Board 8 > Ace Attorney Music: Which game's OST is your favorite?

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LeonhartFour
07/25/21 5:28:37 PM
#1:


All the music










Winners:

Courtroom Lobby ~ The First Prelude (PW1)
Ace Attorney 3 ~ Court Begins (Trials & Tribulations)
Logic and Trick (PW1)
Won the Lawsuit! ~ First Victory (PW1)
Happy People (PW1)
Cheerful People (Spirit of Justice)
Drew Studio (Apollo Justice)
Audience Chamber (Spirit of Justice)
Investigation ~ Opening 2009 (Ace Attorney Investigations)
Investigation ~ Middle 2002 (Justice for All)
Investigation ~ Core 2001 (PW1)
Detention Center ~ Elegy of the Security Cameras (Justice for All)
A Cornered Heart (Spirit of Justice)
End (Trials & Tribulations)
End (Dual Destinies)
Jingle ~ There's No Stopping Here (PW1)
The Steel Samurai: Warrior of Neo Olde Tokyo (PW1)
Mood Matrix ~ Commence the Psychological Analysis! (Dual Destinies)
Running Wild - Mood Matrix ~ Get a Grip on Yourself (Dual Destinies)
Defendant - Turnabout Revolution (6-5)
Culprit - The Stolen Turnabout (3-2)
Culprit - The Magical Turnabout (6-2)
Dick Gumshoe ~ That's "Detective Gumshoe," Pal! (PW1)
Kay Faraday ~ The Great Truth Burglar (Ace Attorney Investigations)
Godot ~ The Fragrance of Black Coffee (Trials & Tribulations)
Apollo Justice ~ I'm Fine! (Dual Destinies)
Reminiscence ~ Steel Samurai Ballad (2-4)
Reminiscence ~ The Bitter Taste of Truth (3-5)
Reminiscence ~ Tragic Memories (5-5)
Reminiscence ~ Inherited Hopes (6-5)
Elise Deauxnim ~ A Gentle Melody (Trials & Tribulations)
Cross-Examination ~ Moderato (Trials & Tribulations)
Confrontation ~ Presto 2009 (Ace Attorney Investigations)
Apollo Justice ~ A New Trial is in Session! (Apollo Justice)
Athena Cykes ~ Courtroom Revolutionnaire 2013 (Dual Destinies)
Confess the Truth 2009 (Ace Attorney Investigations)
Pursuit ~ Cornered (PW1)

I will be out of town from Monday until Friday, so winners polls will have to wait until then.

It's been a fun couple months running all these polls leading up to the release of Great Ace Attorney. I'm sure I'll have more to do and say after I finish them up. I'd like to do some rankings, but we'll wait until then.

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Leonhart4
07/25/21 7:45:57 PM
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zinformant
07/25/21 9:08:04 PM
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Without thinking too hard about this, Dual Destinies offers a strong overall package. The early games simply are not competitive by comparison.
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KamikazePotato
07/25/21 9:19:02 PM
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T&T or an Edgeworth game is going to win, which is a shame because they're my least-favorite OSTs

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Paratroopa1
07/25/21 9:24:31 PM
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2 > 3 > 1 > LvW > AAI1 > 5 > AAI2 > 4 > 6

For me it's a dead heat between AA2 and AA3 for my favorite but I'm giving it to AA2 for AA3's annoying overuse of AA2's investigation core theme, lol

AA1 is also great. I never thought the later games really recaptured the magic of the first three music wise, they do from time to time but in totality it's not there for me. AA6's soundtrack is actually probably my least favorite despite the fact that it's nearly my favorite game in the series. I never really got the hype for AAI1, it's good, but not a huge standout for me. Of the non-trilogy games Layton vs Wright probably has my favorite music, it's really well done.

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NFUN
07/25/21 9:31:25 PM
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As a soundtrack, T&T is on another level. Something about it seems like it's taking things a bit more seriously, like it's "matured" in some difficult-to-define sense. Of course, all of the games have mournful Detention Centers, tragic Recollections, dramatic court themes, but of them all, I think the focus on songs that pack emotion into a very mellow package (Dahlia, Godot, Deauxnim, Hazakura) elevates T&T above the rest in this sense. You're not really getting songs like those consistently in any of the other games, regardless of how high-quality the soundtracks are, which makes T&T an easy choice in an excellent field. Drew Studio is my favorite track of AJ for similar reasons

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Leonhart4
07/25/21 10:07:33 PM
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I legitimately like every soundtrack, but T&T, AAI1, and Layton/AA are the ones where it feels like the OST has variety and is good on every level instead of just being really good at the biggest stuff like DD is, for instance.

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Leonhart4
07/26/21 7:41:35 AM
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Leonhart4
07/26/21 2:33:43 PM
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Haste_2
07/26/21 4:00:34 PM
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I'm tempted to go with Dual Destinies. Its court themes are really good... okay, so the Pursuit theme isn't the best, but the objection themes are at their prime, in my opinion. Plus you got a strong Court Begins theme and strong cross-examination themes, as well as a good prosecutor theme.

I could also go with T&T, too.... AJ and Layton vs. Wright...

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Leonhart4
07/26/21 4:40:35 PM
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Leonhart4
07/27/21 7:20:01 AM
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paulg235
07/27/21 7:51:48 AM
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Dual Destinies would have gotten my vote had its investigation side of the OST been a bit better, but Spirit Of Justice manages to have a better balance of its score despite having to jujggle two themes of certain areas of the game (Trial, Investigation) depending on where the case is set. Not to mention, parts of Dual Destinies' OST (Blackquill, Psyche-Locks) plays in SOJ anyway.

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SSBM_Guy
07/27/21 2:11:34 PM
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Excellent job with running these polls. I can't believe we basically got these polls right up to GAA. It's a new outlook on this series I love so much.

Tell the Truth: AAI1 > JFA > AJ > T&T > PW1 > DD > SOJ >AAI2 > Layton-L > Great > Layton-E

A really amazing batch of songs. AAI1's Tell the Truth might be the best song in the series. It really sears the moments this song plays into your mind. It made something as stupid as (E-2) Zinc falling over the rail incredibly memorable. I tend to enjoy the more chill songs like JFA and AJ...even though they kind of don't really fit the overall emotion of Tell the Truth.

Pursuit: AAI2 > PW1 > DD > Layton-L > T&T > AAI1 > SOJ > Great > Layton-E > AJ > JFA

Yeah, I fully admit I'm nostalgic for PW1's Cornered. It's such a jam. So simple, but so good. But I like AAI2 a little bit more for basically grabbing everything I want in an AA Pursuit theme.

As for OSTs, I'll give my thoughts on each:

PW1 - One of the main things I learned from doing all those music polls is how damn good the PW1 OST is. It did a ton right and it just has that timeless feel to it. I'm especially impressed with the non-court music. Even stuff like Happy People just has that memorable charm that the other games mostly miss on. Standout Tracks: Pursuit, Gumshoe, Steel Samurai

JFA - JFA at its best has songs that are really good with conjuring mood. Most songs have some degree of melancholy to it, but they also nail Great Revival, which is all about that elegant triumph that captures Edgeworth and Franziska so well. Standout Tracks: Investigation Middle, Investigation Core, Fire Carves Scar

T&T - T&T is a little slippery. I think it has the strongest OST, but it's hard to overlook that it literally is missing songs, especially Investigation Core. That said, I love what T&T came up with. The court music is consistently the best in the entire series. By its side, there's also strong reminiscence themes and character themes. Standout Tracks: Trial Opens, Cross Examination Allegro, Pursuit

AJ - AJ is funny because its OST has such a clear soundchip with it, kinda similar to how RSE has such a distinct sound for Pokemon OSTs. It's very obvious when the AJ song plays when you hear it in a montage. It's nice and enjoyable, but never really gets out of the OT's shadow. Appropriate. Standout Tracks: Objection, Drew Studio, Tell the Truth

AAI - Hope you like Great Revival. I do. I love the tone of AAI and it has some really strong court music. Before these polls, this would probably be my pick for best OST. Standout Tracks: Tell the Truth, Cross Examination Presto, Tricks and Baroque

AAI2 - Honestly I'm not really sure why I love this soundtrack a lot, but I like most of the parts that make up the OST. In a way, it kind of reminds me of T&T where there's just a ton of really memorable songs and a lot of different emotions throughout the whole OST. Standout Tracks: Pursuit, Cross Examination Allegro, Logic Chess

PLvPW - Surprisingly good. I'm not always a fan of the English remixes of the PW1 songs, but the Labyrinthian music is all very good. It feels really unique in the same way AJ does, but it actually does something with those songs to make them enjoyable to listen to. Standout Tracks: Pursuit, Mass Inquisition Allegro, Courtroom's Magician

DD - I'm surprised how low DD is on the ranking for me. There are some high highs and having 3 distinct Objections honestly does a lot for the soundtrack. But a lot of the background music is fairly uninteresting. Standout Tracks: Objection Athena, Objection Apollo, Pursuit

Great - These polls taught me how much context matters for music. It's really hard for me to get attached to Great Ace Attorney until I fully get through both games. One good thing is that the instruments seem to be similar to PLvPW. Standout Tracks: N/A

SOJ - SOJ is, in a lot of ways, DD+. Great highs but the background music is much better. A lot of that is because I just really enjoy the Khura'in music choices. Standout Tracks: Objection Athena, Ethnic Andistan'dhin, Audience Chamber

T&T > AAI1 > AAI2 > PW1 > SOJ > PLvPW > JFA > DD > AJ

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NFUN
07/27/21 2:30:06 PM
#15:


both aj and pokemon rse are sample-based

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Leonhart4
07/27/21 3:58:36 PM
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Great Ace Attorney and Layton/PW have a lot in common, including the sound of their music.

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Leonhart4
07/29/21 2:38:47 PM
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Winner polls starting tomorrow

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