Schala's Theme

General Information[edit]

Areas Played: Terra Cave, Zeal Palace
Composed by: Yasunori Mitsuda
Original Japanese Title: サラのテーマ / Sara no Theme
Time Signature: 4/4

Sampled in Wiz Khalifa's Never Been. If left on for a long stretch of time, the instruments in this song will desync. This was fixed in the Chrono Trigger DS version.

Thanks to MathOnNapkins, Shinrin

Mitsuda recounted: The most distinctive sound of "Schala's Theme" is the bell sequence pattern. This sequence pattern not only expresses the mysticism of the magical kingdom, but also expresses Schala's feelings. [Yasunori Mitsuda]

The song is in the key of B♭-minor, but the sequence pattern does not contain any D♭ notes, which gives it a minor feel. This makes the intro feel neither bright nor dark. [Yasunori Mitsuda]

Then, in the A-melody, the melody of "Schala's Theme" comes in, and for the first time we realize that it is a minor key song. We are confronted with the problems that Schala is facing. [Yasunori Mitsuda]

In addition, to emphasize that this song is related to the field song "Corridors of Time" from the Magic Kingdom Zeal series, a similar sequence pattern is used to create a sense of unity. [Yasunori Mitsuda]

[Referring to the official notes about "Schala's Theme"] "(Additional note) Furthermore, the use of tabla (an Indian percussion instrument) in both "Schala's Theme" and "Corridors of Time" creates a sense of unity with the Kingdom of Zeal.

Official Releases[edit]

Unofficial Releases[edit]

.spc Rips[edit]

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Alpha Tracks[edit]

Restorations[edit]

Restorations attempt to take compressed, low-quality sampled music (as found on video games, such as Chrono Trigger/Chrono Cross) and "restore" them by tracking down the original samples and recreating the songs, as they would've sounded like to the composers before being subject to hardware limitations.

OrangeC Chrono Trigger Restorations

tssf Chrono Trigger Restorations

Albums and Doujins[edit]

Remixes[edit]

Chrono Compendium[edit]

OCReMix[edit]

ThaSauce[edit]

VGMix[edit]

Stuff of Legends

Must-Haves

Good Stuff

VGMix X

VGMix 4

Other[edit]

Blue Planet

Catacomb Entrance

Celestia

CelestiaX -Square Enix Music Arrange Festival 3

Celestia12 -Short Charging SQEX- (March 2014)

Celestia13 10th Anniversary

Celestia14 -SQEX Festival:Altar-

Chrono Trigger Mixtape

Volume 1

Chrono Trigger Resurrection

Dan Goodale

Dwelling of Duels

June 2005

4tie: 'Cessation of Mammon' by Ashane, LuIzA

December 2006

18tie: '12000 BC Schala' by TRANSinsano

August 2009

7: '...And in Self-Loathing and Despair, She Found Wrath' LuIzA

April 2012

Alternate: 'Devotio Aeternus' by Darangen

September 2014

10: 'Master Mune' by jaxx
14: 'Goodbye, Schala' by valence

January 2016

11: 'Give Lavos a Chance' by Moire Effect (BluuMonk, SuprMelO)

March 2020

5th: 'Time - Lavos - Chance (original - Moiré Effect)' by Katamari

August 2021

ALT: 'Schala's Theme' by BadHairlineProductions

July 2022

Alternate 'Er...Hu Is Schala' by Shea's Violin

June 2024

25th: 'Bad Aural' by EndlessRepeat

Ellize

OCReMix WIPs

OCReMoved

OverLooked ReMiX

Personal Remixes

RPGamer.com

VGMix 1

VGMix WIPs

From: Music (Chrono Trigger)