ReMix: Chrono Trigger 'Downwind'
- Game: Chrono Trigger (Square, 1995, SNES)
- ReMixer(s): Ziwtra
- Composer(s): Nobuo Uematsu, Noriko Matsueda, Yasunori Mitsuda
- Song(s): Shevat, the Wind is Calling, Yearnings of the Wind
- Posted: 2002-10-11, evaluated by djpretzel
Wow - cool stuff from Ziwtra aka Youngjin Hahn (is that a cool name or what?) - previous Terranigma submission was unique, memorable, and well-produced, in addition to being created entirely with OSS (open-source software, yo). This merging of Yasunori works from Chrono Trigger and Xenogears takes that sound one step further and develops it a bit more, with some excellent electronica nuance breakbeat work. This piece just has a beautiful flow to it, with the drums and certain synths doing their funkdafied, upbeat thing whilst pads and piano play more deliberate melodic content. Ziwtra writes: So here it is, Wind Scene (or 600 AD Theme) from CT and Shivat from Xenogears, all mixed seamlessly together into one song. And by seamlessly I mean, by a cheesy zippity zip of the turntable. : ) - well, it might be a cheesy way to transition, but at least it's GOOD turntable, in tempo, and fits the character of the mix. Programming is very tight and shows some real detail work, but at the same time the other elements of the piece aren't ignored at the expense of the beats. That, plus the fact that this merges two tracks quite fluidly into a coherent arrangement, earns some bonus points in my book. The mix of some lo-fi synth hits and beats with very delicate chromatic percussion, ambient pads, and piano just plain works. Recommended - rock solid stuff from Ziwtra.
Even the turntable cut was cute.
Love it.
- OA on April 3, 2009
not too familiar with the xenogears soundtrack but I love the CT source.
absolutely fantastic.
- halc on December 11, 2008
Sorry. :(
- Bummerdude on September 25, 2005
- [blunai] on June 20, 2005
- Nathsazar on October 22, 2004
- Cheese Soda on October 22, 2004
- EternalVertex on September 30, 2004
- jonnydingleburg on September 8, 2004
SEROV wrote:
Rellik wrote:
Wow... I've never played Xenogears, but the first part of the song was pretty insubstantial anyway. But...
The second part is one of, if not THE best OC Remix I've ever heard. It captures that CT feeling so well... you can just picutre Crono and Lucca and Marle and the rest of the assorted cast rising up against the forces of evil with a "bring it on" attitude outwardly but doubting themselves inwardly only to triumph in the end... it embodies what I love so much about CT, its definitely the best anything from CT (although Magus Decay of Hope is not far behind).
Zwitra, you need to do more of this... I dont care how much you've done, you need to do more!
wow, dude, you seriously need to be destroyed for such ignorance. the first part of the song was the chrono trigger part, from 600 A.D. the second part of the song was the xenogears part, from floating city shevat. therefore, the second part couldn't possibly catch even a nearly nonexistent fraction of "that CT feeling" since it is not even from the same game.
sorry, ziwtra, don't mean to clog up your song review like that, but i felt it had to be said.
anyways, this mix is just unstoppable. it does both the original songs' justice and has been on many of my compilation cds since it first appeared on OCR. your mixing skills are definitely formidable.
-rob
Hahah, you are incorrect. What I actually mean is the part after the whole windy pads and bells and stuff.
Ok, there is a hint of Zeal's Theme found in the theme to shevat, and it is boiled down to that portion at 3:54, but Zeal's theme never had the double notes, which is how you can tell it's from xenogears. The Chrono Tigger song begins at :54 and ends at 2:24, It is the overland theme to 1000 AD. now, stop your blathering idiocy, He who nows all about Squaresoft games and the CT series in particular has shown you the way.
Now, The remix is excellent. I love that someone finally linked the Xenogears saga and the Chrono Trigger saga. I would love it if someone took songs from all the games and fused them into a massive megaremix. I'm sure that you could find a site to post it on, and if someone does, Please, show me the site.
- DragonFireKai on September 1, 2004
- MrNemo on August 24, 2004
Huh? What happened? This is too amazing for me to comprehend. ...What do I do :?:
:idea:
:!:
99.5/100
- Chaotic Arbiter on April 4, 2004
- emilionewman on March 29, 2004
SEROV wrote:Rellik wrote: Wow... I've never played Xenogears, but the first part of the song was pretty insubstantial anyway. But...
The second part is one of, if not THE best OC Remix I've ever heard. It captures that CT feeling so well... you can just picutre Crono and Lucca and Marle and the rest of the assorted cast rising up against the forces of evil with a "bring it on" attitude outwardly but doubting themselves inwardly only to triumph in the end... it embodies what I love so much about CT, its definitely the best anything from CT (although Magus Decay of Hope is not far behind).
Zwitra, you need to do more of this... I dont care how much you've done, you need to do more!
wow, dude, you seriously need to be destroyed for such ignorance. the [i]first[/i] part of the song was the chrono trigger part, from 600 A.D. the [i]second[/i] part of the song was the xenogears part, from floating city shevat. therefore, the second part couldn't possibly catch even a nearly nonexistent fraction of "that CT feeling" since it is not even from the same game.
sorry, ziwtra, don't mean to clog up your song review like that, but i felt it had to be said.
anyways, this mix is just unstoppable. it does both the original songs' justice and has been on many of my compilation cds since it first appeared on OCR. your mixing skills are definitely formidable.
-rob
Hahah, you are incorrect. What I actually mean is the part after the whole windy pads and bells and stuff.
- Rellik on March 9, 2004
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