ReMix:Chrono Trigger "Dream of Green" 5:30

By Wiesty, The OC Jazz Collective

Arranging the music of 2 songs...

"Chrono Trigger", "Secret of the Forest"

Primary Game: Chrono Trigger (Square , 1995, SNES), music by Nobuo Uematsu, Noriko Matsueda, Yasunori Mitsuda

Posted 2017-01-17, evaluated by Liontamer


Perhaps the chillest cut from Chronology: A Jazz Tribute to Chrono Trigger, this breezy jazz arrangement of "Secret of the Forest" has a strong, almost reggae-style offbeat, smooth-like-butter sax, obscenely hip guitar, and oodles of performance & personalization from the OC Jazz Collective; Wiesty writes:

"Oddly, this tune is probably about 3 years old and began as a collaboration between myself and Anthony Lofton. This is by far my favourite track off the OST, and one of my favourite tunes of all time. It has such simple harmony paired with beautiful melody that Mitsuda crafts together in the perfect way. I wanted to have a very 80's-inspired, synth-heavy, acid jazz type of sound on this track and lots of room for Anthony to just do his thing. We had the track just about completely finished when the concept for this album came about and I knew it would be a perfect candidate and an opportunity to bring in Jay on bass and guitar. There is an entire section of just noodling that I wrote into this tune, and I had a pretty good idea in my head of how I wanted it to sound, but was very worried about what would come out. Jay and Anthony did an amazing job of recreating my vision for this track, and I think what came out was a very laid back piece with moments of fury and plenty of emotion to spare."

Dylan Wiest (Wiesty) - arrangement, drums, keyboards
Anthony Lofton - tenor saxophone
Jay Yaskin (audio fidelity) - bass, guitar

What can you say? Amazing stuff... it's a little different from what I'd say the presiding aesthetic of the album was - more classic, big band jazz - but still fits right in & makes a slightly more modern statement. We're traveling through time, remember? Lofton's sax gets most of the spotlight, and uses it to caress your earbuds with sweet sweet melody, but Jay's guitar work also shines through and adds the perfect counter. Wiesty ties the whole thing together, and the end result is something absolutely relaxed, but still very engaging. Great stuff from a great album - can't go wrong.

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Discussion

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lemnlime
on 2017-01-25 15:44:54

Game music just doesn't get much classier than this 3

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soulflay
on 2017-01-23 01:57:16

Quite good! Nothing artistically revolutionary, just good old fashioned remixing done right.

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DimeTower
on 2017-01-22 23:12:37

This isn't even my style and I still bow to the gorgeous handling of this tune. The first minute is actually my favorite, but the whole song is just one smooth walk through a serene forest. Really enjoyed it!!

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Black_Doom
on 2017-01-18 14:42:47

While Corridors of Time may be the most popular source of CT OST, Secret of the Forset is definitely my personal favorite. I'm not sure why, but I love it a lot, it just holds a special place in my heart. And when you couple it with a genre, which I love most of all, you can't go wrong. So I was very happy to see it represented in the album. The soft, smooth sax is nothing but a pure earcandy and Jay's guitar and bass parts are simply brilliant, but when they meet together, my brain just melts. Yeah, that's how good it is. Add some tasty drums, excellent keys, and you get this relaxing, mellow piece, which is certainy a highlight of Chronology, IMO. Mad props for the effort, guys!

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Liontamer
on 2017-01-17 11:07:04

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Sources Arranged (2 Songs)


Primary Game:
Chrono Trigger (Square , 1995, SNES)
Music by Nobuo Uematsu,Noriko Matsueda,Yasunori Mitsuda
Songs:
"Chrono Trigger"
"Secret of the Forest"

Tags (6)


Genre:
Jazz
Mood:
Chill,Jazzy
Instrumentation:
Electric Guitar,Saxophone
Additional:
Production > Live Instruments

File Information


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Chrono_Trigger_Dream_of_Green_OC_ReMix.mp3
Size:
9,154,713 bytes
MD5:
a97ef309daf91d7e6b1a0240b67c3255
Bitrate:
220Kbps
Duration:
5:30

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