Piercing Silence (also known as Ripped Silence) is a music theme originally composed by Michiru Yamane for Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. It is the second boss battle theme and features rapid-pace percussion beats, strings, as well as ominous vocalizations. Interestingly, it is only used for recurring bosses in the standard game (that is, excluding those from the Nest of Evil). It plays when fighting against Dullahan, Mummy Man, The Creature, Medusa, Werewolf and Death.
Arrangements later appeared in Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls and the fighting game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
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| Image | Track No. / Name (Japanese Name) | Game / Soundtrack | Composer | Usage | Notes / Links | ||||
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35. Piercing Silence | Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin / Castlevania 20th Anniversary Deluxe Music Collection |
Michiru Yamane | Links: YouTube | |||||
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9. Piercing Silence (切り裂かれた静寂 Kirisaka Reta Shijima) |
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin / Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Original Soundtrack |
Michiru Yamane (composer) Norikazu Miura (DS arrange) |
Boss battle | Links: YouTube (DS arrange) | ||||
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21. Piercing Silence (切り裂かれた静寂 Kirisaka Reta Shijima) |
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair / Castlevania: Harmony of Despair Original Soundtrack |
Michiru Yamane (composer) Norikazu Miura (arranged)) |
Beauty, Desire, Situation Dire (Chapter 7) | Links: YouTube | ||||
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Ripped Silence | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate / Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Original Soundtrack |
Links: YouTube (derived from the Harmony of Despair mix) | ||||||