ReMix: Chrono Trigger 'WhenAllHopeHasFaded'

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It's been awhile since our last collab ReMix, so this CT arrangement of 'The Day The World Revived' is refreshing. It's also a very overt collaboration, basically half orchestral, half techno, with enough transition so that things aren't jarring, but a clear borderline and juxtaposition - zircon's the electronica, Unknown the orchestral. What I appreciate here is that, while the separation is so very distinct, it still doesn't sound like one mix pasted onto the other. There's pieces of each genre interspersed towards the end, and while the vibe changes, the melody still shines through. The mixers write:

zircon: "This was my first collab effort, and I think it turned out pretty well. I enjoyed working with Ty, so expect to hear more from us in the future Very Happy I'm glad my parts fit in with his (as always) amazing symphonic skills, and I think our combined styles worked better than our individual styles would have. but enough of that. enjoy the mix!"

Unknown: "Well, this was my first collab, too. I'm really glad that I got to work with zircon - I consider the two of us to be at roughly the same skill level in our seperate areas. I had tons of fun making this remix, because I got to experiment with some new style aspects. But anyway, I hope everyone enjoys this song as much as I do."

Portions of the first, solidly orchestral introduction remind me of Danny Elfman's Edward Scissorhands score at times, sort of a maudlin music box feel, with haunting choral and string work floating over top. See 1'40" or thereabouts for reference - Tim Burton could almost use this specific portion for unscored scenes in a director's cut, if it existed :) zircon's contributions are also rock solid, with a direct trance approach that still varies enough to match the organic nature of Unknown's framework. I like the extreme portamento/pitch-bending on the melody when it enters around 2'30" and the breakdown at 2'54" - lovely bass and percussion work here; excellent illustration of how a brief breakout section can be liberating but also work, contextually. Panel was unanimously appreciative, with some comments about certain synth patches being a lil generic, which I can see as a legit nitpick, but as a relatively insignificant appendix to tomes of everything done right here. Great, explorative work that should be VERY accessible for fans of CT, electronica, and/or orchestral. I have to think that covers about 99% of visitors in one way or another, but don't take my word for it. Great, very thorough and elaborating coverage of this theme from Unknown and zircon.

― djpretzel