Chrono Trigger - At the Bottom of the Night (Orchestral Remix)

An orchestral remix/remake/cover of "At the Bottom of the Night" from Chrono Trigger using high-end sample libraries.
Video Game: Chrono Trigger
Title: At the Bottom of Night/At the Bottom of the Night/Depths of the Night (夜の底にて)
Composer: Yasunori Mitsuda (光田康典)
Orchestration: Malcolm Robinson
Software Used:
Cubase 7.5
EWQL Hollywood Strings (Diamond)
EWQL Hollywood Brass (Diamond)
EWQL Hollywood Orchestral Woodwinds (Diamond)
EWQL Hollywood Orchestral Percussion (Diamond)
EWQL Hollywood Harp (Diamond)
EWQL Pianos (Platinum)
EWQL Ministry of Rock 2
EWQL Silk
EWQL Goliath
Embertone - Crystal Flute
8Dio AGE
8Dio Claire
8Dio Adagio
8Dio Majestica
Impact Soundworks - Resonance Emotional Mallets
Best Service - ERA Medieval Legends
Spitfire - Albion One, Loegria
HALion Sonic SE 2

[@joaovictormineironasciment2957]

*Please, they are my brothers! Don't hurt them!* Even if Robo wasn't even human... He still felt compassion for the ones who were destroying him. He was more human than most. Such a great character.

[@Juggalo972Plays]

"Play a sad one, Joe......" He did but Malcolm Robinson turned it into nostalgic happiness. :)

[@doscuramenos]

Juggalo972 Plays - good comment!...

[@xLevyGSx]

Upbeat pl0x

[@sarvandruvgaming9707]

Who’s joe?

[@leandrobs9650]

Oh God, I feel such a great deal of emotion with this melody ... Chrono trigger has changed my life ...

[@01ab23cd]

Essas músicas são a cura da depressão meu chapa

[@whiteraven1992]

I'll tell you one effect this music originally had on me. Before that moment, I *_never_* thought I'd cry for a robot...

[@SierraGustafson]

The scene where Lavos was about to bury himself into the planet gave me goosebumps.

[@phuckhugh2698]

I just pictured Robo Getting beat up by the other robos.

[@Izlemder]

I just pictured Robo destroying Atropos.

[@grayman1993]

:'(

[@mr.h5604]

I pictured frog being turn into frog by magus

[@roetemeteor]

Mine was the red star tumbling down and about to cause the next Ice Age.

[@chanceturcotte]

even tho it was a robot that was so saddening... he was all alone and they were all he had

[@-NoneOfYourBusiness]

I have endless appreciation for these faithful orchestrations of Mitsuda's original compositions. We can have an idea of what Mitsuda was "hearing" when he composed these magnificent pieces on a compressed digital format, completely exploding its limitations. To me, he's easily one of the best recent composers. More than 25 years later, his music composed for a videogame is as alive as ever. Its incredible how people were deeply touched by his work.

[@drakewolfen5083]

So beautiful, so melancholic, so tearful. The scene of Robo's pummeling is the most known related to this music, but so is King Guardia and Marle's chat about her mother, after the second trial in the 'present' (to avoid spoilers)

[@nigi7773]

One of the only scene I haven't been spoiled :D (With Sun of son, Medina and the first trial)

[@taco8077]

The game has been out for almost 3 decades lmao Nobody can't complain about spoilers when it comes to this game

[@mr.zahsome7254]

Don't forget Frog's thoughts of regrets as well.

[@pipopoke]

And Azala resigning to the reptites' fate

[@nickdragon4565]

Alas, Cyrus, I am unworthy to wield the Masamune...

[@roetemeteor]

"The future... We have... No future..."

[@art_ventrue]

roetemeteor Azala :(

[@nickdragon4565]

It's sad. Wonder if he was speaking of the reptites?...

[@josephb.4640]

She was.

[@megaman161]

I think she was speaking about everyone on the planet, really.

[@ivatio]

The saddest and most beautiful music in the game, masterfully remade

[@SquatterLoki]

The first 10 seconds is all I needed to put that on my fave list

[@TheAdvertisement]

Ah man this song is so emotional. Even though Azala was the enemy from the moment you came to 6,000,000 B.C., in they end they were only trying to preserve their race. They were just another victim of Lavos. The way Azala just accepts their death... and now with the beautiful cover... dang it the floodgates are opening.

[@nickdragon4565]

A natural race to the planet, wiped out, well except for 1. Then the progeny of lavos, humans arise...

[@josephb.4640]

In the DS remake, there’s a surviving tribe of reptites in the medieval and present times! ...unfortunately, they also come with very sucky side quests.

[@WoobertAIO]

@Lavos well, those zones had the second most broken item in the game (the Dragon Tear) so that's something salvageable, I guess?

[@megaman161]

"...the future... ... We have... no future..."

[@samglenn8323]

@@megaman161 very sad scene

[@wilderperez1222]

I literally broke into tears man, what an outstanding work...

[@halbalad]

Absolutely breathtaking, as always

[@MalcolmRobinsonMusic]

Thank you!

[@c.ezequielsoto]

I played this beautiful game again almost twenty years later ... It removed many parts of my soul. Hearing this arrangement reminds me how beautiful it was to play when I was seven and how beautiful it was to play it again today.

[@cloveralmaamarela2838]

chrono trigger é incrível, especialmente em sua soundtrack, é impossível uma musica dessas ser feita sem nenhum amor na obra, as visões artísticas de um grupo de gênios tornaram esse jogo e essa soundtrack ultrapassar qualquer barreira de tempo, e aqui esta At the Bottom of the Night para te confortar e passar pelos momentos de tristeza com mais aceitação, eu amo esse jogo e amo essa musica.

[@SeamusTheHunter]

Chrono Trigger's soundtrack is beautiful, but you make it ten times better. Your covers are very well done, and it's a shame most people these days don't listen to music like this. Please keep up the fantastic work.

[@MalcolmRobinsonMusic]

Thank you! I'll do my best!

[@vgaudiophile5397]

WOW - this is a superb cover that really enhances the melancholic feel of the original! It's perfect - couldn't ask for better! Thank you!

[@ClydeFake]

Hand'eth over the Masamune!

[@cesarguedes2310]

Forthwith I shall slay Magus and restore honor!

[@mrbmoney2396]

As sad as this music makes me....ok, here's the sword and I'm sorry about everything I've ever done.

[@thiagoramos2060]

Oh my God... I almost cryed at the firts 15 seconds... BEAUTIFUL

[@Hydromaniacanoid]

i had found you just yesterday, and i immediately fell in love with this. thank you so much for your hard work.

[@SpeakUltimateTruth]

I think the hardest part of watching Robo go through hell for me was the sound of it. Each slam sounded so heavy...so brutal. SNES had great sound capability, because I mean seriously, it honestly made me sick to hear each one of those hits and sit by powerlessly.

[@EmeraldArrow14]

This is amazing, wonderful, beautiful. This tone touched a thread in my heart and my mind, it's just incredible how you arranged this and maintained the feelings of the song, with your orchestrated tone and the memories of Frog and Cyrus...i just cried. Thanks for this incredible job, if you have this song or even better, an album full of Chrono Trigger songs performed by you i want to seriously buy it. You deserve a gift for your hard work. Greetings from Chile! .

[@forren2955]

Beautifully crafted.Love it

[@MalcolmRobinsonMusic]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.

[@cameronbrewer3919]

Malcolm Robinson Music Any way I could convince you to do the original Arc The Lad series? some really great memories along with Chrono trigger.

[@nadebot123]

We put our dog of 15 years to sleep yesterday and this was all I could think of the whole time.

[@edge6441]

Bk when games were more games than they are today and masterpieces like CT shined through more like anything you've seen before.

[@joeycasillas290]

god, you always do so well at capturing the original feeling I got when first hearing the song. keep up the great work

[@MalcolmRobinsonMusic]

Thanks! That's always my goal.

[@gatomarrom3239]

Serio é lindo demais!!!!

[@NemesisDontCare]

I'm crying so much remembering someone who is so special to me ... I'm almost speechless to describe, I just listen and feel

[@JusticiaD]

Beautiful 😭

[@kingxbuu]

THANK. YOU. ❤️

[@XIskandarX]

This is still amazing!!!

[@Flegan777]

Such a beautiful remix of a theme that gets me every time I hear it in-game.

[@Juggalo972]

How tearful......beautiful. :)

[@marcelabarbosa9659]

Lindo lindo!!! 👏 😍

[@jesuusmd6031]

Marcela Barbosa es hermoso,no? :')

[@marcelabarbosa9659]

Jesús MD claro, maravilhoso!!! :3

[@felpz7780]

Olá amigo BR

[@Cenourafnord]

É como se ouvisse pela primeira vez. Muito obrigado por esse momento tranquilo.

[@wulfston4863]

Gotta be ranked among one of your best works! Fantastic job Malcolm.

[@MalcolmRobinsonMusic]

Thanks! I was originally unsure about whether I should do this track, but I'm glad I did.

[@ajbahus]

"Why did you wait for me all this time?" "Because I said I would."

[@thegustbag]

this is so amazing it literally gave me chills. congratulations on the great work and please keep it up!

[@shadowman7408]

Me sitting on the couch at 15, thinking, one day ill be alone, everyone i lvoe will be gone and this house will disappear. Here we are now... its almost all happened...

[@ianian4162]

I cannot say I feel exactly the same, as our experiences are always more than the crude words we must use to express them, but I connect with what you say. I, too, know the dread that comes with living. Man, I feel that.

[@inhalethedarquiness451]

Mano as músicas de um jogo de super Nintendo foram refeitos em orchestra , escuta isso tá muito bem feito

[@felpz7780]

Olá amigo BR

[@BluePikmin11R]

Massive praise for this track.

[@jadulsong2079]

Definitely won't play this in my car.. I shouldn't cry while driving

[@XIskandarX]

Oh my god....at first i just closed my eyes a my mind slowly fades away but at sec 25.....just wow.......Awesome work, you truly know how to move pleople hearts.

[@Jonas-oh2uf]

Gives me Chrono Cross vibes. Very chilling.

[@brianhall1150]

Excellent as always sir! Thank you for your hard work in bringing to life these classics in such an inspiring and creative new sound. I always look forward to seeing your new projects as you release them.

[@MalcolmRobinsonMusic]

Thanks! It certainly is time consuming work, but I'm glad there are people who enjoy listening to them.

[@gtgatogtgatinho2985]

Rip akira toriyama

[@sno_au]

Beautiful cover

[@Thedraconicwerewolf]

Wow, you did a great job capturing the original feeling of the song and showcasing it with the increase in melodic tone at 00:24. I originally wanted to have this play in the background while writing a story piece; I had to stop the moment that part of the song came because of how it stressed the overwhelming nature of sadness/nostalgia that permeates throughout this piece. Like I said, great job in capturing the emotion in your own special way.

[@manuelchico7670]

is Beautifully, Beautifully, Beautifully.

[@kylestubbs8867]

"Hey, where's that healthy kid with the radical haircut?" ("He... he died. Lavos eviscerated him right in front of us.") "...That is terrible news..."

[@adyenlichtwachter6684]

Strikes every nerve, every fiber. As it should. GJ!

[@capncrunch4593]

Absolutely amazing. Your work continues to impress, and I am so glad to have found this channel. You have, without a doubt, the most consistently good Chrono Trigger remixes on KZbin, even better than Matthew Valente's arrangements for Resurrection. Keep up the good work!

[@MalcolmRobinsonMusic]

Thank you! I'm really glad you like my content. In Matthew Valente's defense, when he made his versions, most of these great sample libraries that I use didn't even exist. Also, I'm sure he didn't have nearly as much time to work on his versions because it was a part of a project with a deadline. I'm fortunate to be able to afford the best commercially available sample libraries and have nearly unlimited time and no externally imposed deadlines.

[@refeals]

God I love this channel.

[@doscuramenos]

SiksGameRoom - i am thankful to God for Trigger, Cross, people who've done it and people who reverberate its art!...

[@recklesflam1ngo968]

@@doscuramenos Same, shame alot of great jrpgs like chrono trigger and cross never were released here in Australia :(

[@doscuramenos]

@@recklesflam1ngo968 - oh really?!... I live in Brazil and i could only find the pirate version to buy, so it was cheaper... But there were stores in which i could rent the original game, but i never found it to buy (the original) where i live, as far as i can remember...

[@recklesflam1ngo968]

@@doscuramenos indeed x2 We here in Australia and PAL in general got the short end of the stick when it came to jrpgs from the 90's and earlier 2000's

[@doscuramenos]

@@recklesflam1ngo968 - oh i get ya, in Brazil there were some partnerships with some developers and videogame companies in general in which we could manufacture and redistribute our own videogames and games from those companies, so also maybe because of that many games came to South America before reaching other mondial regions, like yours.

[@그린캣치]

It's Epic emotional music!!

[@ericc8372]

Beautiful! Fantastic job with this piece, not too long until Vol II is finished!!

[@MalcolmRobinsonMusic]

Thanks! It's hard to believe that my Chrono Trigger work is finally coming to an end.

[@sofiamartinez_art]

You deserve more likes 💕💕

[@TheLazzo]

Fucking beautiful. Your channel is full of amazing pieces Malcolm, keep it up bro.

[@jameswelch3624]

Listening to this song I can’t help but think about all the bad things I have endured in the last couple of years and then my depression kicks in. I can’t help but cry even though I may not have gone through much compared to others it still really hurts.

[@taeyeonspie5356]

Don't compare yourself to others, we all have our own battles; life is not a competition. Please don't be so harsh on yourself... It's okay if you feel like crying. Feel your pain and emotions, let them in and go because bad things won't last forever. You're very strong, this stranger is proud of you. May extraordinary days come to you soon, you deserve them all !!!

[@michaelhope8442]

So beautiful...

[@antonioguglielmetti2661]

Cyrus and Glenn looking at the sunset on the bridge

[@corjonbett]

You're a marshmallow, Glenn...

[@Kyubi095]

Gorgeous, great job with this!

[@syajuegos430]

Run gleen ! Run.... Cyrus and gleen..they have the best history

[@BygPhattyPlus]

Just beautiful.

[@GameplaysBrChrono]

I love to put on this song when I'm shaken.

[@drewpattinson6158]

Yep

[@jardelholub9409]

Some parts remember me 'Lilium' from Elfen Lied. Beautiful song.

[@cunha4791]

When I first heard this song in 600 Ad I almost started to worship magus so good it was

[@slifertheskydragon9252]

Loved this a lot! Greetings from Chile! I just love your work. I'd like you to do "Krysta Theme" from "Terranigma". Thank you for doing these awesome remixes!

[@MalcolmRobinsonMusic]

I started that track a while ago, but I didn't get very far with it. I hope I get a chance to finish it. Unfortunately, I had to cancel my plans to make a Terranigma cover album because of a licensing issue with games that were never officially released in the US, so I won't be doing much more from that game.

[@slifertheskydragon9252]

Oh :( that's sad... I really would like to hear more Terranigma remixes from you. But it's ok. (sighs) still, I love your remixes of Chrono Trigger. They're awesome! I've listened to all of them. Keep it like that. Thanks a lot for it!

[@marktaylor4071]

Another job well done!

[@MalcolmRobinsonMusic]

Thank you!

[@ShaneEdgewind]

The music swell still gets me.

[@ApocalypZero]

so happy to see your channel growing, been listening since early 2016

[@MalcolmRobinsonMusic]

Thanks for sticking around! I'm happy to see my channel grow too even though I haven't done a very good job of uploading content consistently.

[@vgaudiophile5397]

Dude, don't apologize - the content you do produce is so killer and well worth the wait! On behalf of gamers everywhere, thank you for sharing your time & talent on YT!

[@runeskyr85]

Been kinda waiting for you to do this one.

[@FannyZQ]

you did an amazing joooob! Keep going ^^ you are doing great :D

[@rohlenschlager]

😱 I...I... just excellent. 🥰🥰🥰

[@janedoe6171]

Oh man, this was gorgeous! I wanna do something like this with the Guardian's Crusade soundtrack, I love that game :D

[@carlossantana4108]

This rendition left me shook

[@chanceturcotte]

amazing! i must save i love the xylophone in the original however or w/e it is

[@Vichikuma]

Thank you.

[@cvcvbbath3756]

Soon, burning stones shall fall, flames shall scorch the land... The burned out plains will slowly freeze, ushering in a long, cruel, ice age! Mwa ha ha! What a treat! You will wish you had... along... with... us.... mwa ha...!

[@mrbmoney2396]

If you would have played this song on loud speaker before all wars, then everybody would have laid down their arms and group hugged

[@charsage1036]

and these song is one of the reason's I subed to you.

[@dell098]

Awesome. Keep up the good work!

[@MalcolmRobinsonMusic]

I'll do my best!

[@dangolanford6170]

Ten years hath passed... Can I do it? I've changed so much. Alas, poor Cyrus...!

[@Amako94]

So beautiful! *0*

[@NoxAgito]

Fantastic job!

[@V742]

Something about the instrumentation really reminds me of EVO: Search for Eden.

[@Xorcrupt]

So pretty!

[@faroukrizki8320]

Magnificent

[@miracletf]

Amazing! I'm definitely looking forward to "To Far Away Times"!

[@MalcolmRobinsonMusic]

Thanks! "To Far Away Times" is a tough one to arrange, so I hope my version ends up sounding good enough. If not, I'll have to scrap it and replace it with another track.

[@miracletf]

So far everything you've done is great. I'm not one to understand music in the form you do but I'm sure it'll be fantastic like the rest of your songs

[@jackdewitt4238]

Malcolm Robinson Music “where to as what the future holds”

[@karatebuff]

"JESUS CHRIST THIS IS TO MUCH" chapeau!!

[@Kain5th]

damn.... makes me want to listen to some xenogears. think you'll ever do orchestrated versions of that soundtrack?

[@MalcolmRobinsonMusic]

I've been considering doing Xenogears. I'm still not sure whether it will happen, but it's definitely a possibility.

[@annriv7378]

love it!!! ♥ 😭

[@CNR4EVR]

Yessss! I love you!

[@Tiberiansam]

Music I'm listening to as I'm about to take my own life... Love hurt...

[@JessiiChuu94]

Ozzie disliked this video twice

[@genericmanchild]

Ozzie pants are the best armor Even better on how it's a head equipment

[@felpz7780]

Omg how can be possible ?! Kkkk

[@Egobyte83]

"Glenn, I've decided to join the knighthood..."

[@celrokproduction]

damn this one is so good! Already in my mp3! Great job! I wonder if you'll be interested to make the Rolling Craddle track of Seiken Densetsu 3 that will be crazy!

[@MalcolmRobinsonMusic]

Thanks! I like Rolling Cradle from SD3, but it's very unlikely that I'll cover it since I had to cancel my plans for a Seiken Densetsu 3 cover album.

[@celrokproduction]

Aaaaah that's so unfortunate! Well all I can do about it is to hope that one day you'll be able to work on it. Anyway, keep this great work those remakes are Gold Tier ^^

[@chavezraul6879]

This sounds so much like Octopath Traveller :0

[@kylestubbs8867]

Made by the same company.

[@GCJACK83]

Damnable red star, FALL!! Stain the earth red!