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The 'SQUARE ENIX JAZZ -CHRONO TRIGGER-' Album is Now Open to Buy

  • Writer: Matthew McCarthy
    Matthew McCarthy
  • Jan 26, 2022
  • 1 min read

The fifth album in Square Enix's Jazz Series is out now, featuring eleven jazz arrangements from the iconic JRPG "Chrono Trigger."

The cover for the "SQUARE ENIX JAZZ -CHRONO TRIGGER-" album. [Credit: Square Enix]

Arrangers Eijiro Nakagawa and Ryu Kawamura have done multiple "Chrono Trigger" songs in the style of jazz for the "SQUARE ENIX JAZZ -CHRONO TRIGGER-" album. The album is available on the Square Enix Store for $34.99USD.


The eleven tracks arranged include:

  • Chrono Trigger

  • Peaceful Days

  • Frog's Theme

  • Lavos' Theme

  • Robo's Theme

  • The End of Time

  • Battle with Magus

  • Schala's Theme

  • Far Off Promise

  • World Revolution

  • To Far Away Times

A screenshot from "Chrono Trigger." [Credit: The "CHRONO TRIGGER®" Steam Store page]

The track Chrono Trigger was done in a different session from the version included in the "Square Enix Jazz Vol.2" Album.


Eijiro Nakagawa is a trombonist who has worked on a few game titles, such as "Mario Kart 8." Ryu Kawamura is a bassist who has also worked on a few game titles, such as creating arrangements for "Nier Automata."


The "SQUARE ENIX JAZZ -CHRONO TRIGGER-" album also includes Ken Higeshiro on drums, Takana Miyamoto on piano, Naoto Suzuki on guitar, and Ryoji Ihara on the saxophone & flute.


"Chrono Trigger" released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995, becoming one of the most iconic and critically acclaimed video games of all time.

A screenshot from "Chrono Trigger." [Credit: The "CHRONO TRIGGER®" Steam Store page]

The Square Enix Jazz Albums began in 2017 with the release of "Square Enix Jazz - Final Fantasy" in 2017.


The track Wind Scene was also given a jazz arrangement in 2018 in the "Square Enix Jazz Vol.2" album, with Ryu Kawamura arranging the track.

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