 The game 's musical score was written by Spanish composer Óscar Araujo using a 120 @-@ piece orchestra . It also features previous Castlevania musical themes . A soundtrack CD was also included in limited editions of the game , with twenty tracks in total . In October 2013 , specialist label Sumthing Else Music Works issued the soundtrack in a more widely available CD release while selling a digital format of the previously issued tracks that were featured on the CD that came with collector 's editions of the game alongside additional material exclusive to the digital release . Araujo was nominated by the International Film Music Critics Association for breakout composer of the year for his work on Lords of Shadow . He won " Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media . " 
