Music Analysis | Persona 3 Reload OP

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

Update: There were so many comments saying I needed to do the Full Version, so I did! I put that reaction on Patreon! 👉www.patreon.com/drumrolltonyreacts

[@NitsugaXDD]

:c

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

Folks. lmao i beg you, IF you do join the patreon, please don't fight with other members that don't have the same viewpoint as you about the game. Someone just had had a MELTDOWN over Someone else calling it 🧀 It was a true spectacle to witness

[@ssycabal]

@@DrumRollTonyReacts thats funny lmao

[@alph0x101]

​@@DrumRollTonyReactsWait, they what. Lmao I need to check this out now just to see

[@mincho0616]

​​@@DrumRollTonyReacts Lol people need to step back and understand that everyone has their own feel for music. It's all too subjective lmao

[@TheLunarVaux]

Regarding the male rap part which you said feels a bit outdated... its because in a way, its supposed to be! This is a new composition, but the original game released in 2006 and the game takes place in the mid 2000s as well. The new tracks for this remake were of course written with the intent of blending in with the old tracks, so thats why you have this late 90s/2000s vibe here. Also fun fact,, the rapper Lotus Juice is the same guy they had back in the 2006 original!

[@NinjapowerMS]

I'm just curious what classifies as new rap?

[@Fro00ot0]

@@NinjapowerMS I'm not gonna claim to be anything more than casual enjoyer of music, but with differences, this is deff an older type beat and flow/delivery. Modern stuff is a lot more trap beats usually. Rap has changed in the same way rock isn't what it used to be. styles and whatnot always evolve.

[@BigJMC]

The game takes place in 2009

[@FidzDanto]

@@BigJMC which is in the 2000's

[@sneakretster]

@@BigJMC ironically the date the game takes place isn't exactly relevant here since Minato/Makoto isn't necessarily listening to recently released music but it could very easily be from years earlier for all we know 🤷

[@thomasdelville7182]

Color Your Night and Changing Seasons are absolute BANGERS

[@eebarry]

Burn My Dread and Memories of You also, and i really like Master of Shadow and Master of Tartarus personally

[@thomasdelville7182]

Deep Breath Deep Breath too!

[@DodacLA]

So many good songs here i want to hear about. "It's going Down Now" is also something i want to hear about so badly considering how often we hear it ingame

[@hiarus8850]

Oh yeah ...kinda miss the French in changing seasons though

[@dlubber7071]

@@hiarus8850 yeah! what happened to funny french lady!!

[@dorianTFF]

It’s always funny seeing people listen to Lotus Juice rapping. He’s always such a hit or miss with people

[@gatfatf]

I feel he plays really well with the... oh how do I say this, "Hamilton is my favorite rap production" crowd.

[@zander1896]

You're right Lotus Juice is a cheeseball but that fits persona 3 perfectly. The campiness and the fact that he made the music for the original just adds to the feeling of nostalgia.

[@Cheffihn]

In Akihiko's words.... "I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS"

[@kinsleymoore349]

WHAT’D YOU SAY?!?

[@magicalduckye2356]

YA SEE THAT SHINJI?! Ya see that...?

[@carsonwold3877]

Fun fact: the songs he’s skips in the beginning of the intro are the songs that played for the intro of the other versions of Persona 3! Then he stops on the 3rd which is the song for the new intro😅

[@gobigblue357]

the second song “Want To Be Close” isn’t an opening, it’s one of the background tracks in the game. typically plays at school i think

[@mRidley508]

I know the cheesy hip hop can be a hard sell, but it really grows on you the more you listen to it. Its set in the 2000's so the corny vibe is kind of an intentional choice. I can understand being kinda turned off from it, but personally i love it.

[@ougazu32]

It reminds me of nu metal, or maybe linkin park vibes

[@adeanda92]

Lotus Juice reminds me of motsu/M.o.v.e from Initial D

[@gameoverguyl2577]

This song has some cool motifs in it, a lot of the parts are calling back to a song called burn my dread from the original game

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

I figured there were details like that. That's cool

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

What do you think about this song?

[@rodrigob8862]

It's very beautiful and really reflects the vibe that the game wants to convey, this frantic part

[@Roy-tl3lc]

Recently, I've been replaying the song, and the Persona series is truly captivating. I hope to see your analysis of "Persona 5 Scramble: Daredevil "one day.

[@arielmartinez94]

This is one of the best persona OPs and i really hope you reacted to the full version

[@AZNsensation24]

Banger opening movie but def check out the full song if you get a chance even if only on your own time!

[@wizardokeebler2580]

Its a great song that captures the message of the story, the full version is even better.

[@jonbutterballs]

You're absolutely right about the sound being reminiscent of 90s and 2000s music, the game is set in 2009 and was originally made in 2006. So it was trying to capture that same sound, even though this song is actually from a game released in 2024. From your reaction as someone who hasn't played the games, I'd say it did its job. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@tyrallius-3581]

Ran into this channel by accident. Love seeing professionals react and ACTUALLY react so openly and genuinely to all sorts of music. Very much enjoying your content, and am very glad you have the Persona series in your videos. Wonderful OST's across their time periods honestly.

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

Welcome in

[@notbatman4719]

Professional? Dude was literally making fun of the male singer.

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

@notbatman4719 Articulations about the 🧀 factor of the vocals does not impact my resume.

[@notbatman4719]

@@DrumRollTonyReacts Yeah just makes a sh1tty person. Congratulations!

[@daeronxi2804]

​@notbatman4719 Why are you so insecure about someone voicing a music opinion? Especially when the cheesy factor was INTENTIONAL?

[@FruitPunchSamurai_Z]

This song is great and pretty fun to listen to, can't wait for you to react on the new (and remaked) songs in the game. "Color Your Night" and "It's Going Down Now" are also one of the favorites and the best ones in the P3R soundtrack.

[@NitsugaXDD]

"memories of you" hits hard too

[@lemillian]

I gotta add Changing Seasons and Master of Shadow too

[@yuckey71]

I finished playing P3R yesterday. Thank you, JRPG and you.

[@CHADLER-_-]

And immediately put an avatar

[@srfn1253]

Might want to consider switching ur pfp because of spoilers

[@DerrickParr]

@@srfn1253anyone who doesn’t know wouldn’t be spoiled by that picture

[@HenriqueRJchiki]

me too, I cried so much

[@arielmartinez94]

P3R has some more amazing songs, two I recommend you to react to are "its going down now" and "color your night"

[@TheLunarVaux]

I agree, these are the other two I would recommend!

[@shauryasuri3653]

Lotus juice(the male singer) is someone you kinda grow on as time passes. The game is set in 2009.

[@ironmunger2]

You should absolutely do more videos for this soundtrack, it’s amazing. Color your night, mass destruction, changing seasons, it’s going down now are all ones that are great.

[@elsolslb]

This song brought a lot of emotions for me the first time I heard it. It has so many call backs and influences to the original game that came out like 17 years ago. So even with just the lyric "Crazy how time flies" resonated so much to me. I absolutely adored this game and played it on day 1 when it came out and the music for this song was such a pleasant surprise. Lotus Juice is the rapper from the original game's soundtrack and so its awesome to hear him return for the remake version of this game.

[@falkarios2944]

The original game was made in 2006, and set in 2009. The hip hop vocals are a big part of the original soundtrack, so it's very nostalgic for fans of the game. The female vocalist is completely new to Persona though, and I like her voice a lot.

[@gatfatf]

And for reference, he actually sucked even harder the first time around.

[@J2ojuiced95]

This is such a great opening, I love how much it pays homage to Burn My Dread the original P3 opening, through using rhythmical motifs from that song. Since this is the opening it’s only half the song, there’s a full version that’s definitely worth checking out.

[@KapitanWasTaken]

Song title: Full Moon Full Life -Opening Movie version- Lyrics: Lotus Juice Rap: Lotus Juice Vocals: Azumi Takahashi Original Composer: Atsushi Kitajo Arrangement: Atsushi Kitajo it's fool moon again crazy how time flies one might wonder if past path was in the right direction but I do believe things come to life by accident when it remains on sounds like it's meant to be (Wake Up) New space made when things fall apart (Get Up) what matters after ending's how you left a mark (Don't wait up) Fire in my sould fire in my heart 'ti I you see me on the other side of stars, I'm running All the journeys start some where with a first step No one's sure what lies ahead, be bold and brave (stand up) roads may be rough and tough though it will lead some where (nothing easy get up and go get it go) sometimes it's journey itself that teaches a lot about the destination not aware of no matter how far (no matter how far) how you go (how you go) how long it may last venture life burn your dread (Carpe diem no time to waste, you gotta venture life go get it burn your dread)

[@hazelbagels024]

What matters in the end is how you left a mark* It's your life, burn your dread*

[@24hr-Gaming]

It's funny that you mention the music sounds old. It's part of the game aesthetic since it takes place in 2009.

[@sharkycachi]

i literally cry when i'm listening to the chorus

[@HollowGolem]

This is actually a truncated version. There's a second verse and a sort of bridge, plus a proper rap verse from Lotus Juice. Also, the lyric that I'm pretty sure you misheard there is "carpe diem," Latin for "seize the day." A major theme of the game is coming to terms with our mortality, and making the best of the time we have while we're alive. Hence the incredibly morbid imagery in the video as well.

[@mirrorline1]

He did the full version on his Patreon. He like the song but didn't like how they mix Lotus juice's part and also didn't like how cheesy it is.

[@imprudentdev1503]

The rapping is lotus juice, he's a large part of Persona 3's image, youll hear him alot if you continue through the OST

[@isrealtheword3749]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: [00:00] Introducción [Introducción al análisis musical] - El analista musical Drum Tony comenta que nunca ha jugado Persona 3 y que el canal se centra en el análisis musical. - Pide a los espectadores que le comenten cualquier detalle relevante sobre el video musical. [02:19] Análisis de Instrumentos: Análisis de Instrumentos en la introducción - Analiza el sonido del teclado que emula cuerdas (picado) en lugar de usar un arco. - Describe el bajo con una línea descendente que aporta profundidad. - Menciona el sonido del teclado del fondo y el picado de las cuerdas. [04:13] Análisis Musical: Sección del Verso [Análisis del verso] - Analiza el cambio de ritmo en la sección del verso con paradas y un estilo más fragmentado. - Compara el sonido del bajo de la introducción con el del verso, siendo este último más redondo. - Destaca la importancia de los pequeños cambios en la instrumentación para diferenciar las secciones. [06:20] Análisis Musical: Reacción a la Pre-estribación [Impresiones de la pre-estribación] - El analista reconoce que la pre-estribación le resulta peculiar por su estilo. - Reconoce elementos como la guitarra distorsionada y la voz con un aire poético. - Aclara que su falta de contexto del videojuego le dificulta una apreciación completa. [08:39] Análisis Musical: Análisis del Estribillo [Sección del Estribillo] - Analiza el cambio en la percusión del estribillo comparada con la introducción. - Describe la instrumentación del estribillo con guitarras distorsionadas, bajo marcando el ritmo y coro de fondo. - Destaca la melodía pegadiza y fácil de recordar de la voz principal. Made with HARPA AI

[@jonathancapps1103]

The game is set in 2009. And was originally released in 2006. The songs he cycles through before landing on the opener are the opening songs from previous versions of the game. This song is very much in the same feel as the rest of the music in the game. The game's story is _very_ dark, and I think it needs this upbeat, pop feel in much of the music to balance it out. "I don't know what Dude is saying. Sounds like he probly dropped some F-bom s a couple times." You're hearing the "up" in "Wake up," "Stand up," "Get up," etc. Ithink the problem is that these aren't native English speakers singing English lyrics, combined with Lotus Juice's voice being mixed kinda low.

[@melteddali8000]

Lotus Juice is fluent though. Dude lived in New Jersey as a kid

[@acyned8079]

Oh yea! Glad you did a reaction to the opening and happy you went to the full ver. too!!! Knowing the context and history of the game really change how you view this opening a lot!

[@LuisSanchez-jg5yn]

If you're looking for persona 3 OST i highly recommend you "Its going Down" absolute banger.

[@wstroyt]

Would have been cool if you reviewed the full version of the song. The second half is really cool!

[@RetroReduxFGC]

The game is set in 2009, and the Mp3 player was actually an old Sony one since these games were originally playstation exclusives. There's a lot of neat references in this intro, but the best has to be the intro melody being the same as that of the original persona 3 opening theme on ps2 "Burn My Dread." Makoto actually flips past it when the intro is building up to the start of the theme. As always love the analysis work, would love to see your thoughts on "it's going down now" in p3reload.

[@rayyanzamizam7915]

so excited to see you cover this! great analysis, hearing you talk about some of the technical details only makes me appreciate the track more. if you decide to cover more songs from P3R, Mass Destruction is one of the main combat themes and is really fun. Burn my Dread is the final boss music in this game, and was the opening music from the original persona 3 back in 2006.

[@Raddkann]

it’s following the leitmotif of “Burn My Dread” from the original Persona 3

[@isaaclira4844]

So happy to see you covering the op of my fav game ever. Color Your Night and It's Going Down are also bangers. Thanks!

[@simpleguy86]

At 2:02 isn't that the same bubbly sound that was in the original intro? P3 fans can tell I hope cause my memory sucks lol

[@Gestrid]

The male singer, named Lotus Juice, has actually been writing lyrics for this series since the original version of Persona 3 came out back in 2006. He's especially known for the song "Burn My Dread", and he inserts a reference to it in most of the lyrics he writes for in this series. For the record, he doesn't just write raps, though that's mostly what he's known for. He's also written other songs. For example, he wrote the lyrics to "No More What Ifs" for Persona 5 Royal.

[@maryo9227]

I've been waiting for this

[@shadowyfauna9891]

About half way through the game now since it came out at the start of the month and it's absolutely worth it for anyone looking to get into the series and for a longtime fan who's played the other games like myself. I have never been this proud to say I love Persona.

[@joelsasmad]

The music player at the beginning actually plays the opening that would play here in the original game, as well as another song reference, before changing to the new song.

[@Sortazar]

I Like watching your videos, it makes me put more attention to the details that otherwise i'd let it pass

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

I'm glad to hear that. Thx for the nice comment

[@JDPixelado]

MAN, YOU NEED TO LISTEN THE FULL VERSION, IS INSANELY GOOD

[@MetalGamely]

I thought this would be the full version but i suppose it'll be for another time!

[@s_oba]

@@MetalGamely someone said that the full version is on his patreon

[@johnhalo8726]

Full version is on the patron. He likes it but doesn't like the lotus juice parts

[@tunykun]

Yeah, I had a feeling you wouldn't like Lotus Juice. He gets a lot of flak in the music community since people don't take him seriously and think he's corny/lame. It's fine though. I can see why the opinion exists. I think he's cool though. Also, I'd probably recommend avoiding Persona 3 music if he wasn't your style. Like Lyn in Persona 5 who shows up in most of the songs, Lotus Juice shows up in a lot of the Persona 3 songs. Fun fact about Persona 5 and Persona 3, Lotus Juice actually helped write some of the Persona 5 songs and taught Lyn the proper intonation and feel of them since she doesn't really speak English.

[@derrinerrow4369]

not to mention that they actually sang a song together for the Persona 5 Tactica DLC

[@CDGage]

I finally decided to try out some of his other music not from Persona and he does definitely keep to that 1990s-early 2000s type rap/style and I already personally love that genre of music so it’s perfect for me. “Day By Day” and “Chill” are some of my favorites from him

[@NoahSouthwick]

I liked the in depth analysis, I’ve been listening to this song a lot, so it’s nice to finally be able to pick it apart and see someone talk about the things that make me like it 👌

[@scrappymtz]

It's so hard listining to this song with out being so emotional... such an amazing story and blissful ost

[@Alphasnowbordergirl]

The original game out i believe in 2006 so there is a lot of nostalgia i think in the song in how its composed.

[@VBandit47]

There's a full version of this song, btw.

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

Yea I did that one also

[@VBandit47]

@@DrumRollTonyReacts Oh, sorry. I saw the animation and just assumed you only did the OP version. Other people have done that.

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

@@VBandit47 Full version was def better

[@mattiasughi8310]

A lot of people responded about the male singer so i will just say that the brass part in the pre-chorus is taken from the original opening of the original persona 3. The original opening is also referenced at the beginning when the protagonist changes songs on the Mp3 player since the opening is the song "Burn my dread"

[@naul2477]

3:18 The moment he stopped was perfect.

[@Alphasnowbordergirl]

The song is about living after a loved one has died. You should read the lyrics. Its very emotional

[@joogled1839]

it didnt even seem like he wanted to pause it for the last part because of how good it is

[@justsomeguy727]

The chorus onward slaps so unbelievably hard. Can't say I blame him.

[@brofreeze4359]

Most Emotional Soundtrack - Best Of「Yuki Kajiura 」Heart Warming Instrumental Compilation

[@Khaleb_0]

Pre-chorus section: the word you're looking for is "nu-metal" and this is on purpose since the original game is from 2006.

[@VampiricNoir]

Personally, vocals wise I’ve always seen the male vocals to be the voice of reason and the female vocals being hope combining for motivation

[@LampyGames]

I was skeptical and scared for this game to come out but im so happy with it

[@Stickguy101]

Hooo boyyy, i've been waiting for this!

[@atinone]

I highly recommand you Color your nights, It's going down now, Changing seasons and Burn my dread Absolute banger from persona 3 reload

[@Free-sf1nd]

Every piece from the P3R ost is a banger

[@eladkatabi7802]

"Color your night" from the Persona 3 Reload ost. Banger that you have to listen to.

[@Caliber918]

Bro you absolutely have to listen to the full song, you don’t even have to do a video or anything just listen to the full song, the whole thing is just as good as the OP, I listen to it almost every day, can’t recommend it enough if you liked the OP, same sentiment for Persona music as a whole for the record

[@chadbarney9841]

The persona series has such great songs, persona 3 reload makes no exception. You should definetly consider making more analysis of this game

[@PhantasyStarved]

Tony not being able to stifle laughter at Lotus Juice twelve out of twelve times right to the end is pure comedy gold

[@madaggar9765]

There are so many little tidbits in the animation that are really cool to see. As far as "cheese factor" you got that right, Lotus Juice is definitely cheesing it up and I love it. He worked on the original game and redid some of the original lyrics the team had because they were "whack."

[@vetreas366]

5:51 Funny you should say 1999 specifically as that is a very important year in the game itself.

[@technocat9821]

Ik I love this song but I come to this channel to know WHY i love it (other than lyrical references to the game)

[@theafricanbullfrog858]

Color Your Night, Changing Seasons, Deep Breath Deep Breath, and It’s Going Down Now.

[@YeshuaJoshua2024]

I get chills every time I start the game. Have to listen to it once at least.

[@ligstig]

You NEED to listen to Whims of Fate and Life will Change from Persona 5 they are so god damn funky and fire

[@Potato-yj5yj]

About the pre-chorus, I should say that the game is based in 2009, so I do feel that part fitting for the year

[@sunnydraws2513]

I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on "Master of Shadow" from the game too

[@grantmonast6843]

NEED to do It's Going Down Now, beautiful vocals and great energy throughout.

[@isana7333]

if games aren’t your thing, you can go through 4 movies persona 3 which it’s cool btw, they separate the movie according to 4 weather seasons which signifies the timeline of the story. then the rating tags makes sense in the early of mv

[@Pongaa_]

Color your night, It's going down now, Mass Destruction are the ones I would want to to cover the most cause they are amazing!

[@NymphieJP]

Persona 3 is a very 2006 kinda game and this music reflects it quite well. The visuals are also intense af.

[@glitchedknights323]

Burn My Dread (Final Battle)

[@griffinhaas923]

the hole soundtrack for this game deserves its own breakdown , highly recommend

[@MikoYae]

Bought the game yesterday and I have very very high expectations, this is coming from a Persona 5 listener. Will definitely start playing after exam, but I can't say I'm disappointed with the opening, this one's a meal!

[@RagingFuryMC]

I've been waiting for this!!!

[@cryofwill1416]

did you heard Fee Lion? she is a indie musician that lives in seatle i think if remeber correctly now... you may like her.

[@philo2189]

this my favorite persona opening I absolutely do not mind anything you said though I love how you expressed your opinion unapologetically

[@samuelgomes6226]

3:17 that pause was FIRE

[@illuminoeye_gaming]

tbvh comparing the "cheesiness" to 1999 was only 7 years off, ha its mainly nostalgia callbacks since its a remake of a 2006 game so it grows on you over time :P i wasnt too hot in it either on my first playthrough 2 years ago, but its grown on me

[@epti3539]

The songs on the MP3 in the beginning are actually from the original game! I Like the opening for Persona 3 FES "Burn My Dread." Would be worth a listen to check how it's similar and different to this opening!

[@HunnidFunk]

The rapper was going for hip hop in the 90s….but gives more of a fort minor mixed with the male singer / adlib guy from the b52s asian edition.

[@maxoshiro]

We really need Tony to listen to Libera me from Hell

[@BenioKotone]

Let's goooooo. More Persona music 🎶

[@FatalisReigns]

hope youll check out more from the OST, they really did a spectacular job with the remake including brand new songs on top of recreations of the old songs. Highly recommend checking out "Its going down now" as its the other new song added to the remake and "Master of Tartarus" if youre looking for something a bit more instrumental

[@shd_samurai9676]

Your reaction to Lotus Juice is what I'd describe as typical xD It's great.

[@VoltGraphics]

I get chills every time I hear this opening lol

[@leorelic]

i'm loving this song and i'm loving this game so far... definitely in my top 3 for sure

[@abombernation3254]

It’s going down now is the best battle theme I have ever heard in a game. Please listen to it 🙏

[@ilovetakis1011]

The opening is good but I think this game really shines through the OST, some of my favorites are Color Your Night, Changing Seasons, and Its going down now.

[@vigils]

the original P3 i believe had the genre of Shibuya-Kei Jazz, i'm not sure what this remastered one is, as it feels like a different kind of groovy

[@UltimateCrusherJoe]

Would loce to see to see you react to iwatodai dorm persona 3 reload, thays a really fun one

[@georgehayward532]

Hope you listen to ‘colour your night’ absolute bop

[@kurokagi]

you should check memories of you too or its going down now

[@krenless7494]

i would recommend from the anime movie Sing a Bit of Harmony the song - Lead Your Partner - from Tsuchiya Tao

[@randomanimefan3265]

The year is supposed to be 2009-2010 btw

[@shiroyasha59]

Highly recommend listening to Memories of You Instrumental Version

[@b0unce805]

Lol the male hype man😂 It’s a cheesy nostalgia sound, but I don’t mind it tbh. The vocal melody ending phrases on that 7 and 9 sound is cool too. Simple bass but it drives nice. Wouldn’t listen to this all the time, but it sure fits a vibe I could see myself craving every now and then

[@karratsu]

Thank you for this one, make sure to check out other p3r songs like color your night and its going down now