2.2 Chrono Trigger Arranged Version: The Brink of Time.

2.4 Chrono Trigger Orchestra Extra Soundtrack.

2.5 Chrono Trigger Original Soundtrack (2009 release).

2.6 To Far Away Times: Chrono Trigger & Chrono Cross Arrangement AlbumĬhrono Trigger was scored primarily by Yasunori Mitsuda, with assistance by veteran Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu.

A sound programmer at the time, Mitsuda was unhappy with his pay and threatened to leave Square if he could not compose music. Final Fantasy developer Hironobu Sakaguchi, one of the three designers for the upcoming Chrono Trigger, suggested he score the game, remarking, 'maybe your salary will go up.' Mitsuda reflected, 'I wanted to create music that wouldn't fit into any established genre.music of an imaginary world. The game's director, Masato Kato, was my close friend, and so I'd always talk with him about the setting and the scene before going into writing.' Mitsuda has said that he was unsure of how to start, saying that he 'must've tried to start writing the music 4 times' and that it took 'a month and a half' before he knew how to compose the music for Chrono Trigger.

Sample of 'Chrono Trigger', illustrating the game's aural style and aesthetic.

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