Yasunori Mitsuda Talks Chrono Trigger, Arrange Albums, and "Unreleased Tracks"

Grunge? In BoT? Did I miss something? Also, a BIT of a stretch saying it was one of the more popular arranges among international fans...

Otherwise, good interview.

Originally Posted by Ghodbane

Seems like Mitsuda hasn't been putting any soul into the VGM he's done lately. Soma Bringer isn't all bad, but nothing's been as noteworthy as Xenogears/saga or the Chrono series. Although his arranged music is decent (Kirite and Creid)

I personally disagree...I was a huge fan of CT and Xenogears and I never got into anything else of his after that, so I tend to find Mitsuda quite overrated overall. I was surprised how much I enjoyed Soma Bringer and Inazuma Eleven, especially after Armodyne felt like a huge waste of time. I think Soma would get more attention if it were music in a game that people would actually play. Inazuma is just fun...After the generic military shtick of Armodyne and compared to his overall serious tone in most of his work, it was nice to hear a fun soundtrack from him. He gets excellent sound out of the DS if I do say so myself.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Arcubalis

I don't think so at all. It's in 33 collections on VGMdb, and everyone seems to know about it.

I think that has more to do with the album being the lone official arrangement to Chrono Trigger OSV than the actual musical content...Just a guess. I wonder what the reception would be if it were something less well-known.

There's nowhere I can't reach.