Battle with Magus

General Information

Areas Played: Black Omen, Magus's Lair, North Cape
Composed by: Yasunori Mitsuda
Original Japanese Title: 魔王決戦 / Maou Kessen
Time Signature: 3/4, then 6/8 (with some 7/8 and 5/8)

In 2009, Bandai featured this theme as part of a Super Robot Wars K song. Square Enix complained, and Bandai formally apologized. You can hear the usage here and see the apology in Japanese here.

Official Releases

• Chrono Trigger Arranged Version: The Brink of Time
• Chrono Trigger Official Soundtrack: Music from Final Fantasy Chronicles
• Chrono Trigger Original Sound Version
• Chrono Trigger - Orchestra Extra Soundtrack
• Chrono Trigger DS Original Soundtrack

Unofficial Releases

.spc Rips

• Chrono Trigger (Tracks 1-83) by ZeaLitY

.2SF Rips

• Chrono Trigger (Tracks 1-65, 84-87) by bxaimc

.psf Rips

• Chrono Trigger (Tracks 1-65, 67-87) by DarioEMeloD

Albums and Doujins

• B.G.M. - Live in Route16
• Bad Dudes - A Tribute to Yasunori Mitsuda
• Battle SQ
• Bau-hauss - Le Cercueil du Reve - Chrono Trigger Arrange
• Blake Robinson - Chrono Trigger Symphony
• Carmina Lunae - Star of Dreams
• Chronicles of Time - A Premonition
• Chronicles of Time - Chronicles of Time
• DJ Nerd42 - Chrono Tied
• Ferdk - RPG Battles Vol 1
• FREEZEMOON - Chrono Trigger Famicom Sound Version
• Hiroyuki Iwama - Kaion Shugi 4: Square Volume
• JMMIDI - Best Hits Battle Collection Complete Edition
• Levo Lution - Prelude
• OneUp Studios - CHRONOTORIOUS
• OneUpStudios - Time & Space (Green)
  
• OneUpStudios - Time & Space
• Osamuraisan - Osamuraisan Selection vol.4 ~Rokugen Monogatari~
• Piano Squall - GAME
• Poutrax - Influences
• Project Majestic Mix: Squaredance Limited Edition
• Project Majestic Mix: Squaredance Standard Edition
• Right Stuff - Type-R 2nd - Side Chrono Trigger
• Sam Dillard - Chrono Cinematica
• SQ Chips
• SUPER JOHN BROTHERS - CHRONO TRIGGER ~Playing the End of Time~ and APPEND DISC
• takrockers!! - Journey Through the Brilliant Days ~タイムマシンで行く時間一周旅行~
• TERA - Mix Delta
• The Greatest Bits - Chrono Trigger
• The Specialist - Chronological Gangster
• Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra - Symphonic Fantasies Tokyo
• TPR - The End of Time - Melancholy Music from Chrono Trigger
• WDR Radio Orchestra Cologne - Symphonic Fantasies

Remixes

Chrono Compendium

• 'Battle with Magus' by Reuben Gingrich
• 'Battle with Magus' by HeartImpaled
• 'CT Blues' by Schizophrenic Techno-Penguin #827
• 'Janus, Schala, and the Ocean Palace' by Counter-Colette

OCReMix

• 'Antimatter' by Beatdrop
• 'Atonement' by Darangen
• 'B.A.M.F. (Radio Edit)' by Dhsu, Mustin
• 'Blue Minded God' by Zeratul
• 'But the Future Refused to Change' by DrumUltimA
• 'Coming Darkness' by Chris Bess, FFmusic Dj, Geoffrey Taucer
• 'Flow of Time' by Richard Daskas
• 'Magus (Decay of Hope)' by Children of the Monkey Machine
  
• 'MagusTemporalRehab' by Children of the Monkey Machine
  
• 'The Dark Defender' by pu_freak
• 'Trigger Please' by Shnababula

VGMix

Stuff of Legends

• 'Atonement' by Darangen

Must-Haves

• 'Black Wind Rising' by Starblast
• 'Children of Zeal' by Dooleus
• 'Saving Time' by positive
• 'Sonic Blade Ultimate Medley, Part 1' by Black
• 'Omen of the Prophet' by Darangen

Good Stuff

• 'Castletop Scramble' by DJ Naptime

VGMix X

• 'Black Magic' by Dooleus

Other

CelestiaX -Square Enix Music Arrange Festival 3

• 'Schala's Theme' by masakariushi

Chrono Trigger Remake Project

• Battle with Magus by John
• Battle with Magus

Chrono Trigger Resurrection

• 'Battle with Magus' by tssf

Dan Goodale

• 'The Ballad of Frog'

Dwelling of Duels

June 2005

3: 'Atonement' by Darangen

November 2006

7tie: Shadow of the Mystic by Rexy

December 2006

7: 'Crossin Time' by Ashane

June 2008

13: 'There's Metal in my Spaniard' by Final Atomic Buster

February 2009

14tie: Facing Dark Eternal (Hang On!) by Skummel Mask

December 2010

2: 'Trigger Please' by Shnabubula (leitmotif)

October 2011

6: 'Battle with Janus's Persona' by Culden

April 2012

Alternate: 'Devotio Aeternus' by Darangen

Gekitsui King Contest

• Ability of the Dark Matter by Kle

OverLooked ReMiX

• 'Magus Joins the Band' by Math Blaster
• 'Magus Takes a Dump on OverLooked ReMiX' by Math Blaster
• 'Poor Man's Magus' by ProjectSpam
• 'Working Man's Magus' by ProjectSpam

Personal Remixes

• 'Chrono Trigger Medley' by Opus.XERO

RPGamer.com

• 'Atonement' by Darangen

Unknown

• 'Magus'

VGMix 1

• 'Distortions from Dark Matter' by JonathonStriker
• 'The Fall of Zeal (Piano Arrangement)' by SonicBlade

Vincent7995

• 'Dreams Dying in the Ocean Floor' by Vincent7995
• 'Warlock Battle' by Vincent7995

From: Music (Chrono Trigger)