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"'''{{PAGENAME}}'''" is a track composed by [[Yasunori Mitsuda]] for the game {{CT}}. It is the second track on the second disk from the [[Chrono Trigger Original Sound Version|original soundtrack]]. The track first appears after [[Lucca]] successfully repairs [[Robo]] for the first time. | "'''{{PAGENAME}}'''" is a track composed by [[Yasunori Mitsuda]] for the game {{CT}}. It is the second track on the second disk from the [[Chrono Trigger Original Sound Version|original soundtrack]]. The track first appears after [[Lucca]] successfully repairs [[Robo]] for the first time. | ||
The song is | The song is very similar to a popular J-pop dance song, {{w|TRF (group)|TRF}}'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKEWlU4rkxc "EZ Do Dance"] (1993), which has a very similar melody and chord progression about one-and-a-half minutes into the song. [[Yasunori Mitsuda]], the composer of this song, was most likely inspired by "EZ Do Dance" which was a major chart-topping dance hit in Japan. | ||
In the West, where "EZ Do Dance" is largely unknown, "Robo's Theme" is instead often compared to {{w|Rick Astley}}'s [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&ob=av2e "Never Gonna Give You Up"] (1987) as the background music has some similarities, notably the {{w|Yamaha DX7}} bassline which was fairly common in 1980s pop music. Yasunori Mitsuda stated he had never before heard of Rick Astley or his music. This is due to "Never Gonna Give You Up" never charting in Japan. | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:47, 3 November 2023
"Robo's Theme" is a track composed by Yasunori Mitsuda for the game Chrono Trigger. It is the second track on the second disk from the original soundtrack. The track first appears after Lucca successfully repairs Robo for the first time.
The song is very similar to a popular J-pop dance song, TRF's "EZ Do Dance" (1993), which has a very similar melody and chord progression about one-and-a-half minutes into the song. Yasunori Mitsuda, the composer of this song, was most likely inspired by "EZ Do Dance" which was a major chart-topping dance hit in Japan.
In the West, where "EZ Do Dance" is largely unknown, "Robo's Theme" is instead often compared to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" (1987) as the background music has some similarities, notably the Yamaha DX7 bassline which was fairly common in 1980s pop music. Yasunori Mitsuda stated he had never before heard of Rick Astley or his music. This is due to "Never Gonna Give You Up" never charting in Japan.