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The ''Chrono'' series is a video game franchise developed and published by Square Enix (formerly Square). It began in 1995 with the time travel role-playing video game ''Chrono Trigger'', which spawned two continuations, ''Radical Dreamers'' and ''Chrono Cross''. The music of ''Chrono Cross'' was composed by Yasunori Mitsuda, the main composer of ''Chrono Trigger'' and ''Radical Dreamers''. ''Chrono Cross'' has sparked a soundtrack album, released in 1999 by DigiCube and re-released in 2005 by Square Enix, and a greatest hits mini-album, published in 2000 by Square along with the North American release of the game. ''Radical Dreamers'', the music of which heavily inspired the soundtrack of ''Chrono Cross'', has not sparked any albums, though some songs from its soundtrack were reused in ''Chrono Cross''. An album of arrangements of ''Chrono Cross'' songs was first announced by Mitsuda in 2005, and later intended to be released to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the game in 2009; its release data was pushed back several times since then. In 2015, Mitsuda via Square Enix released an album of arranged music from ''Chrono Trigger'' and ''Chrono Cross'' entitled ''To Far Away Times'' to commemorate the 20 year anniversary of ''Chrono Trigger''. The original soundtrack album has been hailed as an excellent video game music album, while the ''Chrono Cross Music Selection'' mini-album has garnered little attention. Songs from the soundtrack have been played at various orchestral concerts, such as the personal arrangements by Mitsuda for the ''Play! A Video Game Symphony'' concert series. ''Chrono Cross'' music has also been extensively remixed by fans, and such remixes have been included in both official and unofficial albums. ==Creation and development== Mitsuda returned as the lead composer for 1999s ''Chrono Cross'' after composing its prequel, ''Chrono Trigger''. After being contacted to compose the score by the game's director Masato Kato,〔 Mitsuda decided to center his work around old world cultural influences, including Mediterranean, Fado, Celtic, and percussive African music.〔 To complement the theme of parallel worlds, he gave the songs for the two worlds of the game, ''Another'' and ''Home'', respectively dark and bright moods.〔 Mitsuda was happy to accomplish even half of what he envisioned.〔 Once production concluded, Mitsuda played ''Chrono Cross'' to record his impressions and observe how the tracks intermingled with scenes.〔 ''Radical Dreamers'' was a 1996 text-based Visual Novel set as a gaiden, or side story, to ''Chrono Trigger''. It was released to complement its predecessor's plot, and later served as inspiration for ''Chrono Cross''.〔 The music of ''Radical Dreamers'' was written by Yasunori Mitsuda.〔 The soundtrack includes several ambient pieces, including the sound of water running in a fountain and wind accompanied by strings. Players can listen to the game's 15 songs by accessing a hidden menu in one of the game's scenarios.〔 The soundtrack has never been released as a separate album. Several themes and musical patterns from ''Radical Dreamers'' were later adapted for ''Chrono Cross'' on the suggestion of Masato Kato; many appear unchanged except for new instrumentation.〔 Appearing in ''Chrono Cross'' are "Gale", "Frozen Flame", "Viper Manor", "Far Promise ~ Dream Shore" (as part of "On the Beach of Dreams - Another World" and "The Dream that Time Dreams"), "The Girl who Stole the Stars", and "Epilogue ~ Dream Shore" (as part of "Jellyfish Sea").〔 Other entries in the soundtrack contain leitmotifs from ''Chrono Trigger'' and ''Radical Dreamers''. The melody of "Far Promise ~ Dream Shore" features prominently in "The Dream That Time Dreams" and "Voyage - Another World".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Music of Chrono Cross」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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