ReMix: Chrono Trigger 'Wind Scene Concert Paraphrase'

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にほんのリミックスすごいです!! It's great to see more Japanese artists submitting their works here. As some of you may have noticed, we've begun adding some Japanese content, where available, to the site, including Japanese names of game consoles as well as composers. This was facilitated by a recent shift to UTF-8 encoding, which lets us use extended character sets, including kanji, hiragana, and katakana (as well as Cyrillic, as you may have noticed with our last mix) - we're also working on translating our mission, standards, and content policy so that hopefully we can start seeing even more global submissions come in. It's a lot of work, and even though we haven't been posting too awful frequently I can assure you that I've been pouring hours and hours into development to enable these changes. When submissions are as good as this solo piano arrangement from newcomer zohar, there's a lot of impetus. The ReMixer writes:

"This is a solo piano arrangement after "wind scene" in Chrono Trigger. I played a digital piano and recorded using VSTi (Ivory). Host Application is SONAR LE. Sorry... poor English..."

Ivory is the most esteemed sample playback piano currently on the market, so while zohar's English might not be the best in the world (it certainly beats my Japanese), his samples in this case are top notch. Samples alone won't cut the mustard, however, especially in a solo instrumental, where performance is key. Thankfully, this is a lush, flowing, mellow, beautiful, even virtuosic performance of an equally stellar arrangement. There's literally not a single note I would move, the timing and dynamics are so refined. The Wind Scene theme is a dramatic and emotional composition to begin with, but zohar has taken things further with a piece that is extremely intimate and warm. Production is pristine - nothing gets in the way, sonically, of enjoying the artist perform. It's a very exciting time for the site to see more attention from the land of the rising sun, and hopefully our efforts to further internationalize things will help this trend continue. Enjoy zohar's piece for what it is, however - beautiful music - which transcends both language and nationality.

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.

Beautiful arrangement and performance, and the production really lets the details through. The melody has been taken to some great new areas, and the harmonies are very rich. Everything about this mix is great; new counterpoint, vivid tones colors.. Fantastic work, I love it! :-)

- OA on March 26, 2009

Beautiful piano playing. When I first heard this, I actually listened to this song three times in a row because I was enjoying it so much. I love those big delicious jazz chords and all the little fills in between the melody line. This is a lovely interpretation of the song, with enough variation to keep things interesting while still keeping the tune recognizable.
I can visualize this being played in some kind of video game jazz nightclub. Almost an old movie feeling, where you'd see a black-and-white Chrono, Marle, and Lucca sitting around a table in a smoky room, sharing drinks after a long day of battling, while the piano player coaxes this melody out of the keys. The remix evokes a beautiful feeling of nostalgia that fits well with the game's 2D pixel style.
Isn't it amazing when a piece of music can call such an interesting visual into your mind? Fantastic work, I hope to hear more mixes from you in the future.

- Lovely Peach on January 9, 2009

zohar;313992 wrote: Thanks Everyone!!
>>Dhsu
its URL is not available. Maybe, we can't access to each data directly...
This url is available. -> http://briefcase.yahoo.co.jp/bc/fffa123jp/lst?.dir=/28ff/b214&.order=&.view=l&.src=bc&.done=http%3a//briefcase.yahoo.co.jp/

Some day, I want to re-record and upload to youtube. (I think this piece is more difficult than "corridors of time".)

Yahooo!! thank you for uploading the sheet music I am so happy, time to run to my piano....

- TheAgent on September 6, 2007

Absolutely beautiful piece.
あなたはとてもじょうずです！すごいな音楽を作ってくれてありがとうございます！

- schalaislost on September 5, 2007

A very very wide arrangement. The kind of piece that reminds me that talented pianists just have all out different brains than the rest of us. I can't even fully wrap my mind around some of these chords and harmonies let alone even attempt to play them all SIMULTANEOUSLY with only TWO hands.
Yeah, the full presentation, on a scale from 1 to 'kick ass' gets a 'very kick ass'. Very very very impressive.

- Less Ashamed Of Self on September 5, 2007

Well, I'm always positively biased for Chrono songs, but when a nice piano arrangement can make me smile, the composer has done their job. Amazing job, the dynamics were perfect and the time swings really made it beautiful. Harmonies were very good, and it takes a good pianist to write really good sounding harmonies the way you did in this. Ausome work man, I hope to hear more.

- Wiesty on September 5, 2007

zohar;313992 wrote: Thanks Everyone!!
>>Dhsu
its URL is not available. Maybe, we can't access to each data directly...
This url is available. -> http://briefcase.yahoo.co.jp/bc/fffa123jp/lst?.dir=/28ff/b214&.order=&.view=l&.src=bc&.done=http%3a//briefcase.yahoo.co.jp/

Some day, I want to re-record and upload to youtube. (I think this piece is more difficult than "corridors of time".)

Yes. Do this.
Great piece btw. :nicework:

- Audix on September 3, 2007

Thanks Everyone!!
>>Dhsu
its URL is not available. Maybe, we can't access to each data directly...
This url is available. -> http://briefcase.yahoo.co.jp/bc/fffa123jp/lst?.dir=/28ff/b214&.order=&.view=l&.src=bc&.done=http%3a//briefcase.yahoo.co.jp/

Some day, I want to re-record and upload to youtube. (I think this piece is more difficult than "corridors of time".)

- zohar on September 3, 2007

Wow! This is a very impressive arrangement. It is like Hamaguchi's work, to my ears. It is such a wonderful, thought-out arrangement. The piece isn't improvisatory-sounding at all. Very planned and beautiful.

- Andrew on September 2, 2007

I am unashamed to admit I almost lost it and shed tears several times. Beautiful, moving, crisp, clean, professional, refreshing....just absolutely fantastic stuff here.

- SamuraiFoochs #Reload on September 1, 2007

Martin Penwald;312529 wrote: Actually, it's リミックス.

The funny thing is that the correct spelling has been on this website's banner for quite some time: [b]オーバークロックドリミックス[/b]. :D
Great piano arrangement! I think it's the best I've seen on this site - excellent work indeed.
これを大好きでしたよ。ゾハーは上手ですね！
I'm glad to hear about the inclusion of UTF-8 into the site as well. It's excited getting a more international flavor in remixes!

- apoc on August 31, 2007

very, very nice
mustard = cut
hard

- Patrick Burns on August 31, 2007

Dhsu;312472 wrote: Well...no offense to kLuTz or his work, but I think comparing zohar to the stuff that Greg did 5 years ago downplays the genius of this arrangement.

Point taken. I didn't mean to downplay it at all.

Martin Penwald;312529 wrote: Actually, it's リミックス.

Well, Google agrees with you. I stand corrected.

Dhsu;312898 wrote: [url]http://proxy.f3.ymdb.yahoofs.jp/bc/5489a2e6/bc/28ff/b214/Wind+Scene.pdf?BCLox1GBYLyANQjs[/url]

That link... doesn't appear to be working. KF

- Kizyr on August 30, 2007

[url]http://proxy.f3.ymdb.yahoofs.jp/bc/5489a2e6/bc/28ff/b214/Wind+Scene.pdf?BCLox1GBYLyANQjs[/url]

- Dhsu on August 30, 2007

Wow, this is definitely one of best Chrono Trigger remixes on the site! Very moving and Enjoyable!
Is there any way to get a piano tab for this? That would be even better!!!

- TheAgent on August 30, 2007

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