The music cover familiar melodies with a few fresh tunes while the sound effects reflect each environment well, especially the echo in underground areas. (geardiary.com)
There are elegant touches like this on each of Hollow Ground's 10 songs, resulting in an album whose familiar melodies don't demand your full attention but earn it anyway. (metacritic.com)
Indeed, I think you'll find the musical score to be one of the strongest Castlevania soundtracks with its emphasis on rearrangements and remixes of familiar melodies. (pressthebuttons.com)