Claado Shou

It's not the Doom or Kong project... *no it's not* It's not the Metroid or Kirby project... *no it's not* It's CHRONO SYMPHONIC To all you orchestra-haters out there, WE'LL BLOW YOUR PROJECT UP ^melody to the crappy lyrics above courtesy of Star Wars Gangsta Rap Seriously, though...don't be hatin'. ~.C.S.~

THE RELEASE IS NIGH. THIS THY HOLY SITE PROJECT OF OCR HAS COME FROM HITHER THITHER AND THON AND WILL NOT BE SILENCED. So cheer (and drink) up. ~.C.S.~

Just posting a little something something for the short wait ahead of us (really really short, yo)... I've gotten a sneak peek of some of the songs from the project, fully refurbished via Compy's amazing talents, and if there were a verb to describe what you people will do when you hear the final product, "freak the f*ck out" would be the only applicable one. So get settled in for the new year, people...it's not the only thing worth celebrating! ~.C.S.~

Just to let everyone know...and I don't even know whether or not you all are concerned with the actual text of the project ATM...but I won't be available to do any writing of any kind for the next few weeks. So if and when you need some stuff done, let it be after that. Kthx. ~.C.S.~

Just so you know, I'm currently out of a place to work on my piece, but as soon as I get back into a working status (early-to-mid January), I'm going to rework and improve my Hydropolis piece. Right now it's a little...well, it needs some lovin'. I'll keep in touch with new revisions as needed. ~.C.S.~

When I get set up in my new house in New York (with my new computer, hopefully), I would definitely be interested in the Team China theme. However, that won't be for another few weeks, so I'll just let you use my two tracks on Chrono Symphonic as my audition pieces, I suppose. When it's released, that is. Until then, hold that song, please. Should be a fun piece to remix. ~.C.S.~

What he said. Also, we have another mirrorer on board, so yay bandwidth! At least we won't burn out our hosts (hopefully)... ~.C.S.~

Alright...well, StarZander has finally gotten all of the site layout stuff revamped, as per my request, and though you can't see it until the project is released, it is AWESOME. I had to take some artistic liberties with what I had, but the end result is still a feast for the detail nut. Anyway, the official site addy will be http://www.vizzed.com/chrono and is active now, although still in the un-updated state. However, this will be the site that the OCR sub-domain forwards to, so check it out until then. See you all when I have more updates to give. ~.C.S.~

Cool song, Ben. I'm glad you finally finished it...a bit too late, however. As for the rest of the posts made in my absence, I REALLY appreciate the fact that you guys aren't calling for our public executions. It means a lot to me that you guys are willing to go through one disappointing release date after another all for the sake of the music. And Larry had it right...no one will remember the long wait, they'll only remember the glorious first listen, and the second, and then the many ones afterwards. So again, sorry that St. Nick didn't bring you Chrono Symphonic for Christmas, but maybe St. Claado can bring it to you for New Year's. Or something equally clever. <3 Compy. ~.C.S.~

Alright, peeps, Compy is going to be posting in a little bit with some...news, so stay tuned for that. Meanwhile, my computer is going to be in pieces in my car as I move out of my apartment and into a hotel for the next few days, so internet access will be limited, at best. Sorry. Anyway, I will see you all later, when I'm in Jacksonville. ~.C.S.~

It DOES? Which battle music? Let me know so I can tell SZ before the site goes up. ~.C.S.~

So, Rayza predicted it'd be released next YEAR, huh? "Not far off", huh? Well...I guess that's pretty accurate. But still, don't be a jerk about it. You know you like the wait. ~.C.S.~

The Last Stand is a really good song. RoeTaKa definitely blended the songs together well, and the ending perfectly suits the escape from the castle. As for alternate names to Rellik's track...all the album art and all the other stuff have already been done, so...if you REALLY want it changed (I highly discourage, but it is your track), I need a new name right away (i.e. tonight) so I can have it altered. All the names you have there are too long, just so you know. I like the current name, though, so...take that as you will. ALSO, I made an oopsies...Track 6 does not include Battle with Magus as a source tune. I shall change that immediately. Sorry for the confusion, if there was any. ~.C.S.~

I came up with "Beneath the Surface". No, I've never heard either of those other songs named the same thing. And it's a great name for the song. Whatcha gonna do about it? As for the themes used...well, I guess I can give you guys that small treat. The rest will be saved for later. 1) Inciting Incident - Presentiment, Chrono Trigger 2) Morning Sunlight - Morning Sunlight, Peaceful Day, Wind Scene, At The Bottom of Night 3) Blue Skies Over Guardia - Guardia Millennial Fair 4) To Lands Unknown - A Strange Happening, Magus' Castle 5) Darkness Dueling - Battle 1 6) Lucca's Arrival - Far Off Promise 7) Revelation of Fire - The Hidden Truth, Singing Mountain Hymn of Valor - Courage and Pride, Wind Scene, Frog's Theme 9) Frog's Intervention - Frog's Theme 10) Denadoro Climb - Wind Scene 11) The Masamune - Frog's Theme 12) Darkest Omen - Black Dream 13) Confronting the Mystic - Battle with Magus, Lavos' Theme 14) Door to the End of Time - The Brink of Time, Frog’s Theme, Wind Scene, Lavos’ Theme, Peaceful Day 15) Manifest Destiny - Corridors of Time 16) Schala and the Queen - The Day the World Revived, Schala’s Theme, Corridors of Time, Battle with Magus, Last Battle 17) The Third Guru - Sealed Door, Wings That Cross Time 18) Beneath the Surface - Undersea Palace 19) The Rising - Undersea Palace, Battle with Magus, Schala's Theme 20) Crono's Dream - Morning Sunlight, Peaceful Day 21) The Chrono Trigger - At The Bottom of Night, Far Off Promise 22) A Parting of Ways - Battle with Magus 23) The Last Stand - Battle 1, Battle 2, Boss Battle 1, Boss Battle 2, Last Battle, Chrono Trigger 24) The New Beginning - Peaceful Day, Millennial Fair, Frog’s Theme, People Seized With Life (Chrono Cross), The Frozen Flame (Chrono Cross/Radical Dreamers) 25) To Far Away Times - To Far Away Times That should whet your appetite, peeps. ~.C.S.~

Don't WORRY...it's all taken care of. When StarZander gets the new site layout up and running (on the new server, BTW) then you all will see the plethora of info provided. And more than just source tunes, too...well, you'll see. As for the songs with Schala, Tracks 16 and 19 both include Schala's Theme. It wasn't heavily used in the project, but Track 16 REALLY uses it, so...should be good. ~.C.S.~

Uh...I think you mean "The Rising". "Crono's Dream" has Morning Sunlight and Peaceful Day as the themes. Also, Rellik's piece is entirely Undersea Palace (plus some GREAT rearrangement) and all that. Also, when you said "Lucca's theme" above, Aurora Firestorm, which song off of the ST is that? There is no song named that. Also, "Revelation of Fire" uses The Hidden Truth/Singing Mountain, and "Lucca's Arrival" uses Far Off Promise/Battle with Magus. So if it's not one of those...sorry. ~.C.S.~

Updated the front page. The release is now THIS WEEK (as per it being Sunday), and (now don't quote me on this) the projected release date is December 22, this Thursday night, EST. Yet again, PROJECTED, so don't make plans quite yet. Also, I figure I should give you all something to chew on: WHICH PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED SONG ARE YOU WAITING TO HEAR THE MOST? >Track 05 - Darkness Dueling (LunarHeart) >Track 06 - Lucca's Arrival (Zas) >Track 07 - Revelation of Fire (Claado Shou) >Track 08 - Hymn of Valor (Red Omen) >Track 14 - Door to the End of Time (Blake Perdue) [to be posted on release date] >Track 17 - The Third Guru (Claado Shou) >Track 18 - Beneath the Surface (Rellik) >Track 20 - Crono's Dream (DarkeSword) >Track 22 - A Parting of Ways (Unknown) >Track 23 - The Last Stand (RoeTaKa) >Track 24 - The New Beginning (Sleepy Emp) Please post some responses. ~.C.S.~

Tommy Tallarico knows about Chrono Symphonic? Really? That's perhaps the coolest thing I've ever heard. Only slightly better would be Yasunori Mitsuda e-mailing me about the project. I would die. Holy sh*t this is badass. Thanks for the link, ellywu. Sweetness. The torrent will be lossless files (if memory serves...) and the downloads from the site will be MP3, for ease of download. Compy has that all wrapped up in a box shrouded in secrecy and an enigma here and there, but it will be high-quality stuff no matter how it rolls. Eh? (P.S. No, I'm not Canadian. I'm from Delaware. Feast on that juicy tidbit.) ~.C.S.~

Hush, you. ~.C.S.~

No worries. Compy assures me we'll be good to go next week, and I have every confidence in his wanting to get this the HELL out of the way. Good stuff. ~.C.S.~

As will I. We'd better get some mad-crazyyyyyyy downloading going on, or I'll be fairly unhappy. This had better break OCR Site Project records. As I said before, I'll inform you all as SOON as I have the finished files, and you'll be well aware of times and all that jazz. ~.C.S.~

Alright, some updates: 1) The project will be released next week. Exact date is unknown, but it'll be before the weekend. And more importantly, before Christmas. Yay! 2) The website is going to be transported to a new server, a reliable one, and all that jazz. You'll like it, I promise. StarZander does, at least. 3) The Special Edition of the project will be a little late (Compy has some more stuff to work out), but it will be forthcoming. As such, updates will as well. And now, to all MIRRORERS: PLEASE BE READY THIS WEEKEND AND IN THE NEXT WEEK TO RECEIVE LINKS FROM ME FOR THE TRACKS. IF YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE A MIRRORER OR NOT, CHECK THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT POST. That is all. For now... ~.C.S.~

Sweet. Thanks. It's really StarZander's show, in regards to where and what website to get. I just tell him what goes up there, so I'll leave all this kind of stuff to him. ~.C.S.~

I PMed DJP about switching the addy a few days ago but apparently he doesn't like the PM route, so I will attempt to get that changed another way. For now, just standby. ~.C.S.~

Just posting to say that the mastering is still being done (properly, BTW), with a lot of other stuff on the way as well. When it's all released and done, you'll be listening to this thing for a LOOOOONG time, I can guarantee you that. ~.C.S.~