Chrono Trigger's soundtrack is one of the
most beloved video game soundtracks of all time, and with the combined efforts of
Yasunori Mitsuda,
Nobuo Uematsu, and Noriko Matsueda, it's easy to see why people feel as such.
- "Corridors of Time"
will always be remembered by fans as one of the absolute best songs in gaming history, being a mystical, yet foreboding track that represents in full Zeal's hidden skeletons. The vocal version sung by Plants vs. Zombies composer Laura Shigihara happens to be even more beautiful. The piano version by Yui Morishita gives it a very somber tone and the electric guitar version by Family Jules make its a rocking tune to portray a fight in. - "Frog's Theme". Started out excellent, a song that reflects the sense of honor and how badass the character is. Then it got a cutscene power-up. It's so awesome, it was played during India's March of Nations at the 2020 Olympics.
- "Singing Mountain". It was a shame that this did not make it to the final version of the game. The tune is crystal clear good. However, the Nintendo DS version adds it in the game as part of the Frozen Cliffs, a level that fits a lot better than the originally planned volcano level. And how can you make it more awesome? Just add some lyrics. Seize the day!
- "Lavos' Theme" plays not only during events involving the titular world-devouring parasite, but also during the worst soul-shattering moment in the story, making it not only tension-inducing, but more than worthy of Tear Jerker material as well...
- "World Revolution" is a heart-pounding track that calls to attention the urgency of needing to take out Lavos as fast as humanly possible. It was so beloved that, even with it being the second song of three for the final boss, it ended up being used as the theme for the True Final Boss of the DS port.
- "Last Battle" is (and forever will be) pure and utter amazement. Also, "Battle 1".
- "Kingdom Trial" is one of the most complex songs in gaming history, using multiple soundfonts on the SNES at once that don't normally overlap, and having a composition that's straight out of a Progressive Rock song. Paints a light on how stacked the Kangaroo Court made against Crono actually is.
- Both boss battle themes. "Boss Battle 1" conveys immediate danger and signifies that the party is in for a serious struggle, while "Boss Battle 2" pretty much says "You 'bout to get hurt, buddy."
- "Secret of the Forest" is absolutely relaxing. Not good enough? There's Zohar002's piano version, which seriously makes you forget about all your worries.
- "To Far Away Times" is like the essence of hope and nostalgia personified in 4 minutes and 20 seconds of 16-bit music. Apparently, even Mitsuda is moved to tears by this song, because he was inspired to write it by someone close to him.
- The track heard immediately before the credits when the party has to return to their own times, "Epilogue - To Good Friends". Starts out as a rendition of Marle's already beautiful theme, then becomes so much more.
- "Undersea Palace". Not only is it one of the most tense songs in the game, but the way it keeps playing through each random battle serves to underscore the tension and the importance of the task at hand even more.
- This one's meta. "Robo's Theme" is a beautifully awesome track, giving you a good bit of inspiration about the little robot that won't ever give you up. Never let you down. ...Wait a second. Goddammit. So, Square's got seniority on that one. Or so it seems, as Mitsuda confirmed that he had never heard of the song before composing the game's soundtrack, so it turned out to be a really strong coincidence. And just like Frog, Robo also managed to have his theme played at the 2020 Olympics, this time for Australia's March of Nationa.
- "Battle with Magus". More epic music for a battle there never was, especially since it was the most critical fight in the game up until that point.
- "Sealed Door" tugs the heart-strings right from the start, and after learning of Balthazar's backstory, it becomes even more of a Tear Jerker as you can hear his sense of loss and longing after being trapped in 2300 AD, knowing he can never go home.
- "Zeal Palace" has got to be one of the most pants-shittingly terrifying songs in the game. It first canonically plays in the game long before the titular palace, during a flashback scene when Magus and Ozzie brutally murder Cyrus in front of Glenn's eyes before transforming the latter into a humanoid frog. When the song reappears much later on when you enter the titular Zeal Palace, you know something is very wrong and that things are going to get really, really bad.
