An Empty Tome, also known as Twilight Stigmata or Dusk's Holy Mark, is a music theme originally composed by Michiru Yamane for Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. It is considered to be Shanoa's theme. It is played during the game's introduction and is the background theme for the Castle Entrance and the Library.
It also appears as Shanoa's theme in Castlevania Judgment, and later in Castlevania: Harmony of Despair as a downloadable track. It is also featured in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls. The aforementioned games contain the arrangement recycled from HoD.
Appearances[]
Song Data: An Empty Tome | |||||||||
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Image | Track No. / Name (Japanese Name) | Game / Soundtrack | Composer | Usage | Notes / Links | ||||
1 (CD 1), 4 & 22 (CD 2). An Empty Tome (黄昏の聖痕) [alt] |
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia / Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia Original Soundtrack |
Michiru Yamane | Introduction, Castle Entrance | Links: YouTube (introduction) | |||||
16. An Empty Tome | Castlevania Judgment / Castlevania Judgment Original Soundtrack |
Michiru Yamane (composer) Yasushi Asada (arranger) |
Shanoa's theme | Links: YouTube | |||||
4. An Empty Tome | Pachislot Akumajō Dracula II / Pachislot Akumajō Dracula II Original Soundtrack |
Michiru Yamane (composer) Yasushi Asada (arranger) |
Notes: Recycled directly from Castlevania Judgment Links: YouTube | ||||||
34. An Empty Tome (黄昏の聖痕) [alt] |
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair / Castlevania: Harmony of Despair Original Soundtrack |
Michiru Yamane (composer) Yasushi Asada (arranger) |
Bonus track from DLC Music Pack 1 | Links: YouTube | |||||
9. An Empty Tome | / Akumajō Dracula Tribute Vol. 2 |
Hideki Sakamoto (arranger) | Links: YouTube | ||||||
Twilight Stigmata | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate / Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Original Soundtrack |
Notes: Recycled directly from Castlevania: Harmony of Despair Links: YouTube |
Trivia[]
- A tome is defined as a large, scholarly book. By keeping that tidbit in mind, if one were to open an empty tome, they would discover that all of the pages are blank. That is why the track's well-known title, An Empty Tome, alludes to Shanoa as an individual because of the loss of her memories. Not-so-coincidentally, the Library is where this theme plays.