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linkenski wrote:
I dunno. I think JFA's OST is a mixed bag but it does introduce some really memorable themes, some of which they even decided to stick with for T&T and future titles, like the Logic & Tricks theme, Maya 2002, Eccentric People (also used in AJAA), Psyche Lock and Core 2002 (although that kinda pissed me off because I initially thought it was exclusive to Matt Engarde's character)
It is a mixed bag but there's definitely more bad than good. When I put the entire soundtrack and shuffle, the games that have songs I skip the most are JFA and AAI (though in the case of AAI, I think it still has more great themes than JFA and those themes are so great that they elevate the soundtrack). I also skip a lot from DD, if you count the anime cutscene music
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But other than that, I actually really like the Court Begins in JFA as well as CE ~ Allegro, all of the investigation themes ("opening" and "middle") even the frantic and almost silly pursuit theme was great IMO because it sounds so wild. Not much of a melody but I don't really care. As long as they contribute to the tone within the game I like it.
Court Begins is meh. CE~Allegro is one of my least favorites in the series (I can't really explain why. It just feels off-putting). It does have the best investigation themes in the series, though. I'll give it that (with GK2 in a close second)
I've mentioned before that Pursuit~Lying Coldly is my favorite theme in the series (though that might not be true anymore. It's still
very high up). The main complaint I've heard is that it doesn't feel like a Pursuit theme, to which I say, "That's the point." It's not supposed to sound like a Pursuit theme. It's supposed to sound like an Edgeworth Pursuit theme and with that, it does its job perfectly (and does contribute to the game's tone). With Questioned, I just never feel the tension or excitement when I hear it play. I dunno. It doesn't do its job as a standalone piece of music, either, unlike every other one. I think it's ok.
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And I have to be honest, I feel like AAI2's OST is growing on me, but I just really don't dig any of Iwadare's reminisence themes. I think they're cliche, frontloaded with emotion so it doesn't have the proper subtlety that you typically find in the other games (although one or two of them in DD were subdued enough to be likable IMO) but I think sometimes it feels like he's trying too hard to make his music tell the story rather than make the game do that and then have his music complimenting it. That crap must be hard to work on alongside the guys penning the script (heck the OST is probably something that is developed without very much insight so they can get everything done during crunch-time).
None of the other composers had proper subtlety, though. Some tracks did, just like Iwadare's. Heartbroken Maya, DL-6, Classroom Trial, Fire Carves Scars, True Pain, Steel Samurai's Ballad, Bitter Taste of Truth, Forgotten Legend, Hurt Kitsune, Fate Smeared, False Relations, Torn Apart Countries, Girl's Lost Memories, and Tragic Memories are all clearly "trying too hard." That's not to say I don't like those themes, as some of them are my favorites in the series. The only ones I'd call "subtle" are Light and Shadow at the Film Studio, Shadow at Dusky Bridge, KG-8, IS-7, Fall of House of Lang, and Departure from Regret. The others I didn't mention are swing themes
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EDIT: Have to comment on Ghost Trick now you mention it. I think it was great too, but like you say JesusMonroe, I think maybe too that some of it is pretty forgettable. Strangely I find the main theme to be one of the blandest though. I didn't like it the first time I heard it and now I merely think of it as a memento of how great the game was overall but I still don't like the actual track. When I think of Ghost Trick's music the first thing that comes to mind are The Last Desperate Struggle (EPIC!), The jazzy-snazzy theme of that annoying writer who's kidnapped her own daughter, and Detective Jowd's theme.
I just re-listened to the main theme and I realized I only like about the first 60 seconds (but those are a damn good first 60 seconds). To be fair, though, I haven't listened to the Ghost Trick OST nearly as much as AA's, so I'll get on that and give more of my thoughts
OrderOfTheNick wrote:
But Gregory's theme is a remix of Great Revival.
You just blew my mind. I never realized that
GoingforMiles wrote:
Listening to the Opening and Investigation themes makes me all nostalgic now. And I haven't even played the game myself. Nor do I remember how long ago it was I watched it... Anyway, I think they're really nice and fit the atmosphere of the game.
I always liked the Middle theme for this game and thought Opening was ok but now I love Opening, especially the part 46 seconds in