ReMix: Chrono Trigger 'TimeChill'
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- Game: Chrono Trigger (Square, 1995, SNES)
- ReMixer(s): mv
- Composer(s): Nobuo Uematsu, Noriko Matsueda, Yasunori Mitsuda
- Song(s): 'Corridor of Time'
- Posted: 2004-03-03, evaluated by djpretzel
I think I'll skip the gratuitous comments about the ubiquity of CT mixes, esp. of this particular theme, and get to the gist of it: mv maintains his reputation of immaculately produced, slick, melodic, creative arrangements, this time working an awe-inspiring variety of timbres into a jazz-hop groove. A smood sax solo, percolating cross-panned synth textures, full vibe B3 organ, a nicely mastered compressed drum beat, satisfyingly deep but also active bass, and - clearly the salient, standout element - a flooring ethnic string guitar instrument of some nature. Can't specifically ID it, so make your guesses or perhaps mv can comment - whatever it is, it kicks (updated: GrayLightning informs me it's a Saz - "a turkish stringed instrument from the family of santoor, bouzuki, sitar"). This is just a fully realized piece - in general, mv's style seems to result in very comprehensive, satisfying mixes, where there's arrangement going on, variety, and usually an explorative solo or two, coupled with excellent samples and performances (the sax here is pristine), and then married with very discerning production methodology. You could listen for chinks in the sonic armor of his stuff, and who knows, you might come up with some personal nitpicks, but overall both style AND substance are in full attendance on a regular basis, unlike myself in my senior year of high school. Great mix, smooth ending, very covered material, but a welcome addition to a talented if crowded family of mixes. Recommended.
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the - Schloss Ritter on September 26, 2008
I just can't get enough of the bassline and the organ parts - never mind the great saz and sax leads.
- badhabit on May 11, 2008
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.
- Audix on May 9, 2008
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 [b]mv[/b] - I love you and merry xmas :wink:
- I_Love_OC_ReMixes on December 24, 2005
Cerd_Fen wrote: 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.
- Bummerdude on November 20, 2005
Anyway, a few posts ago, I made a serious error:
Kyle Nin wrote:Cerd_Fen wrote: 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.
- Cerd_Fen on November 20, 2005
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)
- Bummerdude on September 27, 2005
- Gnam on October 14, 2004
- Kassi on September 16, 2004
- murphdog on September 9, 2004
- fetusboy on September 9, 2004
Cerd_Fen wrote: 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.
- Kyle Nin on August 6, 2004
Is this supposed to be happening?
- Cerd_Fen on June 10, 2004
- apeiron on May 1, 2004
"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.
- anclunn on March 26, 2004
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