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Back in 2008, there was a idea posted on the Court Records forum. Said idea then exploded into a revolution, which quickly gained its own website, which can be found [[http://www.pwmusical.com/ here]].
The Phoenix Wright Musical Project is, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a project to make a musical based on]] ''[[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]''. It follows the story of the first game, and the writers have tried to adapt it [[ShownTheirWork as faithfully as possible]].
At this point, the musical is well into production, with the script and songs completed and a full-CD in production. As of April 2010, the musical is currently in talk to be licensed by {{Capcom}} under the name "Turnabout Musical". As of June 2011, a CD of "Highlights From Turnabout Musical!" has become available for download through their website. In December 2015, [[DevelopmentHell after years of waiting]], the complete original soundtrack[[note]]except the final song, "Dawn of a New Trial"[[/note]] was finally released.
Matthew Taranto, AKA [=TriforceBun=], is the voice of Phoenix Wright and has since become the creator and head writer of ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily''.
It has inspired the [[http://w11.zetaboards.com/Ghost_Trick_Musical/index/ Ghost Trick Musical]], which is officially the sister project of this.
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!!This musical provides examples of:
* AccentAdaptation: Several characters are given an accent to reflect their personality.
** UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents: April May is given a {{Joisey}} accent, where Redd White dons the stereotypical, uppercrust snob accent peppered all over American media.
* AdaptationDistillation: Averted, the musical is approximately as long as the game.
** Played straight with case 3, which is condensed from three days to two.
* AnimatedAdaptation: Of the first ''Ace Attorney'' game.
* YouFailGeographyForever: Done intentionally with Redd White - he claims that the statue in his office is a [[RefugeInAudacity Paris original from Canada, and that he loves "the mountain with the Presidents' heads" and the "big tower that leans to the side" there.]]
* CulturalTranslation: It's based on the USA localization.
* DarkerAndEdgier: A minor example, but the musical adds lines that would never be allowed in the games, for example:
--> '''Gumshoe:''' You can call him Missile, he'll find any drugs or clues you need!
--> '''Phoenix:''' Well, he should come in handy if the Gourd Lake Monster's been smoking weed.
** In "600,000 Volts", Manfred von Karma makes several threats to kill Phoenix and Maya if they don't hand over a piece of evidence, the most notable being "The trial is now ending/Now your life's depending/On lending that parchment you see" and "You ought to know better/Now give me that letter/Lest you watch your girlfriend be slain". It's especially dark when one remembers [[DisproportionateRetribution what he's actually done before]], and then FridgeHorror sets in.
* EarlyBirdCameo:
** Despite her first canonial appearance being ''Justice for All'', Maggey Byrde shows up alongside Gumshoe during the first song and is mentioned by him later on.
** Furio Tigre also pops up in the same song, despite not appearing until Trials and Tribulations in the game. His hair is down and he's wearing a fedora, but he slicks his hair back into spikes when he sees Phoenix.
** Dustin Prince, also from Justice for All, appears as the court bailiff.
** Lana Skye and Mike Meekins, both from Rise From the Ashes, the game's bonus fifth case, have cameo appearances.
** In the spoof song "It's Gotta Be The Insanity", Moe (from ''Justice for All'') and Godot (from ''Trials and Tribulations'') both appear.
* EvilLaugh: Redd White gives out a maniacal cackle at the end of "Redd White and You". Manfred von Karma uses a deeper, more menacing variety in "Anything to Win" and "600,000 Volts (Out of My Way)".
* HollywoodToneDeaf: [[http://www.pwmusical.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5:the-rookie-killer Winston Payne]], although it's not much worse than his usual voice.
* {{Hypocrite}}: In "Justice For All (Reprise)", [[spoiler:von Karma accuses ''Phoenix'' of having used any dirty tactics possible to win. This being after Phoenix jumps through nine million hoops to work around von Karma's own dirty tactics and use legitimate evidence to make his points.]]
** Granted [[spoiler:the accusation probably isn't driven any belief that his opponent cheating would've been ''wrong'', just that catching him in the act would win him the trial.]]
* IgnoredEpiphany: "Decree of the Prosecutor" has Edgeworth pause and consider his actions, as well as how justified he is in his all-guilty record. He ultimately decides that the ends justify the means, since putting all suspects in jail is the safest thing to do, so he can ensure other families don't go through what he did.
* InsultBackfire:
--> '''Payne:''' ''"You should just walk out that door!"''
--> Mia and Phoenix [[ExactWords leave]].
* LargeHam: [[WorldOfHam EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER]]. It's a musical based on Phoenix Wright, it's to be expected.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: Taken [[UpToEleven even further]] than [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney the source material]].
%%* OminousLatinChanting: Anything To Win.
* OminousPipeOrgan:
** Used in most scenes associated with von Karma, especially his songs:
*** Used throughout "Anything to Win", giving the song a powerful, etheral tone, fitting for how von Karma is described as - [[AGodAmI and acts like]] - a god.
*** Used very creatively in "600,000 Volts/Out of My Way" at the ending, where an organ plays some dramatic chords, accompanied by the sound of [[spoiler:von Karma's stun gun]], which sounds like thunder. In the last chord, the organ and thunder sounds are joined by his EvilLaugh for terrifying effect.
** A brief snippet of "Anything to Win" is played on an organ during the Overture.
* OnlySaneMan:
** Oftentimes Phoenix. Take 'The Samurai Always Wins', for example:
-->'''Cody''': And I stood nearby when the Samurai shot lasers from his eyes.
-->'''Phoenix''': Wait, ''what?''
-->'''Cody''': And he flew up high, reaching to the sky-- a bright metallic sheen!
-->'''Phoenix''': Oh boy...
** Which is followed by this:
-->'''Phoenix''': Cody, what kind of murderer uses a 'Samurai Slap'? Or, for that matter, ''[[WhoWritesThisCrap shoots lasers from his eyes]]''?
** Surprisingly, [[CloudCuckoolander the Judge]] of all people has shades of this.
** "A Guy You Can Trust" almost entirely consists of Phoenix applying logic to Gumshoe's ridiculous ideas (specifically, thinking a drug-detection dog, a fishing pole, and a metal detector would be at all useful in catching a lake monster).
--> '''Phoenix:''' We're looking for a monster, not change in someone's pants!
--> '''Gumshoe:''' Well, you never know, pal! It may have been eating soda cans!
--> '''Phoenix:''' [[SarcasmMode Of course!]]
* PunkInTheTrunk: Referenced by Wendy Oldbag in "The Way Things Were"
--> What would you know/ You disrespectful punk?/ Back in my day, if you talked like that/ We'd lock you in a trunk!
* RepriseMedley: "Dawn of a New Trial", which reprises "Justice for All", "Make It Right", "Decree of the Prosecutor", "I'll Be There", and "The Objection Song".
* RunningGag: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=f9MHwBx6mTg "Did you say... past?"]]
* StylisticSuck: [[http://www.pwmusical.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5:the-rookie-killer The Rookie Killer]], [[http://www.pwmusical.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10:the-scent-of-fresh-lemons&catid=1:act-i&Itemid=6 The Scent Of Fresh Lemons]] and [[http://www.pwmusical.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=3%3Aact-iii&id=24%3Apasta-shop&Itemid=6 Pasta Shop]].
%%* ThatWasObjectionable
* TheSongBeforeTheStorm: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=eul1akd9qBA Tomorrow, at Last]], which takes place on the night before the final battle between Phoenix Wright and Manfred von Karma.
* VillainSong: Quite a few:
** Redd White gets the catchy, glitzy [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blLHZf2pEAE Redd White and You]], which starts out with Redd describing how well-loved he is. When Redd realizes that Phoenix is on to him, the lyrics become much darker, as Redd gloats about how powerful he is due to his wealth and publicity, and how Phoenix, being merely a rookie lawyer, doesn't stand a chance against him.
%%**[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ydXNIoHd8&feature=related Edgeworth]]
** Manfred von Karma gets two: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CojIj4e8Kj8&feature=related Anything to Win]], in which he sings about how he despises people in general, believing that they are all criminals, and how he wishes to put them all behind bars. Like "Redd White and You", this song also contains a fair amount of gloating about the singer's power. He also has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hhnNMSfXH4 600,000 Volts/Out of My Way]], when he confronts Phoenix and Maya [[spoiler:with a stun gun, and knocks them unconscious so he can take away the incriminating evidence they found.]] The song's lines are spread out pretty evenly between the three characters, but by the end of the song, only von Karma is left, gloating once again.
* WorldOfHam: To be expected. After all, it's a musical based on ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney''.
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The Phoenix Wright Musical Project is, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a project to make a musical based on]] ''[[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]''. It follows the story of the first game, and the writers have tried to adapt it [[ShownTheirWork as faithfully as possible]].
At this point, the musical is well into production, with the script and songs completed and a full-CD in production. As of April 2010, the musical is currently in talk to be licensed by {{Capcom}} under the name "Turnabout Musical". As of June 2011, a CD of "Highlights From Turnabout Musical!" has become available for download through their website. In December 2015, [[DevelopmentHell after years of waiting]], the complete original soundtrack[[note]]except the final song, "Dawn of a New Trial"[[/note]] was finally released.
Matthew Taranto, AKA [=TriforceBun=], is the voice of Phoenix Wright and has since become the creator and head writer of ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily''.
It has inspired the [[http://w11.zetaboards.com/Ghost_Trick_Musical/index/ Ghost Trick Musical]], which is officially the sister project of this.
----
!!This musical provides examples of:
* AccentAdaptation: Several characters are given an accent to reflect their personality.
** UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents: April May is given a {{Joisey}} accent, where Redd White dons the stereotypical, uppercrust snob accent peppered all over American media.
* AdaptationDistillation: Averted, the musical is approximately as long as the game.
** Played straight with case 3, which is condensed from three days to two.
* AnimatedAdaptation: Of the first ''Ace Attorney'' game.
* YouFailGeographyForever: Done intentionally with Redd White - he claims that the statue in his office is a [[RefugeInAudacity Paris original from Canada, and that he loves "the mountain with the Presidents' heads" and the "big tower that leans to the side" there.]]
* CulturalTranslation: It's based on the USA localization.
* DarkerAndEdgier: A minor example, but the musical adds lines that would never be allowed in the games, for example:
--> '''Gumshoe:''' You can call him Missile, he'll find any drugs or clues you need!
--> '''Phoenix:''' Well, he should come in handy if the Gourd Lake Monster's been smoking weed.
** In "600,000 Volts", Manfred von Karma makes several threats to kill Phoenix and Maya if they don't hand over a piece of evidence, the most notable being "The trial is now ending/Now your life's depending/On lending that parchment you see" and "You ought to know better/Now give me that letter/Lest you watch your girlfriend be slain". It's especially dark when one remembers [[DisproportionateRetribution what he's actually done before]], and then FridgeHorror sets in.
* EarlyBirdCameo:
** Despite her first canonial appearance being ''Justice for All'', Maggey Byrde shows up alongside Gumshoe during the first song and is mentioned by him later on.
** Furio Tigre also pops up in the same song, despite not appearing until Trials and Tribulations in the game. His hair is down and he's wearing a fedora, but he slicks his hair back into spikes when he sees Phoenix.
** Dustin Prince, also from Justice for All, appears as the court bailiff.
** Lana Skye and Mike Meekins, both from Rise From the Ashes, the game's bonus fifth case, have cameo appearances.
** In the spoof song "It's Gotta Be The Insanity", Moe (from ''Justice for All'') and Godot (from ''Trials and Tribulations'') both appear.
* EvilLaugh: Redd White gives out a maniacal cackle at the end of "Redd White and You". Manfred von Karma uses a deeper, more menacing variety in "Anything to Win" and "600,000 Volts (Out of My Way)".
* HollywoodToneDeaf: [[http://www.pwmusical.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5:the-rookie-killer Winston Payne]], although it's not much worse than his usual voice.
* {{Hypocrite}}: In "Justice For All (Reprise)", [[spoiler:von Karma accuses ''Phoenix'' of having used any dirty tactics possible to win. This being after Phoenix jumps through nine million hoops to work around von Karma's own dirty tactics and use legitimate evidence to make his points.]]
** Granted [[spoiler:the accusation probably isn't driven any belief that his opponent cheating would've been ''wrong'', just that catching him in the act would win him the trial.]]
* IgnoredEpiphany: "Decree of the Prosecutor" has Edgeworth pause and consider his actions, as well as how justified he is in his all-guilty record. He ultimately decides that the ends justify the means, since putting all suspects in jail is the safest thing to do, so he can ensure other families don't go through what he did.
* InsultBackfire:
--> '''Payne:''' ''"You should just walk out that door!"''
--> Mia and Phoenix [[ExactWords leave]].
* LargeHam: [[WorldOfHam EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER]]. It's a musical based on Phoenix Wright, it's to be expected.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: Taken [[UpToEleven even further]] than [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney the source material]].
%%* OminousLatinChanting: Anything To Win.
* OminousPipeOrgan:
** Used in most scenes associated with von Karma, especially his songs:
*** Used throughout "Anything to Win", giving the song a powerful, etheral tone, fitting for how von Karma is described as - [[AGodAmI and acts like]] - a god.
*** Used very creatively in "600,000 Volts/Out of My Way" at the ending, where an organ plays some dramatic chords, accompanied by the sound of [[spoiler:von Karma's stun gun]], which sounds like thunder. In the last chord, the organ and thunder sounds are joined by his EvilLaugh for terrifying effect.
** A brief snippet of "Anything to Win" is played on an organ during the Overture.
* OnlySaneMan:
** Oftentimes Phoenix. Take 'The Samurai Always Wins', for example:
-->'''Cody''': And I stood nearby when the Samurai shot lasers from his eyes.
-->'''Phoenix''': Wait, ''what?''
-->'''Cody''': And he flew up high, reaching to the sky-- a bright metallic sheen!
-->'''Phoenix''': Oh boy...
** Which is followed by this:
-->'''Phoenix''': Cody, what kind of murderer uses a 'Samurai Slap'? Or, for that matter, ''[[WhoWritesThisCrap shoots lasers from his eyes]]''?
** Surprisingly, [[CloudCuckoolander the Judge]] of all people has shades of this.
** "A Guy You Can Trust" almost entirely consists of Phoenix applying logic to Gumshoe's ridiculous ideas (specifically, thinking a drug-detection dog, a fishing pole, and a metal detector would be at all useful in catching a lake monster).
--> '''Phoenix:''' We're looking for a monster, not change in someone's pants!
--> '''Gumshoe:''' Well, you never know, pal! It may have been eating soda cans!
--> '''Phoenix:''' [[SarcasmMode Of course!]]
* PunkInTheTrunk: Referenced by Wendy Oldbag in "The Way Things Were"
--> What would you know/ You disrespectful punk?/ Back in my day, if you talked like that/ We'd lock you in a trunk!
* RepriseMedley: "Dawn of a New Trial", which reprises "Justice for All", "Make It Right", "Decree of the Prosecutor", "I'll Be There", and "The Objection Song".
* RunningGag: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=f9MHwBx6mTg "Did you say... past?"]]
* StylisticSuck: [[http://www.pwmusical.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5:the-rookie-killer The Rookie Killer]], [[http://www.pwmusical.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10:the-scent-of-fresh-lemons&catid=1:act-i&Itemid=6 The Scent Of Fresh Lemons]] and [[http://www.pwmusical.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=3%3Aact-iii&id=24%3Apasta-shop&Itemid=6 Pasta Shop]].
%%* ThatWasObjectionable
* TheSongBeforeTheStorm: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=eul1akd9qBA Tomorrow, at Last]], which takes place on the night before the final battle between Phoenix Wright and Manfred von Karma.
* VillainSong: Quite a few:
** Redd White gets the catchy, glitzy [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blLHZf2pEAE Redd White and You]], which starts out with Redd describing how well-loved he is. When Redd realizes that Phoenix is on to him, the lyrics become much darker, as Redd gloats about how powerful he is due to his wealth and publicity, and how Phoenix, being merely a rookie lawyer, doesn't stand a chance against him.
%%**[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ydXNIoHd8&feature=related Edgeworth]]
** Manfred von Karma gets two: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CojIj4e8Kj8&feature=related Anything to Win]], in which he sings about how he despises people in general, believing that they are all criminals, and how he wishes to put them all behind bars. Like "Redd White and You", this song also contains a fair amount of gloating about the singer's power. He also has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hhnNMSfXH4 600,000 Volts/Out of My Way]], when he confronts Phoenix and Maya [[spoiler:with a stun gun, and knocks them unconscious so he can take away the incriminating evidence they found.]] The song's lines are spread out pretty evenly between the three characters, but by the end of the song, only von Karma is left, gloating once again.
* WorldOfHam: To be expected. After all, it's a musical based on ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney''.
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to:
The Phoenix Wright Musical Project is, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a project to make a musical based on]] ''[[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]''. It follows the story of the first game, and the writers have tried to adapt it [[ShownTheirWork as faithfully as possible]].
At this point, the musical is well into production, with the script and songs completed and a full-CD in production. As of April 2010, the musical is currently in talk to be licensed by {{Capcom}} under the name "Turnabout Musical". As of June 2011, a CD of "Highlights From Turnabout Musical!" has become available for download through their website. In December 2015, [[DevelopmentHell after years of waiting]], the complete original soundtrack[[note]]except the final song, "Dawn of a New Trial"[[/note]] was finally released.
Matthew Taranto, AKA [=TriforceBun=], is the voice of Phoenix Wright and has since become the creator and head writer of ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily''.
It has inspired the [[http://w11.zetaboards.com/Ghost_Trick_Musical/index/ Ghost Trick Musical]], which is officially the sister project of this.
----
!!This musical provides examples of:
* AccentAdaptation: Several characters are given an accent to reflect their personality.
** UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents: April May is given a {{Joisey}} accent, where Redd White dons the stereotypical, uppercrust snob accent peppered all over American media.
* AdaptationDistillation: Averted, the musical is approximately as long as the game.
** Played straight with case 3, which is condensed from three days to two.
* AnimatedAdaptation: Of the first ''Ace Attorney'' game.
* YouFailGeographyForever: Done intentionally with Redd White - he claims that the statue in his office is a [[RefugeInAudacity Paris original from Canada, and that he loves "the mountain with the Presidents' heads" and the "big tower that leans to the side" there.]]
* CulturalTranslation: It's based on the USA localization.
* DarkerAndEdgier: A minor example, but the musical adds lines that would never be allowed in the games, for example:
--> '''Gumshoe:''' You can call him Missile, he'll find any drugs or clues you need!
--> '''Phoenix:''' Well, he should come in handy if the Gourd Lake Monster's been smoking weed.
** In "600,000 Volts", Manfred von Karma makes several threats to kill Phoenix and Maya if they don't hand over a piece of evidence, the most notable being "The trial is now ending/Now your life's depending/On lending that parchment you see" and "You ought to know better/Now give me that letter/Lest you watch your girlfriend be slain". It's especially dark when one remembers [[DisproportionateRetribution what he's actually done before]], and then FridgeHorror sets in.
* EarlyBirdCameo:
** Despite her first canonial appearance being ''Justice for All'', Maggey Byrde shows up alongside Gumshoe during the first song and is mentioned by him later on.
** Furio Tigre also pops up in the same song, despite not appearing until Trials and Tribulations in the game. His hair is down and he's wearing a fedora, but he slicks his hair back into spikes when he sees Phoenix.
** Dustin Prince, also from Justice for All, appears as the court bailiff.
** Lana Skye and Mike Meekins, both from Rise From the Ashes, the game's bonus fifth case, have cameo appearances.
** In the spoof song "It's Gotta Be The Insanity", Moe (from ''Justice for All'') and Godot (from ''Trials and Tribulations'') both appear.
* EvilLaugh: Redd White gives out a maniacal cackle at the end of "Redd White and You". Manfred von Karma uses a deeper, more menacing variety in "Anything to Win" and "600,000 Volts (Out of My Way)".
* HollywoodToneDeaf: [[http://www.pwmusical.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5:the-rookie-killer Winston Payne]], although it's not much worse than his usual voice.
* {{Hypocrite}}: In "Justice For All (Reprise)", [[spoiler:von Karma accuses ''Phoenix'' of having used any dirty tactics possible to win. This being after Phoenix jumps through nine million hoops to work around von Karma's own dirty tactics and use legitimate evidence to make his points.]]
** Granted [[spoiler:the accusation probably isn't driven any belief that his opponent cheating would've been ''wrong'', just that catching him in the act would win him the trial.]]
* IgnoredEpiphany: "Decree of the Prosecutor" has Edgeworth pause and consider his actions, as well as how justified he is in his all-guilty record. He ultimately decides that the ends justify the means, since putting all suspects in jail is the safest thing to do, so he can ensure other families don't go through what he did.
* InsultBackfire:
--> '''Payne:''' ''"You should just walk out that door!"''
--> Mia and Phoenix [[ExactWords leave]].
* LargeHam: [[WorldOfHam EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER]]. It's a musical based on Phoenix Wright, it's to be expected.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: Taken [[UpToEleven even further]] than [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney the source material]].
%%* OminousLatinChanting: Anything To Win.
* OminousPipeOrgan:
** Used in most scenes associated with von Karma, especially his songs:
*** Used throughout "Anything to Win", giving the song a powerful, etheral tone, fitting for how von Karma is described as - [[AGodAmI and acts like]] - a god.
*** Used very creatively in "600,000 Volts/Out of My Way" at the ending, where an organ plays some dramatic chords, accompanied by the sound of [[spoiler:von Karma's stun gun]], which sounds like thunder. In the last chord, the organ and thunder sounds are joined by his EvilLaugh for terrifying effect.
** A brief snippet of "Anything to Win" is played on an organ during the Overture.
* OnlySaneMan:
** Oftentimes Phoenix. Take 'The Samurai Always Wins', for example:
-->'''Cody''': And I stood nearby when the Samurai shot lasers from his eyes.
-->'''Phoenix''': Wait, ''what?''
-->'''Cody''': And he flew up high, reaching to the sky-- a bright metallic sheen!
-->'''Phoenix''': Oh boy...
** Which is followed by this:
-->'''Phoenix''': Cody, what kind of murderer uses a 'Samurai Slap'? Or, for that matter, ''[[WhoWritesThisCrap shoots lasers from his eyes]]''?
** Surprisingly, [[CloudCuckoolander the Judge]] of all people has shades of this.
** "A Guy You Can Trust" almost entirely consists of Phoenix applying logic to Gumshoe's ridiculous ideas (specifically, thinking a drug-detection dog, a fishing pole, and a metal detector would be at all useful in catching a lake monster).
--> '''Phoenix:''' We're looking for a monster, not change in someone's pants!
--> '''Gumshoe:''' Well, you never know, pal! It may have been eating soda cans!
--> '''Phoenix:''' [[SarcasmMode Of course!]]
* PunkInTheTrunk: Referenced by Wendy Oldbag in "The Way Things Were"
--> What would you know/ You disrespectful punk?/ Back in my day, if you talked like that/ We'd lock you in a trunk!
* RepriseMedley: "Dawn of a New Trial", which reprises "Justice for All", "Make It Right", "Decree of the Prosecutor", "I'll Be There", and "The Objection Song".
* RunningGag: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=f9MHwBx6mTg "Did you say... past?"]]
* StylisticSuck: [[http://www.pwmusical.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5:the-rookie-killer The Rookie Killer]], [[http://www.pwmusical.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10:the-scent-of-fresh-lemons&catid=1:act-i&Itemid=6 The Scent Of Fresh Lemons]] and [[http://www.pwmusical.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=3%3Aact-iii&id=24%3Apasta-shop&Itemid=6 Pasta Shop]].
%%* ThatWasObjectionable
* TheSongBeforeTheStorm: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=eul1akd9qBA Tomorrow, at Last]], which takes place on the night before the final battle between Phoenix Wright and Manfred von Karma.
* VillainSong: Quite a few:
** Redd White gets the catchy, glitzy [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blLHZf2pEAE Redd White and You]], which starts out with Redd describing how well-loved he is. When Redd realizes that Phoenix is on to him, the lyrics become much darker, as Redd gloats about how powerful he is due to his wealth and publicity, and how Phoenix, being merely a rookie lawyer, doesn't stand a chance against him.
%%**[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ydXNIoHd8&feature=related Edgeworth]]
** Manfred von Karma gets two: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CojIj4e8Kj8&feature=related Anything to Win]], in which he sings about how he despises people in general, believing that they are all criminals, and how he wishes to put them all behind bars. Like "Redd White and You", this song also contains a fair amount of gloating about the singer's power. He also has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hhnNMSfXH4 600,000 Volts/Out of My Way]], when he confronts Phoenix and Maya [[spoiler:with a stun gun, and knocks them unconscious so he can take away the incriminating evidence they found.]] The song's lines are spread out pretty evenly between the three characters, but by the end of the song, only von Karma is left, gloating once again.
* WorldOfHam: To be expected. After all, it's a musical based on ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney''.
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** Used in most scenes associated with von Karma, especially his songs:
*** Used throughout "Anything to Win", giving the song a powerful, etheral tone, fitting for how von Karma is described as - [[AGodAmI and acts like]] - a god.
*** Used very creatively in "600,000 Volts/Out of My Way" at the ending, where an organ plays some dramatic chords, accompanied by the sound of [[spoiler:von Karma's stun gun]], which sounds like thunder. In the last chord, the organ and thunder sounds are joined by his EvilLaugh for terrifying effect.
** A brief snippet of "Anything to Win" is played on an organ during the Overture.
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* VillainSong: For Quite a few:
** Redd White gets the catchy, glitzy [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blLHZf2pEAE ReddWhite]], [[http://www.White and You]], which starts out with Redd describing how well-loved he is. When Redd realizes that Phoenix is on to him, the lyrics become much darker, as Redd gloats about how powerful he is due to his wealth and publicity, and how Phoenix, being merely a rookie lawyer, doesn't stand a chance against him.
%%**[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ydXNIoHd8&feature=relatedEdgeworth]], and Edgeworth]]
** Manfred von Karma gets two: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CojIj4e8Kj8&feature=relatedManfred VonKarma]].Anything to Win]], in which he sings about how he despises people in general, believing that they are all criminals, and how he wishes to put them all behind bars. Like "Redd White and You", this song also contains a fair amount of gloating about the singer's power. He also has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hhnNMSfXH4 600,000 Volts/Out of My Way]], when he confronts Phoenix and Maya [[spoiler:with a stun gun, and knocks them unconscious so he can take away the incriminating evidence they found.]] The song's lines are spread out pretty evenly between the three characters, but by the end of the song, only von Karma is left, gloating once again.
** Redd White gets the catchy, glitzy [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blLHZf2pEAE Redd
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* EvilLaugh: Redd White gives out a maniacal cackle at the end of "Redd White and You". Manfred von Karma uses a deeper, more menacing variety in "Anything to Win" and "600,000 Volts (Out of My Way)".
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** In "Ten Thousand Volts", Manfred von Karma makes several threats to kill Phoenix and Maya if they don't hand over a piece of evidence, the most notable being "The trial is now ending/Now your life's depending/On lending that parchment you see" and "You ought to know better/Now give me that letter/Lest you watch your girlfriend be slain". It's especially dark when one remembers [[DisproportionateRetribution what he's actually done before]], and then FridgeHorror sets in.
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Back in 2008, there was a idea posted on the Court Records forum. Said idea then exploded into a revolution, which quickly gained its own website, which can be found [[http://www.pwmusical.com/ here]].
The Phoenix Wright Musical Project is, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a project to make a musical based on]] ''[[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]''. It follows the story of the first game, and the writers have tried to adapt it [[ShownTheirWork as faithfully as possible]].
At this point, the musical is well into production, with the script and songs completed and a full-CD in production. As of April 2010, the musical is currently in talk to be licensed by {{Capcom}} under the name "Turnabout Musical". As of June 2011, a CD of "Highlights From Turnabout Musical!" has become available for download through their website.
Matthew Taranto, AKA [=TriforceBun=], is the voice of Phoenix Wright and has since become the creator and head writer of ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily''.
It has inspired the [[http://w11.zetaboards.com/Ghost_Trick_Musical/index/ Ghost Trick Musical]], which is officially the sister project of this.
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!!This musical provides examples of:
* AccentAdaptation: Several characters are given an accent to reflect their personality.
** AmericanAccents: April May is given a {{Joisey}} accent, where Redd White dons the stereotypical, uppercrust snob accent peppered all over American media.
* AdaptationDistillation: Averted, the musical is approximately as long as the game.
* AnimatedAdaptation
* YouFailGeographyForever: Done intentionally with Redd White - he claims that the statue in his office is a [[RefugeInAudacity Paris original from Canada, and that he loves "the mountain with the Presidents' heads" and the "big tower that leans to the side" there.]]
* CulturalTranslation: It's based on the USA localization.
* DarkerAndEdgier: A minor example, but the musical adds lines that would never be allowed in the games, for example:
--> '''Gumshoe:''' You can call him Missile, he'll find any drugs or clues you need!
--> '''Phoenix:''' Well, he should come in handy if the Gourd Lake Monster's been smoking weed.
** In "Ten Thousand Volts", Manfred von Karma makes several threats to kill Phoenix and Maya if they don't hand over a piece of evidence, the most notable being "The trial is now ending/Now your life's depending/On lending that parchment you see" and "You ought to know better/Now give me that letter/Lest you watch your girlfriend be slain". It's especially dark when one remembers [[DisproportionateRetribution what he's actually done before]], and then FridgeHorror sets in.
* [[EarlyBirdCameo Early]] [[IncrediblyLamePun Byrde]] [[EarlyBirdCameo Cameo]]:
** Despite her first canonial appearance being ''Justice for All'', Maggey Byrde shows up alongside Gumshoe during the first song and is mentioned by him later on.
** Furio Tigre also pops up in the same song, despite not appearing until Trials and Tribulations in the game. His hair is down and he's wearing a fedora, but he slicks his hair back into spikes when he sees Phoenix.
** Dustin Prince, also from Justice for All, appears as the court bailiff.
** Lana Skye and Mike Meekins, both from Rise From the Ashes, the game's bonus fifth case, have cameo appearances.
** In the spoof song "It's Gotta Be The Insanity", Moe (from ''Justice for All'') and Godot (from ''Trials and Tribulations'') both appear.
* HollywoodToneDeaf: [[http://www.pwmusical.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5:the-rookie-killer Winston Payne]], although it's not much worse than his usual voice.
* {{Hypocrite}}: In "Justice For All (Reprise)", [[spoiler:von Karma accuses ''Phoenix'' of having used any dirty tactics possible to win. This being after Phoenix jumps through nine million hoops to work around von Karma's own dirty tactics and use legitimate evidence to make his points.]]
** Granted [[spoiler:the accusation probably isn't driven any belief that his opponent cheating would've been ''wrong'', just that catching him in the act would win him the trial.]]
* IgnoredEpiphany: "Decree of the Prosecutor" has Edgeworth pause and consider his actions, as well as how justified he is in his all-guilty record. He ultimately decides that the ends justify the means, since putting all suspects in jail is the safest thing to do, so he can ensure other families don't go through what he did.
* InsultBackfire:
--> '''Payne:''' ''"You should just walk out that door!"''
--> Mia and Phoenix [[ExactWords leave]].
* LargeHam: [[WorldOfHam EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER]]. It's a musical based on Phoenix Wright, it's to be expected.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: Taken [[UpToEleven even further]] than [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney the source material]].
* OminousLatinChanting: Anything To Win.
* OminousPipeOrgan: Anything To Win.
* OnlySaneMan:
** Oftentimes Phoenix. Take 'The Samurai Always Wins', for example:
-->'''Cody''': And I stood nearby when the Samurai shot lasers from his eyes.
-->'''Phoenix''': Wait, ''what?''
-->'''Cody''': And he flew up high, reaching to the sky-- a bright metallic sheen!
-->'''Phoenix''': Oh boy...
** Which is followed by this:
-->'''Phoenix''': Cody, what kind of murderer uses a 'Samurai Slap'? Or, for that matter, ''[[WhoWritesThisCrap shoots lasers from his eyes]]''?
** Surprisingly, [[CloudCuckoolander the Judge]] of all people has shades of this.
** "A Guy You Can Trust" almost entirely consists of Phoenix applying logic to Gumshoe's ridiculous ideas (specifically, thinking a drug-detection dog, a fishing pole, and a metal detector would be at all useful in catching a lake monster).
--> '''Phoenix:''' We're looking for a monster, not change in someone's pants!
--> '''Gumshoe:''' Well, you never know, pal! It may have been eating soda cans!
--> '''Phoenix:''' [[SarcasmMode Of course!]]
* PunkInTheTrunk: Referenced by Wendy Oldbag in "The Way Things Were"
--> What would you know/ You disrespectful punk?/ Back in my day, if you talked like that/ We'd lock you in a trunk!
* RunningGag: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=f9MHwBx6mTg "Did you say... past?"]]
* StylisticSuck: [[http://www.pwmusical.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5:the-rookie-killer The Rookie Killer]], [[http://www.pwmusical.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10:the-scent-of-fresh-lemons&catid=1:act-i&Itemid=6 The Scent Of Fresh Lemons]] and [[http://www.pwmusical.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=3%3Aact-iii&id=24%3Apasta-shop&Itemid=6 Pasta Shop]].
* ThatWasObjectionable
* TheSongBeforeTheStorm: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=eul1akd9qBA Tomorrow, at Last]], which takes place on the night before the final battle between Phoenix Wright and Manfred von Karma.
* VillainSong: For [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blLHZf2pEAE Redd White]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ydXNIoHd8&feature=related Edgeworth]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CojIj4e8Kj8&feature=related Manfred VonKarma]].
* WorldOfHam: To be expected. After all, it's a musical based on ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney''.
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The Phoenix Wright Musical Project is, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a project to make a musical based on]] ''[[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]''. It follows the story of the first game, and the writers have tried to adapt it [[ShownTheirWork as faithfully as possible]].
At this point, the musical is well into production, with the script and songs completed and a full-CD in production. As of April 2010, the musical is currently in talk to be licensed by {{Capcom}} under the name "Turnabout Musical". As of June 2011, a CD of "Highlights From Turnabout Musical!" has become available for download through their website.
Matthew Taranto, AKA [=TriforceBun=], is the voice of Phoenix Wright and has since become the creator and head writer of ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily''.
It has inspired the [[http://w11.zetaboards.com/Ghost_Trick_Musical/index/ Ghost Trick Musical]], which is officially the sister project of this.
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!!This musical provides examples of:
* AccentAdaptation: Several characters are given an accent to reflect their personality.
** AmericanAccents: April May is given a {{Joisey}} accent, where Redd White dons the stereotypical, uppercrust snob accent peppered all over American media.
* AdaptationDistillation: Averted, the musical is approximately as long as the game.
* AnimatedAdaptation
* YouFailGeographyForever: Done intentionally with Redd White - he claims that the statue in his office is a [[RefugeInAudacity Paris original from Canada, and that he loves "the mountain with the Presidents' heads" and the "big tower that leans to the side" there.]]
* CulturalTranslation: It's based on the USA localization.
* DarkerAndEdgier: A minor example, but the musical adds lines that would never be allowed in the games, for example:
--> '''Gumshoe:''' You can call him Missile, he'll find any drugs or clues you need!
--> '''Phoenix:''' Well, he should come in handy if the Gourd Lake Monster's been smoking weed.
** In "Ten Thousand Volts", Manfred von Karma makes several threats to kill Phoenix and Maya if they don't hand over a piece of evidence, the most notable being "The trial is now ending/Now your life's depending/On lending that parchment you see" and "You ought to know better/Now give me that letter/Lest you watch your girlfriend be slain". It's especially dark when one remembers [[DisproportionateRetribution what he's actually done before]], and then FridgeHorror sets in.
* [[EarlyBirdCameo Early]] [[IncrediblyLamePun Byrde]] [[EarlyBirdCameo Cameo]]:
** Despite her first canonial appearance being ''Justice for All'', Maggey Byrde shows up alongside Gumshoe during the first song and is mentioned by him later on.
** Furio Tigre also pops up in the same song, despite not appearing until Trials and Tribulations in the game. His hair is down and he's wearing a fedora, but he slicks his hair back into spikes when he sees Phoenix.
** Dustin Prince, also from Justice for All, appears as the court bailiff.
** Lana Skye and Mike Meekins, both from Rise From the Ashes, the game's bonus fifth case, have cameo appearances.
** In the spoof song "It's Gotta Be The Insanity", Moe (from ''Justice for All'') and Godot (from ''Trials and Tribulations'') both appear.
* HollywoodToneDeaf: [[http://www.pwmusical.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5:the-rookie-killer Winston Payne]], although it's not much worse than his usual voice.
* {{Hypocrite}}: In "Justice For All (Reprise)", [[spoiler:von Karma accuses ''Phoenix'' of having used any dirty tactics possible to win. This being after Phoenix jumps through nine million hoops to work around von Karma's own dirty tactics and use legitimate evidence to make his points.]]
** Granted [[spoiler:the accusation probably isn't driven any belief that his opponent cheating would've been ''wrong'', just that catching him in the act would win him the trial.]]
* IgnoredEpiphany: "Decree of the Prosecutor" has Edgeworth pause and consider his actions, as well as how justified he is in his all-guilty record. He ultimately decides that the ends justify the means, since putting all suspects in jail is the safest thing to do, so he can ensure other families don't go through what he did.
* InsultBackfire:
--> '''Payne:''' ''"You should just walk out that door!"''
--> Mia and Phoenix [[ExactWords leave]].
* LargeHam: [[WorldOfHam EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER]]. It's a musical based on Phoenix Wright, it's to be expected.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: Taken [[UpToEleven even further]] than [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney the source material]].
* OminousLatinChanting: Anything To Win.
* OminousPipeOrgan: Anything To Win.
* OnlySaneMan:
** Oftentimes Phoenix. Take 'The Samurai Always Wins', for example:
-->'''Cody''': And I stood nearby when the Samurai shot lasers from his eyes.
-->'''Phoenix''': Wait, ''what?''
-->'''Cody''': And he flew up high, reaching to the sky-- a bright metallic sheen!
-->'''Phoenix''': Oh boy...
** Which is followed by this:
-->'''Phoenix''': Cody, what kind of murderer uses a 'Samurai Slap'? Or, for that matter, ''[[WhoWritesThisCrap shoots lasers from his eyes]]''?
** Surprisingly, [[CloudCuckoolander the Judge]] of all people has shades of this.
** "A Guy You Can Trust" almost entirely consists of Phoenix applying logic to Gumshoe's ridiculous ideas (specifically, thinking a drug-detection dog, a fishing pole, and a metal detector would be at all useful in catching a lake monster).
--> '''Phoenix:''' We're looking for a monster, not change in someone's pants!
--> '''Gumshoe:''' Well, you never know, pal! It may have been eating soda cans!
--> '''Phoenix:''' [[SarcasmMode Of course!]]
* PunkInTheTrunk: Referenced by Wendy Oldbag in "The Way Things Were"
--> What would you know/ You disrespectful punk?/ Back in my day, if you talked like that/ We'd lock you in a trunk!
* RunningGag: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=f9MHwBx6mTg "Did you say... past?"]]
* StylisticSuck: [[http://www.pwmusical.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5:the-rookie-killer The Rookie Killer]], [[http://www.pwmusical.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10:the-scent-of-fresh-lemons&catid=1:act-i&Itemid=6 The Scent Of Fresh Lemons]] and [[http://www.pwmusical.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=3%3Aact-iii&id=24%3Apasta-shop&Itemid=6 Pasta Shop]].
* ThatWasObjectionable
* TheSongBeforeTheStorm: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=eul1akd9qBA Tomorrow, at Last]], which takes place on the night before the final battle between Phoenix Wright and Manfred von Karma.
* VillainSong: For [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blLHZf2pEAE Redd White]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ydXNIoHd8&feature=related Edgeworth]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CojIj4e8Kj8&feature=related Manfred VonKarma]].
* WorldOfHam: To be expected. After all, it's a musical based on ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney''.
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