Cross-Examination (music)

"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 Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Gambit, albeit this time with four exceptions; The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures also uses a similar theme in the final cross-examination of its final case.

Tracks

Main series

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

• "Cross-Examination - Moderato 2001"
• "Cross-Examination - Allegro 2001"
• "Pursuit - Corner the Culprit" - Turnabout Samurai only

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All

• "Cross-Examination - Moderato 2002"
• "Cross-Examination - Allegro 2002"

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations

• "Cross-Examination - Moderato 2004"
• "Cross-Examination - Allegro 2004"

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

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies

• "Cross-Examination - Moderato 2013"
• "Cross-Examination - Allegro 2013"

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice

• "Cross-Examination - Moderato 2016"
• "Cross-Examination - Allegro 2016"

Side games

Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth

• "Confrontation - Moderato 2009"
• "Confrontation - Allegro 2009"
• "Confrontation - Presto 2009"

Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Gambit

• "Confrontation - Moderato 2011"
• "Confrontation - Allegro 2011"
• "Confrontation - Presto 2011"

The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures

• "Great Cross-Examination - Moderato"
• "Great Cross-Examination - Allegro"
• "A Battle of Wits - Opening Moves" - The Adventure of the Unspeakable Story only

The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve

• "Great Cross-Examination - Moderato"
• "Great Cross-Examination - Allegro"

Crossover games

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"

Name

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 "Mind Chess - Opening Moves" and "Mind Chess - Endgame" from Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Gambit, "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.