He makes his biggest statement with an upbeat techno remix of "Vampire Killer". The subtle title screen portion is quite a contrast, but sounds more beautiful than ever thanks to the upgraded synth. Aware of the inappropriate mood of the original, Fujimori transforms the cinematic half of "Black Mass" into something far more intense, perhaps even overbearing, with a mixture of heavy orchestration, booming percussion, and organ use. The second half of the first disc features Sota Fujimori's arranged score for Castlevania Chronicles. Once again, the team make the most of technological limitations here. The ending theme "Mother Earth" is a dazzling blend of quasi-orchestration, gliding electronic frills, and over the top timpani rolls. Following an elaborate introduction, the final boss theme "You Goddamned Bathead" offers a surprising and compelling fusion of techno beats with gothic melodies. The boss theme "Creatures in the Depth" is humble in timbre because of synth limitations, but nevertheless creates just the right dynamism with its crisp, brisk phrases. This arrangement is a little more elaborate and experimental than most, given it is used as the final stage theme. Love it or hate it, "Theme for Simon" just had to be included as well. "The Tower of Dolls" provides an expressive interlude, carried by a beautifully shaped melody tinged with gothic influences, before the moody "Etude for the Killer" impresses with its Baroque instrumentation and counterpoint. "Moon Fight" achieves a similar atmospheric quality with its mixture of jazz and electronic infusions, while "The Tower of Gears" disorients in a level of malfunctioning machinery by repeating rhythmically irregular phrases. Fitting for Simon's second trial, the music is filled with drive and determination. Moving on to the remaining original contributions, the stunning "Thrashard in the Cave" combines gothic melodies with hard rock riffs and solos. A soundtrack often carried by past classics, "Wicked Child" is still as peppy as ever, while "Bloody Tears" once again captures the soul of the franchise. "Vampire Killer" opens the first stage with a straightforward arrangement emphasising the bouncy melodies of the original. "Something Loopy" suffices as a name entry theme, but is a rather barren motif for stand-alone listening.
The second half of the theme sets the mood with a mellow but melancholy melody against creepy arpeggios. Starting with the original music for the X68000's Akumajo Dracula, the opening theme "Black Mass" quickly builds up into something a dramatic overture. The second disc features two MIDI sound versions of the original version and two bonus tracks.
The Akumajo Dracula Castlevania Chronicles Original Soundtrack features the arranged soundtrack and original version in the first disc. Bemani's Sota Fujimori was responsible for the arrangement and offered both conservative enhancements and experimental remixes. Gamers could either play the original mode, featuring X68000 gameplay and music, or an arranged mode, featuring enhancements including an arranged soundtrack. In 2001, Konami remade the X68000 title for the PlayStation and released it as Castlevania Chronicles (aka Akumajo Chronicles: Akumajo Dracula). The soundtrack emphasised the series' rock flavour with a mixture of arrangements of famous themes and completely new compositions.
In 1993, Konami remade the original Castlevania for the Sharp X68000, a Japan-only computer.