OCR00864 - Chrono Cross 'Time's New Scar'

[DarkCecil13]

Chrono Cross 'Time's New Scar'

That's right folks - A piano piece played live by an individual. A talented one for that matter ^^ There are only a few (most not even noticable) problems due to the fact that it was played live. Definitely recommended to anyone a fan of piano pieces, and definitely those fans of the Chrono series in general.

[Cuddly PyramidHead]

Highly recommended. A more sedate take on a great theme, with plenty of expansion. This song makes an excellent counterpoint to FFmusic Dj's "TimeScars."

Seriously, this is one of my favorite songs out of the entire Chrono series, and I appreciate any coverage of it. Kudos to gutzalpus on an excellent initial submission.

[Eposhark]

Well played, omg, well played. As a absolute fan of Chrono Cross, I say :

This Rocks.[/size]

[ShiahByspring]

If theres anything I love more than solo piano pieces..Then..Dang..Crap not a good line for that one....Its not enough that I already love this song..It being my favorite in the game..But this remix makes me like it even more.Good job!

[Hobone]

This is good stuff. Is there somewhere I could get the piano music for this? Does gutzalpus give out his e-mail address? Someone let me know if there's someone I could ask.

-Hobone

[Avien]

The awesome arrangement/piano playing in this just makes me melt. Awesome

[Blak_Omen]

YOU MUST DOWNLOAD THIS. If you like Time's Scar, get it. If you like piano, get it. What am I saying, get it anyway! This is one of the BEST remixes I have ever heard, from the sheer beauty of the arrangement and the emotive playing. Very well done to gutzapulus. Think Fantasy Reborn, only better.

This song brings tears to my eyes. It's that good.

[Chronologite]

Ahh....the piano player I wish I could be. :roll: This is the best piano arrangement I have heard from this site and any other source of vgmusic. I can hear those minor glitches, yes....but the emotional response the whole piece demands makes them so minute you cannot possibly gripe about them. :D I listened to the track 3 times in a row after I got it, and I'm working on the 4th now.
Anyway....it's been said several times and I'll say it again....GET IT!!!


That's all....

-Ardoris

[Jarrid]

Mr. Mitsuda would be proud..very, very proud. Excellent piece of work my friend!

[Straziante]

At first listen, I didn't think this was live. I thought it was an arrangement like most of the piano songs on this site. But well played, nonetheless. The song is not as complex as Spekkosaurus's miraculous romp through the trial song from Chrono Trigger, but it is still extremely well-executed. I love the Chrono Cross soundtrack. I love piano. Doesn't take a rocket scientist or djp to figure that one out. Great song, although the piano sounds a bit MIDI-ish. Just a bit. Recommended highly.

[Shhteve]

I was amazed by how well performed this was, even though the 'glitches' or so to speak, could've been avoided. But hey, there's no such thing as perfection after all. REALLY nice work though, it has me in awe.

[Bitterness The Star]

I must applaud Gutzalpus on this amazing piece of Piano work....
He/she has taken a well known piece from a well known game, and done it justice, if he/she messed it up, I'm sure he/she would hear about it....:), but he hasn't, and I'm glad.....
The CC soundtrack is probably one of my favorites, and by doing Time Scars, he/she has established himself or herself, as a great pianist, and maybe we'll see more arrangements from him/her sometime soon....

[Khendros]

There is but a single word for the piece: Beautiful.

Time's Scar was an amazing piece on its own, but I must say that this piano mix of is absolutely top notch. There isn't much else I can say as I am not musically inclined to describe the style and quality of play. However, it was a beautiful, smooth, and delightful.

Well played indeed.

[Tranquil Chaos]

A moving arrangement of one of the greatest songs of all time. Soothing live piano is definitely not done enough these days.

10/10

[Acey]

Does anyone know the remixers e-mail? I want to ask him if he has a score he can send me. I wanna learn this piece!

[codexia]

i dont put up to many posts on this site, because i dont find to much worth posting about. but this is the BEST remix of any song i have ever heard. im already in love with both the piano, and times scar, so this is a double bonus for me. very well done ^_^

[Majin GeoDooD]

Mm, Mm, Good!

Love piano solos, love Mitsuda's work on CC, and I LOVE this remix! Excellent job.

[Q-Wi-Q]

damn I adored the song itsself, this remix gives it an entirely different point of view, but it's still magnificent (especially the end is just perfect...)

[gutzalpus]

Unfortunately, there is no score for this arrangement...I basically took the original score, set it down in front of me, and used it as the basis for an improvisation, which is this song. I'm horrible at actually sitting down and writing out sheet music (or putting it into the computer for that matter) so most of my stuff tends to be improvised.

Also, thanks to all for the wonderful comments regarding my arrangement. They're all greatly appreciated.

[Blak_Omen]

Improvised?!? That is awesome work for an improvisation. My respect for you just went from \RESPECT/ to \FULLOFRESPECTCAUSEIT'STHATGOOD/

[Noon]

I am quite the big fan of pieces that maintain just enough of the original melody but still go on to be very unique. You are a very good piano player; knowing that you improvised this is damn incredible. Thanks for the great song--I look forward to your next release with a whole lot of eagerness :)

Great ending also, by the way.

[Kajed Berd]

I listened to this mix yesterday, and I was quite astonished to find that it had lulled me to sleep... 8O :D

That's just how well made and beautiful this piece is, and it goes to show you, improv IS an art... :o


So well done Gutz!!




Kajed Berd

[lucidique]

The person who did that tune sure does have a lot of talent at piano.Yet my favorite remix of Chrono cross!

[MasterHibb]

Okay, so this is absolutely gorgeous. At first I was disappointed when it didn't go into the fast part of Time's Scar, but that didn't last long. In fact, considering the feel of the piece, I am far more pleased at the amazing improvisation that runs away with the melody than the original score could have hoped to make me. A fabulous remix, and one of my favorites on this site, easy.

Kick ass, gutzalpus.

[Daniel Ocean]

Can you at least post the chord progression? I believe the first chord is E minor 9th, but I think it's detuned one half-step lower, so it might be E flat minor 9th. Can you clarify?

[Eden]

Someone else in this thread called it soothing and I think that's the right word for this piece... makes me calm inside, smiling and dreaming away.
Beautiful piece...
thanks for sharing.

[Asterin]

This piece reminded me how far I have yet to go as a pianist. I can play some tricky pieces, but I certainly cannot yet compose or improvise anything like this piece. The sheer amount of musical variation upon this one theme totally blew me away. I can certainly hear how improv makes more sense than direct composition, especially considering the very "human" feel to the rhythm and tone, but this improv sounds as if created by a master composer.

...sigh...have to keep practicing...

...Oh, yeah. Thanks for such an incredible remix, gutzalpus! Keep it up!:o

[Straziante]

Uhm maybe I'm missing something, but this sounded very planned out beforehand, and I still have a hard time buying that this is "live". The sound quality sounds like it's a MIDI piano track. The only thing that supports this is the drag on tempo at the end of some phrases. I'm not saying this is a bad song, it's just not "the greatest" as everyone claims. Still highly recommended.

[Daniel Ocean]

I'm sure he knew the basic structure of the song before he started, but there's some obvious (and inordinately kickass) improv going on there.

OK, QUICK POLL: how many people picked up their respective instruments and started practicing after hearing this piece?


EDIT: OK, I've figured out the arpeggio accompaniment of the intro. It's played on a guitar, but it's ok for any instrument.

I'll post it if there are any takers. Well? WELL?

[Tregan]

It's beautiful. There's nothing like a beautifully-performed piano piece. This epitomizes OC Piano Remixes and really raises the bar for anyone thinking of doing a piano-oriented piece. Melodic, somber, uplifting, the transitions are extreme, yet flawless.

Definitely one of the best.

[Daniel Ocean]

Bah, nm. You can find it all at:

http://www.kontek.net/vgjam/

[Supernerd42]

www.squaresound.com

Piano scores for a fair number of SquareSoft games.

[gutzalpus]

I find it very interesting that someone thinks this recording sounds like midi. If anyone knows of a midi device/keyboard that sounds this much like a real piano, please let me know where to find it :)

(this was recorded on a young chang grand piano)

Also, I did obviously know what the structure was going to be before doing it...however, if I were to record it again it definitely would sound very different each time

[Acey]

Hey! I have a grand Chang too! Sounds good ya? :D

[Figo]

I love this song, and the piano gives it a beautifull feeling, i would love to hear this in a piano recital or something ;) :)

[premiumg]

can the person who played this please make a sheet music for this beautiful remix.

i have music for the original but i want the remix!

[Tzeentch]

I registered just so I could post a comment on this.

(Okay, so there were other reasons. But this sent me over the edge when I was far away from it)

This is simply amazing. The fact that it was improvised makes it even more amazing. Exellent.

[XxSwtDreamerxX]

Why isn't there anymore mixes??? I hope to hear more. I love the piano and your mix really was something. I listen to it again and again and again... believe me or not, it's true. :)

[premiumg]

if gutzalpus doesn't mind, i'm gonna commission someone to transcribe this song onto sheet music. Of course this is going to cost me money.

Anyone else interested in getting this song on transcription? We can split the fee. Email me at premiumg@yahoo.com

gutzalpus, do you mind?

[Ingonyama]

Wow...I'm touched by this one. It seems so subtly graceful...Everything I have to say has already been said, but...I have to say it too.

This is one of the most beautiful songs I've found here. Keep up the fantastic work, gutzalpus.

[gutzalpus]

I would be happy to have it transcribed, and would love a copy of the music if this actually happens.

I do have a few other remixes. However, the performances are somewhat flawed in a couple of places, so I have been hesitant to submit them to the OC Remix site. You can download them here if interested - and please let me know what you think. My favorite is the Radical Dreamers one. Despite one hugely glaring error in the performance I think it is the most creative and the most passionate of all my remixes.

http://joek.org:81/music/piano%20session%20072902/02%20-%20Chrono%20Cross%20-%20Leaving%20the%20Body.mp3
http://joek.org:81/music/piano%20session%20072902/04%20-%20Chrono%20Cross%20-%20Dream%20of%20the%20Shore%20Bordering%20Another% 20World.mp3
http://joek.org:81/music/piano%20session%20072902/05%20-%20Chrono%20Cross%20-%20Radical%20Dreamers.mp3

[ChrisM6794]

whats the fee for transcription? This is my favorite Chrono Cross song and i'd be happy to split the fee with you.

[premiumg]

cool. we got 3 peeps total to split with. I'll let u peeps know how much it is when i get a price.... Expecting about $36 total for transcription. Split 3 ways is 12 each... I'll see if i can get a better price.

the transcriptor that i use can be reached at animemusic@hotmail.com . She is very trustworthy and does good work.

[ChrisM6794]

That would be $12 US? And how would we pay?

[premiumg]

Chris, let's communicate through email:

premiumg (at) yahoo.com

anyone else here wanna go in on this?

[TyRTtI]

Does anyone know the remixers e-mail? I want to ask him if he has a score he can send me. I wanna learn this piece!
Same here! Could someone please also send me his e-mail?

[Tzeentch]

There is no music for this piece yet. The remixer improvized it. People are currently working on a transcription, though.

[kosvo21]

Just wanted to shout out and say that both this and your radical dreamers remixes were awesome...didn't get the other ones yet due to the evils of dial-up...

[Eden]

gutzalpus: I'm listening to your other remixes right now... and WOW!
Theyre wonderful and dreamy.
You are my god.

*dreams away with the music*

[Zimmerman]

So, was the song ever transcribed? If so, where can I get a copy?

Also, I can't seem to load joek.org. Are the other pieces up anywhere else? I would love to hear them.

[katon]

yea, i would love for times new scar to be transcribed
and also, the links for ure other works dont work =/

when i heard ure version of "quitting the body", it inspired me to play that song
now i can play all these songs but i cant write music like u =/
times scar, i added the intro from "lost pieces" and the ending from "lost pieces" cuz times scar has all that violin stuff that cant be played on the piano, but for some reason, u can write more piano-playable music
really amazing

[premiumg]

Ok people!! Lets try this again. I have 2 new professional music transcribers who I will contact to transcribe this song.

Please contact me if you want a piece of this song transcribed. It will costs rough $40-50 i think. Please bare in mind, this is a tough song to play and these are professional transcribers. Anyone willing to split the cost and get a copy? The transcription will take some time after I collect the money. Maybe 2 weeks or so.

Please contact me at premiumg (at) yahoo.com

Please note, I have referecnes on ebay and heatware (hardware trading reference place). I do not rip people off. I have very good references. I am not trying to make a profit. I really enjoy this song and would love to play this on my own piano. I want to find people who enjoy this song equally and will be willing to chip in for it. Please contact me.


Thanks.

P.S. I am also gathering people for the Megaman 2 remix, Doctor Wily's Wedding. That is a great song as well and it looks like that transcription will happen very soon. Please check out my post on that song's thread if you enjoy that song too.

EDIT (11/12): Ok, the transcription is going very well. I have in my hands, the first 2 and a half pages of the song transcribed and i can say its note perfect. The song is not as difficult as i thought to play.

If you are interested in getting in on this transribtion, please email me at premiumg(at)yahoo.com.

I am paying ~$50-$60 for this song and I request if you want a copy of this transciption to pay $5 for the whole song. I think this is a small and reasonable amount. $5 will get you the first 2.5 pages now and the whole thing when its done.

Thanks,
Dan

EDIT (11/16): bump for anyone who likes this song... again, please join in so you can get the sheet music for it! I dont want to have to pay the entire thing myself!!!

if you contact me about it, i'll give you the first 2.5 pages for free. then if you like it, i'll forward you the rest for the $5 chip in. I think its very reasonable since the whole song is costing me > $60 as of right now!

EDIT (11/21): the 2.5 page same can be found here....

http://www.geocities.com/premiumg/timesnewscarsample.pdf

email me if you want the rest:
premiumg(at)yahoo.com

EDIT (1/7/04): bump for people who might have missed this.....

EDIT (4/1): bump for people who might have missed this.....

(and so i can recoup a little of my costs :) )

EDIT (4/6): Bruce/Elaine Bedford,

please get in contact with me... i can't seem to get a hold of you thru email.. it keeps returning unsent.

Its about this remix transcription.

contact me w/ another email address if u can.

[gutzalpus]

Sorry about the links to my other pieces being down. They'll be back up shortly -- I'll post an update once I have them back up.

[Something Else]

Probably my favorite remix on the site.. One of the first I downloaded, and I couldn't stop listening to it. It's the perfect length, and is just great in every other way. If you like sad/soothing piano solos, then download this one right now. Great mix, I give it a 10/10.

[ILLiterate]

Oh my god just absolutely beautiful. One of the best songs on this site and even the best live piano I've ever heard. 10/10

[DragonFireKai]

This caps of a great set of songs based on Time's Scar. If you download all remixes of Time's Scar, Far Promise, Zeal, and To Far Away Times, your ears will never be bored. Thank you all who contribute to this mountain of talant.

[eoaifhgak;shg]

Beautiful. That's the only thing that can describe this.

I especially loved the part from 4:15 to about 4:40. It;s absolutly amazing.

[Amaranth]

Wow.. Amazing piano piece. One of the first I heard, and definitely one of my favorites. But I just gotta know..

Who the heck is gutzalpus?

No email address, no handle in the forums or on AIM, no website... I've searched Google and vgmix, but I can't find any other trace of music from him anywhere. The only other thing I was able to find was on Chrono Compendium, where there was a piano rendition of Dream of the Shore Bordering Another World, another amazing piece. Though I could swear that I remember seeing "gutzalpus" on a vgmix page, I looked and looked and couldn't find anything.

If anyone has more stuff from gutzalpus, could you please direct me to it? Anything at all will be greatly appreciated.

[Izgert]

Yeah, absolutely brilliant. Shame about the Radical Dreamers pieces and others, I can't seem to load the joek.org page. Is there anywhere else that the pieces can be downloaded?

[BlueEnvy]

Im not sure why everyone is regarding this remix so highly. Let me explain:

The arrangement is ok but not amazing. The beginning is basically the two themes played just like the originals. 1:51 or so introduces some playing around with the chords and eventually the melody, but it is still pretty straightforward. The chords aren't that different than the original. From then until about 4 minutes, the first original's theme is used but there isn't too much of a large deviation from it. There are little embellishes and bits of new things introduced but nothing that is very striking. I actually find this section pretty boring, because quite plainly there isn't a lot of interesting things happening. The chords and melody are used and repeated, without much variety. At 4:00 the lost fragments theme is played again with a slight difference in chord changes I believe, and then the first melody is used again. This time with a build towards a climax that is fairly nice and shows lots of emotion. Then it ends on a chord that sort of leaves the listener hanging.

Other issues are the playing isn't always that steady or consistent, but it's still pretty good. The piano itself sounds slightly out of tune and rather old, but suffices. Voicing for the most part is fine.

Ok, so my point is that the arrangement of this song isn't that spectacular. The mood is good, but it doesn't make this piece as good as many are claiming it to be. Perhaps the reason lots of people like it so much is because the source material has wonderful melodies. Chrono Cross has a beautiful soundtrack. Anyways...this song isn't too bad, but its not that great.

~Blue

[Vero]

If I didn't know any better, I'd say that this was one of kLuTz's pieces. Great piano work here. If you didn't like the cello in the original but loved the piano, then you'd absolutely love this.

[Amaranth]

SCROLL DOWN FOR THE SHEET MUSIC LOL!

[polar-]

If I didn't know any better, I'd say that this was one of kLuTz's pieces. Great piano work here. If you didn't like the cello in the original but loved the piano, then you'd absolutely love this.

That's an insult to Klutz work. This is not worth mentioning in the same breath as klutz if you ask me :wink:


Some of the parts is barely adequate, but for the most it's sloppy pianoplaying with simple rythm patterns. I would'nt call this a piano piece, it's more a piano tune without the rest of the band.

Sure it's ok from an amateur perspective, but my standards for piano pieces are much higher than this.

Btw the original is a masterpiece :)

[Amaranth]

I like cheese.

[pr0cyon]

I gave it another listen, and my opinion remains unchanged. We all have different opinions on what good music is (thankfully), and here are a few examples why I don't share your excitement over this song:

0:53 there's unsatisfying rythm play. 1:40 has a "pause", sounds like he's searching for the right notes for the chord (no, it doesn't sound like an artistic pause). This repeats several times later in the song. 2:17 has sloppy playing (hits a wrong note actually), 2:40 just sounds weird, 2:54 sloppy playing, 3:32 sloppy playing, 3:53 VERY sloppy playing, 4:06 sloppy playing, 4:55 sound rather cheesy to me.

This is just my opinion though :)


PS: I'm Polar-, logged in at a friend of mine.

[Amaranth]

I like cheese.

[gutzalpus]

0:53 there's unsatisfying rythm play. 1:40 has a "pause", sounds like he's searching for the right notes for the chord (no, it doesn't sound like an artistic pause). This repeats several times later in the song. 2:17 has sloppy playing (hits a wrong note actually), 2:40 just sounds weird, 2:54 sloppy playing, 3:32 sloppy playing, 3:53 VERY sloppy playing, 4:06 sloppy playing, 4:55 sound rather cheesy to me.


The pause at 1:40 was an artistic pause. You might not agree with the artistry there, but it was nonetheless.

As to some of your other references -- 0:53 "unsatisfying," 2:40 "sounds weird," and 4:55 "sound rather cheesy," that's obviously a matter of opinion and I can't take issue with that.

I agree that there are periods of sloppy playing, and you have a good ear for catching most of these. I don't feel that these small errors detract from the enjoyment of the piece, though. None of them are glaring, certainly.

The reason I never "officially" released any of my other recordings is because they all have glaring errors which in my opinion DO detract from the enjoyment of the piece. I am hoping to get back in the studio to rerecord them eventually, though. (I've been saying "eventually" for at least 2 years now.)[/i]

[tomorrow_awaits]

One of my favorite tracks of the Chrono Cross OST, and you did a hell of a job with it.

Never thought about what it would sound like on piano. I enjoyed this one.

[gutzalpus]

Finally put the other tracks back online. Think of these as "beta" versions, since there are definitely some more serious flaws than exist in the Time's New Scar track. The plan is eventually to re-record them, if I ever get around to it.

http://joek.org/music

[lady zelda]

This is just beautiful. I never cease to be amazed by these piano mixes. I just don't know how you just sit down at the piano and it just comes to you?! Ya, I have said that way too many times and I guess I can just throw my hands up and say that your skill as a pianist is unparalleled with your creativity that allows you to encompass any possible melody that can connect so well with the original track. Keep these coming. Enough said.

[humangosu]

ocean or anyone else, can u please add loirichard on yahoo IM, ive messaged gutzel but he hasn't added me and i really want the score. thanx !!

[Amaranth]

Amazing song, one of my very favorite ocremixes.

http://rapidshare.de/files/21211980/cctns_ocr_-wip_11-23-2003_.pdf.html

Here is the sheet music.

[avaris]

I listened to this the first time and I thought it was ok...suffice to so say I have now listened to it too many times to count and it keeps getting better. I'm really glad someone remixed this source tune in this manner, the re-composition is beautiful and fits the theme perfectly. Sound quality is awesome, def goin to be enjoying this one for awhile.

[Llamas of Destiny]

This is really good stuff!! Love it (as well as the other one's he has done). Does anyone still have sheet music for this or the other title's he has done? Would love to be able to play this work.

Thanks

[Dunther]

I liked very much the "Chrono Cross ~ Time's Scar" piano part....

8.3/10

[MacDaddy Mike]

I would kill fifteen men with my bare hands to get a copy of this sheet music. This is honestly my favorite song of...ever. Can anyone please upload a copy of the sheet music? I wouldn't ask, but all the other links in this topic are already down, so, yeah.

Do it, or fifteen innocent men will die. Do you want that on your conscience? I didn't think so.

[5!D34RM]

He gave em to me a long time ago. I tried to send them to your email adress at hotmail.com, but it said ERROR mailbow does not exist...

Brad

[Liontamer]

He gave em to me a long time ago. I tried to send them to your email adress at hotmail.com, but it said ERROR mailbow does not exist...

Brad

I'll take 'em. Liontamer@ocremix.org, plz.

[sonicandfffan]

*sigh* I've listened to this song for over two years. Through good times and bad. It's my most played on iTunes, it really is a beautiful piece.

And now, after years of work at honing my piano skills, I think I'm ready to give the sheet music a try. If anyone has the sheet music, I'd love them. I'm a huge fan of gutzalpus and all his music. It'd be awesome to be able to play this beautiful piece on piano myself.

sonicandfffan@gmail.com
scottpeters2006@hotmail.com

Please get in contact, I would love to be able to play this piece.

[Mazumo]

I would be very interested in getting the sheet music for this song. It's simply amazing.
If anyone could email it to me (since the rapidshare link is dead), that would be awesome.

email: mazumo.mew@gmail.com

Thanks

[BIGSTEVE]

I love ocremix for songs like this. real, beautiful music that just happened to come from video games. I don't even play video games much anymore, but I love listening to the music on here. this is one of the best piano tracks on here.

[SaiyanSerenityV]

Hands down the most beautiful Chrono Cross piano solo I've ever heard. <3

I would love the sheet music, I'd even pay for it if I had to. Please email me.

Ifeedonjaphobos@aol.com

[Javaxcx]

I hate to be another person requesting... but I too would love to have the sheet music to this if possible.

Alpha_1_1_1@hotmail.com

Thanks a lot, and great work!

[MacDaddy Mike]

And I REALLY hate to be another person requesting, especially since I already did, but it seems I haven't used this account in far too long and didn't update my email.

macdaddy.mike@gmail.com

I would make love to whoever could provide the sheet music. All night long.

[Sengin]

Can anyone who has received the sheet music upload it to a more stable place? Or even rapidshare it again, as it seems to have gotten some more attention, it should stay alive for a little while.

[strega]

This is a great piano solo, would love to play it. Please someone email the sheets to me!!

qqutoo@hotmail.com

[yramicreal]

Can someone please send the sheet music my way also..

thanks..


Trunksx@yahoo.com

[LostInTheRythm]

Sheet music pretty pretty please? Absolutely beautiful song by the way. Thanks a bunch!

xleftinthedarkx@gmail.com

[the_prince]

if possible, i would be grateful if the sheet music for this beautiful song could be sent my way.

jumpman_joe14@hotmail.com

thank you so much

[Ouberion]

Ouberion's Judgment

1. Initial Thoughts

The main reason I started arranging and orchestrating music, not to mention composing my own, was to follow exactly the same thought process that OverClocked follows: That of ensuring Video Game music is seen as something more than just another paycheck for someone. I remember having to do everything by piano, sitting back and playing Wave or MP3 files of music off the internet repeatedly to get all the notes I needed. Now, with the advent of places like the vgmusic.com archives, people in our position have a much wider array of resources.

But beyond that, the greatest thing people could have ever created in regards to Video Game music are the sheet music books. And thus, we come back to the reason I said everything above: Chrono Cross' sheet music book. It was the first of the many that adorn my shelves in my music workroom. And Time's Scar was the first piece I ever learned to play on the piano from ear, so seeing it on paper made it seem just that more emotional. I knew there would be a way to show my support for such great music. And here, this piano version of Time's Scar is so emotional, you don't need the visuals to go along with it.

2. Treatise

I told myself when I started listening to this piece that by seeing the words "A piano piece played by a live individual" that I would hold back from giving the "the pianist messed up here" or "that was the wrong note and chord" comments. I know how hard it is to perform something anyone has written, even if it is in the studio. Hard not being a description of technical difficulty, but rather a description of the attempt to recapture the original level of emotional attachment from when the composer/arranger was first writing the piece. Even a composer/arranger will play the same piece differently each time, even if only slightly.

I have no clue as to how this piece came about (sometimes I'll just have the melody, and play around underneath it with chordal progressions and other fun things to try) and how much of this may have been improvised on-site. But here goes.

The intro is executed very nicely. Not much is going on, obviously, but I do like the fact that the piano playing is what I like to describe as being "A la Pianist-isimmo". I see this piece as the normal "softly - powerful - softly" arrangement, but it works so well here that most people don't notice what's going on musically.

The central section, with the clashing notes, around the 2:00 mark, hits the mark exactly. I would have like to hear more of the lower notes, somewhere in the octave leading up to middle C. Keeping the bass where it's at, or even slightly more powerful (note, powerful...not louder) would help out. But when you couple the bass line with the clashing notes up high, I don't think those notes work just staying up high. A little centralization in that octave would tie the high with the low. Separating your hands by two to three octaves without saying "hey, there's still something here in between" is not something I normally do, so although it works here, it's just that I'm not used to it.

As to the syncopation in the second half of the piece, that's something I do quite often, even if it is in broken chords. It works great here, not so much because of how it is executed, but moreso how it connects two drastically different sections of the piece: the powerful clashing note section and melody to the ending of the piece. And what most people don't realize is that you can have soft syncopation. And that is exactly what is heard here.

3. Judgment

Staying away from the performance like I said I would, I give this piece a 9.5. I don't want to give it a ten, because there are some notes in there which could have been altered to make the piece better, although I would need to review the score itself to give specific definition to my statement. This would be a great "bonus" track to the Thieves of Fate soundtrack, even though it's from Chrono Cross and not Radical Dreamers. But I'll say this: If I were to ever compile a Chrono Cross album for OCRemix, this track would definitely make the list.

[gutzalpus]

Sheet music available here:

http://rapidshare.com/files/126191689/cctns_ocr_-wip_11-23-2003_.pdf.html

[Zer0dB]

I realize this may be a bit too much to ask, but would it be possible for someone to record a video of this piece being played on piano? Many thanks in advance.

[yosefu]

I'm a big fan of piano tracks and this was just with out a dout my favourite one. Great track.

[Lucentas]

Oh wow...this is just beautiful. Absolutely amazing. Marvelous job. You've taken one of my favorite video game tunes and played it on one of my favorite instruments and the result is just favoriteishness all around.

[OA]

I don't recognize the remixer at all, but what a really nice rendition of the theme. The ending is a little anti-climactic, but the tone and performance is very nuanced, and the transitions between sections are seamless and accomplished. Nice balance between hands and chords and arpeggios, and the brief original interlude was very well done. Really pleasant work, I enjoyed it a lot. :-)

[missin]

Hi could anyone send me the sheet music for this? It's really nice and I'd love to play it. Thank you :)

My email is: tactix_gurl_@hotmail.com