ReMix: Chrono Cross 'Time's New Scar'
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- Game: Chrono Cross (Square, 1999, PS1)
- ReMixer(s): gutzalpus
- Composer(s): Yasunori Mitsuda
- Song(s): 'Chrono Cross ~ Time's Scar', 'Long Lost Fragments'
- Posted: 2002-12-03, evaluated by the judges
Yes indeed - beautiful, emotive, fluid solo piano Chrono Cross ReMix from gutzalpus. Satisfaction is just about guaranteed - if you have any appreciation for solo piano work, I'm pretty sure you'll dig this. Remarkable not only for a compelling, flowing arrangement but also very respectable recording of acoustic piano, with just the right amount of ambience and level volume, this is what I think of when I think of a strong, intelligent, and nuanced solo piano performance in a ReMix. There are a few off notes or 'glitches' if you listen closely enough, but it's an expressive, human performance through and through and that's part of the ballgame. I'm glad to be adding this piece to OCR and think it will stand the test of time quite well - highly recommended.
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the 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.
- Lucentas on October 1, 2009
- Lucentas on October 1, 2009
I'm a big fan of piano tracks and this was just with out a dout my
favourite one. Great track.
- yosefu on July 11, 2009
- yosefu on July 11, 2009
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.
- Zer0dB on November 13, 2008
- Zer0dB on November 13, 2008
Sheet music available here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/126191689/cctns_ocr_-wip_11-23-2003_.pdf.html
- gutzalpus on June 30, 2008
http://rapidshare.com/files/126191689/cctns_ocr_-wip_11-23-2003_.pdf.html
- gutzalpus on June 30, 2008
[U]Ouberion's Judgment[/U]
[U]1. Initial Thoughts[/U]
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.
[U]2. Treatise[/U]
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.
[U]3. Judgment[/U]
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.
- Ouberion on April 11, 2008
[U]1. Initial Thoughts[/U]
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.
[U]2. Treatise[/U]
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.
[U]3. Judgment[/U]
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.
- Ouberion on April 11, 2008
if possible, i would be grateful if the sheet music for this
beautiful song could be sent my way.
[email]jumpman_joe14@hotmail.com[/email]
thank you so much
- the_prince on April 11, 2008
[email]jumpman_joe14@hotmail.com[/email]
thank you so much
- the_prince on April 11, 2008
Sheet music pretty pretty please? Absolutely beautiful song by the
way. Thanks a bunch!
[EMAIL="xleftinthedarkx@gmail.com"]xleftinthedarkx@gmail.com[/EMAIL]
- LostInTheRythm on March 27, 2008
[EMAIL="xleftinthedarkx@gmail.com"]xleftinthedarkx@gmail.com[/EMAIL]
- LostInTheRythm on March 27, 2008
Can someone please send the sheet music my way also..
thanks..
[email]Trunksx@yahoo.com[/email]
- yramicreal on February 29, 2008
thanks..
[email]Trunksx@yahoo.com[/email]
- yramicreal on February 29, 2008
This is a great piano solo, would love to play it. Please someone
email the sheets to me!!
[EMAIL="qqutoo@hotmail.com"]qqutoo@hotmail.com[/EMAIL]
- strega on November 16, 2007
[EMAIL="qqutoo@hotmail.com"]qqutoo@hotmail.com[/EMAIL]
- strega on November 16, 2007
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.
- Sengin on July 3, 2007
- Sengin on July 3, 2007
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.
[email]macdaddy.mike@gmail.com[/email]
I would make love to whoever could provide the sheet music. All night long.
- MacDaddy Mike on July 2, 2007
[email]macdaddy.mike@gmail.com[/email]
I would make love to whoever could provide the sheet music. All night long.
- MacDaddy Mike on July 2, 2007
I hate to be another person requesting... but I too would love to
have the sheet music to this if possible.
[email]Alpha_1_1_1@hotmail.com[/email]
Thanks a lot, and great work!
- Javaxcx on June 17, 2007
[email]Alpha_1_1_1@hotmail.com[/email]
Thanks a lot, and great work!
- Javaxcx on June 17, 2007
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.
[email]Ifeedonjaphobos@aol.com[/email]
- SaiyanSerenityV on June 17, 2007
I would love the sheet music, I'd even pay for it if I had to. Please email me.
[email]Ifeedonjaphobos@aol.com[/email]
- SaiyanSerenityV on June 17, 2007
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.
- BIGSTEVE on June 15, 2007
- BIGSTEVE on June 15, 2007
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: [EMAIL="mazumo.mew@gmail.com"]mazumo.mew@gmail.com[/EMAIL]
Thanks
- Mazumo on June 15, 2007
If anyone could email it to me (since the rapidshare link is dead), that would be awesome.
email: [EMAIL="mazumo.mew@gmail.com"]mazumo.mew@gmail.com[/EMAIL]
Thanks
- Mazumo on June 15, 2007
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