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RetroNutcase's Alternative Castlevania Soundtrack

Description
A set of alternative Castlevania soundtracks for those who prefer a wider variety of songs instead of it being 90% SotN/Rondo stuff.

Select the default Default soundtrack for the Alternative soundtrack itself, the 8-Bit soundtrack for an NES VRC6 Castlevania soundtrack styled set of tunes straight out of the 80s, or the Castlevania soundtrack for the "Lite fix" version that only changes a couple songs from the official Castlevania lineup.

Of course, make sure you have mods enabled in your options, and then start a new normal run (You cannot resume one) and then choose this mod from the list. Achievements unfortunately will be disabled.

It also changes the player death sound to something more...Appropriate. Note this modifies the beheaded.json file which means it won't be compatible with other mods that modify it.

Technically doesn't require the DLCs, but why the heck would you not have them at this point, especially the Castlevania one if you're using this mod?!

Music Lists are below, majority are pastebin links because this description would be WAY too long otherwise.

Default Soundtrack Playlist: https://pastebin.com/evkFpJaP
8-Bit Soundtrack Playlist: https://pastebin.com/aupLN8z3

Changes to the Castlevania Soundtrack itself (my "lite fix" ) are:
The Bank: Dance of Gold from SotN
Bank Elevator: Tower of Mist from SotN
Derelict Distillery: Iron Blue Intention from Bloodlines
Dancing Ghosts Loreroom: Now uses Dance of Pales as intended
22 Comments
RetroNutcase  [author] Jul 15, 2023 @ 8:14pm 
@John
There are several CV3 remixes in this already, including Mad Forest and Aquarius.
John Jul 15, 2023 @ 7:58pm 
Yeah it works thanks, the only thing that I think would have made this mod even better would have been a few tracks from Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, there a lot of really good ones on there. I feel 3 greats are: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOjgLJK5tYY = 09:21 - Mad Forest
= 15:24 - Dead Beat = 22:49 - Aquarius. And I've always felft this sound would be great for the bank stage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti2EQlX6yzY . Keep up the great work!
RetroNutcase  [author] Jul 15, 2023 @ 3:07pm 
Can confirm the hotfix works. For some reason the json for the Beheaded got some stuff renamed for no apparent reason, causing Dead Cells to look at the json and not recognize it and crash the game.

Sorry about that! Didn't realize they were going to just rename a stupid jump and cause this *entire thing* to break in the process.
RetroNutcase  [author] Jul 15, 2023 @ 3:04pm 
Hotfix incoming, I didn't realize the latest update actually broke the death sound modification and caused the game to crash. Testing the fix now.
RetroNutcase  [author] Jul 15, 2023 @ 12:43pm 
@john
Thanks! I'm hoping to find some free time to work on my ys x Dead cells soundtrack mod soon.
John Jul 12, 2023 @ 7:51am 
Nice track selection, well done!
RetroNutcase  [author] May 18, 2023 @ 1:56pm 
Okay, I lied. ONE last update. Somehow the Dracula's Castle music had some horrible compression I hadn't noticed making it sound awful, that's fixed.
RetroNutcase  [author] May 18, 2023 @ 1:33pm 
Finally did the update, decided to keep Symphony of Battle for the clock room fight, while using Treize De Spirit for the Queen fight. Pretty much considering this mod "done" at this point.
RetroNutcase  [author] Mar 31, 2023 @ 3:21pm 
Also, it won't be for awhile yet, but I am also going to be starting work on a SECOND music mod:

Ys x Dead Cells.

Some previews for your enjoyment:

Clock Tower: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYvJ-mRHepc

High Peak Castle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSzaK_ueHY4

Guardian's Cavern (Giant Boss): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pzcqZTVfDI

The Lighthouse (Servants Boss): https://youtu.be/BV_BhbKKRek?list=PL044D7ABC2B744027

The Crown (Queen Boss): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3CNy_PvyBA

True Final Boss: https://youtu.be/6PPui3GfGCY?list=PL044D7ABC2B744027
RetroNutcase  [author] Mar 31, 2023 @ 3:15pm 
Symphony of Battle is sadly going to be gone, though again, the original file will remain in the .pak for those who want to rename/swap tracks. I may also do a "Side B" version of the mod that contains the original track choices (IE, Crystal Teardrops for Cavern, Empty Tome for Queen, etc) since those tracks are still present in the mod itself.

I may also turn the "Lite Fix" into a standalone mod so the option to swap back to the original Dead Cells soundtrack is available without having to change active mods. 8-Bit isn't going anywhere of course.