Hello everyone-
As you can guess from the title, I'm interested in putting together a complete remixed soundtrack for Chrono Trigger, but this project would be a little special. Over the past couple weeks I have been working on a program that, with the use of ZSNES and a computer running Windows, allows you to play Chrono Trigger with a replacement soundtrack (in MP3, Flac, etc. format). I wanted to see if there is any interest in making a custom soundtrack that could be released alongside the program.
A bit about what would be needed-
Chrono Trigger has 83 music tracks. Of those tracks 1 is silence, 58 are actual music, and 24 are sound effects. So, as you can imagine, there is a lot of work to do in order to remix the whole soundtrack. Also, since this music will be used in-game, it would need to be catered to that- such as looping nicely, or quick fade outs without silence at the end of songs so the player isn't left wondering why music isn't playing. I also have interest in redoing the sound effect tracks (these range from wind noises to fanfares), but I understand that redoing these would be a bit less interesting that remixing the music. The most important thing is that the feel of the remixed tracks match the feel of the original tracks- otherwise the feel of the game would be ruined while using the remixed soundtrack.
Due to the large amount of tracks in Chrono Trigger, and how large this project would be otherwise, I would be more than willing to accept tracks that are already on OCRemix (or other remix sites), as long as they are submitted by/with the permission of the original author. Or even pre-existing tracks with small tweaks to make them sound better as in-game music, such as removing intros and silences at the end of the tracks. To be honest I would probably take an approach like this in order to put together a custom soundtrack- but some of Chrono Trigger's music tracks have, sadly, seen no love from remixers.
But, again, for the most part I'm currently trying to gauge interest in such a project and see if it would be possible to accomplish this. I understand that the amount of work needed for such a project is large, and if not enough people are interested- it would be extremely difficult to accomplish. If you have any questions feel free to ask- I am more than willing to answer, you can PM me or just reply to this thread. Opinions and thoughts are welcome and appreciated too.
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Update:
Since there doesn't seem to be enough interest to get anything done anytime soon (but I am happy that there was interest), I have released CTM. The release thread can be found at romhacking. I am still interested in this project, and would be willing to do it and possibly distribute it with CTM. But obviously a side by side release is no longer possible. I am also hoping that I can drum up more interest with an actual release. If you goto the romhacking thread you can download the program and try it for yourself. See what it would be like to have your remixes playing in game ;P