Composer Yasunori Mitsuda’s music forChrono Triggeris timeless, though it’s said that he feels like he’s done better work. Nonsense. In my opinion, it’s one of the best stand-alone musical scores ever created for anythying, ever. How good is it? Even today, some decade and a half later, one of the game’s main themes is set to live on as a Japanese pop song.
Singer/songwriter Pop/R&B artistShota Shimizuhas a new double A-side single, titledUtsukushiki Hibi, set to drop in Japan in the middle of next week. Why is this notable to you? Well, take a listen to thissample of track 3from the disc (Japanese webpage). Sound familiar? That’s Mitsuda’s Wind theme, a prominent song fromChrono Trigger. This vocal arrangement is called “Kaze no you ni” (“Like the Wind” in English). This song’s chorus is directly inspired by theChrono Triggersong, and a piano sample from the game song also plays throughout.
Some of you may not dig Japanese music, but this is pretty nifty, right?
