Let's Listen: Megami Ibunroku Persona: Velvet Room

Velvet Room (Persona 1 version)
0 - 2:01.583
Velvet Room~Coalescence
2:01.584 - 2:39.393
Velvet Nanashi Arrange (Eternal Punishment version)
2:39.394 - 3:37.444
Velvet Room (Innocent Sin version)
3:37.445 - 5:57.826

[@WednesdayMan]

the first one has a sense of urgency, like time is running out

[@guthetanuki256]

Most beautiful music ever. Whoever says video games can't be art. Show them this.

[@IdeonFukkatsu]

This version is the pinnacle of how the song should be. As wonderful as the psp remake is, I cannot get around how much I miss the original ost. I could insert the old songs in though...maybe ill do that...

[@ShadowBaofu]

I love the Velvet Room theme. So peaceful and serene. I could fall asleep listening to this song.

[@Noctsranun]

"Welcome to the Velvet Room."

[@Gonk]

I'm a guy and I wa splaying the Ps3 Persona fighting game online and while fighting someone I had my mic on and sang this song in as high pitch as I can get it and noticed it made the player stunned giving me the chance to kick his butt, I assume they were loling on the other end :) I love this song and Persona

[@Manx123]

The polyphonic piece starting at 2:40 sounds like a derivative medley, (though not so displeasing), of various Bach pieces, including Invention 13, the Toccata of the Toccata and Fugue in D minor, the Little Fugue in G minor.

[@shhteve]

Persona 3 introduced me to the series. I feel like I've really missed out on the first two, but at least I can look back and appreciate how the series has changed for the good (and for the worse.) Still looking forward to P5 someday!

[@RG-ew1zz]

Hey Arkus it’s been 7 years since you posted this comment, how are you doing now?

[@porkhill6665]

2:40, 3:38, and 4:49 are really good

[@ROBDEWAND]

it is sad that Nameless and Beladonna never see the light anymore after persona 2 guesse philemon wanted them for private sessions and left igor there whit the boring and annoying ones poor igor all he wanted was to listen too live music and not from a cd ;(

[@WednesdayMan]

it was confirmed from an interview that the performances for the Velvet room theme are still done by belladonna and nameless. they're purposefully placed out of view

[@RG-ew1zz]

Just imagine nameless and belladonna jamming on top of the elevator, in the driver and passenger seat, and in one of the cages in the wardens office.

[@kurayamik1]

Damn this is now canon in my head. thanks bro

[@peekatchu921]

I'm here after 9 years of release of this vid

[@psb9001]

Man, I've been wanting to hear the 1st Persona's Velvet Room theme again for quite a few years! Thanks a ton for the post.

[@SaberNctisXV]

"Welcome to the Velvet Room."... It all begins here

[@AwkwardFellow]

I love it! I need to play the older Persona's now. At first I wanted Persona 4 because I saw an article about it in a magazine. Okay I didn't actually read it (yet) but it was the pictures, the amazing art work, that pulled me in. Then there were the many times I was told to look up the Persona 4 OST's and as soon as I heard the music I was hooked. The story's amazing. Now I just need to play the older ones. :3

[@Harkz0r]

I absolutely love the section from 2:40 - 3:38. Why on earth was this not incorporated into the later renditions? This from someone who was introduced to the series from P3F, too.

[@OldEnemy1]

Sounds like Hotel Goumaden from Soul Hackers

[@dragoncatoverload]

It’s a little sad how much this song got downplayed. But I guess it gives me a reason to like both them.

[@Ren_the_hobo]

This have to be the best velvet room theme!❤

[@Shifue]

still love these songs so beautiful i remembered playing the original version on ps and sitting in the room listening did you know on full moons i think it was that only the piano would play without her singing?

[@taneumaman2]

やっぱ異聞録が一番良かったなあ… あの絶妙の世界観はあのゲームでしか出せてない… もちろんこの曲もマッチしてた

[@KaiOtanashi]

I love this version the best. I want them to make a persona game with the girl that sings this song in it and the guy who plays the piano. Not just igor and his random assistants.

[@Crow5461]

@FateOfTime Lyrics are "ahhhhhh ahh ahh ah ah ah ah ah ahhhhhhhh ahh ahh" etc.

[@uzumakiriza]

wait. so one of the Velvet room is being used in Soul Hackers? wow

[@elzogalleta3121]

if you mean the one from P2, then yeah. -Edit: omg i did not expect that one at 2:40. THE GOUMADEN!!!

[@fluffybonzaibeetle933]

and the artwork is just too epic!

[@CrimsonZeroX]

Best version of velvet room ever. Amazing.

[@umbrellashotgunman]

What's ironic, considering all the nostalgia for the old school Persona soundtracks I see around here, is that the original version of the Velvet Room theme was actually the first piece that Shoji Meguro (who's better known for writing the music for Persona 3 and 4 as well as the PSP remake of 1) ever composed for Atlus (hell, he was actually part of the composing team for the original version of Persona 1, which adds even more irony to the decisions he made regarding the remake's soundtrack).

[@MyFinalHeaven]

awesome

[@sojiro856]

The Persona 4 version sounds similar but without the piano solo and the singer sings at a slower pace. Plus this version gives a different feeling.

[@ciscornBIG]

love this song

[@Himmelschenk]

3:37 My favorite from them all.

[@nicholasse7enfold]

Sounds darker and more haunting than the P3 to P5 version

[@Dalesdeadbug123]

04:49 and onward is simply awe inspiring.

[@joanchow617]

Whoa so it has many versions that's interesting =D It is actually this song that got me into the games XD

[@theri0n]

the first one is my favorite one, i get nostalgic when i hear it. i used to leave the game on sometimes while int he velvet room just to listen to the song

[@Moe598]

REST IN PEACE ATLUS 1987-2006

[@KSanada]

Its hilarious looking at the demonic artwork then suddenly peering at the bottom left to see K to A ^^. I wonder what my mother what have said years ago if I brought Persona to her lol.

[@clazo78]

great song . Thanks for this posting =D

[@homers1999]

I always seen Weaboo as more of like a hipster with the Swag Yolo shit but instead Kawai Desu.... That being said not all of us "Japanese wannabes" go around acting like that. I myself would love to learn the language and enjoy the games and everything.. Doesn't mean I go around saying shit and acting like that.

[@dottalks8156]

Solid opinion

[@ViciousKizaru]

Beautifull theme!

[@DaSurreal1da]

I used to just let this play when I was younger. Kind of like the calm in the storm before you head into the most frustrating dungeons since FF for nes.

[@Shotgunric97]

the innocent sin one is more familliar for me.

[@Charlton369]

isnt the innocent sin part plays at 3:38.

[@Charlton369]

wait nvm i read the description.

[@Gonk]

my favorite RPG music, thank god someone in APB made me this as my Theme :D

[@fluffybonzaibeetle933]

This song is making me insane! Its like an oration getting me in a trans! The voice and the instruments remind me of cold cloudy weather with only me alone....

[@megaman15ish]

Best version in my opinion.

[@nicholasse7enfold]

2:40 Goumaden Hotel - Atlus' Devil Summoner ost

[@nroland99]

so Im not imagining it XD gotta love victor and igor

[@windwalker000]

Humanity's cry for salvation... I feel healed

[@replay2011]

Sweet as velvet.

[@Biggleboff]

Its like the number zero... empty, yet it holds infinite possibility's

[@thejackanddaveshow5661]

Reminds me of final fantasy 6’s “oh my hero”

[@MechaDucky]

This is an apocalyptic suite in itself. *good way*

[@shadow1111111]

I really like the piano taking over the melody in the P2 version. Overall, I like the current "Aria" best, but I keep coming back to P2's because of the awesome piano part. I would actually like a completely piano driven melody with no singer... don't hurt me! I haven't played anything before P3, yet, though I have Innocent Sin (PSP) coming in the mail soon, but I have been checking out the music and it's really good! I have no connections to the songs, yet they stick out to me.

[@Kelpie9423]

cant wait for P5

[@MLittleBrony]

Milton O'Bannon did you get P5 yet

[@jamaldavis831]

These it the poem for everyone's heart lie.

[@Urmean15]

Haha, I never realized the Goumaden music was in here too.

[@Atma505]

You have to remember that it was 1996, and although Japanese culture had entered the US mainstream in a few unknown and subtle ways, high school characters with purple hair and names like Ayase over Alana weren't preferable. What was horrifying about the translation was the grammar and the spelling -- something that I'm not sure how they overlooked considering they put so much effort into localizing the game. I still wish the PSX and the PSP versions had some kind of happy medium.

[@ladyabaxa]

@TalesOfGod I'm afraid I cannot provide download links. There are websites out there that will convert KZbin videos into mp3s, however.

[@ajorajenova4217]

you might wanna research my answer but i believe it is asura. you had to get all the spell cards in the game and only the leader could equip. him. he is supposed to be as strong as chris's final persona satan.

[@apedreitor]

crap, the velvet room music sounds awesome always

[@rubino83]

@Egglesplork Actually, Twin Peaks was a big influence on the whole game. Think of Maki as based on Laura Palmer and Nyarlathotep as Evil Bob.

[@royhetharia2816]

Igor as based on The Man from Another Place

[@Moe598]

@BlueGemPrincess Spoken like a true 06er, my friend.

[@DetectiveKidd]

I wish I could live in the velvet room forever....also i like this than the newer versions

[@royhetharia2816]

Me too! I don't care about Igor's appearance which looks creepy and scary, plus Igor's attendants/Igor assistants are charming with their blue clothes. Because they help the Human/Protagonist in giving persona powers to protect the world from Shadow

[@Swordguyman]

Sweet.. i like this one better than the P3 version for some reason..

[@cronolucca]

Me too!

[@StarryniteTrist]

I wonder if this is on the OST for the upcoming PSP Persona

[@Rikarikun]

Here's hoping persona 5 has the return of persona 2 cast.

[@Egglesplork]

@selkiemaster _____This is bound to open up all kinds of fanboy-ish arguments, but...I know where the Velvet Room came from! Do a search for "Red Room" and "Twin Peaks." YES, that room is in another dimension. It doesn't have IGOR there. However, it does have some kind of otherwise-supernatural tour-guide to give clues and what-not to the mystery at hand. Hmm, then X-FILES had to go ahead and be a dumbed-down version of Lynch's show. Is this making sense yet?

[@Lastpatriot]

Is it just me, or does this sound like Antonio Inoki's "Honno no Fighter"?

[@FateOfTime]

I love how people want the lyrics to this song when there are none

[@Jakkdude]

i like this velvet room theme better then persona 3 and 4

[@Pzafrk]

Just saying, but going down the comments section and seeing the name Satan made me lol so hard... It fits, now, doesn't it?

[@Alianger]

Can you upload the other piano pieces? They were taken down

[@mumeichan]

Does anyone know which synth this ahh and ooh comes from? I know it was once mentioned it was some 80s or 90s Yamaha or Casio synth board but I can't find it anywhere now.

[@gravijiga]

All the songs of these games are better than P3's songs. And the eternal punnishment version is a remix of hotel gomaden from devil summoner 1 and 2 o_O that took me off gaurd

[@19942611]

@Naoya7Toudou If I rememver correctly, It's Vishnu.

[@Alianger]

is there an instrumental velvet room out there? I like the tune but cant stomach the style of song here.

[@tora1001]

@neon6 THATS A DAMN LIE they are coming out with a new game called Catherine

[@wolfetteplays8894]

Ah memories... before the normies and weebs ruined the series after persona 3. Never forget the best games in the trilogy. 5 is the only one that comes even remotely close in quality

[@sonicjms]

higher graphical fidelity, along with more mature subject matter.

[@Sagemaster00]

Wow, how the fuck does Persona go from kids to adult, to Mature O_O?

[@ladyabaxa]

Nah, I found the OST through DirectConnect.

[@Squall2025]

@selkiemaster

[@June_In_July379]

Rated M for Mature but im only 11years old

[@RG-ew1zz]

Are you 25 now

[@kamarikim]

vishnu

[@MechaDucky]

@0Eureka0 hi? how do you do?

[@LvLupXD]

Mara

[@garnajash]

what demnos is the of the photo

[@RaVerKidX6]

Coincidentally, my room is blue.

[@xNocturnalKnightx]

Uhh, what title would that be?

[@Sekainoowaride]

@ladyabaxa Hint,Hint

[@chariotgoblin8060]

Smash

[@kitsaitogames]

yeet

[@50secondsaway]

@neon6 Why? D:

[@CosmicChris]

I doubt it as intresting as it would be.

[@Chernobog2]

Satan*

[@dontsmoke187]

Too bad the game was awful. The PSP version is better. The PSOne US version is just full of shitty and unnecessary localizations.

[@WednesdayMan]

yeah they messed up the translation first time. they needed to fix it big time anyways. not enough of a fanbase for Persona 1 or 2

[@jayvman1311]

It's a shame we never got a psp version of eternal punishment :(