Freaking Mondays.
You know the feeling; you wake up ten minutes before the alarm is set to go off. You can't go back to bed, and you don't want to get out of bed, either. You have two options: wait in vain for the inevitable despite your best hopes otherwise, or get off your lazy ass for once and start the day early. Lose-lose.
The Castlevania series gave me that same vibe a lot. There's a world to save and a castle to destroy, but you need to work hard for victory. Backtracking to get the item you need to double-jump, only to approach another wall on the other side that you need the high jump for - it challenged my will to keep playing with how little I've accomplished.
This track expresses that pretty well. Underlying tones of sadness and joy make for a mixed bag of emotions, filling the air of Yoko's shop. Aptly titled, A Fleeting Respite represents that brief moment of rest that you've earned, but before long it's back to work, no matter how much you want to fight it. You've got a job to do, and there's no getting around it.
Freaking Mondays.
The Verdict: Nice blend of happy and sad; catchy and refreshing.
