"Cross-Examination" (尋問) is a series of trial music themes in the Ace Attorney series.
Each game has a "Cross-Examination - Moderato" (尋問 ~モデラート) theme and a "Cross-Examination - Allegro" (尋問 ~アレグロ) theme which play during witness testimonies and cross-examinations. In each game, the "Allegro" theme is a faster, more intense and usually extended remix of the "Moderato" theme; "Moderato" plays during earlier testimonies and "Allegro" during later testimonies, when the trial chapter is approaching its climax.
In Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, a third variation of the local "Cross-Examination" theme is played when Apollo Justice uses his bracelet: "Perceive - Surge, Eyes" (みぬく ~ほとばしれ、視線). Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth also had a third variation, "Presto", which is typically used for the final testimony in each case, with two exceptions. This theme is used again in Gyakuten Kenji 2, albeit this time with four exceptions.
Tracks[]
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney[]
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All[]
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations[]
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney[]
- "Cross-Examination - Moderato 2007"
- "Cross-Examination - Allegro 2007"
- "Perceive - Surge, Eyes"
- "Cross-Examination - Moderato 2001" - Turnabout Succession only
- "Cross-Examination - Allegro 2001" - Turnabout Succession only
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth[]
Gyakuten Kenji 2[]
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies[]
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice[]
The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures[]
The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve[]
Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney[]
- "Cross-Examination - Moderato (English Turnabout Mix)" - English Turnabout only
- "Cross-Examination - Allegro (English Turnabout Mix)" - English Turnabout only
- "Mass Inquisition - Moderato"
- "Mass Inquisition - Allegro"
- "Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Ending Theme" - contains the melody of "Cross-Examination 2001"
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Moderato, allegro, and presto are all terms used in musical scores to describe at what tempo (speed) the music should be played; moderato for a moderate tempo, allegro for a quick/lively tempo, and presto for a very quick tempo. Each "Cross-Examination" theme in the Ace Attorney games follows their respective tempos.
Note[]
The themes "Logic Chess - Opening" and "Logic Chess - Endgame" from Gyakuten Kenji 2, "Mood Matrix - It's Analytical Psychology Time!" and "Running Wild - Mood Matrix - Get a Grip on Yourself!" from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice, and "Closing Argument" from The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures are all thematically similar to the "Cross-Examination" themes, with the former two have "Moderato" and "Allegro" variations, and the latter one playing when examining the jury's statements in a manner similar to a group cross-examination.