Music of the Chrono series

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The music of the Chrono video game series, comprising Chrono Trigger, Radical Dreamers, and Chrono Cross was mainly composed by Yasunori Mitsuda.

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[edit] Albums

[edit] Chrono Trigger Original Sound Version

Chrono Trigger Original Sound Version
Chrono Trigger Original Sound Version cover
Soundtrack by Yasunori Mitsuda, Nobuo Uematsu
Released May 20, 1996
October 1, 2004 (re-release)
Label Polystar
Producer Yasunori Mitsuda and Mitsunobu Nakamura

The Chrono Trigger Original Sound Version is a soundtrack of the music from Chrono Trigger, produced by Yasunori Mitsuda and Mitsunobu Nakamura. The soundtrack spans three discs and 64 tracks, covering a duration of 2 hours and 30 minutes. It was published by Polystar on May 20, 1996,[1] and re-published on October 1, 2004.

Yasunori Mitsuda was the composer of most of the original soundtrack, with contributions by Nobuo Uematsu. Uematsu composed "Silent Light," "Mystery of the Past," "People Who Threw Away the Will to Live," "Bike Chase," "Underground Sewer," "Primitive Mountain," "Burn! Bobonga!," "Tyran Castle," "Sealed Door," and "Demo - Mystery of the Past"; he arranged "Boss Battle 1," composed by Noriko Matsueda.

Several versions of the album exist, all of which combine the Chrono Trigger logo and the Japanese text alongside it. The FXCD-016 version features several fx insignias, lacks the text under "Chrono Trigger Original Sound Version" as seen in the cover art screen shot, and lacks the TM letters next to the Chrono Trigger logo.

The first track on the third disc, "Singing Mountain", never actually appeared in-game.

The complete soundtrack for the final version of the game is as follows:

Disc 1 Disc 2 Disc 3
  1. "A Premonition"
  2. "Chrono Trigger"
  3. "Waking Up in the Morning"
  4. "Peaceful Days"
  5. "Memories of Green"
  6. "Guardia Kingdom Millennial Fair"
  7. "Gonzales's Song"
  8. "A Peculiar Happening"
  9. "The Wind's Yearning"
  10. "Goodnight"
  11. "Secret of the Dense Woods"
  12. "Battle"
  13. "Guardia Castle ~Courage and Pride~"
  14. "Huh!?"
  15. "Manoria Convent"
  16. "A Prayer to the Travellers…"
  17. "Silent Light"
  18. "Boss Battle 1"
  19. "Frog's Theme"
  20. "Fanfare 1"
  21. "The Kingdom Trial"
  22. "Hidden Truth"
  23. "A Tight Squeeze"
  1. "World in Ruins"
  2. "Mystery of the Past"
  3. "Dome-16's Ruins"
  4. "People Who've Abandoned the Will to Live"
  5. "Lavos' Theme"
  6. "World's Final Day"
  7. "Johnny of the Robot Hotrod Squad"
  8. "Bike Chase"
  9. "Robo's Theme"
  10. "Remains of the Factory"
  11. "Battle 2" (unreleased track)
  12. "Fanfare 2"
  13. "The Brink of Time"
  14. "Amusing Spekkio"
  15. "Fanfare 3"
  16. "Underground Waterway"
  17. "Boss Battle 2"
  18. "Primitive Mountain"
  19. "Ayla's Theme"
  20. "Rhythm of the Wind, Sky, and Earth"
  21. "Burn! Bobonga!"
  22. "Warlock's Castle"
  23. "Insane Melody"
  24. "Warlock Battle"
  1. "Singing Mountain" (unreleased track)
  2. "Tyran Castle"
  3. "At the Bottom of Night"
  4. "Corridor of Time"
  5. "Zeal Palace"
  6. "Schala's Theme"
  7. "Sealed Gate"
  8. "Undersea Temple"
  9. "Chrono and Marle ~Distant Promise~"
  10. "Silvard ~Wings Tearing Through Time~"
  11. "Dream of Black"
  12. "Determination"
  13. "Time of World Revolution"
  14. "Last Battle"
  15. "Festival of the Stars"
  16. "Epilogue ~To Close Friends~"
  17. "To the Outskirts of Time"

Other versions and remastered compositions include Chrono Trigger '99 (orchestral rearrangements) and Chrono Trigger Official Soundtrack: Music from Final Fantasy Chronicles (remade tracks).[2]


[edit] Chrono Trigger Arranged Version: The Brink of Time

Chrono Trigger Arranged Version: The Brink of Time
Chrono Trigger Arranged Version: The Brink of Time cover
Soundtrack by Yasunori Mitsuda, Guido
Released June 25, 1995
Label NTT Publishing
Producer Yasunori Mitsuda

The Chrono Trigger Arranged Version: The Brink of Time is an album of jazz rearrangements of the music from Chrono Trigger, composed by Yasunori Mitsuda, arranged by Hiroshi Hata, Hidenori Ohtsuki, and Gizaemon de Furuta, and performed by the band Guido. The soundtrack spans one disc and 10 tracks, covering a duration of 53 minutes. It was published by NTT Publishing on June 25, 1995.

  1. "Chrono Trigger"
  2. "Secret of Forest"
  3. "Zeal Palace"
  4. "Warlock Battle"
  5. "Chrono Corridor"
  6. "Undersea Palace"
  7. "World Revolution"
  8. "The Brink of Time"
  9. "Guardia Millennial Fair"
  10. "Outskirts of Time"


[edit] Chrono Cross Original Soundtrack

Chrono Cross Original Soundtrack
Chrono Cross Original Soundtrack cover
Soundtrack by Yasunori Mitsuda
Released December 18, 1999
Label DigiCube
Producer Yasunori Mitsuda

The Chrono Cross Original Soundtrack is a soundtrack of the music from Chrono Cross, composed by Yasunori Mitsuda. The soundtrack spans three discs and 67 tracks, covering a duration of 3 hours. It was published by DigiCube on December 18, 1999.

Disc 1 ("Beginning") Disc 2 ("Succession") Disc 3 ("Change")
  1. "Chrono Cross ~Scars of Time~"
  2. "Between Life and Death"
  3. "Arni Village ~Home World~"
  4. "Fields of Time ~Home World~"
  5. "Dancing the Tokage ~Lizard Dance~"
  6. "Reminiscing ~Unerasable Memory~"
  7. "On the Beach of Dreams ~Another World~"
  8. "Arni Village ~Another World~"
  9. "Ephemeral Memory"
  10. "Lost Fragments"
  11. "Drowned Valley"
  12. "Termina ~Another World~"
  13. "Departed Souls"
  14. "Forest of Illusion"
  15. "Viper Mansion"
  16. "Victory ~A Gift of Spring~"
  17. "A Child Lost in Time"
  18. "Guldove ~Another World~"
  19. "Hydra Marshes"
  20. "Fragment of a Dream 2"
  21. "Voyage ~Another World~"
  22. "Ghost Ship"
  23. "Death Volcano"
  24. "Fortress of Ancient Dragons"
  25. "Grief"
  1. "Beginning of a Dream"
  2. "A Narrow Space Between Dimensions"
  3. "Termina ~Home World~"
  4. "The Dragons"
  5. "Voyage ~Home World~"
  6. "Guldove ~Home World~"
  7. "Marbule ~Home World~"
  8. "Zelbess"
  9. "The Splendidly Grand Magic Troupe"
  10. "Nap"
  11. "Chronomantique"
  12. "Dilemma"
  13. "Optimism"
  14. "Isle of the Dead"
  15. "Dead Sea/Tower of Destruction"
  16. "Prisoners of Fate"
  17. "A Light for Lost Hopes"
  18. "Island of the Earth Dragon"
  19. "Navel of the World"
  20. "Gale"
  21. "Victory ~A Cry in Summer~"
  22. "Marbule ~Another World~"
  23. "Magic from the Fairies"
  24. "Etude 1"
  25. "Etude 2"
  26. "Magical Dreamers ~The Wind, Stars, and Waves~"
  1. "Garden of the Gods"
  2. "Chronopolis"
  3. "Fate ~The God of Destiny~"
  4. "Jellyfish Sea"
  5. "Burning Orphanage"
  6. "The Girl Who Stole the Stars"
  7. "The Dream that Time Dreams"
  8. "Dragon's Prayer"
  9. "Tower of Stars"
  10. "Frozen Flame"
  11. "Dragon God"
  12. "Dark Realms of Time"
  13. "Life ~A Distant Promise~"
  14. "Reminiscing -Unerasable Memory"
  15. "Radical Dreamers ~Unstolen Jewel~"
  16. "Fragment of a Dream"

An acoustic arrangement of the music from Chrono Cross has been quoted by Mitsuda as planned for release in 2007.[3]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Discography and release information regarding the Chrono Trigger Original Sound Version.
  2. ^ Discography of the Chrono Trigger Soundtrack from Final Fantasy Chronicles.
  3. ^ Gay, James (2006-10-13). Yasunori Mitsuda Interview. PAL Gaming Network. Retrieved on 2007-05-22.

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