Do we know what the "enhanced" soundtrack sounds like yet?

[Spiked Wall Man]

Is it just going to be a higher quality version of the OST, or are they going to make changes like they did in the Final Fantasy X remaster?

[Mojohosavich]

It would be cool if Square Enix would make the soundtrack as DLC. I mean owning RM ST and owning a actual OG hard disks would be great. I know Itunes has a album but I'm not happy with Apple.

[Melodia]

Mitsuda himself said it'll be the same, just remastered. It's possible it'll just be the same master as the remastered OST released in 2019
https://www.jp.square-enix.com/music/sem/page/chrono/cross_revival/index_en.html

[Spiked Wall Man]

Originally posted by Melodia:

Mitsuda himself said it'll be the same, just remastered. It's possible it'll just be the same master as the remastered OST released in 2019
https://www.jp.square-enix.com/music/sem/page/chrono/cross_revival/index_en.html

That's good to hear. Where did Mitsuda announce that?

[MaChao]

https://youtu.be/hPpQyi558kk

The Music Tracks Trailer on YT featured some completely rearranged songs.
And let me be honest, if this is the games OST and there's no way to switch to the original one, this is a hard pass.
What they did to Scars of Time could be considered a criminal offense...

[Saga]

It's on Youtube. It sucks. I have no idea why did they even bother when the OG OST was perfect already.

[MaChao]

I really hopes it would get the same treatment Legend of Mana got, where they just cleaned up / remastered the original tracks and made them much richer sounding.
Imho, these remixes are godawful.
I so hope there's an option to switch OST's or later on at least a mod.

[Spiked Wall Man]

Ouch. These new tracks are OK but nowhere as good as the originals. I really hope we get an OST toggle option.

EDIT: I think it's worth pointing out that there is a possibility that the above video is an advertisement for the new arrangement vinyl, but I can't find anything indicating if these tracks are also in the game itself.

[Stormy Dawn]

Oh my... those are pretty bad.

My word. What did they do to Scars of Time? Do these guys know what dissonance is? There is a time and a place for it in music, but that is not one of them. Ear bleeding.

And I knew it was going to a mistake to involve the McGlynns in this. Irish folk music has no place in Chrono Cross. I don't understand how you can think of a tropical, otherworldly type of paradise and think, "Hm... makes me think of Ireland." Excuse me?

I sure hope the original OST is provided. It's not a deal breaker, but it sure is close to one.

[Einlenzer]

Wow, what is this treat ? How can someone destroy the OG game masterpiece to this crap O_O

I can tell I really fear now for the game.

[Spiked Wall Man]

Looks like a news post on the Square-Enix website confirms that there will be a soundtrack toggle:

You can choose between playing with the updated 3D models, fonts, illustrations, and filtered backgrounds and the original graphics, and switch between the original and refined soundtracks too. So if you’re a purist (or just nostalgic) you can enjoy the game as it was originally presented.

[Stormy Dawn]

Thank God for that.

Knowing I can toggle back and forth, I'll give the new OST a fair shot. I can't deny my nostalgic bias, but honestly the dissonance caused by the strange arrangements and tempo is just... off-putting.

Hopefully there are some new gems hidden in the rubble somewhere.

[MaChao]

Thank god! That's good news.
I still hope that the stuff teased on that YouTube video turns out to be a bonus remix album or something. But if it's actually in-game, i'm glad for a toggle.

[Melodia]

Originally posted by MaChao:

Thank god! That's good news.
I still hope that the stuff teased on that YouTube video turns out to be a bonus remix album or something. But if it's actually in-game, i'm glad for a toggle.

It's literally an advertisement for a vinyl.

[Spiked Wall Man]

Originally posted by Melodia:

It's literally an advertisement for a vinyl.

Sort of. It has fine print that says the track order in the video is different on the vinyl but didn't say anything else beyond that. So it's really ambiguous.

[MaChao]

Yup, that's the thing. All it does is mention the game, its platforms etc.
It doesn't specify any, say, special editions containing an extra OST or anything.
From the video description:

"Introducing the new and arranged songs from CHRONO CROSS: THE RADICAL DREAMERS EDITION!"

So, songs from the game, as in in-game songs?
It really isn't clear what this video is actually supposed to be promoting.