OCR01132 - Chrono Trigger 'Time Chill'

[djpretzel]

What did you think? Post your opinion of this ReMix.

[GrayLightning]

You know my thoughts on this already, so I will just leave it with excellent work mv.

[Mingus Dew]

Well, since is my first post to OCR, I better make this good..... Anyway, I first heard this song a few months ago on VGmix. I still love the song as much then as I do now. Excellent work mv :nicework:

[Rexy]

I want to post my VGMix review on this, but ever since the site's down I'll cut this message to a few simple words. I see it as one of the coolest Time Circuits mixes out there, what with the almost perfect levelling and improvisations brought in the piece. It might have helped to soften the mandolin a bit, but that aside this is a stunning piece of work from one of VGMix's veterans... and someday one for OCRemix too :D

[JhJ]

I had this piece since November 08 2003 and its been in my rotation since.

[Falcovsleon20]

:Sigh: Another remix of the done to death Zeal theme. Okay I don't necessarily hate it. I love it. It fits the ambient setting of Zeal dead on. But it's just, I'm so accustomed to Mazedude's IslandofZeal and prefer that mix over this one. Again it's by no means bad but it doesn't make want to replace the Zeal mix I already have with it. Overall...7.5/10

[Falcovsleon20]

I'm planning on burning a CD with a bunch of OCRemixes and I can't decide to put this song on this one or the next one I burn. A great remix of my favorite DKC tune. Hopefully the next Fear Factory mix I listen to will be even better if not on the same scale. My only complaint is that it seems to get louder near the end. 8.5/10

[Dj Orange]

This is pretty good. I was going to give up Schala mixes for Lent, because they rot my teeth like candy, but then this thing appeared on the front page. Oh well. Good thing I'm not Christian.

[Dread Pirate Salty Pete]

Wow. I was expecting just another Zeal mix, and then bam -- here comes that saxophone. Nicely done.

[cyangaramonde629]

A Great Zeal Mix with a nice jazzy touch.

[Majin GeoDooD]

Loved this since the WIP days, so relaxing.. it's almost perfect. Top notch remix by mv, keep up the good work.

[Sir Harmony]

Although the Zeal theme has been done quite a lot this is a very good mix. Quite stylish and relaxing as said before, I like the saxophone, when it goes solo it gives quite an ambience, a bit blue if I'm right (more jazz). It's quite true to the original theme, though I would have liked some more creativity on the theme side, like go with it somewhere else, be free!
Overall a very nice mix, 9/10!
Keep up the good work!

[Vig]

meh...Sounds like the original with a drum beat. The sax is REALLY REALLY distorted...how did this get by the remixer?

however
There are some cool inprovised sections, and the sitar sounds really good.

[luminaire23]

Yanno... I was getting kind of bored of the Zeal theme until this mix came along. Not bad at all.

[whiteknight]

I've loved this mix since i last saw it on the WIP boards, a while ago. The version i have currently is labled "Timechill(alpha5)," and i dont think i will bother downloading the posted version unless it is a significant departure from my version. afterall, i'm doing my part to save OCR's bandwidth, and I love my version so damn much.

nice work MV, this is a great peice.

[Mog]

Yanno... I was getting kind of bored of the Zeal theme until this mix came along. Not bad at all.
Ditto. :nicework:

[Samurizzy]

Fantastic work mv!

Good shit. Good shit indeed!

[Jonathon Striker]

8O
Holy Crap!

Man, I thought the Land of Zeal was just played to death, but no longer am i doomed to hear the same type of music repeated in millions of variations. MV has taken it to the next level.

If you thought you knew Chrono Trigger you are wrong. No matter how many times you beat the game, how many endings you've seen, how many songs you've heard remixed, you've never known CT like this.
MV has introduced Zeal, in a Hip-Hop/Ambient/Jazz remix like none other. MV, I thank you personally for this remix. Anyone who does hip-hop jazz at least semi-realistically, and is successful, makes me a very happy listener. :D

[Isk]

=D

[FrozenSun]

Very to get my groove on with this music. but one thin is disturbing me though, during the saxaphone solo it almost sounds like it is made for a porno...0_o

edit: Can't... stop... listening... Too... addictive...

[Bruk]

Hella good.

[Excrono]

Wow, this is good, although its far from perfect. I really liked the first few lines of the Sitar (I think thats what it is), as it posseses a rich airyness that is required (I think) for any faithful remix of this track. My only complaint is the synth saxaphone. After the richness of the Sitar, this was a bit abrasive to my ears. If the quality of the saxapone sample coule be increased, I think it would drasticaly increase the enjoyablity of this remix, and set it apart from the countless other "Time Circuts" remixes.

[Zeality]

In Zeality's Zeal theme collection, this receives

YES

[drizzt]

This remix is great. I only have one problem with it.. the notes being hit at about :19 in the song sounds off from the original track. That could be what mv was going for, but it just doesn't sound right to me.

[ESHbyESH]

very groovy and jazzy and all that.. mellow is certainly the word.
But is the choice of the sitar/banjo sounding instrument really the best for this sort of arrangement?
Also seems to go on a minute longer than it should. Nice ending though.

[Rize]

This is easily my favorite Chrono Trigger mix.

[Julio Jose]

God i remember playing this game for hours, listening to this song. I like the ambient, laid back mood of this song.

[EvilRyu38]

Honestly I HATED this theme from the game... HOWEVER, this remix is one of my favorites, its a slick beat...I cant talk much more, I love this goddamn thing

10/10

[CTPhoenix]

Fantastic arrangment. the ...Saz? added a new slice to the song. I want to know if the Sax was synthetically created (probable) or if it was recorded. I was Impressed by the addition of the organ, but it did distract from the groove of the song. Very good.

No matter how good it was, it was zeal. A little disheartening. But very good. Glad I have it.

[CTPhoenix]

Fantastic arrangment. the ...Saz? added a new slice to the song. I want to know if the Sax was synthetically created (probable) or if it was recorded. I was Impressed by the addition of the organ, but it did distract from the groove of the song. Very good.

No matter how good it was, it was zeal. A little disheartening. But very good. Glad I have it.

[FusionMonkey64]

Excellent take on the standard Zeal remix. This mix goes far beyond where others left off. The sax solo and the organ really bring out the laid back mood of this piece. The jazz like feel to this piece really seperates it from other Crono Trigge Remixes. It really breaks the mold. Great Job.

[The Captain]

Nice. Very Nice. I never tire of good Zeal remixes.

[anclunn]

Typically whenever I listen to a Zeal remix I start thinking to myself, "Why has nobody ever remixed the Magus battle music?" Rarely does a zeal remix appeal to me enough to keep from falling into the repedative trap of giving away the entire melody right away and then simply becomming redundant afterwards.

"Time Chill" was a pleasant diviation from the norm as it wasn't unnessesarily short to compensate for a lack of music and to avoid the above mentioned problem. It rather stretched the theme out to just over 3 minutes while still managing to not only keep my attention but struck me as origional and novel (A difficult thing to do with a song that has been remixed so often).

The strengths lie in mv's ability to use fight the common use of techno as a mainstay, but instead use synthetic sounds for an atmospheric effect that provided the background for the string, organ and sax leads that will often provide their own harmony intermingled with their own rendition of the main melody.

A wonderful job and my favorite version of this tune so far.

[apeiron]

Wow. This is the first OCRemix that I've downloaded (and by no means the last -- I type this as I'm Torrenting :D). And it never ceases to amaze me with its sheer beauty. I can, and have, literally listened to this song all day (more than once). ... of course, the fact that the Zeal tune from CT is my favorite CT tune -- and one of my overall favorite game tunes -- doesn't hurt. :) Call me a plebeian, platitudinous cliché, but I absolutely love all of the Zeal remixes. It is quite clear to me why so many people choose that song.

[Cerd_Fen]

It's an O.K. song and all, but there's an abrupt, and i mean ABRUPT, cut to the one song from FF9 at about 3:00. After about a minute of that song, it ABRUPTLY ends...

Is this supposed to be happening?

[Kyle Nin]

It's an O.K. song and all, but there's an abrupt, and i mean ABRUPT, cut to the one song from FF9 at about 3:00. After about a minute of that song, it ABRUPTLY ends...

That's not from FF9, that's the Chrono Trigger main theme at about 2:58. And I'd hardly call it ABRUPT. I thought mv mixed it quite well with the Zeal theme.

[fetusboy]

This is very good stuff. First track I heard from MV. Even though the section with the saxaphon reminds me of some elevator music I heard in Walmart, this song is really catchy. Gives me that "Stayin' Alive" disco feel. Excellent.

[murphdog]

Listening to this reminds me of something I could put on and have a nice game of volleyball on the beach. That's what Zeal is to me. It's such a good mix. Congrats. You should run this around to record companies and see if they will pick you up. ^^

[Kassi]

I, on the other hand, will not grow tired of this song being remixed. The mix is very ethereal. Did a good job. Will remain in my winamp playlist for a while.

[Gnam]

This is yet another excellently executed mix of the zeal theme, but I feel like all the zeal remixes are starting to sound like the exact same thing but with a slightly different string instrument used for the lead melody. Hopefully the next Zeal remix takes a completely different aproach from what we've heard so far. I think it would be possible to retain the "etheriality" of the song without resorting to the same "smooth jazz" style that 8/10 zeal mixes use. Someone please surprise us next time.

[Bummerdude]

I´m just gonna stop trying...

Great work here from mv, a Zeal remix that really get it all going, ya´know!?

Very cool sax at the middle( i believe it´s a sax so just let me believe okay) and a great walkover to Zeal´s final melody at the end.

THIS is the greatest Zeal remix ocremix has and will have. mv rules. 8)

[Cerd_Fen]

Very good jazzy style remix of an old good song. Even if this particular track's been more or less beat to death, I'm still liking this remix. (Yes.. Posting this here mostly because there's gotta be a nice review on the page for a nice song. :) )

Anyway, a few posts ago, I made a serious error:


It's an O.K. song and all, but there's an abrupt, and i mean ABRUPT, cut to the one song from FF9 at about 3:00. After about a minute of that song, it ABRUPTLY ends...

That's not from FF9, that's the Chrono Trigger main theme at about 2:58. And I'd hardly call it ABRUPT. I thought mv mixed it quite well with the Zeal theme.

Having gone through and downloaded all of the 1-1250 remixes offered over bittorrent, I can safely say my problem was similar to that skipping stuff casued by playing while bittorent has half-finished downloads. I have no idea how I ended up getting a bad download of the song, but it's much better now that I've got the right version.

[Bummerdude]

I have no idea how I ended up getting a bad download of the song, but it's much better now that I've got the right version.
Yeah, happens to me too, but it works if you change the one you have with a new downloaded one.

[I_Love_OC_ReMixes]

Im suprised, some of these mixes are years and years old but not many replies to their mixes here :(

Anyway I joined this Site JUST to say how MUCH I LOVE all these Remixes, I will comment on ALL my favourite mixes! :D

Been listening to this mix almost Every Day for months. I swore to myself I will register to this godblessed website and give my feedback! I love you all! Merry Christmas!!! 8)

beautiful work mv - I love you and merry xmas :wink:

[Sole Signal]

2 1/2 year bump!

Was just browsing through my remix collection tonight and came across this gem. One of my favorite OCR chill tracks, looped it three times cause it's just that good.

[badhabit]

well worth the bump, Audix. This has always been toward the top of my "most frequently played" playlist.

I just can't get enough of the bassline and the organ parts - never mind the great saz and sax leads.

[Schloss Ritter]

This ReMix is well worthy of being used on the in development remake of CT, not that there's anything against reusing the excellent original tune.

[42]

o_o
According to the write up the lead string is called a "Saz", and it frightens me a bit.

For the most part I like this mix, it has an energetic groove balancing out a mellow smoothness reminiscent of jazz. It also has a nice breezy/airy aspect to it making it feel whimsical. This mix just seems to say "Slow down, chill, and get reenergized."

All in all, very solid mix.

[theeggman85]

It's not jazz guys! Closer to hip-hop or something.

Genre rant aside, this is one tight remix. Nice work indeed; very relaxing.

[OA]

Nice track indeed- very good samples, and while not the most unique take on a well-loved theme, there is a very high level of execution on display. Not my favorite source, but this is one of the better versions of it on the site.