Dungeon - SEBEC Above Ground - Megami Ibunroku Persona

Music by: Hidehito Aoki

[@BIGROYFAN7000]

Hidehito Aoki was such a god tier composer for MegaTen. Absolutely heartbreaking that he passed away.

[@Thatoneguyonthecybernet]

Couldn't have said it better.

[@AJ-po6up]

May he rest in peace. His music is one of the things that made Persona 1 so special.

[@matheus_monteiro]

Yep. The ost from Majin Tensei II is awesome too.

[@DesertRainReads]

I think he was killed in a car crash, which makes it even worse.

[@OldEnemy1]

The original Playstation was home to some very classic and iconic games, but they also had very unique, experimental, and downright some of the funkiest soundtracks in existence. This track really drives that point home. Ridge Racer, Tekkens 1-3, Ace Combats 1-3, Final Fantasies 7-9, Gran Turismo 1 and 2, Parasite Eve, Chrono Cross, Resident Evils 1-3, Silent Hill 1, Einhander, Xenogears, Kartia, the Persona 2 Duology, Kaze no Notam, and this game really show off the prowess of the PS1s 24 channel sound chip as well the switch from cartridges allowing for more higher quality instrument samples. Truly a masterpiece.

[@JoeyLamontagne]

This definitely has a “raiding an office building” vibe to it

[@gynesiseffect907]

High School Teenagers break in a Biological Research and Experiment Building to find a pretty evil guy.

[@CarlosSilva-bh4bi]

Yep, this is one of the songs where the PSP sinned Tbh, some say the PSX songs are the best, but I say that both have incredible flaws, downgrades and tremendous virtue reparted arround

[@shitocodone8940]

This song is oddly unique for no reason. I’ve never felt this emotion from a song that sounds so familiar. This song feels almost like nostalgia anxiety

[@PASTELXENON]

all i have is nostalgia anxiety nowadays and this game doesn't help, it's such a perfect time capsule

[@gaspastrike]

0:56 = Break the Targets

[@derpey_kong]

ROLLING STAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAART

[@lezzei]

NEEEEEEW RECORD

[@nerorin52]

oh my god you're so right

[@MastermindAtWork]

YO WHY IS THE OG PERSONA'S MUSIC SO GOOD?!

[@tchelikdabril9628]

Hidehito Aoki is an absolute legend.

[@ils4844]

Because it just is

[@firestar4407]

R.I.P Hidehito Aoki :,(

[@edd4946]

cuz Hidehito Aoki

[@MastermindAtWork]

@@august...4847 I have not played P1 and the two versions of P2, although Revelations Persona is the PSN Store for the PS3.

[@iennefaLsh]

The tempo of this track makes trudging through hordes of suicidal birdwomen bearable. Same applies to many of the tracks in PS1 P1 for the whole game, if that's the case. Each version's tempos complement the gameplay speed of the games and whatnot, but I wouldn't mind having this on the PSP version. This soundtrack is too magical to be left behind. Maybe one day we'll get another remaster that does it all the justice it deserves.

[@tavernadodevilhunter6732]

i don't know how atlus don't put this ost on psp version. ok, i don't have nothing against psp soundtrack but. this version is lot better..

[@borissurkan3035]

they wanted to give some of the new with the old but sometimes someting that is old doesnt mean is bad

[@joshbessey9647]

The PSP version is superior in every way

[@tavernadodevilhunter6732]

@@joshbessey9647 i have to admit, i like lone prayer, and pandora last fight

[@Hella_Animations]

they're both similar

[@manimanistatue]

They should have had the ost optional.. If the PSP discs had enough space for that

[@garys3178]

Everyone dancing furiously

[@jackd6881]

"mark" would be proud.

[@Max-ru4lp]

it all started here, it all started with guido.

[@balanceherosmt7170]

Nothing can top Kandori as the most cunning human villain in the Persona series who actually managed to get what he wanted (but later learns the price).

[@ils4844]

@@balanceherosmt7170 "No shut the fcuk up he's a shit and bland character because I can't read past basic level bad guy monster motivations" -Neo-Persona fans

[@johnathonturner2279]

@@ils4844 First off, there's nothing wrong with liking the newer Persona games. Secondly, Kandori IS pretty bland all things considered. Third, before you call me a "Neo-Persona fan", I would like to point out that there is a far better villain in Nyarlathotep.

[@ils4844]

@@johnathonturner2279 shit take shit take man right here man with the omori PFP SHIT GAME YOUR TAKE IS FUNDAMNETALLY INVALID AS WHO YOUA RE AS A PERSON YOU SUCK LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO come back in fourty yeahrs averter youve learned to read

[@johnathonturner2279]

@@ils4844 The fuck you even saying?

[@as4180]

I love love love the backmasked vocals at 2:19 omg

[@tavernadodevilhunter6732]

Lot of people loves the new personas, but i have to admit persona 1 is my favorite

[@figo7ronaldo]

Most of them have never played 1 or 2. Only 3-5

[@figo7ronaldo]

The newer ones are awesome but i don't know.. 1 and 2 have a special place in my heart

[@rebeccagibson7428]

I would really like to know why Persona 1 is your favourite, to me is the least interesting out of all of them

[@tavernadodevilhunter6732]

@@rebeccagibson7428 well rebecca, i love know the franchice and i started the first one, the gameplay is old rpg style i admit that but the storyline is fantastic, characters are very amazing soundtrack is amazing too

[@tavernadodevilhunter6732]

@@rebeccagibson7428 well i played shin megami tensei, and anothers old rpg (final fantasy 1) persona is so unique for me, ok sometimes randon battles is anoying but didnt take some good aspcects of p1

[@seasoningpacket3464]

I had so much trouble with this place... this song haunts my mind....

[@yeetlejuice7181]

the sonic cd energies are strong with this track and i love it another reason why i love this track is that it feels like an evolution in the style of dungeon music that devil summoner (1995) had

[@retrofan4963]

That's my reaction as well when I first go through SEBEC in Persona 1. I got huge Sonic CD JP vibes from it.

[@hylianbran7273]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@Crimsononon]

0:55 gives me majin tensei I/II vibes

[@AHX-sm2ot]

The main composer of Persona1 is also majin tensei2's

[@OldEnemy1]

I can hear it. The string samples remind me of a Majin Tensei song.

[@OldEnemy1]

Actually it’s just a bass lol

[@ct691]

Needs more views 🙏🙏

[@viintagevenus]

this is how u do frog noises right

[@drowzee6076]

smt iv soundtrack amazing and all but people gotta give this ost the praise it deserves this is number one soundtrack in megaten hands down

[@Pseudonomical]

frozen hospitality

[@MarceloOmegaAGDM]

love this tune... even if I have to repeat this place all over again because of the goddamn suicidal harpy thingies.

[@JoeyLamontagne]

I hate those Moh Shuvuus

[@zg9]

@@JoeyLamontagne moh shuvuus nailed me in soul hackers as well, god i hate them

[@unknownuser494]

​@@zg9 at least they got funny lines in strange journey.

[@y16358]

Aoki meilleur compositeur megaten petit ange parti trop tôt

[@thexlxx]

This theme has no right going this hard

[@gravijiga]

Thank you for looping this twice

[@repuaceuold4204]

0:56

[@gab_v250]

To think this was released the same year as Super Mario 64 and Super Mario RPG (two games that had absolute banger OSTs)

[@retrofan4963]

That and Persona 1, Super Mario 64, and Super Mario RPG have really similar instrumentation in their OST's. So 90's, which is really cool.

[@OldEnemy1]

@@retrofan4963 might you give some examples?

[@aymex64]

my favorite track in the game and all persona series

[@MagillanicaLouM]

3:21 had me make that face you make only when listening to music that looks like youre disgusted but you actually just temporarily hit nirvana with how much the artist FUCKING FLEXXXXXED ALL OVER YOUR AUDITORY SYSTEM

[@louvi5893]

The stank face.

[@walterwalter-ql1np]

My god I know exactly the face you're describing, it's like you're in disbelief at what your ears are hearing ahahaha

[@randomness4989]

This song is banger,too bad I didn't get to listen to it on the psp version.

[@Kehhei_chan]

This shit goes crazy!!!!!!

[@kirbyknowsyou3200]

Wishing newer Persona Fans would give the older ones a try. Personally I think the Story Makes persona more enjoyable than it’s Gameplay or Visuals.

[@nr2676]

No Dating Sim = they don't care. Look at Persona spin-offs sales, aside of Persona 5 Strikers.

[@nigele8625]

@@nr2676 Don't look at the dancing games tho

[@nr2676]

@@nigele8625 LOL :D

[@flyingcardinal]

Big ol bop

[@firestar4407]

The psp ''arrangement'' of this song was weird...

[@OldEnemy1]

The arrangement felt so flat compared to the original song, but I guess it’s good since it’s just a remix

[@methuselahhoneysuckass]

“the music isn’t quite funky enough”

[@felipefelix8650]

Really good.

[@itzjwhite6228]

Major Darkstalkers vibes

[@ElectricLegend14]

This song sounds incredibly similar to the RE Revelations 2 Raid Mode theme!

[@B06F1A24]

It's the other way around

[@sephiran973]

That song is a remix of Predator mode from RE6

[@xDTHECHEMISTx]

One of my favorite themes in the game

[@twelve4878]

Bangerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[@CypressDahlia]

0:54 gets pretty Streets of Rage

[@garys3178]

BangeR?!???

[@chainsawplayin]

It sounds like Sonic

[@youtubewanderer3347]

0:56

[@Voidrings116]

@@youtubewanderer3347 angel island act 2

[@SailorShulk9]

It’s specifically gives off Sonic CD vibes

[@lockei6947]

@@SailorShulk9 Kama Palace theme also gives it, I can imagine a mod where the Metallic Madness theme is replaced by Kama Palace theme

[@PineappleLimonov]

Okay, Shoji Meguro I like your OSTs, but the original is objectively better.

[@firestar4407]

Why did Meguro replace the OST anyway?

[@ewerton8463]

@@firestar4407 they thought it would sell more if the game looked more like persona 3 and 4

[@elementsgarden2217]

the composer is deceased as of 2002

[@Smiley-tc9so]

@@ewerton8463 ;--;

[@mounsterchef]

Wow, saying something "something is objectively better" just because you like it more than the other thing you're comparing. Nice argument.

[@dex7368]

there's a music stuck in my head it sounds like 0:54 but with electric guitar on top maybe from smt 4 but I can't find it god damn

[@OldEnemy1]

I believe it's a bass guitar.

[@DesertRainReads]

Not sorry for saying it, this is far, far, FAR superior to the PSP AST in every....single....way! Do not get me wrong, I like Meguro-san's compositions, I feel he's an awesome composer in his own right, especially for Persona 5's God-like OST which is just incredible. However, his arrangements on the PSP version of Persona 1 were a dark mark on an otherwise excellent career as a composer. He shouldn't have touched the soundtrack, and let it be. Atlus botched it big time when they allowed that to happen and didn't at the least give us an option to switch back to the original. I couldn't bring myself to buy this game when it was on store shelves because the arrangements were so bad in comparison.

[@diegoguerra7603]

meguro really did fucked up with the soundtrack, even tho he did work in the OG ost in some songs, he shouldn't have touched it for the remake, is the main reason why the game didn't sell, even in japan

[@Voidrings116]

@@diegoguerra7603 agree. That's why in the future if they would to go back to persona 1 for a remastered/new port or reboot. Leave the soundtrack alone. Remix it or enhance the audio for modern consoles

[@JoeyLamontagne]

@@Voidrings116 after hearing Persona 5 Strikers/Scramble’s version of P1’s battle theme, I know they can do it

[@fluffyboi4411]

Pretty sure Meguro was the director for the P1 PSP port so it might have been his own decision to remake the OST and not Atlus's

[@drowzee6076]

some tracks on the psp version are really damn good but there's no denying the brilliance and originality of this soundtrack. It is easily my favorite video game soundtrack ever from what i have heard

[@puzzle_boy]

I think I prefer the other one... Don't kill me. This one is still great.

[@FentyMixx]

I agree

[@mystycitty3118]

Even with the unfitting Jpop in certain parts of the PSP port I just can't diss Shoji Meguro's work.

[@Voidrings116]

@@mystycitty3118 I can

[@twelve4878]

@@Voidrings116 I can

[@krivixtc]

@@Voidrings116 nostalgia meat rider

[@bogdantanasescu3793]

Psx version the best.

[@no64256]

Reminds me of Super Monkey Ball for some reason

[@Voidrings116]

I don't know but I get call of duty world at war vibes from this

[@xaravia1433]

2015 dg frospitality

[@gob10]

ayoo whaddaaacuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaaak

[@TheStepwiseknight9]

chad masao over mark anyday since he's the original and has the better/cooler design, also beanie>hat. Crazy japanese boi is best boi

[@CatManThree]

Masao goes by Mark though. Its his nickname.

[@MosesX-Labs]

You mean Black Mark?

[@elicenyne]

i prefer the psp ost because vocals :3, but this is damn good

[@Kanzuki]

... I don't like this very much. The PSP version is so much better imo

[@Voidrings116]

Bruh...

[@Taranturat]

Trash take you should be ashamed

[@ascendancy4900]

^^you two up here are the reason of why some people dislike the Persona fanbase. Let the man have his opinion and stop acting like idiotic children.

[@OldEnemy1]

Bro said the 40 second loop is better than the fully fleshed out original 💀

[@Kanzuki]

@@OldEnemy1 40 second loop or not, it's still a better theme in my books