Memorable Melodies: Lucca's Theme from Chrono Trigger

Song: Lucca's Theme

Game: Chrono Trigger

Composers: Yasunori Mitsuda and Nobuo Uematsu

Chrono Trigger is my favorite video game of all time. Most people who know me are keenly aware of this fact. I could go on and on about how much I love Chrono Trigger and why it's so near to my heart, but I won't. For this feature we're here to talk about music, so that's what we're going to do.

Nobuo Uematsu is arguably one of the most well knows and lauded Japanese composers in the video game industry. Yasunori Mitsuda is similarly well known, but to a lesser degree. I personally think that the both of them do marvelous work, so it's no surprise that when they came together for the Chrono Trigger soundtrack something magical happened. One of the many reasons I love Chrono Trigger is because all of the music is so memorable. Most video game soundtracks are released once, but the Chrono Trigger soundtrack has been remixed and re-released several times over the years. It's a well loved soundtrack.

I want to try to go as long as I can before repeating games in this feature, which is why I've waited to long to bring Chrono Trigger into the picture. I remember every song from this game and still listen to them almost weekly. After much deliberation I decided that I had to go with Lucca's theme. She's the best friend of the game's protagonist. She's way into science and has purple hair. 

The reason I chose Lucca's theme is because it also acts as the fanfare when you win a battle. It's something that you'll hear a ton over the course of the game. It's almost impossible not to remember. 

Whenever I hear this song I immediately get pumped up. It's very up tempo and has a killer underlying drum beat. It sends a message to the player. It wants you to feel good and get pumped up for whatever is to come next. It's motivational in a way that most video game tracks simply aren't.

Memorable Melodies: Magical Dreamers from Chrono Cross

Song: Magical Dreamers

Game: Chrono Cross

Composer: Yasunori Mitsuda

Chrono Cross gets a lot of hate, but I personally love it. It has a unique battle system, tons of characters, and a hot soundtrack. In fact, I think the one thing that everyone who plays the game agrees on is the fact that the soundtrack is awesome, because it is.

In case you ever want to play through the greatness that is Chrono Cross I won't spoil the story for you. This song plays during a pivotal moment during the game and has always stuck with me. It's super cool, because a play takes place while the song is playing. A story unfolds and gives life to the music. You learn the tragic past of star crossed lovers and the land where they fell in love.

Of course if you've played the game you know that Magical Dreamers is a remix of the Marbule island theme with way more electric guitar. Electric guitar is dope! 

It's super late and I can't really come up with any more coherent thoughts about the song. If you like this and have not or never will play Chrono Cross you should look up the scene where it plays in the game. It's probably in my top five video game scenes of all time,