ReMix: Chrono Trigger 'Black Wind Rising'

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Back-to-back Chrono Trigger akshunz!!1! What can you do?...it's a great soundtrack that's gonna keep inspiring people forever, and fortunately has quite a bit of variety intrinsicially, and yields even more through reinterpretation. The Duke of Salzbury lends his talents to the Magus theme in a piece that blends not one but several genre lines; alls I know is that there's orchestral in here, industrial, rock, electronica, and an ending that almost starts sounding like the Mission Impossible theme. It's almost five minutes long, but for the places it goes and the suits it puts on, you'd think it longer. Star's last mix, his sole piece for 2005, indicated he was moving in an orchestral direction, or at least gaining a footing there, but now he's gone back and, over a year later, taken that experience and paired it back up with his more traditional non-traditional electronica roots, throwing in other stuffs to sweeten the pot as well. Ensemble French horns intro, with a deep, resonant cello entering soon after, as violin and flute build in a sort of trio. The horns flare and timpanis roll at 0'37" as an exciting, Duel of Fates ensemble string pattern takes up. There's some Elfman-esque trumpets at 0'48" that introduce choral work, further completing the Duel/Carl Orff vibe, but then expectations are shifted at 1'10", where, after coming out of an orchestral build, a shredded, distorted guitar enters. Bass and an acoustic kit that stays at lower, prog-rock volume levels also come along for the ride, and strings stick around in more of a quick, stab-oriented role. That gets us towards the end of... the second minute. Doing a play-by-play on Star or Protricity's longer, more varied work is invariably too taxing, as I'm forced to resort to thesarui for new adjectives for "varied" and "excellent"... this piece reminds me of KRool Intentions in that sense, as it too segued non-stop from musical idea to musical idea without losing any intensity or cohesion. You can hear a number of influences, especially in the introduction to the piece, but the result is pure Star, and stands as a monumental vision of the Magus theme and a kickass mix.

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Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
There are too many chrono trigger mixes on ocremix :tomatoface:
That said, if I liked them all as much as this, I would be a VERY happy person.
In other words... this mix kicks some serious ass :D

- Willrock on November 2, 2009
I haven't posted in a while, but I had to get on to say this is great. I'm not sure how I never noticed this one before.

- Catharsis on September 30, 2009
Listening to this makes me grin like a fool. I think I'm distracting other people in class.

- WesternZypher on December 16, 2008
:mrgreen: Love it when the drums finally get into it at 3:33 with that amazing little melodic riff going on over it. Having listened to a lot of what this site has to offer, this piece ends up near the top for creativity and craftsmanship. Excellent job, Star Salzman, whoever you are!


- Harpsikord on April 9, 2007
Star Salzman put together one of the most impressive mixes on this site in "Pillar of Salt" That said, this is almost as good, it defies conventional genres in so many ways, and really conveys the darkness of the Battle with Magus.

- DragonFireKai on February 27, 2007
Bah, he does it again! Star Salzman rocks my socks off. This is a pretty hard core piece. Orchestra part is good, the rock/percussion parts lend nicely to the overall feel of the piece, and the vocals drive it all home.
I still think I like "Pillar of Salt" better, but these are both top-notch remixes. Lovely work!

- ph0sphorousgobu on December 25, 2006
The intro's strings are a great touch. :37 the tempo change reminded me of a Matrix song. The voices in the backgroung work well with the Magus feel. 1:10 the guitar and bass are perfect. They mix well with the strings. 1:34, not sure what the sound you used there but the mix of new with an old 8-bitesque sound rock!!! Magus's theme flows throughout this piece. The solo at 2:02 gave me goosebumps. Amazing! At 2:22 was not know where you were going untill the strings came back in, worked well. One of the best mixes on the site hands down. Continue to rock the OCR world and I can only expect the best.

- DrNeedlove on September 28, 2006
With this one, I really appreciate the attention given to the transitions--each section seems to grow out of the one before it, while at the same time changing the rules of the game. It's the kind of music that doesn't fit in a box, which makes it very powerful and interesting. The same could be said of Magus, I think. Except for the part about him being music. I'm not that kind of fangirl.
Now that we have traveled the landscape of broad platitudes, I'd like to throw in one specific comment. I appreciate the scrupulously detailed samples for the orchestra instruments. They're not as convincing as the ones in Jared Hudson's insane experiment ("The Frontier") from a while back, but they're better than average. I think they will be sufficient until that day when I get off my lazy ass and make a billion dollars in the stock market, for the sole purpose of hiring my own orchestra and lending it to hopeful ReMixers.

- gregfrost on September 19, 2006
Part of the problem with a lot of Magus remixes is that they lose a lot of the underlying 'heavy on the brass licks' sound of the original.
This one doesn't.
That alone is enough to set it apart. My only real complaint is the slow pacing of the song, which - I think - somewhat detracts from the rushing, desperate movement of the original.
Top notch otherwise, and clearly the best of the Magus remixes by leaps and bounds. Everything from 3:00 on is just gold.

- ShrikeArghast on July 27, 2006
Really, the only CT ReMix that successfully captures Magus's badass-ness. The various styles come together in a coherent and stylistically pleasant manner, losing nothing in my opinion from the transitions.
Side note, 1:35-2:00 (and then the similar part later in the song) reminds me of Trenthian's work.
Great ReMix!

- ProjectSpam on April 11, 2006
Definitely my favorite Chrono Trigger piece on this website. It moves through multiple genres, keeping it from getting boring ever. Seeing as how the magus theme song was my favorite, this just brings it to a new level.

- Razanar on April 11, 2006
Amazing. My favorite Chrono Trigger piece.

- Rechact on March 20, 2006
Wow!

- undinesfire on March 18, 2006
I must say, as an avid fan of Star's works ((I first heard of him when I listened to his Pilar of Salt, Xenogears remix)) I have yet to be dissapointed thus far by anything he has created. By the way, I have two friends who loved your Rainy Day Remix of Toto's Africa, Star. :3
I honestly completely zoned out listening to this song, it took me about four or five seconds to realize the song was over and I needed to hit 'play' again. It was definately a song worthy of Star, and I plan on listening to it many more times. Thank you so much for you hard work keeping us otaku's entertained Star. *bows*

- Boogie Pop Nightmare on March 13, 2006
I love the first bit, sounds like the Ringwraith music from the LOTR soundtrack.
The techno's pretty cool too, but I prefer the orchestral..
9/10

- Turraken on March 13, 2006

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