Chrono Trigger Soundtracks?

[palmer6strings]

I'm just curious, I want to get one, but there is a few different versions and I don't know which one I should get.
Are they all the same just with different packaging? I would like a really nice Orchestral version w/ many songs and maybe one with just the original 16 bit music from the game. All the ones I've found also have a very wide range in cost too sooooo idk...

Any help on identifying the differences between them would be greatly appreciated.

[wiggy]

The cost difference is likely because some are legit, while others are bootleg.

Unlike games, it's a tough to tell a bootleg CD at a glance. I've got a handful of bootleg game soundtracks. Since they're CDs, and they only consist of a rip from a legit copy, they sound identical.  So you at least don't need to worry about that, but rather which version of each soundtrack you want.

[Beastman1975]

i would say get an Orchestral version  i have a cd that came with Chrono trigger on Ds had a pretty good  full orchestra version  but i was only a few tracks i want to get a complete OST  there was a recent release that had remixed arrangements from Chrono Trigger and Cross . i liked that but in some ways its very different than the original work  ,

here is a sample of the new OST   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daHOC_HlxaA