MUSIC DIRECTOR REACTS | Persona 5 - LAST SURPRISE

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

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[@shauryasuri3653]

since you asked this game is a supernatural adventure of a group of teens in japan who fight corruption in society by changing the hearts of distorted individuals. It is one of my favourite games of all time and the best rpg in my opinion. Not only is the music Fantastic but the story and art style are also amazing.

[@shauryasuri3653]

i also recommend trying songs from persona 5:strikers. persona 5 has more j-pop songs whereas p5:strikers(semi sequel) has j-rock songs

[@thekinganime1563]

If you think you've heard funky, you ain't heard nothing yet. Check out Persona 5 OST Freedom and Security... now that is funky!

[@fujiwara_rey]

Can you analyze or react to any of 4 of the live concert from "Bocchi The Rock!" perhaps?

[@zenitsu9915]

The game is a life simulator/JRPG with a anime astetic

[@LazorGreen]

The biggest takeaway is that this is the BATTLE THEME. The song that plays almost every time you go into a battle.

[@silver7215]

Well, if you don’t change outfits, I always love to mix it up, but tbf, I come back to this cuz it’s so good

[@trots4940]

@@silver7215 I think you can only change the music in Royal though

[@silver7215]

@@trots4940 maybe, I’ve only played Royal and not vanilla P5, so idk tbh

[@friendbreakfast]

if you play Royal, chances are the theme you will be hearing the most is Take Over which is the newly-added Ambush theme, cuz the game very much encourages you to always ambush the enemy. i actually like Last Surprise more (dont dislike Take Over, just prefer Last Surprise way more) but because the game never makes it too hard to ambush the enemy, i barely got to hear my favourite track until i caved and used a mod to switch the two themes so Last Surprise became the ambush theme instead and viceversa so i could hear it pretty much 99% of times lol

[@Ryleeman54number2]

@@friendbreakfast this is the only reason i havent played royal. tho a mod like that kinda makes me want too

[@peter.s.3207]

Persona is such an amazing series and the P5 soundtrack in particular is hands down the best music I've ever heard in a video game. The game itself just OOOZES style from the art direction, to the music, to the UI and even gameplay. Beyond just the music it's well worth a play if you have the inclination and time to do so!

[@Chiavica]

I love the strange feeling of P3 music, I adore the funky style of P4 music BUT P5 IS SO GOOD, it’s the best, especially along with the game’s menu/gameplay style!

[@hundvd_7]

@@Chiavica I'm also fairly sure Tony will like 5's music the best

[@skunthundler]

@@Chiavica Why do some people call P4's music funk? It's like pop and rock, but there's not much funk, if any, in p4.

[@DPedroBoh]

Although i think persona 5 perfectly and majestically fits every situation it's used in game. I still prefer p3 then p4 then p5, but barelly. Persona 5 is a masterfully crafted game, everything is so many levels above most other games.

[@RandallHidalgoS21allas96]

I prefer p3's but p5 is still really good

[@BigBoris]

Persona 5 is THE REASON why I’m in the music industry. This game changed mine, and many others’ hearts

[@W_Junior]

Completely understandable

[@Terminal-Thought-Experiment]

ISWYDT

[@ChrisWCarlson]

Persona is a game about fighting demons, in the most simple form of explanation. The series is long known for having some of the strongest stylistic direction in both art and music, and each game's style is fully unique. Persona 5 leans in hard on jazz and the color red, and themes itself around "cat burglars" and "phantom thieves". The soundtrack is truly special and I hope you listen to more of the songs as I liked hearing your insights on this battle theme & would like to know more about what stands out to you in the composition based on your experience as a director.

[@Rancimus]

20% fighting demons using demon powers, 80% flirting with girls and making coffee

[@Demi-Joker]

"a game about fighting demons" that's SMT, not Persona

[@TheOriginalDogLP]

@@Demi-Joker Thats just an easy description for people who dont know the series. Everybody has an immediate understanding, "Shadows" not so much.

[@MrRusty103]

​@@Demi-Joker Its a one paragraph explanation for someone who doesn't know persona. Yeah, its a game about fighting demons and dealing with society's issues.

[@peculiarcoward4472]

And Persona 4 leans on J-pop/J-rock and color yellow. And the story is inspired by murder mysteries and Persona 3 is all about Rap-Rock Nu-Metal and color blue. The story very much so inspired by the Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

[@andoryuguen1273]

I'd say River in the Desert, Life will Change, I believe, Throw Away Your Mask, Beneath Mask, when my mother was there, whims of fate, poem for everyone's soul, take over, swear to my bones, price, layer cake, butterfly kiss, our light, wake up get up get out there, layer cake, and colors flying high are some great great songs. Glad you're getting into persona 5. Amazing ost

[@abrack_]

All of these picks 👍

[@daddycool4047]

and don't forget the 'Our Light' one of the best

[@afroman9541]

This man said “listen to EVERYTHING”… and honestly, I agree lol

[@andoryuguen1273]

@@afroman9541 You gotta admit the entire soundtrack is an absolute banger lol.

[@enchantmenttable7711]

Its impossible to be in a bad mood when listening to behind the mask, chillest song on earth

[@fruitpunchsamuraidavid]

This OST is really awesome!! Also would you believe that THIS is a battle theme? This song was engraved in my head across the 200+ hours spent in this game

[@weertangel7231]

Indeed, and strange eneugh the Strikers remix is even better!

[@HollowGolem]

@@weertangel7231 "What if Last Surprise was a metal song?"

[@weertangel7231]

@@HollowGolem The remix IS :)

[@fruitpunchsamuraidavid]

@Weertangel agreed! The alremixes for Strikers are somewhat put of left field but boy do they slap just as hard as the originals!!

[@HazeEmry]

@@weertangel7231 that's the point of the reply...

[@Jiemboh]

I love the vocalist on this OST. IIRC she doesn't speak any english so she had to learn the songs by sounding them out. It makes for a very unique and beautiful performance.

[@watercolor4725]

Don’t know if anyone has talked about this, but the singer Lyn, doesn’t actually speak English. She sung the songs for the original Japanese versions, and when it came time to find a singer for the English version, she just did it herself. (At least for strikers) She would get a English demo reel, and go over it a few times and record all the English vocals. Absolutely brilliant

[@phntmthf5505]

I could be wrong, so give me a source if so, but I was under the impression that the Japanese and international releases all use the same soundtrack. For all the Persona games.

[@watercolor4725]

@@phntmthf5505 Yeah I do believe that was an error on my part, but it still stands true that Lyn doesn't speak English

[@phntmthf5505]

@@watercolor4725 yup

[@TheBlueGoldenHawk]

@@phntmthf5505 Yeah the devs even said they went English with the songs so Japanese players wouldn't be distracted by the lyrics since it's background music, plus English is cool to Japanese people. They were focusing on Japan first rather than international, even though it's ironically in English haha

[@homerthompson416]

The only songs ever done in Japanese are the ending music like キミの記憶 in Persona 3, Never More in Persona 4, 星と僕らと in Persona 5, etc.

[@rubiales9162]

Actually it’s funny because the vocalist is totally Japanese but her English is incredible for a Japanese person

[@kaia7208]

i thought she's a black singer

[@aidanlynch10]

She actually doesn’t speak a word of English, she was coached on how to pronounce the words and on where to emphasize stuff but she doesn’t know what the words she is singing means which actually makes her performance more impressive!

[@rimuruborges7785]

​@@kaia7208probably u watch GaMetal vídeo

[@DBT1007]

and she even sounds like an americanafrican woman's accent

[@henryb3066]

@@aidanlynch10I have never really understood this, I’m a native English speaker and her pronunciation is pretty hard to understand. It’s really good for a Japanese speaker but nowhere near sounds native.

[@HollowGolem]

4:10 The game is basically a fantasy heist movie. Well, series of heists. It starts in medias res as a casino job goes wrong and is mostly told in flashback. Its' soundtrack pulls heavily from this neo-disco/funk fusion kind of sound (there's also jazz, electronic, and other styles mixed in). The tracks I recommend to people interested in the soundtrack are "Life Goes On," "Layer Cake," "Whims of Fate," "Beneath the Mask," "Tokyo Daybreak," "Price," and "Rivers in the Desert," which covers a pretty wide range of the sound in the game. But the whole damn soundtrack is great. Shoji Meguro, the composer, has worked on a lot of games for Atlus (Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, both Digital Devil Saga games, and Persona 3-5), and he tries to do something different in each soundtrack. Persona 3 has a hip-hop/r&b/soul kind of eel, Persona 4 takes elements of pop-punk and his Shin Megami Tensei/Digital Devil Saga soundtracks are more rock/electronic oriented. But he's absolutely one of the best composers in gaming.

[@chadsensei]

Persona is a game series where you play as a high schooler with a double-life. On one hand you have to balance a normal everyday life (hanging out with friends, doing part-time jobs, going to school, etc.) and on the other there's something supernatural afoot and you have to band together with your friends to figure out what's going on and that's when the "persona" stuff comes into play. Really enjoyable franchise, I'm sure people in the comments will be talking about Shin Megami Tensei as well, which is kind of the main series, Persona is more of a spin-off. The music from all of these games is great, Shoji Meguro kills it every time (in my opinion) and as for other songs to check out I'd recommend something like Life Will Change or Rivers in the Desert, both of which are equally as iconic as Last Surprise.

[@dantecrailman8861]

P2: Eternal Punishment be like...

[@chadsensei]

@@dantecrailman8861 I actually haven't played either Persona 2 so I have no idea if there's anything different about them, I only really have knowledge of 3, 4 and 5. I'd like to find out how to get a hold of the game and play it, I've been told it's the best game in the series.

[@phntmthf5505]

Don’t forget about Lotus Juice. He’s been writing the vocals for the series, and it’s always a blast when he brings in own rap lines.

[@minimanbeast1014]

@@chadsensei for context, in p1 and p2, shadows were everyware and you dont living much of a double life, they are much closer to smt

[@chadsensei]

@@minimanbeast1014 That makes sense, thanks for clarifying.

[@LuizGustavo-sx8zi]

Man Persona 5 ost never gets old, it is so damn catchy!

[@JackgarPrime]

The whole soundtrack is nothing but bangers. Another favorite of mine is "The Whims of Fate" which is actually the theme of one of the dungeons, of all things! Said dungeon takes the form of a giant casino, and just oozes with style. It also has the best chill town theme ever in "Beneath the Mask".

[@m0n0r4l7]

If you like the persona 5 OST, I highly recommend the other games OST's in the series. Especially persona 3 and 2 but pretty much all of the Shin Megami Tensei as a whole has really good music.

[@GianGianThaDon]

I was gonna say I personally recommend Persona 4 Golden’s OST, so damn good

[@seiy_]

@@GianGianThaDon p4 ost is my favorite of the entire franchise, I love it so much

[@firepuppies4086]

Aside from some... things that call themself music. What even us Burning Men's Soul?

[@BeyondTheMenace]

@@seiy_ Same! The storyline just gets you connected to the team on an emotional level. Even characters like Nanako felt like an actual kid sister lol. Kanji looking almost identical to my all time favourite, Kenpachi from Bleach, made me love the game even more 🤣🤣🤣

[@stitchius]

Shoji Meguro is god

[@crimsonhawk52]

as a drummer, you'd really like Butterfly Kiss from persona 5. Really really cool beat turnaround, super funky tune.

[@offsetsface2135]

That section in the song where the time signature changes is just amazing

[@trots4940]

true

[@ChronicallyTweaking]

I fucking love Butterfly kiss

[@FleetofFeet]

The composer Shoji Meguro is one of the best composer's I heard, makes the persona games have some of the best soundtracks in gaming, persona 3 is a cool mix of rock and hip hop, persona 4 is a little more poppy and persona 5 just oozes this acid jazz to make my 2nd favourite soundtrack behind cowboy bebop. I'm glad you're finally listening to some persona, cause there's a ton of awesome stuff here

[@SHIZAtheguy]

so glad to have some Persona 5 reactions now that I'm replaying the game. My favorite songs are "Life Will Change" and "Infinity" from the anime, could also be very nice if we could get "Wake up, get up, get out there" as that's the opening song from the base game. Maybe also "Colors Flying High" (opening of the remaster) and "Take Over" (battle theme of the remaster, like Last Surprise). "Beneath the Mask" is also a fan favorite

[@minimanbeast1014]

Is p5r much of a remaster, its closer to an ultimate adition with an "extra" end game, just like p3fes and p4g in there og releasez

[@jeremygonzalez8584]

Yeah and mass destruction ps3 time to make history ps4g and the whims of fate, blood of villen, blooming villen, p5 and ps q2 op is really fun especially when (komashida starts rapping that made it my favorite op) and the ps4d op

[@erouse91]

Whoever played the bass for the whole OST.... Flat out killed it. This games whole OST is AMAZING

[@greenblade91]

I really hope you do the entire Persona 5 ost as well as Royal

[@shauryasuri3653]

i really like striker's ost too

[@greenblade91]

@@shauryasuri3653 Striker's does have some good songs Daredevil and Counter Strike are a jam

[@Youarenotthatguy..]

@@greenblade91 and what do you wish for

[@Dickinabox]

@@greenblade91 crossover is top tier

[@papasauxe]

Actually did a double take when i saw what song you were listening to. This ost is amazing all around but i recommend "Rivers in a desert", "Beneath the mask" and "Wake up, Get up, Get out there" as particular stand out songs. Great video man

[@samuelcarlson1012]

I don’t care how long persona 6 takes as long as this level of perfection across-the-board like it was in persona five

[@Treezum]

Sadly probably won’t be as big as Persona 5 in terms of music and style, but hopefully it comes close and adds onto what makes the games more intriguing as the last

[@gkeepe]

Well, the higher our expectations, the greater the chance of disappointment.

[@dukenukem7043]

love ur videos man. its intriguing and wholesome seeing an outside-experienced-perspective appreciating this music

[@douglosu]

The music of Persona 5 is so incredible. This particular song always makes me happy when I hear it. I love that bass line. As for the game, it is really hard to describe. It is like playing a wild ass anime for 120+ hours and it is amazing.

[@BeliallGhost]

I'd recommend doing these with the Persona 5 Strikers (Scramble) variations at the same time, they've redone the main songs to fit a different style and is really cool to see them side by side

[@AceofspadessMusic]

2017 really gave us Nier Automata and Persona 5 🤯. Some of the best gaming OSTs of all time.

[@arfanik9827]

Peaceful Sleep is personally my favourite from Nier Automata!

[@XxbiohazardxX223]

and Yakuza 0 w DAMEDANE

[@bicks4436]

And gravity rush 2

[@CalIunn]

Don't forget hollow knight and breath of the wild! Two of the greatest games ever made with perfect osts too

[@Dipped1234]

​@@CalIunnA Hat In Time, also released in 2017, has a fantastic OST.

[@shay3878]

4:10 Teenage boy pisses off Hideki Kamiya, so he's now on probation and goes to this new school, where he makes friends, outcasts like him, while he uses the malware on his phone to travel to The Metaverse (Not the facebook one) where he meets this talking cat. After that, they steal the corrupted hearts of shitty adults to make sociaty a better place, using the power to summon personas, which is kinda like colecting cursed Pokémon. Also I think killing God is part of the journey but I'm not sure.

[@YukitsuTimes]

Persona 5 is a mashup of Ocean's 11 where Lelouch cons Light and ends with Ghost Busters but gnosticism instead of Gozer. Persona 4 is a Scooby Doo episode where the villain has many masks the gang pull off one after another. Persona 3 is basically Freud's theory of Todestrieb, but with stairs. In all three, you play as an unlicensed councilor giving unsolicited therapy to random people you meet.

[@jordanhunter3375]

Ocean's 11 meets Inception meets Lupin the Third

[@stinkyrat3364]

EXCITED FOR THIS ONE! Love P5 OST

[@zombiesxaliens]

I've seen a lot of music professionals do reviews but as a marching, concert, and jazz band nerd (bass guitar baby!) I'm SO GLAD I found your channel. I had a super good relationship with my band director even after I graduated. I fucking love the terminology we throw around. tasty bass, rhythm section love! second favorite part of this song other than the bass is the kick drum, da-dum dum dum

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

Welcome in. 🙏 the more musicians in here the better

[@realyasu]

FINALLY, cant wait for more Persona soundtracks!

[@sanfransiscon]

Love the Persona series music. There's also an awesome metal rendition of this song in Persona 5 Strikers. My favorite bass lick from this game is in a song called Tokyo Daylight.

[@frickedeeky]

He never saw it COMINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!

[@Til_What]

Tony entered the rabbit hole. Now there's no way back. All 5 Games are overflowing with banger songs, always changing genre/vibe between games. Even the spin-off titles have banger OSTs. Looking forward to more Persona.

[@MisterIncog]

Oh yes. Let’s watch this Upd after watching: Oooooooh what a treat of a song and what a great reaction as always, my dude. My favorite thing in music is when it captures some pure essence of something: emotion, feeling, idea, maybe even some process, you get the picture. And this one - oh boy. I think this one is the embodiment of one of the best feelings there could be - it’s “gotcha” feeling. Something activating your trap card, you being 2-4-10 steps ahead and just being the most smooth about it as well. Of course, lyrics of the song are about that, but the groove supports this idea tenfold. The drop executed perfectly before chorus, and this dance between voice and melody, when voice is 5-steps and then a long spin of a harmony and melody goes around that spin with progressions, it just springs so many pictures in my mind and I love it. Amongst them is even the feeling of a receiving side, the one that got outplayed: yes, you lost, but how god damn beautifully you lost. And, in the background of all that, very offtopic for most of you… as in life I’m really not a competitive player, I for some reason imagine sudoku as a sudoku fan. Of course I’m not talking about ordinary stuff, but when you crack some teethbreaking convoluted rule set and it all unveils finally and you just fly through this wonderful, wonderful puzzle, this song is quite close to the feeling. It’s more of me thinking how puzzle constructor came up with ideas as such and just imagining how much stands behind this solved puzzle. Once again, loved every bit of it abd your reaction, thanks for the content!

[@JordanHK]

Man I love these breakdowns of iconic tracks from so many different media styles, absolutely fantastic music hidden away in so many genres

[@thornwall1277]

This game is about a group of teenagers and a cat using Mark Zuckerburg's Metaverse to give people mental breakdowns because the main character defended a woman on the street from a man who was harassing her and also the cat can turn into a volks wagon bus and also has a crush on a human woman. This sounds insane but it's completely true

[@blueguitar4419]

Persona series is basically scooby doo with supernatural mysteries solved by high school teens, it’s also a dating simulator, inspired by tarot cards and Carl Jung. Did I mention an animal mascot is on the team?

[@DarkFrozenDepths]

I love this song so much that I actually turned part of it (right before the vocals kick in) as my ringtone. The soundtrack from Persona 3 and 4 definitely are memorable too, but Persona 5 just hits way different.

[@hundvd_7]

10:45 I mean... If there's one series that can break that (despite not being _that_ popular), it's Persona

[@JH-no8sy]

Thanks!

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

Thank you!

[@Sonicboum3]

OH SHIT! I low-key was going to recommend you some of persona 5 ost! A big part of the game's popularity is due to the ost. I'd recommend you to check : Whims of Fate Life will Change Beneath The Mask A River in a Desert They are among the most well known and best ost of the game, thanks for the video!

[@hitagisenjougahara4677]

rivers in the desert*

[@Ghoats]

yes all of those and throw away your mask

[@KingwolfLotts1]

Finally you react this game 💀. It's just weird this game with the best ost not on your channel. And now the journey Begins

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

LOL thats funny. Yeahhhh waited way too long

[@KingwolfLotts1]

@@DrumRollTonyReacts indeed 💀. Anyway. I think you need at some point react to the universal song of Persona. It's called the Poem for Everyone Souls. This OST is in all of the Persona Series (more precisely is in 3-5, the 1 and 2 are quite different since these two were released in the late 90). It's like the identity of the series. Since also this OST put on the iconic aspect of the series. You can just hear the Persona 5 version since technically is the same as 3 and 4. If you're not mind for the little spoiler. It's put on the scene called Velvet Room and this Velvet Room is one of the iconic from the entire series of Persona. I'll stop there. I hope it'll take your consideration for reacting to it in the future.

[@BuryTheLightXVII]

HERE WE GOOOOOO !! PLEASE DO BLOOMING VILLAIN NEXT !! Thanks for the review ~

[@naisaShip]

omg YEEEEEES!!!!! Alleycat and Layer Cake are my favourite tracks! I love this game, the music is out of this world.

[@stevemerton137]

Surprised it took you this long to get to Persona to be honest. Consistently amazing soundtracks.

[@thebowedacious]

Go back as much as you want! I could listen to this all day!

[@TheOriginalDogLP]

Its a JRPG and this is actually the battle theme so you fight demons in the subconscious hearts of evil people to this damn good tune.

[@HoboKing0]

Yesssss, the whole P5 OST is so funky I love it. One of my personal favorites is Rivers in the Desert, it has some distortion throughout which makes it feel more rock or metal but it still has that funk to it. Definitely recommend

[@Omagadam1]

This song comes out of nowhere as the first battle theme setting the tone for the entire OST moving forward

[@killaknight12]

I just finished Persona 5 Royal for the first time and the whole game is just stylish.. everything from graphics to music is so unique. Combine this with stellar storytelling, lovable characters and fun fights while listening to these banger soundtracks makes it a brilliant gaming experience.

[@RavinKaito]

Thank you for checking this out!

[@hitagisenjougahara4677]

holy shit, this is one of the best birthday presents I could ask for, can't wait for you to react to other persona/SMT stuff in the future.

[@Elias01773]

Let’s goooooooo. I was thinking that I’d love for you to listen to some Persona tracks.

[@jay.c2097]

As much as I love Last Surprise, my personal favorite is Life Will Change and I’d love to see a reaction from you of that song!

[@PandaStyle07]

I would love to see you react to Serpent Eating the Ground from Bravely Default, it's an amazing piece and there's even an orchestral version on youtube, I literally watch that video every 6 months or so and I'm always in awe. If you decide to watch it maybe listen to the 4 main character themes on your own or something, the song includes bits of the 4 main themes so you appreciate the song more after listening to all of them and seeing how they are incorporated

[@jacobs5546]

This is a bop. And to think this is a standard battle theme.

[@ThatGuyYouSeeCommentingOnClips]

You can literally throw a dart at the Persona soundtracks and you won't miss, it's great tracks all the way down. P3, P4, and P5 are all just incredible. I'd definitely recommend the intros (P3: Burn My Dread; P4: Pursuing My True Self; P4G: Shadow World; P5: Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There; P5$: Colors Flying High) as an obvious starting point. Personal favourites: Aria/Hymn of the Soul is *the* iconic Persona song used through the games, P5: Beneath The Mask, Whims of Fate, Price, Rivers in the Desert (do the instrumental first, then the vocal version like the game presents them for full effect); P4: Like a Dream Come True, Heaven, Reach out to the Truth; P3: When the Moon Reaches for the Stars, Iwotodai Dorm, Mass Destruction. And this is me trying to really cut it down, there is *so* much good music in these games.

[@phntmthf5505]

Persona 5, Persona 5 Royal, and Persona 5 Strikers have some of my favorite video game song *ever*. I Believe, from the finale of Royal, is my absolute favorite video game song.

[@emorydaniel9084]

To answer your question on: "What is Persona" The Persona series is 50% turn based battle dungeon crawler and 50% life simulator. In the game you spend time going through reforming (mostly) evil people by transporting into their cognition and changing their distorted desires. While that sounds a little out there, the game eases you into that part very well in their opening dungeon. The rest of the game is interacting with people and doing day to day stuff. You increase your social stats by studying, working a part time job, exploring a remarkably accurate version of Tokyo, and meanwhile you hear very strong stories about your friends and their trials and tribulations. Best part is, you do not need to know a thing about the previous games. And the introduction is so damn good that it's easy to pickup and get hooked. It is a massive time commitment though, you can easily sink 80-120 hours for one playthrough. That said, I enjoyed the hell out of it for its character development, awesome stylistic aesthetic, balanced gameplay, and SUPERB music. If you like "Last Surprise" there are tons of other tracks you will love Hope this helps!

[@JakeYolk]

Life Will Change is another banger, you gotta get to it; also ik really liking the editing, idk if it’s always been like this or if it’s just improved or smth but it looks great

[@garylai363]

Persona 5 is about a bunch of high school kids who learn they have the ability to enter people's dreams and change their hearts, like Inception LOL. The game is SO stylish in every way, from the presentation of the UI, the music, etc. This music is the main battle music, and it's just so odd to have singing in your BGM in a JRPG. It's weird at first but after you're like, damn this is cool.

[@Shxdxe]

I’m so happy to see you react to Persona 5! I absolutely love the soundtrack and it’s such an amazing series.

[@ryuugajoh]

I've been looking forward to when you get into Persona! I recommend "The Battle for Everyone's Souls" it's my favorite track across all Persona games :)

[@J_Nephilim]

The music is so good whenever I have friends over I have a p5 theme for my ps4 that plays the instrumental of beneath the mask they always enjoy it. Fantastic soundtrack everybody should enjoy

[@Raddkann]

prepare to listen to a lot of Persona music, Tony. I recommend Life Will Change, Layer Cake, Butterfly Kiss, and Rivers in the Desert

[@Vekuyo]

The bass in this is just fire. All over the strings.

[@azenar1894]

Sometimes I forget that you don't really be playing video games so there's a bunch of songs that you've missed out on but I'm glad you're getting to them now

[@_TripleAAA_]

Great video! Just a recommendation, I think you should listen to "Wake up, Get up, Get out there" and "Life will change" in succession (wake up... then life will change) Both songs use the same rhythm and some of the same lines in their choruses but are starkly different in style, so I'd think it would be very interesting to hear your analysis on both in the same video!

[@BlueAsterismSolstice]

Now imagine, this is some of the combat music. Another pretty wild one is "Reincarnation I'll Face Myself" from Persona 4

[@EscaVODS]

The amount of times I prolonged a basic fight in the game just to hear the song longer- Ahhh, fun times.

[@theartorias9585]

I was waiting so long for this video 🔥

[@Ed09YT]

Dude, colors flying high is amazing! I hope you react someday.

[@mkloven101]

FINALLY, been waiting so long for p5 reaction

[@humboogu]

You gotta give Whims of Fate a listen. If you want to jump into Persona 5 Strikers/Scramble, which is the sequel, listen to Axe to Grind. That game also has a metal version of this song called Last Surprise - Scramble.

[@Vicketoma]

YES THANK YOU!! You should definitely also check out ':what you wish for", one of my personal favourites, among many other tracks from this entire series series (at least Persona 3 and 4 for more funky stuff)

[@CountingEmu6]

Persona 5 is a fantasy based on reality which follows a group of troubled high school students: the protagonist and a collection of compatriots he meets along the way. These disturbed and troubled teenagers gradually realize that they are living in a toxic and dangerous world resembling a prison full of slavery, oppression and injustice, ruled by corrupted and twisted adults. They can't live with the system and can't live without it, and simply existing means they are at risk of being doomed and condemned to a life of slavery. In order to seek freedom, liberation and justice, they live dual lives as rebellious Phantom Thieves of Hearts. Using a mysterious smartphone app, they undertake fantastical adventures by using otherworldly powers to enter the hearts of people (specifically, corrupt adults in positions of power) in order to re-shape and transform them. The Phantom Thieves realize that society forces people to wear masks to protect their inner vulnerabilities, and by confronting their inner selves and by literally ripping off their protective mask do the heroes awaken their inner power, using it to help those in need. Ultimately, the group of Phantom Thieves seeks to change their day-to-day world to match their perception, end slavery and see through the masks modern society wears.

[@matteolari8361]

Its finallyn here, cant wait for rivers in the desert and specialist

[@twopence996]

Persona 5 Ost - Price & Layer Cake Persona 5 Strikers- You are Stronger

[@tyriquesmith8850]

Love this, I can't wait for Rivers in a Desert.

[@jehnsy9316]

I added a bunch of the songs of the game to my Spotify playlist. They’re so good!

[@YetiCoolBrother]

Oh man Persona 5, and really Persona in general, is a great rabbit whole to go down musically so many great tracks. Personally I'd recommend either "Layer Cake" or "Butterfly Kiss" from the P5 OST next

[@hensugara9226]

Atlus never disappoints with their game's music

[@XCVBNMC]

Man, Persona 5 really hit gold when it comes to the music. Usually I get tired from hearing the same combat music during fights but this game was truly different.

[@pokelogikx]

Persona is a game about fighting manifestations of the human psyche, these usually take the form of demons as that is how we imagine them. There used to be actual demons involved but that has since been changed to more strictly manifestations of the psyche. (tho with how SMT lore works as a whole Demons are also just kind of similar) P1 and to an extent P2 focused on the human desire for progress vs their self destructive tendency and whatever the ice queen storyline was(cant remember that one that well), P3 focused on the human desire for the end vs the strength to accept loss (a kind of remix of earlier themes). P4 was based around the human desire for truth and how we often lie to ourselves and others to keep up a persona (which were themes that were fairly prevalent in P2 tho more as a support to their other themes) and P5 focuses on human desire to sin while claiming no responsibility for their actions which sometimes translates to shifting blame or finding scapegoats which is represented by the "rebellious" but actually helpful Phantom Thieves. As for Music I would love to hear your take on some of the SMT Devil Survivor openings, both the ds and 3ds ones. They're fairly short but really good.

[@NoxremVolatus]

The same composer did songs for Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, the game has loads of bangers but Town Battle and The End Credits theme are some of my personal favorites

[@angelo423]

I imagine other people already echoed their suggestions but none the less: -Beneath the mask -Wake up get up get out there -Life will change -Price -Rivers in the desert -P5 royal - Take Over -P5 Royal, I believe Honestly the whole OST is so incredibly well done that you could dedicate a whole video to it. Same with Persona 3 and 4, they are just labours of love. edit: forgot to include Take Over woops.

[@belac_reeb]

Your Editing skills are improving! Good stuff Tony🤌

[@ziggszag1650]

persona 4 having my favorite music in the whole series but all the games are littered with bangers!

[@rumasai]

I know that a lot of people can sing, but what's really impressive about the vocalist here is that she knew next to nothing about the English language until training for this soundtrack. It's actually pretty amazing all around.

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

That's what good vocalists do. That's why you have people putting so much training into singing in Italian, German, French etc.

[@OreoYoo]

Yessss. Been waiting for this one

[@materG360]

It’s about time u reacted to persona music u jus opened up Pandora’s box my friend 🤝🏾

[@arfanik9827]

I recommend both the Persona 4 and 5 soundtrack, there are so many bangers you will definitely enjoy!

[@nit11]

Have you ever listened the idiom of fighting your demons? In Persona series you use your on demons or personas (once you accepted they are part of you) to fight the twisted world... And balance it with a healthy balance of duties, school and social life

[@MonkeyDPirateKing]

Still in the Persona 5 ost I suggest beneath the mask, phantom, victory theme, price, the whims of fate, life will change, life goes on and also wake up, get up, get out there. All these are amazing, big video for all this could be interesting!

[@DarrinMichelson]

The game is a set of three interlocking systems: pet collecting, dungeon crawling and life/relationship simulation that all bleed into one another. You collect personas, use them to fight in dungeons and level them up, which then give you cash to spend and bonuses to the life/relationship sim. The relationships increase the power you can achieve when combining personas, which makes the dungeon crawling easier, and thus the wheel turns. It's an incredibly dense, yet elegant system. The first two games were different from this, but once the third hit on this winning strategy, the popularity of the series exploded. Each one had leaned into a theme, art style, and soundtrack that are distinct, even as the gameplay has mostly been a growing list of quality-of-life improvements. 3 was all about how short life is, wrestling with depression in the modern world, paired with Japanese-style hip hop and rap. 4 was j-pop with a focus on optimism for the future in a small town despite modernism slowly eating at the edges. 5 is a wild mix of Lupan the 3rd style heist stories, that sweet seventies funk, and real world politics where parodies of actual, real world criminals are the villains. The games are exceedingly long, you experience each day over the course of a year. Those days are structured in a series of blocks two, three, or four blocks of time. Within those blocks you choose activities to focus on, with the goal of improving yourself to better engage with the mechanics I mentioned above. I wouldn't recommend getting into the games unless you're ready to give up 60 to 100 hours of your life. Final note, as a graphic designer the draw for me are the menus of all things. The interfaces of these games are gorgeous, living things, styled to fit the overall themes and the characters they're associated with. I'm not lying when I say they're a significant part that brings me back each time a new entry is released.

[@hihi123hiful]

Persona 5 is a game about heists but also chilling with your buds

[@gijinkmom8094]

If you like insane base lines and turnarounds I’d recommend “Layer Cake” and “Life goes On”. Two beautiful pieces that are definitely worth the listen

[@z_dawg6108]

Wake up, get up, get out there is one of my personal favorites

[@redsabbathparty]

Yes! go on, fall, fall into the rabbit hole of Persona music! Please do Life will change next