Dracula (Castlevania Chronicles).