The Music of Video Games [414] Chrono Cross

[Ultima008]

Best video game OST out there. I always try to avoid 'best ever' claims, but it is that good. The entire soundtrack is consistently amazing.

[Kesvalk]

5:40 - what is the name of the music?

[Yerizzo]

Come on Square, HD Remake. Instead of making new games just remake all your old games.

[Wisoadobo]

Best Game Ever made !

[eightbitgnosis]

I loved the music, the graphics, and all the character all very much. However, damn did I hate the battle system

[Krintok]

Thank you for putting this together, chrono cross is a game I shall forever cherish. For the life lessons, music, characters. The whole thing is just too damn beautiful! Lol

[kaiserdragon33]

@Krintok and too damn big! its like you never finish to discover everything in the whole game!

[WLUbeans]

This game has such an incredible soundtrack, my favourite of any game, hands down. Thanks for posting this!

[starmario123]

Im buying this now!

[bobomber]

A mediocre follow up to the greatest game ever. But it does have some amazing music.

[phobos2k2]

04:24 It's Nausicaa singing, lol. Ok...that was Nerrrrrrrrrrrrdy.

[LOSTHOMEY1]

The only soundtrack for a video game that I've ever bought.

[Varicent]

The quality of the music in this game was mind blowing. the first time I turned it on, I just sat looking at the main title screen stupified. I don't remember how many times I would get to a new area and put the controller down to listen to the music.

[runecrafter753]

Just like music / pop artists these days video games no longer have that emotional charm that they usta have very few games these days actually make me cry,laugh, and shock me.

[runecrafter753]

The sequel to one of my fav RPGs ever this game made me cry so much

[playaeyez17]

This is the single best videogame series on youtube!, & thats coming from a longtime 27yold gamer who has played every game on your list & then some. Keep It up man.

god bless

[SwerdMurd]

The single greatest RPG soundtrack of all time. Leaps and bounds--seriously. The first soundtrack I ever imported/bought--for good reason.

How did this game look so friggin gorgeous on PS1!?

[hamlet1331]

Why can't game developers just take a few steps back and reinvent the traditional rpg when it pushed itself to be a work of art. Nowadays the video game industry has come to be so productively mass in media and popularity that no longer are creators with great imaginations making games, but big business corporations only wanting to shell out the next call of duty, the next hollywood-esque action packed game, or that flare but no heart. These may not have pushed the polygons but they had heart.

[TelvanniGuard]

I love Violins. Next to Din Don Dan Dan Fo, this opening is pure ecstasy.

[memberjacket]

this video has been up for almost 3 years and only 29k views. how come? this game had such beautiful music.

[TrevRockOne]

God damn, Yasunori Mitsuda is the man.

[WereDono]

The music for this game was incredible!

[Aphexwolf]

Even though I liked Chrono Trigger more, this game was still worth playing through.

[AlfredoAVA]

This game seriously had it all; Beautiful artwork, incredible music, a huge and diverse character cast, and a very deep story that just captivates you no matter what. It's truly amazing what they were able to accomplish with this game considering the legacy technology they were using back then.

It's just a shame that some fans look past this game simply because it has limited connectivity to Chrono Trigger. Regardless, it's still arguably a masterpiece, even today.

[DevilTakeMe]

@AlfredoAVA It's not that it had limited connectivity to Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross was so vastly different and tried to do so many things (some well) that the flaws were pretty much glossed over in people's minds. Yes, there's a huge cast, but the majority of them have no meaning to the story. The soundtrack is probably the most amazing one ever, but it hardly makes a connection with Cross' story.

Cross is an amazing game, but with those flaws, it just doesn't hold up as well over time.

[Liquidmetalmetroid]

there is no better soundtrack in any other game...

[cyrusrel0aded]

the worst part was 10:00 :(

[melosebrainuhoh]

This game was generally a mixed bag.  But the music was freaking incredible.

[elmegas]

all in one word MASTERPIECE

[fairyliar]

what a music score....just amazing, words aren't enough

a new groundbreaking discover thanks to "the music of video games"

infinite thanks garudoh

[eternaIhorizon]

Wow this brings back so many memories. I remember playing this game in my early teen years. I never got to finish it either because I lost the second disc! I remember how much I wanted to live in that little tropical town in the beginning of the game. It's sad that they don't make games like these anymore.

[RunToJesus72]

the game and music is fantastic! 

[cyruswjv587]

If i recal... One gaming magazine review once said... Game of The year... Worst sequel of the year... This game was magical and brought back alot of feelings of chrono trigger and reinvented the combat to the point where it was completely different but you could still see the similarities.

Beautiful music, great story... Stupid sequel.

[dreddbolt]

Another good game...I just wish it was Akira Toriyama doing the artwork for the characters and monsters.

[youneveri]

this is why I like PS1 games better than PS2 games

[SivvieSiv]

Such a beautiful game. I recommend it for everyone. Look out for the plot though. It's so deep you might get lost.

[Skindropping]

I love your series on Video Game music. Thank you for recognizing these AMAZING pieces of music.

Also, check out the Video Games Live version of this song. Also Amazing! Thanks Garudoh. Keep em coming.

[nguyendangtue]

Thank you for making this stream of videos. They are very lovely. Volume 1 and volume 2 helped me to recall the old games I used to play. Volume 3 onward brought me beautiful music. You must have spent a lot of time for this. Just to let you know that it is meaningful. You really did a good job.

[bllllood]

truly beautiful maps..for music they are so relaxing(well most of those in that video)

[JohnJuan128]

The game play disappointed me on this game.. but the music to it was just grand.

[TheGuyBehindThePC]

what is it ?

its chrono cross

really?

yeah

how beautiful

[willd3rbeast]

This music is truly beautiful. It's as if they captured the emotional value of 16Bit RPG music.

[goldman77700]

@willd3rbeast No, I think they surpassed it.

[aleji0]

@willd3rbeast Brilliant.

[reodk]

@willd3rbeast Good times huh. really beautiful.

[Fluidvirgo]

Just amazing! Next to Chrono Trigger (also by Mitsuda), the best OST for a game I've ever heard. It really fits the colourful and rich textures the game offers on a visual level and ofc. the great story.. What made these soundtracks stand out for me is the fact that they're really part of the story, part of that world...

[Lukeypoo91]

I miss the way RPGs felt on the original PlayStation.

[Arayvenn]

Doing a plythrough of this on my channel. One of the best OST's ina video game in my opinion.

[maxerek]

2:30 Best music there is.

[maxerek]

best game from my childhood.

I love the world theme <3

[princessofdeath1]

does anyone know where i can get this game? i haven't played it since i was like 10, so its been about 10 years since i played it.....

[2tonesg]

ebay.

[Blade19234]

Yeah youll need to get it on the internet. Virtually no store will have it. Good news is it probably wont cost more than $20.

[takigan]

I played most of the Final Fantasy series growing up and their games have the best soundtracks out there, but if I had to pick the best game soundtrack of all time it would have to be Chrono Cross.

The best soundtracks out there have 2-5 tracks that are magnificent and you'll remember them forever. This game has closer to a dozen.

[Jae132]

I agree! I love the FF soundtracks and all, but there's something in my heart that will always make me choose Chrono Cross over FF. Cross' music is more memorable to me for some reason =]

[b1gguy7]

My sister got me the OST for Christmas and it's amazing

[Ragitsu]

I got the OST a little over a year and a half ago after a few years of searching. Well worth it.

[FinalFantasyXIILover]

I can reasonably say I've never completrely understood the story of this game. Never. Not that it's a bad game, though. Not as great as Trigger--and quite frankly, I think it was horrible as a sequel--but I still enjoyed it.

[crankyboiy]

@FinalFantasyXIILover i think that chrono cross is better than chrono trigger... yes chrono trigger is good but chrono cross is perfect...

[Sovietbrad]

@FinalFantasyXIILover the character devolopment was pretty bad but the story, music, enviroments and everything else is way better than chrono trigger

[GameState]

@FinalFantasyXIILover "I've never completely understood the story of this game."

Geez man, half of the genuis behind this game is how smoothly and subtly it ties in to the original game. That's the thing. Most people who didn't like Cross didn't pick up on just how marvelously it takes the story of Trigger and expands upon it - granted, in ways that are hard to understand unless you SERIOUSLY pay attention.

[FinalFantasyXIILover]

Making a TON of references to Trigger does not make it a good story nor a good sequel, which is really all the game did in terms of being a sequel. Meh. Like I said--horrible sequel, but enjoyable none the less.

[Sharival]

I'm french and I have this master piece, of course in English, but I understand english language and people very well.

This game makes hearts boucing, its OST is the best and beautiest thing I ever heard on Earth.

Every pixel of this game is a different feeling about life and death, and much more.

I must be one of the only french people to own this game.

I'll never sell it for nothing in this world. =)

[Ragitsu]

Beautifully said.

[Sharival]

Héhé, thanks a lot Ragitsu. =)

By the way, I just noticed, by reading my comment again since I received yours, that I forgot a "n" to bouncing.

Guess it was because of the emotion. XD

Thanks for your comment !

[Ragitsu]

That's okay. Whatever typo(s) your comment may have had was easily surpassed buy the emotion poured into it.

[Sharival]

Thanks a lot.

[wllychng21]

@Sharival Damn straight, don't sell it for nothing, sell it for something! Otherwise, it wouldn't be selling, it would be giving.

Jk lol I knew what you meant

[Gagavision9000]

I've played lots of games, but there's nothing quite as special to me as Chrono Cross. It rings louder in my heart than even Chrono Trigger :)

[blazethrough]

I love the music in this game... so soothing. especially alternate world theme

[TuucciZ]

The music just eplodes at 1:04, and even futher at 1:14 and 1:23. Amazing.

[akllwzk]

Chrono Cross is the best game psx I had played (:

[ozzyblazer16]

i was always fond of video game music

it seems to always be the best

[carrotman92]

the music sounds like the secret garden. But yes em the game is great. i havent been able to get past the roulette Table with fargo yet though

[greyfox121]

You have to turn into a cat, i think, or something...

[Rabbitfish87]

You can't win against Fargo at first. You have to go to Sneff and get turned into a cat so you can go behind the counter in the inn and up the ladder there.

[Rabbitfish87]

I wish I could play this game, but it never came out in Europe ='(

[Arkhigoul]

emulator!

you could even buy a playstaion controller for a pc

[Rabbitfish87]

yeah, I know, thanks. It's just that at first, I didn't really want to go through the trouble of finding, downloading and configuring a suitable emulator and rom for it. But now I keep wanting it more and more so I probably will look into it.

[Arkhigoul]

I figured you would know. Take it as encouragement from a person who was in your situation until recently.

I've managed to set em up for several of the major systems, but nothing more advanced than playstation yet.

For realz though, I'm an idiot and I figured it out with pretty minimal troubleshooting.

[Rabbitfish87]

lol, ok thanks man. I'm sure I'll be able to figure it out too then ;)

[CapChronic]

why not just order the game from ebay

[Rabbitfish87]

Because NTSC games won't work on a PAL console

[CapChronic]

Yea are you could just order a NTSC ps1.... not that hard its not like the cost alot

[Rabbitfish87]

Don't feel like doing that for just this game. And I've already completed the game on an emulator now anyway.

[CapChronic]

its not the same

[Raligard]

Chrono Cross brought us some of the most obscure yet most memorable music in the Square video game line. I always enjoy hearing these wonderful sequences.

[BrunoFerreira1994]

cade o povo brasileiro????????

[Borodon]

We usually answer in English cuz there's no reason not doing so, after all we are in an English site.

Anyway, good songs, great game :D

[mistaphill]

This game was terrific, I never understood why it gets the hate that it does.

[SomeDumbYankee]

That confuses me too. It wasn't as good as Trigger overall, but few things are.

It was a weaker story and the obsession with giving people crazy accents was a little goofy. The system was interesting, though, since it forced people away from the lather-rinse-repeat strategies. Having the fights, particularly the boss fights, be a little longer would have helped that.

This vid is about the music, though, and my favorite tune was the Miguel fight and I'm sad it wasn't included here.

[TraeThaTruth]

Best soundtrack ever!

[TraeThaTruth]

Oh man, last year I walked into a building on campus and a group of about 30 hot Asian chicks were dancing to the first song played in this video. I almost thought I was imagining it because I'd never seen anyone play this music in public before.

[lucao501]

anyone knows any psx emulator for mac?

[MekaGabe]

im trying to figure that out for myself. give me an answer when you find out.

BTW. Sick music.

[Morbutt]

My favorite soundtrack of all time, beats any movie soundtrack as well, in my opinion. I'm actually grateful that this game is such a hidden gem. A lot of beautiful things are found in things few people can truly see :P haha...

[Raider8784]

My God I forgot just how beautiful this soundtrack was! Excellent game

[chimpanc8]

I really like this "The Music of Video Games " cause you can discover the music from the videogame and the gameplay at the same time

this videos can help people to choose games to play

thanks a lot =)

[garudoh]

Glad it helps, it was part of my intent when I started the series.

[kapa741]

i too beat about 4 maybe 5 time evry time diffrent ending the music is good like game i love it =]

[gameingod2000]

Anything Yasunori Mitsuda does is breathtaking, from Chrono Trigger/Cross to Xenogears

[mayliveon]

Yeah.. this game had a very good story line. I got bad grades often because of this game lol.

[Argonaut22j]

wow, I wish I had played this game, its got amazing music and smooth animation

[sydislam]

With Final Fantasy dominating the RPG genre on the PlayStation, Chrono Cross was a hidden gem.

[AnotherSchmoe]

This game has by far the best music I have ever heard in a video game, beating out even Final Fantasy 7 and 8 (which songs are also made up of pure masterpieces).

Great game to boot, I beat it 3 times when I was younger. =)

[LentFilms]

The music in this game is amazing!

[willzurmacht]

I really can't explain the feeling whenever I hear these chrono cross songs. They just bring a lot of memories.

[Renegade466]

Not many soundtracks can make you emotional when you never even played the game before but this is definately one of them.

if "Star Stealing Girl" doesnt make you shed a tear you have no soul

[eljimmy78]

Best game soundtrack ever... punto.

[Neocis]

Oh nooo, the ending cut off right before the really gentle part. :( Oh well, this OST is definitely one of the best ever composed. I'm glad I own it haha. If you don't, get it fast!

[Hys7eriaProductions]

possible the best soundtrack ever it matched the game perfectly

[BlackRamza]

Loving this series, keep it up

[bcgabriot]

I admire what they tried to do with the game but in my opinion it fell much short of Chrono Trigger despite all the rave reviews.

One thing cannot be denied though - CC has the best music of ANY video game EVER. Period.  End of discussion.

[lilross2k6]

one word....suikoden

[Tatsumachine50K]

wow... if a guy held a gun to my head and told me i had to choose one or the other, i dunno... i might just slit my own throat haha.

[Koich14]

This game was totally awesome, and its soundtrack's just as awesome... lol

[byourdan]

Although I had a number of gripes with this game, it undeniably did have one of the best game soundtracks ever. Everything a sequel to Trigger should have been.

[SirCorky12]

It's hard to contain this soundtrack in 10 minutes, arguably the best game soundtrack ever.

[Laertes00]

RPG soundtracks are a pain, huh... It's hard to choose which songs to use for works such as these videos.

Chrono Cross's soundtrack is amazing. Dragon God is one of my favorite tracks from all videogames I've ever played.

It's not just the soundtrack, though. The game is near sacred. Personally, I find it on par with Chrono Trigger; both games are awesome.

[wolvebuck]

Beautiful music. Thanks for the upload, Gar.

[Bobbybobby85]

This game has one of the best opening FMVs/ musical intro of any PSone game. Absolutely love it.

[SocomDragoon33]

You should apply to be a director. I believe they don't have a length limit in their videos.

[BifordusMaximus]

I think your right. I was able to squeeze out 10 minutes and 33 seconds on a video. I removed it though and made it smaller since it didnt render in HQ.

[garudoh]

I thought YT stopped taking Director applications, but I haven't really looked into it. I'm kind of good with the whole 10 minute limit thing, it's part of what separates me from numerous other VGM channels out there.

[Meowthnum1]

Excellent choice on this game, Garudoh! This is definitely my favorite video game soundtrack of all time.

[GabuEx]

Man, I can never get enough of this music. Chrono Cross had one of the best soundtracks ever made.

Only one criticism: where the heck is People Seized with Life!? ;) I would consider that one of the greatest musical compositions ever; it's so incredibly haunting and sad.

[garudoh]

Holy shit, it's Gabu. Haven't heard from you since the Gamespot days. You're technically my oldest subscriber, and probably one of the few that knows where this whole channel spawned from.

Anywho, as for any track omissions, well, it ain't easy picking only 10 minutes. I consider my videos like samplers to whet your appetite.

[Serrty]

This is your best work yet garudoh, because this is my favorite RPG; might even be my favorite game.

[kindaaredneckkindaar]

And the #1 game in need of a sequel is???

[garudoh]

Day of the Tentacle?

Oh, you meant this game. Yeah, sure, I'd go for that.

[kindaaredneckkindaar]

LOL Well stated :) Kepp up the great work man!

[garudoh]

Thanks dude, I'll try. :P

[Nagashi26]

What`s the song at 7:55? I can`t find the name for it. It`s melody is so similar to the vocal melody of `Hiru no Tsuki` in the Outlaw Star OST, just the chime bit.

[garudoh]

No, it took me 14. I think you should better familiarize yourself with my channel before posting comments like this one.

[garudoh]

Assumption seems to be one of your strong points. Had you checked out the series a bit more like I suggested, you would've realized that I hadn't featured any 32-bit games before entry #401. So yes, it did take me 14 videos.

[garudoh]

Sure, discredit the basis on which I started this series months ago, just because you think a certain game should've been featured right away.

Maybe there's a reason why I made the videos in such a way, but you couldn't consider why that's the case, because for some reason you're trying to prove an empty point.

Just so you know, it'll probably take me 800 videos before I get to one of your PS2 favorites. Will you be compelled to post a comment about my ordering at that point as well?

[Mozgus]

Outside of Shadow of the Colossus, PS2's most well received titles were incredibly lacking in the music department.

What the hell are we even fighting about again? Just take a compliment. Jesus.

[garudoh]

Maybe it's me, but it came across as a bit backhanded. I'm glad you get some enjoyment out of my stuff, but that doesn't necessarily equate to me catering to your expectations. I'm hoping that you can understand that.

In any case, bogus YouTube confrontation is lame, so let's toss this aside. You strike me as someone who can generate more gamer-centric conversation anyway.

On the PS2 tip, I'm sure I'll rustle up a fair amount, although SOTC will be among the first. That much we can agree on.

[Alexyvil]

Chrono Trigger is still better than Chrono Cross in my opinion, but it doesn't mean that Chrono Cross's a bad game, you should still try it~ :D

[MGNSMG]

I really don't like this game, but at least some of the music, ESPECIALLY the opening, is pretty darn good.

[Highretrogameblood89]

This music is kickass!

[HardcoreRetro]

Such a beautiful soundtrack, thanks for sharing the video with us.

[CleverDjembe]

BESTBESTBEST!

Thanks for putting this video together.

Even if you leave out some great pieces (subjective), this should motivate anyone enough to get the whole OST.

[myRoxas]

ah the legendary chrono cross

one the best music ever made for VG

untill this day theres very few newer games (ps3 generation) that can rival those in that golden era... imho

[boxcarguy07]

Chrono cross has some of the best music ever.

Been waiting for this game from you!

[raw207]

One of The best RPGs of all time or maybe one of the best games ever. This game is such special because i remeber playing 8 years ago. is not the first Rpg(chrono trigger that has a very similar soundtrack)Iplayed But the first PSX game i played with such a biutiful soundtrack.

[DjimonMoz]

man this is probably my favorite game soundtrack

this music soothes my heart...  heheh

I think this was the best in your series yet!

you chose the songs perfectly!

[garudoh]

Thanks. Hopefully I'm getting better at making these vids with time, although I'm sure I'll still forget some standouts here and there.

[SeriousJoey]

Wow, i love chrono trigger, i never played chrono cross yet^^