Oh hey, I didn't know you were a composer too
I've listened to all your tracks, here's what I think!
Ablaze's Theme ~ Condescending enemy
This song reminds me of old Rayman songs, probably because of the jester-feel to it xP The piano track's amazingly well written, I really love it (specially the first 8 seconds, they totally get you in the mood of the song right away) The only problem I have with this track are the drums, there are some parts in which the drums sound a bit clumsy or that there was a strange choice (not blaming you, I'm a drummer and the drums in my tracks are most of the time awful
). For example, at parts like 0:20 to 0:35.
I still think it was a nice track and that would fit quite a mocky and, as the title says, condescending character.
Cross Examination ~ Moderato
The feel to this track is more like a Layton Cross-Examination. I'm not really sure if it feels AA-ish, but in comparison, I feel it lacks some background instruments and tension midway. Usually CE themes go like this: (Set-up for the track (Buildup) -> Tension rises, without need of a climax -> Track calms down and goes back to the buildup). I'm not really sure about the flute at 0:12 either. To be honest you'd have to make the track a bit longer and with more variations (This was my main flaw when I started xD)
Cross-Examination ~ Allegro
I get the same feel as the Moderato, this would fit Layton rather than AA. This one seems to have a bit more variations than the previous one, but it still feels a bit empty on instruments in the first half. I think it's a good take on bringing it to an allegro level! The only thing that I found strange were the trumpets at the end, their quality sounded strange, too synthetic compared to the rest of the song.
Pursuit ~ Wanting to avoid the truth
Considering the situation it plays in, it could fit depending on how you write those scenes. I thought it was going to be an "against the culprit" pursuit, but if it's not, then it should be okay
(I see you love the jester-like feel in all your tracks, don't you? xD) What I really like about this song is the bass, it really sounds like the player is in trouble, it's sad that you didn't make the bass stand out a bit more and have its own parts with a new instrument or something to add tension D:
Suspense
A bit different from the AA tracks I see (sorry for taking AA and others as a reference in most of the tracks xP), it's not the same kind of "holy crap". True, it's a bit repetitive, but I'd like to see what it gives in-game.
Court ~ Law, immortal law
Why did I read "immoral" the first time? xP Hm... This one, I don't really know. This kind of theme should show that there is some kind of conflict going on. Here I just feel I'm discussing an opera I just watched in the opera hall with more rich people
Not really fond of this one for what it's supposed to be, but the quality's still good.
Victory ~ Justice has been served
This one's quite good! It really feels like a case just ended and we can finally be relieved. A little bit fast paced for my taste, but the quality of the track in overall is good (although as in some of the tracks, I feel there is a lack of instruments). It's even got the saddy chords at the end, just like the AA tracks tend to have them
In general your tracks look promising, the only major flaw I can see is that some of the generic tracks don't quite get the same feel the AA generic tracks do. It's not easy, trust me, sometimes I have to re-do entire tracks because they don't give the accurate feeling I'm looking for
I'd reccomend you to play around with background instruments, but also experiment with new instruments and don't stick with the same key over and over (Most of the tracks were in C minor, Ablaze's, Moderato, Allegro, Pursuit, Suspense, Court was in C major, and Victory was in C major too). Try new keys to add variety to your OSTs and don't be afraid to test