You
ever have that soundtrack that sticks to you? One that to you defines
how game soundtracks should be. That it is just as important as the
story. The soundtrack is what set's the mood in a game and this is no
more evident then in the 1995 epic Chrono Trigger.
I
can go into great detail about the games soundtrack, but my mission
here is to get you familiar with a different album, the Chrono
Symphonic OCRemiX Album which you can download here. To show how
great this album is, I will do my Top 5 personal favourites.
5:
Inciting Incident . Arranged By Sephfire
If
there was ever to be a Chrono Trigger movie, Inciting incident would
be the ideal intro. According to Sephfire, that was the intention
when he arranged this piece. The song does well to incorporate both
the Chrono Trigger track and Presentiment track. The track has a
feeling of grandness and epic fit for a fantasy movie of this
stature. This is a great way to start off the album.
4: Confronting the Mystic. Arranged by Sephfire
This
song gets straight to the point. There is no fluff and no build up,
which is why it's high on the list. It is an incredible piece of work
as it gives the sense of urgency and dread. A feeling where you think
there is no turning back and you might not return. As good as this
track is however, it is also painfully short, clocking in at just
over 2 minutes. It gets the job done with Magus' theme, but could
have been so much more.
3: The New Beginning Arranged by Sleepy Em
If
Inciting Incident is for the opening credits then The New Beginning
is the first scene. A song that fills the listener with hope and
wonderment. This is a new world we must explore. Something amazing.
However, that spot is taken by Blue Skies over Guardia. It seems this
song has no place in the game.
Well
it does. There is a reason why it is called, the New Beginning. It is
a theme to exemplify the fact that there is now hope for the future.
That the future can be changed. That it is indeed a new beginning for
the future. Great piece and Sleepy Em's usage of several themes from
Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross and even Radical Dreamers.
This
is a theme of winners. This is a theme specifically for the players.
We've won. We overcame adversity and saw it through to the end.
Sleepy Em did a fantastic job on this piece.
2: Blue Skies Over Guardia Arranged by Darkesword.
If
you wanted a theme that would not be out of place in a cartoon about
the thrill of adventure. DarkeSword's remix of Guardia Millenial Fair
is a tune filled with looking into the unknown, which is perfect
because that is how every great adventurer starts. It is a great tune
to have on your iPod to listen when you are on your own personal
adventure, be it hiking in the mountains, kayaking down a river, or
jetting off to see your friends at a Anime Con, Blue Skies Over
Guardia is a theme of adventure and one should embrace that feeling
and not let go.
1: To Far Away Times/The Place We Knew Written by Claadu Shou, performed by Reuban Kee and pixietrix.
Someone
put a love song in my Chrono Trigger Remix, this is blasphemous. I'll
get my pitchforks and torches once I can wipe these damn tears from
my eyes. All joking aside, this track is absolutely gorgeous with Mr
Kee's piano work and Mrs Aversa's vocals. Taking a song such as To
Far Away Times and adding lyrics to it is an incredible risk. But the
group did it and it this is what set's it above the rest.
In
this song there is a sense of finality. The end of an adventure and
within that adventure there is an unbreakable bond that can stretch
to the end of time. And with their friends back at their respective
time periods leaving Crono and Marle together to live out the rest of
their lives, not as friends but as something deeper. What holds the
future, nobody knows, all that is important is the moment they have
right now. Such a perfect end to a great album.
There
you have it, my top 5 samples from Chrono Symphonic. Hopefully you
found this useful in deciding whether you should get the soundtrack
or not. There are other excellent tracks on the album so I am sure
you can find your own top five.
This
has been Daimo Mac and I am Lost in the Music
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