Terranigma - Crysta remix - "Find My Way"

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Jorito

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Published on May 22, 2020 3:21:56 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fui4Tf62xjE

Game:

Terranigma (1995)

Duration: 4:29

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Released on the OverClocked Remix album "Paths Less Travelled: Terranigma". Available for free direct download from https://terranigma.ocremix.org

Arrangement, accordion, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, shakers, percussion, production: Jorito
Lyrics: Jorito, Lauren the Flute
Lead vocals: Earth Kid (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOhdqZa6K5TjIBESNVoDnUg)
Backing vocals: JoyDreamer (https://www.youtube.com/user/JoyDreamerJourney)
Acoustic guitar: Kain White (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY3R0VH3CrvYkSZMn90cFJA)
Flute: Lauren the Flute (https://youtube.com/selie22flute)
Mastering: Chimpazilla (https://youtube.com/chimpazilla)

This track was a loooong time in the making and saw its fair share of bumps on the road, much like the story of Ark, the protagonist in Terranigma. Originally started in mid 2016 for the OCReMix Terranigma album, it got shelved for over 2 years until the album project got restarted. But I'm glad I was able to finish it, and I hope it conveys *just* the right feeling to anyone who played and enjoyed the game.

Crysta plays a key role in Terranigma. It may just seem your regular oldskool RPG home town music and just the place where the game starts (and ends). You don't even see or hear it a lot in the game, but it *does* tend to stick with you because of the way the story is told. Much like Crysta, I wanted this track to not only give a sense of home, of comfort, of belonging, but also a sense of development, discovery and overcoming the things life throws at you. Did I succeed? Well, that's for you to decide.

I always envisioned this to be a song with vocals, but finding a lead vocalist turned out to be a challenge. Due to the long production time and various life circumstances, it was only until at the last moment, when all parts were already recorded, that Natalya (Earth Kid) was able to help out. I am glad she did, and you gotta love how her voice blends with Joy's in the choruses :) Kain White was kind enough to play the arpeggiated guitar part and the strumming in the choruses (even if I did record some more guitars for the choruses myself to fill it out a bit more), and Lauren (the Flute) provided the expressive flute parts. Accordion was done by yours truly, because I had one lying around and it just fit the bill. As always, big thanks to everybody that helped bring the track to life; while samples are pretty good nowadays, they are never a 100% substitute for real instruments played by real people.


Lyrics:

Verse 1

How I dream of the wondrous things
that home's safety never brings.
Adventure,
See how far I can fly...
If I
Spread my wings.

Chorus

I want to find my way,
As long as I stay home,
I never
will know.

Verse 2

I feel lost in uncertainty,
Struggling to find out who I will be.
I'm stumbling,
But I cannot turn back...
(I) Must learn
Who I am.

Chorus

I have to find my way,
As long as I stayed home,
I never
could know.

Verse 3

Looking back, I can clearly see
I am not who I thought I would be.
Misguided,
When I faced it, I knew
Just who
I could be.

Chorus

I will find my way,
As I go on this journey,
To learn
Who I am.

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