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Hal_Emmerich

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  1. Ok. This may seem a bit harsh, but please allow me to explain my statement above before posting. This is my first time posting, but I've been a long time listener to this site, since I was in grade 11 (which would have been 5 years now), possibly earlier, I can't really remember. Anyways, I have a lot of respect for the composers on this site, I really do. I may not like all of the works that are posted, but if nothing else I can appreciate their musical value and the work that went into them. Especially some of the Chrono Trigger mixes and the Chrono Symphonic project. Some brilliant works of art there. With that being said, I also found it a major disappointment Why? Please don't misconstrue what I'm saying, the music itself is great music, but in a lot of places it loses sight of the original songs purpose to such a degree that the music is harmed by it, or in other cases takes too much liberty with already great music. I found this worked on some tracks (I LOVED the remix of the ocean palace song), and failed horribly to recreate the song in other places (Last battle for me was a particular disappointment). There was too much liberty taken and in the end, I found it killed the song. The music itself is gold, and from what I've seen on the site, orchestral songs with a bit of remixing (IE some of Jeremy Robsons brilliant works) qualify as remixes with little variation. My question is why hasn't anyone ever just taken the songs, and translated them into an orchestral work that stays true to the original. Look at Lavos's theme for instance, redoing that in full organ would be a thing of beauty with some light flutes to play the soft parts. This leads me into the validation of the topic. A lot of the music in the Chrono Trigger section, while being great songs, lose the meaning of the original songs in translation. A good instance of that is in Black Wind Rising by Star Salzman. I love the song, I listen to it all the time. With that being said, it fails in my mind to capture the original song. Magus was a feared sorcerer in game, a magic powerhouse who headed an army of monsters. The fight music with him was meant to be a climax of the game. The remix seems to forget the song is about this big showdown with a magic powerhouse. Same with Requiem for a Green Revolution, it loses both the power of the World Revolution song and the peaceful 'homesick' nature of Memories of Green. These are excellent songs, but they don't stay true to the originals at all, which is why I say there are so few decent -Chrono Trigger- remixes. There are also a lot of excellent songs in the section as well, such as Spekkio's 'The Trial in Concert'. BRILLIANT piece of work that stays absolutely true to the original context. You can picture the courtroom stress. Temporal Distortion somewhat remains true to the heroic nature of the Chrono Trigger theme. Now, I know that everyone has their own tastes in music, and obviously the remixes appeal to people or they wouldn't be here. Still, I stand in saying that in my opinion, there are very few true -Chrono Trigger- remixes on OCremix. With all of that being said, I do have some requests for the likes of Jeremy Robson and others who do orchestral work (Jeremy Robson in particular I am a huge fan of). #1: Lavos Fight #2 (World Revolution) Remember the scene from the game, you've been chasing all around time and space trying to gain strength to fight the being thats influenced the course (and cause) of the last 65 million years of evolution. In several minutes, Lavos's plan comes to fruition, at which point he will obliterate the human race and leave Earth a charred future. Your standing there, sword drawn in front of this monstrosity, the last hope of survival. The song literally represents a revolution in world history, an event that will reshape hundreds of thousands of lives. #2: Battle with Magus Another song commonly done, rarely done true to the original song. In front of you is the man you believe is responsible for summoning Lavos, for cursing one of your friends, for starting a war with your ancestors and effectively being the cause of your journey. The battle is long and hard, as Magus is a magic dynamo, a master of the elements. Magus is capable of throwing around gigantic spells that destroy entire area's of the room. Any of the other songs done in this fashion would, in my opinion, make an excellent addition to the library. A few other ideas would be the Ocean Palace, Black Omen, Hidden Truth/Shot of Crisis and the Lavos Theme (Lavos fight #1) Thanks for reading the rant/essay. I hope I haven't offended anyone, because that was not the intent. Have a great day folks.
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