**Rate the Music: Week 35**

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I'm sorry, but this whole "forums being down" thing is getting old. We're about two years into it. And thanks to that, I know have to pull double duty over here. Yes, once again I am doing two editions of this in order to make up for lost time. Lovely. Well, hopefully it'll be worth it. Be sure to check out the other thread to cast your vote on another choice piece of spooky-themed video game music! It is the theme for this whole month after all. Last time, we kicked things off with a track from one of Capcom's many fighting games, Darkstalkers. Let's see where Demitri Maximoff landed....



Wily Fortress 1 (Mega Man 2) - 8.75
One-Winged Angel (Final Fantasy 7) - 8.71
Aquatic Ambience (Donkey Kong Country) - 8.66
At Doom's Gate (Doom) - 8.375
Guile Stage Theme (Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo) - 8.25
Secret of the Forest (Chrono Trigger) - 8.14
Go Straight (Streets of Rage 2) - 8
Bloody Tears (Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest) - 7.85
Anything But Tangerines (Earthworm Jim 2) - 7.75
Fear Factory (Donkey Kong Country) - 7.75
Green Hill Zone (Sonic the Hedgehog) - 7.72
Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 64) - 7.71
I Sawed the Demons (Doom) - 7.33
Fight Against Smithy (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars) - 7.2
Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved) - 7.125
Spark Mandrill Stage (Mega Man X) - 7
Tube of Medusa (Ecco: The Tides of Time) - 7
> >Demitri Maximoff (Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors) - 7< <
Act 2 Part 2 (Ninja Gaiden) - 6.66
Ozar Midrashim (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver) - 6.6
All Who Follow You (Batman: Arkham Knight - 6.6
Zangief Stage Theme (Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo) - 6.4
Breeze - In Monochrome Night (Silent Hill 3) - 6.25
Big Apple, 3AM (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle: Turtles in Time) - 6.16
Day 2 - Metalhead (Vectorman) - 6.16
Quick Man Stage (Mega Man 2) - 6.16
Cosmo Canyon (Final Fantasy 7) - 6.14
Apocalypse Battle (X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse) - 5.75
Still Alive (Mirror's Edge) - 5.5
The Instinct (Killer Instinct) - 5.42
Blast Man Stage (Mega Man 11) - 4.85
Heaven (The Impossible Game) - 4.16
Goro's Lair (Mortal Kombat) - 4
The Jack Attack (You Don't Know Jack: Television) - 3.57



A seven? A solid seven? That's pretty good. Believe me when I say that picking out a tune from that game was tricky because outside of maybe three, there really aren't a lot of tracks that give off a horror vibe. Check out the rest of the soundtrack for yourself and see, if you're feeling so inclined.

In the meantime, if you are also so inclined, you can pass judgment on our next bit of music. We're keeping the vampire and monster theme going, particularly the most famous vampire of them all. Not the Count from Sesame Street; he's an asshole. Dracula gets his time in the spotlight with Dracula's Castle from the Playstation classic, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night!





How do you like them apples? I'm all ears. Let's hear what you think about this track and remember to check out the other thread. We're keeping the spookiness coming all month. Until next time!