ReMix: Chrono Trigger 'Lesser Kerubic Patchwork'

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Israfel's work is anything but ordinary - his Soul Blazer ReMix still stands as a great arrangement with many tonal colors in its arsenal, all well-utilized. This Chrono Trigger mix is a bit more global, using ethnic wind, percussion and string instruments and mixing them with bombastic symphonic goodness, then adding to that some breaks and chime fx. Sounds like an Erhu on lead for much of the piece, or something similar - the merging of traditional folk and ethnic styles with orchestral and adding beats to that is all quite seamless, which is difficult and seems to be a great strength of Israfel's pieces. Judges had some surprising hesitancy and didn't necessarily feel the breakbeat was called for or fit in, and I'd concur at the least that it'd be interesting to hear a version without, but since two fairly distinct genres were already being merged I don't know that a piece of a third was too inappropriate, and it does lend some forward drive to the mix. The sweeping, massive nature of the intro alone, with huge booming brass and upwards horn riffs (ala Williams' closing number in SW:EP1) is to die for. The quality of some of the individual pieces used in this mix is just fantastic, and furthermore they're being utilized i.e. played in a fashion that's appropriate and true to their original contexts. That's an impressive accomplishment that only adds to a stellar ReMix. Kudos to Israfel for something very, very different - Schala thanks you and I thank you too. Highly recommended.

― djpretzel