ReMix: Chrono Cross 'Who Stole My Stars'
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- Game: Chrono Cross (Square, 1999, PS1)
- ReMixer(s): Diggi Dis
- Composer(s): Yasunori Mitsuda
- Song(s): 'The Star-Stealing Girl'
- Posted: 2007-11-03, evaluated by the judges
Personally, I would have named this one "Dude, where's my stars?," but then again, I'm a chrazy person. Diggi Dis sent this one in attributed to "Chrono Chross," which gets a little happy with the "ch" action, and is inchorrect. That's the type of chrappy title I would have found amusing, though, so it's chool. This ReMix of Star Stealing Girl is classic Diggi, with awesome beats, usage of clean/straightforward samples (see choral patch) alongside more organic, nuanced elements, and in general tight sequencing, especially with regards to adding a little bit of funk. It's a small detail, but for example at 1'53" the downwards pitch-bend on the trailing end of a synth riff that didn't absolutely need to be there in the first place, but adds an intangible sense of completion because it is - that's the type of thing that DD2 (Disco Dan is the original DD, so...) does superbly. The following dropout, where solo piano takes on most of the heavy lifting, changes the tone from rockin'/funky to elegant and dramatic in a heartbeat, but naturally. And I loved the backwards patches used towards the end, coupled against rich, creamy EP - delicious. If Diggi Dis mixes were food, they'd be covered in butter, whipped cream, custard, confectioner's sugar, cheese, and chocolate, only somehow it would all blend perfectly, and involve no long-term coronary risk. It's great to see effort and new ideas still factoring in right up until the mix closes - again, attention to detail. Jesse says:
"The beats are awesome. As to the more artificial sounding areas in general: He gets away with doing this stuff because there's plenty in here that doesn't sound mechanical. There's plenty of subtlety to contrast with the vox and acoustic piano, so they have a purpose and a function. When you listen to the drums, and the electric piano, the more mechanical stuff sticks out in a good way. Typical Diggi Dis. Beautifully conceived and executed."
... and I concur. If my food metaphor made you hungry, go get a snack or something, but come back and download this mix immediately afterwards. Delicious.
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the - yosefu on April 17, 2009
- metalsnakejuice on April 8, 2009
I'm conditioned to choir samples (after dozens upon dozens of hours of playing the Metroid Prime trilogy) so I thought they were nice and also quite different to typical choir usage as well. As was also noted by people before me, the ending is also something I would have liked to have seen extended, because of a noticeable spike in quality of arrangement.
For me, Chrono Cross mixes are never going to floor me, because I find the source either overly serene or overly melodramatic, but I'm glad there is stuff like this made to give me more of a chance to appreciate what I may be missing beyond my initial impressions of the originals.
- Marmiduke on April 8, 2009
- XiaoXiaoNeo on December 19, 2007
- Imports4me on December 9, 2007
Other than the interesting drums, the thing that I like most about this remix is the very end. I wish the last ~20 seconds would last 3 minutes. Very nicely done.
- Martin Penwald on November 22, 2007
- tekcoh_top on November 15, 2007
Glad to see our European friend back in the saddle.
- Shael Riley on November 13, 2007
Well, clearly it hasn't bothered me enough to cause me to hit stop yet. I guess this would be classified under easy listeng (w/ bombastic drums.) Good stuff.
I suppose after having listened to this for like half an hour, I should have an in depth review ready, well not exactly. I love the panning on the synth instruments, though. The digitized voices are decent, but I like the phazer instrument at 1:50 a lot more. Also, the connecting measures between verses are pretty seamless. I like how with the reverb, you almost made turned the piano into ambiance (2:30-end.)
- Broken on November 8, 2007
It's not the most interpretive, but what it concentrates on is just really damn cool. You really spice up a song that is such a standalone... Enjoyed all of the nuances with the percussion and synth/bass etc.
BTW: I love your rhodes, holy shit SO SO SO nice... I could have gone for like, 3 more minutes of just that, seriously.
- Monobrow on November 8, 2007
The beat is pretty normal, though the rest is semi-interesting. The choir sample really brought the mix down a level. It just sounds like a group of guys singing indistinct stuff in a disconnected manner. In fact, my biggest complaint is about the choir sample - it should not have been used at all.
If not for that, this piece would be much better. The drums still need to be more interesting, and though the choir ruins this piece for me, it's certainly not BAD as a whole.
There. Sorry for being a brash jerk/idiot in my earlier post.
- artemisjaeger on November 6, 2007
- Megshin on November 5, 2007
Solos and general arrangement are amazing, this is a track I can really get into.
Thanks DiggiDis
- OA on November 5, 2007
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