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SvD KILLSWITCH

2y↑26

It's interesting that there are many different composers throughout the series, because the music gives each game its own voice and character.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney often has fairly simple, uncluttered themes. It does a great job of making it feel like Phoenix is still a rookie, and the upbeat, almost aggressive melodies that come in when you expose a lie or corner a witness emphasise that.

Justice for All feels a lot darker in tone to me, which suits the setting and story. Phoenix learns all too painfully in this game that it's not just about catching the bad guy, that there are times when difficult decisions have to be made with consequences attached. The music reflects this, it feels a bit edgier, less "Huzzah! I've caught you!" and more "What are you trying to hide from me and why?".

Trials and Tribulations is just, *chef's kiss*. I love the soundtrack for this game. As the culmination of the original trilogy, the way the music elevates the story is really incredible to me. Phoenix has come a long way since the first game, but has to face the demons from his past and this game leans a lot harder into some of the spiritual and emotional feelings which I think the soundtrack does an excellent job of reflecting. It also feels like some of the courtroom themes echo Mia's character, which is fitting. Bridge to the Turnabout was such a wild adventure of twists and turns and story threads coming together in ways I never expected, and remains one of my favourite cases in the series to this day. There's a throwback to a particular piece of music in this trial that is just masterfully done.

Thank you for this analysis!

All comments from YouTube:

David Guthary

2y↑2.3K

It's worth noting that the later games each have a different "Objection!" theme for each playable character. They each serve the same purpose for moving the trial along, but they also serve as personal themes for the characters associated with them. This allows for some unique uses for them outside of the standard situations, such as Athena's "Objection!" theme being rearranged to represent her past trauma, or Phoenix's "Objection!" theme signifying that you are losing when you face him in a civil trial.

A New Hero121

2y↑1

If I understand the concept of a leitmotif correctly, Dual Destinies and Spirit of Justice use each of the main attorneys' Objection! themes as their leitmotif, especially so for Apollo and Athena lol

Abigail C

2y↑6

@BigKlingy Athena gets this as well (or something similar). And the civil trial def has an excellent utilization of Phoenix's theme - it's the only time you don't want to hear it play.

David Guthary

2y↑6

@Dunsparce Del Toro Spirit of Justice.

Dunsparce Del Toro

2y↑3

"or Phoenix's "Objection!" theme signifying that you are losing when you face him in a civil trial."

Which game are you referring to here?

DB Class 407

2y↑11

The Great Ace Attorney: Chronicles took this further and have two levels of Objection themes per character.

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terdragontra

2y↑1.5K

I understand "Fragrance of Dark Coffee" wouldn't have really fit within this video, but its an amazing track, everyone reading this go listen to it right now!

Octopleb

I'm learning to play it on my trombone because I love it so much

Asian Boi

The bitter taste of truth is such a tear jerker, more so than fragrance of dark coffee I might add

Z Q

i was waiting for him to talk about it. one of the most iconic video game pieces of music of all time.

The Hat Man

Haven't heard it in years; still remember it note by note

Mr. Mephitis

Thank you for recommending this; it's good.

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melskunk

2y↑1.3K

I can't imagine playing these games without the music, the songs have probably stuck with me more than almost any other series and this video really captures why. I think the reason the songs don't feel emotionally manipulative is because for the court scenes, you're really driving their appearance. Your choices bring out the songs and each feels like they accent your own mood rather than the other way around. When I'm trying to spot the discrepancy in a testimony, I'm feeling very focused and exacting. When I manage to catch them out, I'm triumphant and charging forward. It's all this wonderful auditory feedback loop

Jaxson Bateman

2y↑1

Capcom just always seems to do music well with their games. Well, at least judging from the major franchises I'm familiar with - Mega Man, Street Fighter and Ace Attorney. I'd be surprised if that same quality and attention to detail didn't translate to their other games.

David Guthary

2y↑5

I played Ace Attorney without music once. I was on a train and had forgotten my earphones. It was incredibly disappointing.

The Prime Minister of the Block

2y↑2

That's part of the magic of this game I reckon

Omnicorum

2y↑968

Apollo Justice has an underrated soundtrack honestly

Asian Boi

Best soundtrack IMO 🤝

Ted

It sounds darker

Irvin Menezes

2y↑1

@Jake 28 like a crimson kinda red though, not a bright red

repeekyraid cero

Only outside of the fandom.

But play
* Questioning Moderato 2001
Or
* Pursuit

And many will recognize it still.

2001 pw is epic

Matthijs Calje

@James fucking thank you. I'm getting so tired of the word underrated being thrown around

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Andrew Eric Davison

2y↑352

Legit got so emotional watching this - I don’t feel like people really give this series enough credit for its incredible music. I regularly put the Apollo Justice OST or the original game’s OST on while I work hahhah - and it does such a perfect job of linking itself with my memories of the characters/moments. Damon Gant’s theme??? Who writes character themes like that???

The Prime Minister of the Block

Sholmes's theme :)

Alex Franklin

2y↑11

His theme is so... oppressively relaxed, and intimidatingly grandiose at the same time. It really just demands, "everyone stop what you're doing! Things are going to happen at MY word now, and I don't see what all the rush is!"

Garr_Inc

2y↑8

Geniuses.

Trav

2y↑252

I was so afraid the great ace attorney wouldn’t get the love it deserved because it’s newer. That games soundtrack kicks so much ass. Especially the cross examination and pursuit themes.

WeirdBerry28

I strangely didn't like cross examination theme in TGAA, however they nailed character themes. They all are sublime

altboi

2y↑1

it has by far my favorite confess the truth theme of the series, which is also just one of my favorite video game tracks in general. it's so intense and gives off an immense feeling of "do I really WANT to know this truth?" it gave me chills every single time

Ekaterina Konovalova

2y↑10

also Kazuma's and Sholmes' themes... like HOLY SH*T

cannibalisticbiscuit

2y↑10

The Cross Examination Allegro theme is almost impossible not to nod my head to. I love that song so much, and along with the pursuit theme it’s just… chef’s kiss

bsharpmajorscale

2y↑25

I fully consider that duology to be the best-made entries in all of Ace Attorney. Music included.

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Tysen P

2y↑286

I feel that the biggest reason Ace Attorney’s soundtrack has stuck with so many people, including myself, is the game’s heavy focus on reading and storytelling. It’s like you’re reading a book with music that adapts to the mood, rather than playing a game. The themes just fit so well. And more often than not i’ll find myself bobbing my head or tapping my feet along with it as i’m playing.

Absquatula

2y↑283

Hot dang the original Pursuit theme really embodies that "cornered and back's to the wall" feeling holy crap

Maricella Wright

2y↑3

@rantingrodent416 I feel you on this. Is still my favourite Pursuit theme in the whole franchise. And the Cornered version, damn, chef's kiss. Maybe the Great Ace Attorney version is the closer to the original ever, but to be fair, the orchestra makes a lot of the work. I wonder how it would sound in the original bit style

TheAdvertisement

2y↑12

@rantingrodent416 The theme makes you feel so badass, like there's no way you can lose now while also painting the desperation of your opponent- it's so perfect!

rantingrodent416

2y↑53

I don't think any of the other games managed to quite match it. It really is the perfect "Hah! I've got you" piece. Such a panicked feeling, but the panic isn't yours.

Max Howlett

2y↑72

What I find so interesting is how the AA music doesn't get repetitive, despite the loops being relatively short for video games. Lesser games would struggle massively with this issue, making the entire game a bore. However AA is somehow able to prevent that feeling of repetition, despite the music very obviously repeating many, many times.

Your Local Waifu

69th like

Abigail C

2y↑5

I agree! Most loops are about a minute/minute and a half in length. The longest I can think of is about 3 minutes (the Phantom theme). And yet I could listen to many of them a thousand times.

PerJuniper

2y↑435

Fun aside: if you listen to the soundtrack of Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, you can find some striking similarities with the Ace Attorney framework. Despite being extremely different in gameplay, Masakazu Sugimori used the same tools to create the tense, slowly amping-up music in both games, using it to aide the story's impact

(Please play Ghost Trick it's fantastic)

repeekyraid cero

2y↑1

And when youre done with that, listen to "Murder by Numbers" next.

Thag man is a genius

alarmlessRifleman [AR]

2y↑6

Not only they sound similar, they also have the same.. I dunno how to put it, overall system? Like, I can clearly see Sissel's theme as his "Objection!" theme, because it has the same implication and in-game purpose - signifying player's progress and protagonist's excitement upon finding another lead and getting closer to the truth. The "4 minutes before death" theme works as testimony theme - the player is first given the information to think about, and then, during the Trick sequence, they interfere. There also are calmer investigation themes (such as "Chase") and a "Core"-like theme (I don't remember how it was called, but it was connected to Yomiel). Speaking of Yomiel, he's got one of the most nerve-wreacking reminiscence themes.

Ghost Trick is one of the best things that happened in my life. Everything is perfect about it - music, graphics, puzzles, characters and their designs, writing of the dialogues, PLOT for god's sake. It's such a shame that I can't forget it and play again.

George

Wow, on one hand I'm bitching yt comments about grammar, and here we have someone using "aide"! Respect, sir/madam!

Alex Franklin

2y↑5

I listened to the soundtrack recently and by the end I was moved to tears just remembering how good the ending was

DisMock PixR

2y↑3

Highly agreed , 11/10 MUST play again
[(R.I.P) Yomiel]

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Keanu Laʻa

2y↑259

One of my favorite things about the game's music is their ability to break the rules that they set up. For example, we know that Pursuit (Cornered) is Phoenix's theme, it's the song that plays when we/he is about to throw the whole case on its head and turn things around.

And then they give it to Edgeworth instead of you. What a way give a lot of weight to the narrative shift and how dire things have gotten - even your theme just got hijacked!

killerinstinct59

2y↑32

I think my favorite example is when you're in court and having a civil court dispute with Phoenix as apollo's openante and for the first time you hear his objection theme play against you and its an "Oh fuck" moment. Because you specifically know what it means and how screwed you are.

Alejandro Santa Maria

2y↑43

My favorite example of this is in the first ace attorney, when in trial 2, things seem almost finished, but then edgeworth turns the tables against pheonix, and that's when cornered starts playing.

robert lupa

2y↑87

It also shows that Edgeworth is on your side. He's not just there to get your client guilty, he wants to expose the truth, even if it means losing to you. Especially when the true culprit is a total bastard.

vedgie

2y↑538

I had such a big smile on my face through this whole video, the Ace Attorney soundtrack is one of my all time favourites from all gaming. Thank you for covering it!

cannibalisticbiscuit

Same, I didn’t want the video to end

hiimweirdandcool

2y↑443

I love that the Court Begins themes are also used when the case is wrapped up, as a "Court Ends" theme as well.

The same piece of music evokes way more different feelings in that scenario. When played at the beginning, it's more of a "Am I prepared?" kind of feeling, the ending makes it feel like a "Did we really just win?" feeling. It's great.

When Trials and Tribulations' Court Begins plays for the last time at the end of case 5, I physically sighed as if it was finally over.

DB Class 407

2y↑2

The two games in Chronicles are the first games to have a separate Court Ends theme.

Cream147player

2y↑19

It gives a kind of “we’ve come full circle” feeling, and reminds you of how far you’ve come since the beginning of the trial when you first hear that music. Yeah, I really like how they do that.

Static Chimera

2y↑6

@Garr_Inc legit the moment makes me tear up

Garr_Inc

2y↑25

@Static Chimera
- You'd do well to remember this, Maya. The only time a lawyer can cry is when it's all over.
Trial - 2004 plays along with a little "cutscene"
Such a glorious moment.

Static Chimera

2y↑43

That's why I really love Trials and Tribulations' trial theme. When it plays at the end of case 5, it really feels like a conclusive piece of music. It's like it's saying "and that's the final page of the book".

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Katie Simons

2y↑88

Im so sad that 'Lying Coldly' from the Miles Edgeworth spinoffs wasn't included with the pursuit themes! It's so full of hype and if you haven't heard it go listen to it!

Amith Aravind Pai

2y↑9

I swear to God, he himself would have freaked out while hearing that....just a masterpiece.

strat0caster

2y↑170

Phoenix Wright, a visual novel game that has a better "hitting feeling" than a lot of the RPG or even fighting games. Capcom does know how to get this right!

lnsflare1

2y↑7

@AC To be fair, visual novels have been doing stuff like this to describe deadly battles using just text, music, and the occasional flash of simple effects over a static image.

Jake 28

2y↑4

@AC Oh, yeah sorry I misread, thought you were talking about the game's name lol. Nice

robert lupa

2y↑10

@Jake 28 And the two Investigations games are called <Gyakuten Kenji> ("Turnabout Prosecutor"). I wonder what the 2nd game's English subtitle would be if it were to be localized. The unofficial English patch adds "Prosecutor's Path", but who knows what Capcom USA would come up with.

Jake 28

2y↑18

@AC Technically it's Turnabout Trial, I think.
Also I find it funny that in japan they know the games as <Gyakuten Saiban> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, etc, but over here they translated all of the games to have unique titles like PW:AA, PW:JFA, PW:T&T, AJ:AA, PW:DD, PW:SOJ (using acronyms for text length, you get the point)

strat0caster

2y↑2

@AC Capcom's 打撃感 is unrivaled in the industry ;) even when the game don't involve any actual “action"

FinalGamerJames

2y↑231

I only realised the last couple years that the Suspense theme has literally never been changed throughout the entire series, and I'm so glad you caught that because it's such a perfect simple simmering tension that they knew they could not improve it without being too complicated. Half of the Ace Attorney themes seem to rely on being perfect background noise, allowing the player to focus on the important case whilst keeping their nerves incensed. It's fantastic.

padowo

AJ’s suspense theme is so good

DB Class 407

2y↑1

Great Ace Attorney took this further by having two suspense themes.

Abigail C

@Sooper Huh, I didn't know that, I just knew it had a new suspense theme. Would that make the AJ theme more of a "Fate" theme then? Similar to Hotline of Fate, Crisis of Fate, A Cornered Heart, etc.

For the TGAA games there are actually two slightly different suspense themes, but it makes sense because those games have a very different feel and a very different soundtrack.

Sooper

2y↑18

@GreninjaMasterGabe Apollo Justice also uses original suspense theme sometimes

GreninjaMasterGabe

2y↑26

Actually, Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney had a unique Suspense theme, titled "Thrill Theme ~ Suspense." The Layton crossover and TGAA duology also had unique suspense themes.

LiquidOcelot265

2y↑87

The first time I heard the Pursuit theme from the original PW game, I couldn't stop laughing since the beginning reminds so much of the Mortal Kombat theme I kept thinking the judge was going to climb down from his chair and try to kick my ass.

DB Class 407

Well, Phoenix Wright is a playable character in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, so that isn't far-fetched.

repeekyraid cero

Oh he kicks enough @## alright...

Marina Maged

2y↑4

im fucking dying at that image

Mr.LeoNov

2y↑3

Yeah yeah, exactly my thoughts

ayaya

2y↑83

This video has confirmed to me that the reason I like this channel is because I can hear somebody who knows music theory tell me how great the soundtracks I already love are, in terms that I only vaguely understand but make me feel vindicated and cultured in my opinions about the music

SlicerO2

2y↑289

I would love to see a follow up to this talking about prosecutor themes and maybe the two presto cross examination themes from the investigation games. The fact that this video is solely focused on general court themes and there’s still so much to talk about is a testament to how fantastic this franchise’s music is.
I can’t really talk like I know anything about how music is constructed, but I can say for sure that the emotional depth of “The Dark Fragrance of Coffee” carries changes completely as you play the game. Every character theme has weight in every measure which I absolutely adore.
And the prestos? What can I say that hasn’t already been said, other than the first investigation uses it’s music extremely poorly. The prestos get you GOING, it’s the signal of “this is it” before you get the pursuit. You’ve backed them into a corner they can’t weasel out of, and the songs signal that effortlessly.

Abigail C

Good thing the second Investigations doesn't suck as much with the music, though it's nowhere near the level of T&T or TGAAC

Danelle Malchus

Yessssss!

SlicerO2

@StillSameguy NUMBERS

cannibalisticbiscuit

2y↑1

Investigations does use its music poorly, I recently finished the first game and found myself thinking that… but the tracks are such absolute bangers that I almost didn’t mind, Pursuit: Lying Coldly is a spectacular song

StillSameguy

alejandrotti10

2y↑180

Some honorable mentions from the formula:
-Suspense from The Great Ace Attorney/Ace Attorney Chronicles. It isn't as suspenseful as the original Suspense structure, but it nails the feeling of trying to catch the melody, while everyone else in the room watches you, expecting for you to catch the melody, and judging you for not doing so.

-Thrill from Apollo Justice. Another variation of the original Suspense, but a lot more dramatic. There's no minnuendos, just crescendos at the background, as if something important is trying to reach the surface, but suddenly falls without being noticed. The melody, however, while keeping the Suspense rhythm, plays with the double notes with no rest or breath, also trying to scale higher and escape the somber notes, but falling abruptly in the process. It's an anticipation, but for a huge drop of information.

-Courtroom Revolutionnaire, from Dual Destinies. Instead of using the classic rhythm as her base, she uses her own theme (Let's Do This!) to object, being the only "main character" to leave the formula (it will be official when she gets her game). With this, the tone changes. It's optimistic in the way that you know you've found something important to the case, but it's too good to be the end of the story; however, you've progressed a lot into the case, and you know you can progress more. Almost like an anime opening sounding in the middle of the battle, but not quite.

-All the Pursuit variations. The embodiment of comeback, not letting your prey go, and the philosophy of "other point of view", just by skipping right to the momentum (sometimes), and making the background sounds slightly different, and even more epic if they want to. This is more noticeable in Trials and Tribulations (by a mile, you know why), Dual Destinies and Spirit of Justice.

cannibalisticbiscuit

2y↑1

Can’t help but dance to it every time Courtroom Revolutionarre plays. Its energetic/optimistic tone is fantastic, even contagious, and it’s so fitting to Athena’s character

Reverse Card

2y↑1

> Spell-breaker from Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright.
Man, this theme embodies how chaotic the entire game can be sometimes and despite only playing twice in the whole game, it's so damn memorable.

alejandrotti10

2y↑2

@Paradoxxis Agreed. The first one is more its own theme rather than the suspense melody, which isn't bad due to the tone of the game.

The second one is my favorite so far. Specially with the little variation.

Paradoxxis

2y↑11

> Suspense from The Great Ace Attorney/Ace Attorney Chronicles. It isn't as suspenseful as the original Suspense structure

GAA actually has two Suspense themes! Variation Two is more or less an orchestral arrangement of Suspense 2001, and really captures the suspenseful feel of it.

Elisabeth R

2y↑285

The spinoff series Ace Attorney Investigations also has some of the best music in the Ace Attorney line, the second in particular stands out as an outstanding score with how it uses music to convey the personality of characters. While both games are outstanding in this right, the second is supreme here. Could be something to look at, mayhaps? :)

Kiper

objection 2011 best objection theme

Tyler Rastovski

All the character themes are perfect

Zeri R.

@Jolfgard I agree sooo much, also it had laytons theme which is always a 10

MorningBell

2y↑1

@Daniel Cimino and so is the man who masterminds the game

Elisabeth R

2y↑1

@Daniel Cimino Definitely. Those two are just sublime :3

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Daniel Oliveira

2y↑51

You just made me realize why I love Maya's theme so much. With all trial songs being in minor keys, it's extremely satisfactory to hear Maya's theme in a major key after all that tension, bringing a huge sense of relief and resolution. Excellent video.

BigKlingy

2y↑72

I love how the first case of Great Ace Attorney uses the music to showcase Ryunosuke's development and growing confidence. He has a more subdued "prelude" Objection theme that plays for the first few contradictions, only using his real Objection theme about halfway through the trial, and the Pursuit theme doesn't play until the final nail in the culprit's coffin. The more high-energy themes hit so much harder when they're saved like this.

An aspect of Ace Attorney's soundtracks that wasn't discussed here is the "Reminiscence" or "Recollections" themes. These are formulaic only in the sense that they follow a naming scheme and that every major past incident has one, but they're also unique for each instance. These songs can't be separated from their contexts because each one does an amazing job of acting as the musical "theme" for a specific tragedy or unsolved case. In some cases they're rearrangements of character themes, sometimes they're new but take cues from other songs. Sometimes these songs are your "reward" for discovering a long-hidden truth, I think my personal favourite was the one from the end of Spirit of Justice Case 3. The opening notes of that song hit so hard you can almost FEEL it, and it matched my mood once I realized what REALLY happened in that case and why.

Kuri

2y↑11

And The Great Ace Attorney 2 added 2 new pursuit variants. Prelude to Pursuit is so good. It's a subdued version of Pursuit, but it gives a feeling of hidden intensity, and the moment it plays is moment when you realize that there is something much bigger at play here, and this is just the beginning to unlocking the secret that's hidden beneath the case. And the Great Pursuit theme only plays in the final trial, as the greatest triumph you have achieved up to that point. The music is absolutely genius.

The CunninLynguist

2y↑99

Capcom's greatest attorney that ever lived. I am so glad they decided to localize this franchise. It became one of my favorites ever...from the music, characters, and of course the cases/story. Despite knowing what happens, I've replayed the series so many times. Patiently waiting for that Spirit of Justice sequel.

Jack Kieser

2y↑2

Waiting for him to be added in the inevitable next Smash game; if he could work in MvC3, Phoenix can work in Smash, you cowards!

Hannibal

2y↑8

cries in AAI2

Denver Kweh

2y↑2

About Apollo and Nahyuta?

Cream147player

2y↑80

The original trilogy of Ace Attorney games are complete masterpieces that as a set, I revere no less than any hallowed game in history. The music is a huge contributing factor to that, with the emotional turmoil of the stories captured perfectly in sound in all 3 games. The trilogy is on just about every console that there is right now, and while I’m sure 90% of people here have played it already, if you haven’t, just do it.

A New Hero121

@Kuri Hell, play Trilogy, Chronicles, and the remaining three main series games, the only ones I haven't played are the Investigations spinoffs and the Professor Layton spinoff and I loved every single one to death lol

Kuri

2y↑10

I also highly recommend The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. It rivals, if not surpasses, the original trilogy. Since it's not directly connected, it can be played on its own, but I highly recommend for everyone to play both the Trilogy and TGAA Chronicles.

Parkour Cabinets

2y↑83

I visited Minneapolis over the summer and saw a Phoenix Wright musical written by a local theatre there. It was a lot of fun, and some of these themes were in there! Check out the Minnesota Fringe if you’re ever around there!

Maaku Jiten

2y↑12

That's Turnabout Musical and it waa an Ace Attorney fan project that started in 2007. They eventually made the resources for the project available and Albino Squirrel Productions played a modified version at Fringe.

Creatrix Tiara

2y↑1

Ooo do you have a link to this production?

Drakosmick

2y↑16

I don’t understand anything about music theory and such but Ace Attorney is my reason for living and I love the fact that a video like this exists. Thank you.

Niels Schellekens

2y↑74

If anything I'd love to stress people to listen to the 'oddballs' amongst Phoenix Wright. Like Layton's game being much more orchestral, or Great Ace Attorney being more oriental or even better, being in Edgeworth's shoes where it's not just moderato and allegro but also Presto which kicks it into high gear as opposed to his normal calm self. And since we ended on Great Ace Attorney in the video. Everyone should listen to Samurai With a Mission just to get a sense of how unique these soundtracks get within their own "offspin" world of it not being in Phoenix' homeland yet still sounding like a Phoneix Wright song without any doubt.

cannibalisticbiscuit

Samurai With A Mission is an S-tier track, it holds so much emotion and character. I heard it before even playing the game and instantly loved it

random guy

2y↑81

Huh. I genuinely didn't notice that the bass rhythm in PWAA's Objection theme was the same as the opening rhythm in the cornered theme until 16:06

AntjeDePantje

2y↑5

That was EXACTLY my thought! Like how did I never notice 😂

Foxxo

2y↑29

I'm going to reveal something here: I don't play any instrument, nor do I study music theory or even do anything music-related as a hobby. However, this channel is so goddamn good at analysis and explaining things that it doesn't leave me alienated and even has my urges to get into music rising up as I watch. I think this is really just a sign that this is 100% top shelf video content.

The Prime Minister of the Block

oh shit wow I thought you were fully a musician I'm so perused by this relevation

for youtubecomments

2y↑39

My only complaint is that you credit Bach with the constant-pedal-tone-counterpoint-thingy, when us gamers know that the TRUE platonic ideal of that style is Bloody Tears from Castlevania II by Kenichi Matsubara

Jane Xemylixa

2y↑3

Did you see the video he did on Castlevania musical fusion?

Fabian Wichelhaus

2y↑25

The composers from The Great Ace Attorny wrote some comments about their journy and goals in the extras for the Nintendo Switch bundle.
You could basically feel the fun, determination, respect and personalities they have through these texts and I think it shows in the beautiful music.

SvD KILLSWITCH

2y↑26

cannibalisticbiscuit

2y↑2

Trials and Tribulations is also my favorite soundtrack (and game) from the series. When I hear the cross-examination theme, I immediately think of snow, bridges, and Dahlia Hawthorne. :p The memories attached to those tracks are so strong

pinta_vodki

2y↑11

You can't praise the music in Ace Attorney high enough. And then... you discover the two official jazz cover albums, and it blows your mind once again, starting with the banger opening track: Court Begins on a Blue Note Scale.

Tailesque

2y↑32

The added flourishes in T&T's Pursuit theme almost feel like the defense throwing "punches" after pushing for so long just to stand their ground. It gives off the vibe of finally being in a position to go on the offensive without any complications.

natyfop

2y↑14

Few games manage to elevate the hype to such degree as this series with the Pursuit themes. It makes me wanna scream everytime and rub all the evidence in the prosecutor's face while I dance on the stand and jump kick the liar in the witness stand

mitchkat123

2y↑19

The music from these games and it’s spiritual counterpart game series, Professor Layton, instantly transport me back to those moments in game and invoke the same feelings I had during those moments in game. They will never get old

Dragonarium

2y↑32

An amazing video for a series of games that means so much to me and its fans. Would love an entire video just for The Great Ace Attorney. The music is incredible!

Kinra

2y↑15

Once you know the Phoenix Wright musical formula, the next thing to see is really Ghost Trick, where you can hear how Sugimori adapted the musical formula to an also altered take of Shu Takumi's narrative formula. Oh, and because it's a masterpiece of a game, of course.

Bryson Lambes

2y↑14

I think it's a huge testimate to these games that just these little clips of the music can put you right back into the cases you first heard them.

Caveras

2y↑24

I'd been hoping for you to tackle some Ace Attorney material for YEARS, and while there are over ten games with awesome full soundtracks to choose from, I think you picked the best possible format and presentation to discuss the overall sound of the series. Great video!

Collin M

2y↑48

6:25 "The Lick" BMV 850, Op. 21 - J.S. Bach

Anthony

2y↑5

Ok I’m glad someone else heard it lol

Kevin C

2y↑11

You got me at "table legs are drilling holes" love the dissection of pressure!

Josh Fredman

2y↑1

This is the kind of series where it could totally happen, too!

Justin Alicea

2y↑11

I would certainly love more of this for Phoenix Wright. Perhaps one for the themes of the characters, especially Matt Engarde. His song may have been reused in Trials and Tribulations, but the song is so fixed to him for anyone who played Justice for All that looking up "Matt Engarde theme" on YouTube brings you to that song and some videos even feature his face. If not character themes, perhaps Miles Edgeworth's solo games would be worth looking into, as they are a fusion of both investigation and trial questioning with a "new" main character and thus a new perspective for the songs to work through. And I would love to hear your thoughts on the character theme songs of those games too, especially the final bosses.

Identity

2y↑17

THANK U FOR THIS

HAHA WHAT IF U DID MORE ACE ATTORNEY WOULDNT THAT BE SOOOO FUNNY

Chibby Chaps

2y↑34

I love the evolution of the trial themes! By the third game, it conveys a feeling of duty and that Phoenix already knows the truth and that it's now a battle of proving it versus the first trial theme which I think feels more curious and uncertain.

Lucas Ferguson

2y↑14

Woohoo! I'm so glad you took the time to talk about Apollo Justice's 'Tell The Truth' theme, it's my absolute favourite across all of Ace Attorney and gets me all the way hyped!

BurntToast

2y↑15

I think that the Ace Attorney Investigations Duology deserves its own video regarding the music, as both games have an insanely strong OST. This video was fantastic, great work!

what am i doing

2y↑6

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles's OST really shines imo, favorite soundtrack in the series with its approach to character themes and leitmotifs and how they change over the course of the duology

Dennis Pena

2y↑16

I like how in this series (my favorite), there’s rarely any major chords. I used the “Closing Argument” theme from The Great Ace Attorney and told my buddy to point out a dominant chord. We couldn’t lol

Jason Crandall

2y↑7

My favorite moment of the original trilogy is when the original pursuit theme kicks in during at the end of the last game last case. Such a great soundtrack and the throwback hits so hard

Francesco Lucchetta

2y↑8

14:05 the original "Confess the truth" also re-uses the theme from the cross-examination themes. I don't know if it's the same for other games, but I find it cool

Michael Moon

2y↑16

Excellent video! Could you do a video on why Pokémon’s 5th generation’s music is so effective? It has the most unique of the series’s soundtracks and is one of the best soundtracks in video games.

Tyler Garavaglia

2y↑24

Great video! I love the ones where you describe a narrative and show how the music outlines that narrative, building up to an amazing climax at the end. (Gusty Garden Galaxy and the BotW main theme come to mind.) Keep up the great work!

Benjamin Lee

2y↑5

Another really important use of silence is whenever you answer a question or make an objection. It builds tension for the next melody, and more importantly gives you instant feedback that you gave the right answer. It's so important that the one time the game doesn't do this (when Godot does that "you only get one shot" gimmick and throws his coffee at you when you get it wrong), I ended up resetting the game instead of seeing how it played out.

Isrieri

2y↑21

YES! The Suspense theme! First time I heard that I had to lean back in my chair cuz A) This is some tense shit happening in the game and B) This is theme is so damn good for making things tense.

Laogeodritt

2y↑6

I've absolutely adored these games—music, characters, humour, narrative tension—since I discovered them when I was... 14 or so? I arranged a suite for concert band of the first game's court music back in high school, and the Pursuit theme has to be one of the most exciting bits of music I'd worked with back then. (Unfortunately that suite never got played—I dunno if my band director would've been willing, but it was definitely too complex for my school's band. The entire trumpet section would have had a time in particular with it, given how not into band they were.)

... if I were to rewrite that arrangement, I'd be tempted to put in a trumpet or sax cadenza/solo section in the Pursuit theme. Maybe it'd be better to write it for big band in that case.

Via

2y↑15

Man I love great ace attorney and the professor Layton crossover’s soundtracks so much
Not enough people have played the crossover
Go do it now it’s actually good

The allegro themes from those games are some of my favourites

Via

@Amith Aravind Pai Ohhhhh
Yes edgeworth’s themes are absolute bangers
I start groovin to them every time and it makes my sister laugh haha

Amith Aravind Pai

@Via like the music that plays after you deduce something or after you object something.. like pursuit, Cornered etc

Via

@Amith Aravind Pai I’m planning on playing investigations 2 as well, already got it downloaded
Idk what you mean by themes though.. :’)

Amith Aravind Pai

2y↑2

@Via No problem man...I'm here for u...I gotchu...try the english patched version of investigations 2...u WILL enjoy it. Did u not enjoy the themes tho.

Via

@Amith Aravind Pai I think I’m on the second last case? Its been kiiinda boring so far :’)
And man, sorry, I don’t have discord :’’)
Shame, I’ve got no one to talk about ace attorney to and I’m lOsInG mY mInD-

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Dyll Pyckle

2y↑8

I wish more people loved the Ace Attorney series as much as the fans (and Capcom occasionally) do 😔
Great video!! I was confused by the title and thought you were gonna talk about the actual Ace Attorney musical lmao

lumine

2y↑6

For fans of ace attorney music, I recommend some of the games scored by Ryu Umemoto, especially his work on eve: burst error. While I don’t know if a direct connection has ever been officially made, I know Umemoto was one of the most influential VN composers, so it wouldn’t surprise me if it was intentional similarity.

Cartoon Crazy

2y↑4

Aww I can't believe you didn't bring up my favourite pursuit theme - prelude to pursuit from the great ace attorney 2 resolve! (Its got a really fun part that I can't hear if it's in the main pursuit theme lol, plus I think the whole track is a much smugger vibe than the main pursuit themes, perfect for when you've noticed the discrepancy in someone's words and are waiting for the game to prompt you to answer!)

AubriGryphon

2y↑7

I love how the stories are lovingly crafted to give you, the player, that moment when everything falls into place, you see the whole event laid out in your mind's eye, and you can effortlessly fend off every objection from the prosecution.
And then Pursuit ~ Cornered kicks in.

Daniel Jeffery

2y↑14

I'd never even heard of this game or this kind of game, looks interesting.

DB Class 407

Ace Attorney Trilogy and Great Ace Attorney Chronicles are for sale at Steam.

DB Class 407

2y↑1

@robert lupa Slyzer has complete collection of gameplay for the entire Ace Attorney franchise.

Mohd Sarul

2y↑17

If you want to feel how its suppose to be. Just play it. The first trilogy has mix of serious and comedy bizzare moment. The chronicle is for those people who wants more serious and logic.

robert lupa

2y↑11

You should absolutely play or watch this series. It's awesome and really addictive, and I'm not even playing the game, just watching a YouTube series.

TheAdvertisement

2y↑2

I've always been amazed at how well Ace Attorney's score reflects where you are in the trial, always enhancing your worry, or your intrigue, or your cheer at finally figuring out the case. There's never a dull moment in the courtroom with this music!

みなみ

2y↑3

I want you to know the game called Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, in which Masakazu Sugimori, who was in charge of the song for Ace Attorney 1, is involved!
The Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is also very good. In addition, Ghost Trick has characters modeled after Ace Attorney characters, and there are conversations and props related to Ace Attorney!

I'm translating, so I'm sorry if there is something strange.

Mycul Yap

2y↑2

Would love to see more from the Miles Edgeworth Investigations games! The soundtracks from those games are some of the best on their own! :)

LUL IM DYING

2y↑3

Im so so glad you mentioned The Great Ace Attorney's pursuit. Its so different form the other ones yet it has the same strength. I love it so much

RandomBurfness

2y↑19

I'm a bit sad you didn't discuss the Presto themes or any of the music from the Ace Attorney Investigations games, but otherwise I like the video!

12345678abracadabra

2y↑4

Most people never went out of their way to play fan translations unfortunately

Un Gatto Al Pistacchio

2y↑5

Dear god the trial theme of the first game it's perfect, or the cross examination theme of justice for all (moderato), amazing

AwesomeJimJam

2y↑14

do you do all the transcriptions for this stuff on your own?? i can’t imagine being able to put out content as quickly as you do and having to transcribe all this with so much detail

Andi Baquerizo

2y↑4

The great turnabout is the best pursuit theme in the whole series~~~

Paradoxxis

Idk man, what about Great Pursuit 2017? GAA2 really concluded with one of the most powerful songs in the entire franchise.

Collette

2y↑16

I love the music of these games as well as Ghost Trick

damp

all i need is more ports

myfly4711

I don't really have anything to add. I'm just here to continue this comment chain of Ghost Trick appreciation! ❤️

John Smith

2y↑2

Ghost trick needs more attention. If only it sold well enough for more Ghost Trick.

Eli Turp

2y↑3

This is the best video I've watched in quite a while. Well done!

Canageek

2y↑2

I would love it if you did a video on the character themes of the Ave Attorney series, given how much this video did to help me understand the courtroom music

robert lupa

2y↑2

Since everyone in the comment section seems to be praising the rest of the soundtrack, I'd like to throw my two cents:
The "It doesn't end here" jingle at the end of every episode. My goodness, they absolutely perfected it on their first try and never came even remotely close to the greatness of the original.
Oh, and for a little personal thoughts, I really hope that the Great Ace Attorney 2 pursuit theme isn't overused in-game, because HOT DAMN IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL!

alice dual-swordlesbian

2y↑4

This was an amazing breakdown! Listening to all the different versions across different games is so fun to me, especially the Court is Now in Session ones (ToT has to have my favorite of the bunch). Also wanted to give a s/o to Apollo Justice's "Thrill" theme, which more or less seems like it was tailor-designed to BUILD on the intensity that the Suspense theme normally provides standalone. Hearing it hit during the most important twist of Case 1 in that game (when up until that point Suspense was the main theme used for tension) felt amazing.

Brandon Minich

2y↑2

One other cool thing about the later games (especially Great Ace Attorney) is the variations on certain themes. During the last case, when they hit you with a different, even more somber version of that game’s Courtroom Lobby theme, MAN, that just makes that last case, which you are already ramped up for, even MORE hype. They do this once. And MAN, it makes you stand up and take notice, sending chills up your spine.

And Great Ace Attorney’s Overture to the Pursuit theme is really really cool. There are a couple of times in Great Ace Attorney 2 when they start playing this Overture to Pursuit, usually right when Ryunosuke starts in character putting something BIG together in his case. This song is quieter, but is basically rhythmically the same as GAA’s pursuit. When I first heard that, I was like “wait, I know something big is about to happen! It’s coming. It’s coming!” There’s just some violins playing as overture loops in anticipation, and you are like “things are about to break WIDE OPEN!”

Michael Liu

2y↑2

When New Frame Plus did a video on the animation of Ace Attorney, I ended up replaying the entire franchise after having my love for it reawakened. Can't wait to do that again!

Kevin McMillen

2y↑9

I'm so glad you did a video on this series. Ace Attorney's music never fails to give me chills. It's positively god-tier.

LocrianDorian

2y↑1

One of the best and most consistently great soundtracks in gaming, and the games are just as good as the soundtracks. I hope some other developers take a note or two from how these games use music to build suspense. As much as I love the story in the entire series, the music is absolutely essential in the moment-to-moment gameplay and sets it a cut above its peers.

Anicake

2y↑1

I love this video so much! It's so interesting to see a detailed breakdown of the music (even if i don't understand all the music terms), and it rekindled my love for ace attorney and inspired me to play the great ace attorney chronicles. If you haven't already, could you do an analysis on the music from the professor layton games? like ace attorney, professor layton was a game from my childhood with soundtrack that really stuck with me.

Ryan Eck

2y↑2

i just noticed that the cross examination theme from the first game (9:32) also has that bass rhythm from the objection/pursuit themes (but in the melody and twice as long)

d o

2y↑1

Wow! Great analysis - my jaw dropped when I saw this in my recommended! I’d love a closer look into Character Themes if you could! There are compilations for all defense attorneys, prosecutors, victims, murderers to easily compare!

Isma Jiro

2y↑5

Question i likely won't get an answer to : When composing music, do you (anyone who reads this) start by laying down all the chords and the chord progression or rather do you work on each part separately (the bass, then the melody, etc.)? I've always wanted to compose music but whenever I try to, i never know where to start (｡•́︿•̀｡)

Hermann Andreas Kran

Not a musician, but I think it depends on what the goal of the piece is.

I do however know for a fact that the OG one winged angel had it’s different parts composted separatedly, for Uematsu to combine them into the masterpiece it is.

rootsky

2y↑2

I’ve been waiting for a video exactly like this, going through the musical structure of a trial and comparing how the different games’ soundtracks do the same thing, for SO long. And this was exactly what I was looking for!

damp

18:38 one of my favorite aa themes. this has no reason to slap this hard
also t&ts pursuit theme is great. it perfectly radiates the feeling of danger in the air. excellent piece of music

Prixto TNT

2y↑1

I've wanted to play the first trilogy for a long time and today I was finally able to buy it. I fell in love with the music as soon as "Questioning" started playing

Creatures_rule

2y↑1

I love music and listening to it. A lot of these games OSTs especially. I was in choir for awhile so I know how to read a music, but all this theory goes over my head. I just enjoy hearing all the themes what amounts to a chill lecture melody.

Thawmas

2y↑2

I was doing research on odd time signatures in games because of your other video and ace attorney always masterfully does it

Especially Joint Reasoning

SmashBoundUK

2y↑3

17:15 I always thought Justice for All sounds darker than the rest of the games, it's nice of you to confirm that for me!

DreamyFlower

2y↑1

This video was so fun to watch!! I'd love to see you analyse more Ace Attorney music, the character themes are always so good! For example I love how in Miles Edgeworth Ace Attorney Investigations 2, Sebastian Debeste has 2 themes: a goofy sounding waltz in the beginning, and then a more serious tango to reflect his character growth!

RamZaes

2y↑5

this was so fascinating!

Youssef Ben Ayad

2y↑2

I was little disappointed when he didn't mention the Pursuit ~ "Variations" when one extra instrument gets added for more intensity, but It's ok

OsthatoCat

2y↑1

Great job tying all the primary themes together, and your narration was just so excited I got goosebumps at times. Excellent video!

Dalton Bertolo

2y↑1

On a kind of related note, I’d love for you to explore “dopey” character themes sometime, like Gumshoe’s theme from this game or “Bonetrousle” from Undertale

Mike H

I have always loved these games and their music! This is definitely one of my favorite videos of yours!!

Pinkstarclan

Thanks for covering music outside the first trilogy! I adore how they manage to take the same or similar notes and give them very different tones with each game.