ReMix: Chrono Trigger 'Black Wind Rising'
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- Game: Chrono Trigger (Square, 1995, SNES)
- ReMixer(s): Star Salzman
- Composer(s): Nobuo Uematsu, Noriko Matsueda, Yasunori Mitsuda
- Song(s): Battle with Magus
- Posted: 2006-02-11, evaluated by djpretzel
Back-to-back Chrono Trigger akshunz!!1! What can you do?...it's a great soundtrack that's gonna keep inspiring people forever, and fortunately has quite a bit of variety intrinsicially, and yields even more through reinterpretation. The Duke of Salzbury lends his talents to the Magus theme in a piece that blends not one but several genre lines; alls I know is that there's orchestral in here, industrial, rock, electronica, and an ending that almost starts sounding like the Mission Impossible theme. It's almost five minutes long, but for the places it goes and the suits it puts on, you'd think it longer. Star's last mix, his sole piece for 2005, indicated he was moving in an orchestral direction, or at least gaining a footing there, but now he's gone back and, over a year later, taken that experience and paired it back up with his more traditional non-traditional electronica roots, throwing in other stuffs to sweeten the pot as well. Ensemble French horns intro, with a deep, resonant cello entering soon after, as violin and flute build in a sort of trio. The horns flare and timpanis roll at 0'37" as an exciting, Duel of Fates ensemble string pattern takes up. There's some Elfman-esque trumpets at 0'48" that introduce choral work, further completing the Duel/Carl Orff vibe, but then expectations are shifted at 1'10", where, after coming out of an orchestral build, a shredded, distorted guitar enters. Bass and an acoustic kit that stays at lower, prog-rock volume levels also come along for the ride, and strings stick around in more of a quick, stab-oriented role. That gets us towards the end of... the second minute. Doing a play-by-play on Star or Protricity's longer, more varied work is invariably too taxing, as I'm forced to resort to thesarui for new adjectives for "varied" and "excellent"... this piece reminds me of KRool Intentions in that sense, as it too segued non-stop from musical idea to musical idea without losing any intensity or cohesion. You can hear a number of influences, especially in the introduction to the piece, but the result is pure Star, and stands as a monumental vision of the Magus theme and a kickass mix.
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the - WesternZypher on December 16, 2008
- Harpsikord on April 9, 2007
- DragonFireKai on February 27, 2007
I still think I like "Pillar of Salt" better, but these are both top-notch remixes. Lovely work!
- ph0sphorousgobu on December 25, 2006
- DrNeedlove on September 28, 2006
Now that we have traveled the landscape of broad platitudes, I'd like to throw in one specific comment. I appreciate the scrupulously detailed samples for the orchestra instruments. They're not as convincing as the ones in Jared Hudson's insane experiment ("The Frontier") from a while back, but they're better than average. I think they will be sufficient until that day when I get off my lazy ass and make a billion dollars in the stock market, for the sole purpose of hiring my own orchestra and lending it to hopeful ReMixers.
- gregfrost on September 19, 2006
This one doesn't.
That alone is enough to set it apart. My only real complaint is the slow pacing of the song, which - I think - somewhat detracts from the rushing, desperate movement of the original.
Top notch otherwise, and clearly the best of the Magus remixes by leaps and bounds. Everything from 3:00 on is just gold.
- ShrikeArghast on July 27, 2006
Side note, 1:35-2:00 (and then the similar part later in the song) reminds me of Trenthian's work.
Great ReMix!
- ProjectSpam on April 11, 2006
- Razanar on April 11, 2006
I honestly completely zoned out listening to this song, it took me about four or five seconds to realize the song was over and I needed to hit 'play' again. It was definately a song worthy of Star, and I plan on listening to it many more times. Thank you so much for you hard work keeping us otaku's entertained Star. *bows*
- Boogie Pop Nightmare on March 13, 2006
The techno's pretty cool too, but I prefer the orchestral..
9/10
- Turraken on March 13, 2006
- tjtoocool on March 12, 2006
- playingtokrush on March 1, 2006
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