:3 I like!! Been a while since I heard that one.

Good times! I actually finished it now, you should check it out!

Wow, I mistitled this piece. Dammit!

Gnar, this is indeed the finished version. Please ignore the man behind the curtain. (huh?)

Ahhhhhh, nothing like Chrono Trigger...from the rich characters, to the superb battle system and its unique Dual/Triple Tech moves (something I use for inspiration in my writing) to the great and quirky music, that game was sheer perfection.

And now, we've got a great remix of...of...<headdesk> Damn, it's been so long since I played CT, I can't remember where this is in the game! Uh, little help? <embarassed smile>

No problem! The name of the song is Silent Light, and it occurs in many places, mostly exploration areas like caves and such. It's not really a story-oriented song, but I liked it alot, and saw alot of remixing potential. Glad you liked it too!

Nice man, stumbled upon your page. Love chrono trigger, especially for the soundtrack. I do a bit of this stuff myself, so I have some crits if you're looking for some:

I feel like everything could use a bit of reverb in general--everything sounds like it's right in front of you. The glock and piano would benefit from this the most. I can definitely hear that you're a pianist in the way you phrase that first melody line on the piano--but still I really think some reverb on there could help out a lot. I would also like you to phrase the melody line the same way when the glock doubles the piano line--this phrase sounds way too static compared to the first one. Also, I think your glock may be a bit loud in general, perhaps either bring down the levels a bit, hide it in some more reverb, or shave some of the upper OR mid freqs out so it doesn't stick out so much. Your piano seems to be more mid-freq dominant, so perhaps cutting those out of the glock would make for a nice complement.

I LOVE the dynamics in the strings. Very exciting :D My only beef with this though is sometimes the pacing is a little awkward--it'll rise and fall in dynamic at an uneven rate. Not sure if this is intentional or not, but it sounds a bit robotic. Maybe putting a TINY bit of compression on the strings would help? Not sure, if it sounds bad scrap that :D

When the lead synth comes in, I think it may be a bit too loud. I'm noticing that everything is pretty loud here... Definitely tone it back. I think the duality between having the strings do the swells and the synth pads doing the swells is REALLY cool--adds some great variety while keeping the continuity of the piece. Same with the transition back into traditional instruments--very cool, very effective.

Your drum writing is pretty well done too, it has some nice grooves. I guess I would like to hear the snare pop out a little more occasionally... maybe a little compression on it? Otherwise, it's cool.

Your compositional skills are great, you've got a great sense of transition, and an ear for detail when it comes to continuity. I'd like you to take that good ear of yours and put it into the production side of things--try to make things sound as human as possible. The most helpful thing you could do right now is put more reverb on the piano and glock. It's conservative, but it is a great arrangement that shows a lot of respect to it's parent track, nice work :D

Hey man, thanks so much for the critique! It's really cool to hear production feedback!

I haven't opened up the project file in a while, but I will definitely give what you said a try. I need to learn more about compression and stuff anyway. And I'm really glad you like the drums; I've been playing drums in concert band since 5th grade, so if I can't write a good drum part I think I would've flunked out or something. ^^

haha, i know what it's like to be under pressure to write good drums--I'm a percussion major ;)

Good luck with everything!