ReMix: Chrono Trigger 'Town Life in Piano'

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kLuTz returns with more touch-feely but great solo piano arrangement "action" with this town mix from Chrono Trigger. Judges all felt strongly about this mix, one way or another, with all but one digging it quite a bit, and Malcos going so far as to group it among the best of those pieces the Judges' group has evaluated. I can certainly see the appeal - kLuTz does some very handsome variations on a theme, with arpeggios goin' full-gusto in the second iteration after the simpler first. Tempo undulates appropriately with each melodic push and everything just feels right - I've no doubt this will be enjoyed by almost anyone who's dug a solo piano ReMix in the past. I can see part of the argument that it's not an amazingly innovative arrangement - were it not for the emotive interpretation, the notes themselves could probably have been auto-generated via algorithm or 'Band-in-a-Box' etc., and I do think that's worth noting - this wasn't a risky ReMix nor will it be a revelation in methodology to anyone who's done piano arrangement before. But it's still dern pretty, still required work to map out, and is truly galvanized through kLuTz's playing, which is dead-on. It's almost guaranteed to give you a warm, fuzzy feeling inside, and captures the comfort & intimacy of town life well in its banal but pleasant tone. Recommended.

― djpretzel