What is the melody sample on track 2 on Sab the Artist EP?

August 16, 2010 9:18 PM

What old RPG is the melody sampled from on track 2 on Sab the Artist EP?

The track is streaming here: http://sabmusic.bandcamp.com/track/artsy-crafty . There is a melody sample during most of the song, starting at about 9 seconds in. I think it is from some 16-bit RPG, maybe Chronotrigger, but I can't figure it out. Does anyone recognize this?

posted by monguin61 to Media & Arts (7 answers total)

I really thought this was Chrono Trigger, but after listening to it once or twice, I think Xenogears.
posted by Uppity Pigeon #2 at 9:27 PM on August 16, 2010

Best answer: It is Chrono Trigger. Theme heard in many towns early in the game during the 600AD time period. The beginning at 00:00 is also from Chrono Trigger.
posted by Saydur at 9:33 PM on August 16, 2010 [1 favorite]

Yeah, Saydur is right on both counts.
posted by danb at 9:36 PM on August 16, 2010

Response by poster: So my guess was right... I must have listened to 10 or 15 different Chronotrigger tracks on youtube, I dunno how I missed it. Thanks for another answer, internet!
posted by monguin61 at 9:40 PM on August 16, 2010

Whoops, my bad. Although apparently it is the same composer from Xenogears. Can I, uh. Get half credit?
posted by Uppity Pigeon #2 at 9:41 PM on August 16, 2010

If you want specific song titles: the first sample (the fanfare) is "Fanfare 1" (also called "Lucca's Theme"), and the second sample is "Wind Scene".
posted by Dreamcast at 10:07 PM on August 16, 2010

Must... resist... uncontrollable... urge... to spend 70 hours... playing Chrono Trigger.... (I even have that Smart Pad original SNES controller-to-USB adapter!)
posted by disillusioned at 11:42 PM on August 16, 2010 [1 favorite]