In no real particular order here are some of my favorite themes and songs from Chrono Trigger (though I think the whole soundtrack was great):
World Revolution: Who couldn’t forget this theme? Encountering the second form of Lavos, the music starts out with percussion and brass with a theme you haven’t heard before, indicating that this battle is like no other battle before in the game. It segues into an organ rendition of Lavos’ theme which is answered by the brass as if to rebuff the threat that Lavos holds, all the while accompanied by a frenzied electronic bassline, highlighting the urgency of the battle that is taking place. The theme of Chrono Trigger briefly appears as if to remind what the stakes are, namely the fate of the world and of your party at hand.
To Far Away Times: Something about this theme still brings chills down my spine. Perhaps it is my soft spot for end themes in all the RPG’s/Action Adventure games, etc. Whatever is the case, the soft winds starts out with ascending notes, hinting that somehow, though the game play is over for the player, the story for our beloved characters is not and that somehow, it would be an adventure with newfound hope and friends. Strings come into the mix with a lone piano playing the beautiful melody before a wind instrument takes over and alternates the melody with the piano, almost like a slow, melodic dance between the two, before the piano takes center stage. Later on, the tick tock of a grandfather clock resonates to accentuate the theme of time that played an integral role in the protagonists tale, before segueing into a winds rendition the Chrono Trigger theme, then ending…by far, this theme is one that I couldn’t get enough of, and is a big enough reward for me to play the game and beat it again just to listen to the theme.
Frog’s Theme: Ah…Frog, perhaps the character that I personally hold in high regard among the protagonists. His theme, with the drums and the high pitched winds instrument, gives this Frog a deserving theme, one that is rich in nobility and strength, of courage and passion.
Battle with Magus: Magus’ battle music is too good…lol. The starting somber string basses set the ominous tone, with regards to the enemy, a dark mage capable of destruction and despair. The strings and the high woodwind instrument descending notes along with the wind sound effect match the tempo, hinting at the threat that should not be trifled with, before giving way to a more energetic rendition of Magus’ theme, forcing a confrontation with the deadly wizard. The brass that sounds afterwards hint of the struggle that the heroes face when going against an opponent that, one on one, outclass them in terms of power. The dark ominous laughter (a really slowed down laughter of a baby’s laughter actually), hints of the sneer that Magus holds, a contempt born from the “futile struggle” he sees the heroes mount.
Final Day of the World: Something about this sad melody and the title seemed to fit the bleak despair and the darkness that shrouds the future. The fact it is played by one instrument highlights the loneliness of the theme, as if it was a smoldering wick, ready to give way to the darkness that comes.
Epilogue – To Good Friends: A remix of Marle’s theme, so to speak, it starts with the familiar music box rendition of Marle’s theme, as if to highlight that Marle plays the moral epicenter, so to speak, of the cast (even if she is a Crayon short of a Crayola set in terms of intelligence), the music box theme gives way to a string rendition to highlight the rest of the cast that has become close friends and, at the very least, allies that give grudging respect to each other.
Spekkio’s Theme: Something about this Caribbean-like theme just makes me want to relax and chill with a bottle of soda in one hand and a book in the other whilst sitting on a chair near the beach under the shade of an umbrella or a coconut tree. lol.
Er heh heh…sorry for the music analysis, guys.
Just my two cents.
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