Music Teacher Reacting to Persona 4 OST

[@J2ojuiced95]

One of my all time favourite JRPG’s, the music is always a highlight of the Persona series, Shoji Meguro is a musical genius. Even the spin offs have the same great quality of music. Meguro doesn’t usually work on those, but another very talented composer called Atsushi Kitajoh produces music for them.

[@puddin_hun1179]

Out of the Soundtracks in the series my most favorite is from Persona 2 Eternal Punishment, 2nd close being Persona 3

[@gyppygirl2021]

I actually prefer Kitajoh's style of music, funny enough. They're all great composers though!

[@EggsAndJakey]

And sadly Shoji left Atlus! I have faith that the P6 OST will still be fantastic but I would be lying if I said it isn’t a bit worrying. I wish him all the best though. The man gave us some incredible music!

[@gyppygirl2021]

@@EggsAndJakey I've heard that he may still work with the company on future projects, he just isn't officially part of them anymore.

[@puddin_hun1179]

@@EggsAndJakey He did not leave Atlus completey, he decided to become a Freelancer and do his own stuff but promised to still help with Music for the Company. He only wasn't apart of the music for Shin Megami Tensei 5

[@TainoMoya]

Persona 4 got that nostalgia going for it and 2000s energy so i really do like it a lot.

[@BigSerf]

2000s energy so true, never realized why I love this game so much

[@kerobop]

P4's closer to mid-late 2000s, but P3 is PEAK early 2000s/Y2K energy

[@ricniks4619]

Well the game came out in the late 2000's & the town has the setting & energy of a cliche early 2000's Japanese Highschool movie so got to give the team a lot of credit for making all of this feel nostalgic for those of us who recently graduated School all of this hits right.

[@TurboCari-ic3py]

Thought i was like the only one who had this feeling, this just a feeling that brings me right back into my child hood and early youth the vibe is just wonderful.

[@echo.1209]

I found it interesting that you picked up on the themes of dual personality. I don't know anything about music, but it's really cool to hear they were able to weave the themes of the game into the music itself.

[@xdokaydokay571]

Which songs do you recommend

[@fireninjastorm2327]

@@xdokaydokay571 ?

[@violetystruok]

I think he picked it up on the game name, it is called "Persona" afterall, might be wrong though

[@miss-laea]

@@violetystruokyeah but P4 leans more heavily on the conflict between shadow and self compared to say P5 (I’ve yet to explore P3)

[@johnny8363]

persona's soundtrack never disappoints

[@tytanicmanic]

No replies after an entire YEAR?? Let me fix that, also I agree 👍

[@mothballswallower]

​@@tytanicmanicgonna keep this reply section alive, p4 and p3 have the best soundtracks no question!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@christinablixthenningsson3529]

​​@@mothballswalloweri agree. although im pretty disappointed in p3r, i dont like the persona 5 style they are going for, but this is of course my opinion.

[@christinablixthenningsson3529]

Also when i said persona 5 i didnt mean the music, just the battle and artwork.

[@mothballswallower]

@@christinablixthenningsson3529 i meant like p3/fes/p not reload

[@АлёшаПопович-б3ю]

0:0:40 - Pursuing My True Self 0:2:35 - A Corner of Memories 0:3:48 - Welcome to the limousine 0:4:13 - Poem for Everyone's Souls 👃 0:11:07 - New Days 0:14:03 - Signs Of Love ❤️ 0:18:30 - Mayonaka TV / Midnight TV 📺 0:20:29 - Your Affection 0:23:22 - Like a dream come true 0:26:46 - Who's there? 0:28:51 - Reach Out To The Truth (First Battle) 0:32:51 - SMILE 0:36:43 - Backside Of The TV 0:39:38 - Reasoning 🎺 0:43:49 - Castle 0:46:28 - Borderline of Madness 0:48:48 - I'll Face Myself (Battle) 0:51:49 - I'll Face Myself 0:54:30 - muscle blues 🔥 0:56:04 - It's SHOW TIME! 0:56:56 - Belongings / Someone's Husband 0:58:38 - Kerorin MAGIC! 0:59:41 - Sauna 1:01:46 - Awakening 1:03:21 - Reach Out To The Truth 1:06:19 - Reach Out To The Truth (Inst version) 1:08:05 - specialist 😎 1:10:35 - Theater 🔥🔥🔥 1:12:29 - Heartbeat, Heartbreak 1:14:44 - youthful lunch 1:16:27 - Game 1:19:22 - ZONE TIME 1:20:55 - A New World Fool 1:25:52 - Mist 1:29:48 - Period 1:30:49 - Theme of Junes 1:32:29 - The Power of the Heart (P4ver.) 1:34:29 - The Path is Open (P4ver.) 1:36:19 - Reverie 1:38:44 - How much? 1:40:04 - Secret Base 1:42:35 - Heaven

[@TainoMoya]

BEAUTIFUL LAD

[@ballfan55]

Love the emojis lol

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

Thank you!

[@J2ojuiced95]

I love the emoji’s that relate to the tracks, nice touch.

[@NaniBu]

Just to let you know It's Showtime is at 55:54

[@boomboom6410]

This OST is so close to my heart and I’m so happy you’ve chosen to cover it

[@kt249]

And best ones are yet to come... Hopefully in part 2!

[@noght]

THe man behind Persona OSTs is Shoji Meguro. One of his major influences was a band called T-Square. If you listen to T-Square you see that most of gaming OSTs from japan drink a lot from them.

[@jacksonbrickmedia939]

Personally not a fan of t square. However, another one of his influences are casiopea and they are fire

[@extras5164]

@@jacksonbrickmedia939 if you like this music(persona music) you should like t square

[@ovum]

T-Square is GREAT, especially the ones featured in Gran Turismo

[@extras5164]

@@ovum wait t square had music featured in gran turismo?? Where can I find that music

[@hejin57e77]

This is one of the most on-point comments I've seen in awhile. Many of these Japanese jazz groups from the 70s like T-Square, Casiopea and others seem to be a huge influence on Japanese music as a whole. It's pretty amazing.

[@pravum3150]

Oh man i'm really glad you did this reaction, Persona 4's Ost is GOLDEN!

[@silliwilli69]

I see what you did there

[@jordandeadley360]

This is my favourite OST of all time and you’ve uploaded this on my birthday!! The best unintentional gift I could ask for :)

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!

[@boomboom6410]

Good choice in music my man! Happy Birthday btw!!

[@jordandeadley360]

Thank you both!!

[@icecreamorc]

Good ear (obviously) on the leitmotif at 33:25 that little rising jingle is from a very important song in Persona 2 that's name is a spoiler but is another version of the song called Maya's theme. It's often thought to be like the "core song" from Persona 5 as a lot of songs refrence it but that is because the composer has a soft spot for it and see's it as a sort of "spirit of the series" jingle. They even put it into the intro for the Persona 3 remake open movie song though it's a lot more subtle there.

[@riblit77]

My favourite game of all time. No other game had the humour, gameplay, storytelling, soundtrack and just fun factor that this game has.

[@ThereGoCupid]

i went from P5R and i loved it so i played P4G and i was no disappointed.

[@KE100able]

Yes my absolute favorite story when the gas station attendant is god who actually did everything

[@larrythelobster2258]

​@@ThereGoCupidwhat was the difference between p5r and the legit p5?

[@ThereGoCupid]

@@larrythelobster2258 different features, p5r is better definitely

[@Shekillsxeno.]

​@@ThereGoCupidp5r is ca ca ngl...

[@noahcuriel3018]

Shoji Meguro’s use of genres that don’t typically get used in the JRPG genre like Jazz, Hip-Hop, Funk and Disco make him stand out from the typical orchestral fair you get. And even when he’s paired down with a piano or guitar, he exudes personality and emotions that I wish more composers would tap into.

[@cam-os4pk]

Omg i so hope we get to see you react to the persona 3 ost as well! That game is my fav out of all of them, the soundtrack is so good too

[@gloomsi]

samee im so happy he's listening to them with persona 3 last, battle for everyones souls will hit so much harder now that he's familiar with the velvet room ost

[@cam-os4pk]

@@gloomsi no bc the first time i heard that song while playing i nearly ascended

[@gloomsi]

@@cam-os4pk same i still havent come down tbh

[@puddin_hun1179]

Let's get this to 20K Views within 24 hours if y'all want another Persona Reaction! That way we can go to the next one where we'll BURN MY DREAD!

[@alessandrocoelho1861]

KZbin algorithm! Work your magic!

[@anthonydeadman]

*BUUUUUUURN MY BREEEEEEAAAAAAAAD!*

[@TainoMoya]

Facts share this vid y'all

[@TRSCARLET]

Guess it aint happening 😔

[@J2ojuiced95]

Rip the dream

[@zRxLLegacy]

Can't wait for part 2! And especially can't wait for you to react to persona 3 next!

[@Dew8Dew]

I dunno if anyone mentioned it, but it would be cool if he were to also react to the "Reincarnation" Album, which takes some of the most beloved songs (12 of them I think) and gives them a different 'spin'. If the Golden tracks don't take up too much time, I think it could work ^^ (Through, there's no official playlist or anything, as far as I'm aware at least, either way, great reaction and work as always!)

[@agguwaggu]

as far as I know the reincarnation songs are included in goldens ost

[@Dew8Dew]

@@agguwaggu Really? Ah nevermind then. Great to know through, thank you!

[@Felixr2]

@@agguwaggu They are not. However, the P4G OST + Reincarnation combined has less total playtime than the base P4 OST, so I don't think combining the two would be an issue.

[@niar1726]

@@Felixr2 I think some are, like I'll face myself and some others are in dancing

[@SonicMegaKing]

Ought to mix it with Golden and the Anime's soundtrack.

[@soma7707]

If you end up doing Persona 3 soundtrack please add the Persona 3 FES opening to the end of it'll make more sense once you hear it!

[@shinigamimiroku3723]

17:24 It's funny you mention brain freeze in this context... it's actually one of the questions the sports/English teacher (he has to double up because it's a small school) asks Yu during one of the class sessions. 39:40 Don't blame you for "getting lost." I could listen to Backside of the TV all day and never get bored of it. 45:40 Love the improv bits you've been doing so far! Castle is my favorite dungeon theme because it doesn't necessarily fit the theme of the dungeon itself but reflects the mentality of the team as they scramble to rescue the first victim that they are actually capable of rescuing. 58:39 If you can believe it, this song is a jingle for promoting a diet drink (in English it would be called Calorie Magic); however, the face of that advert ends up foreshadowing one of your future party members (I say future because despite where it shows up in the OST list you actually see the advert as one of the very first scenes of the game). XD 1:02:40 No one in this game suffers from split personality disorder, but as one of the chatters mentioned the Shadow represents the repressed side of the self, usually due to bullying or self-esteem issues. Mind you, these Shadows take the issues far beyond their logical conclusion because they are emotion-based entities, and must be mastered by the ego in order to become a Persona - in the specific case of P4, this means accepting the root cause of the Shadow (Yukiko's powerlessness, Kanji's hobbies, and etc.) and instead of turning away from and ignoring it, working towards resolving the issues. 1:18:00 The reason this track has an 8-bit motif(?) is because the dungeon is a shout-out to the first SMT game (a few of the in-game dialogue that you get on each new floor is also a reference to this). Now, the in-universe reason for this is because the person whose mind created the dungeon is a creepy loner who uses video games as their escape mechanism. You probably saw a few chats saying something about Mitsuo being a "red herring," and that's not unintentional - by either chat or the developers. Mitsuo is claiming to be the killer, and the police are desperate to close the case as there have been absolutely no leads (supernatural causes tend to not leave physical evidence behind), but while the team thinks that he could be the culprit you the player know he isn't, and the developers make that clear in several ways (not the least being that you still have half a year left). 1:42:38 So, there's a LOT of symbolism with all of the themes, but this is probably the most blatant. Never fails to bring me to tears, this one... Anyway, I'm so glad that more people are getting into and exploring what is one of the best soundtracks of all time! Hope you enjoy the rest of the soundtrack next week!

[@ItsMiiUly]

1:26:26 another comment here :). So cool that you pointed out that these two tracks are similar in many ways. Just like in the context of the game (spoiler free) these two characters are connected and similar. Especially when (maybe my memory is foggy) they both share A New World Fool as their boss fight Theme.

[@landrewbrandon5747]

as someone who has been doing music for a long time, i love hearing you react to my favorite music from games. hearing you breakdown and say what i'm thinking outloud is just, phenomonal. keep on rocking in the freeworld ❤

[@TheGhostOfTK]

1:42:44 fun fact, this is the theme that most players didn't get to actually enjoy from so much fighting :D

[@CelestialMeatballs]

It give us chill 😭

[@spectron5012]

yae... god damn it that dungeon, such a good song but it resets after every battle

[@Sirasa6]

P4 has my all time favorite OST, remember it since playing it as a kid, amazing.

[@pons8288]

There are actually a few songs in the ost that you have listened to in this video that have remixed versions in the dancing game that are amazing! One of them being a meme (specialist) and the other I was thinking about is an absolute banger (mist)

[@TheKingofFresh3]

Despite specialist being a meme it's still a banger

[@pons8288]

@@TheKingofFresh3 I know right!

[@_Lis25]

2:52 you probably thought about Persona 5 ost named "Impromptu for the next Prime Minister". It uses the same melody.

[@frankafer920]

Another song that is actually right next to it called “Ark” sort of uses the same melody

[@Thefabregas22]

maybe my favourite game and favourite soundtrack. so happy to see you doing this!

[@maddaton2163]

I hope he had a great day at his local Junes

[@irrelevantweirdo]

To the person who said "shout out to Yosuke for carrying two swords in the middle of a supermarket" you're hilarious

[@nickwatic]

god I love Heaven so much

[@HinataFan10]

So sad I only discovered this days after the stream Persona 4 is one of my favorite tracks, I hope to make a stream in the future. Great stream my friend.

[@Tamakizap]

all the memories are flowing i love this game so much

[@NeverFake]

I’m playing P4G for the 1st time and this popped up on a KZbin search. Very dope content, love watching this as a musician 👌🏾💯

[@tymekbednarek5689]

I really recommend The Great Ace Attorney OST, it’s great

[@Thomas-ex6tp]

Recently started playing the game, every song feels amazing

[@papillio8832]

Seconding this, the Great Ace Attorney has the best production values in any ace attorney game. Love it

[@spencer1531]

I whistle Like a Dream Come True every day multiple times a day

[@FSAPOJake]

"New Days" is the epitome of "everything is going to be alright. You persevered"

[@SomeKindaHero117]

1:02:25 I don't know music theory but the fact he was able to nail exactly what the story was about from the music itself speaks volumes to me about how well done the music in this game was crafted and performed

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

Exactly. Makes my job easy!

[@SomeKindaHero117]

@@MusicTheoryforGamers Take my sub. I'll be going through your videos and listening to them on the long car rides I have while doing Food Delivery. I'm also very excited to try and learn music theory from you with your recent videos and the ones to come!

[@FerGz-]

Finally I can’t wait for the second part and persona 3

[@ammarfaiz7315]

you look like the grown up emo kid from toy story

[@blackreaperkaneki9900]

😭😭😭😭

[@JuhoSprite]

Not rly

[@CaptianKatsura]

The Persona 4 Dancing version of Reach Out to the Truth is probably my favorite song in the entire Persona series, so I hope you do the P4D soundtrack at some point.

[@Theaaaaaa.]

I love the cadence of this man's sentences, the way he puts pressure on different parts of the words than you might expect just tickles my brain perfectly

[@kimetsu_kids]

I'll face myselfですっごいニコニコな顔になるの好き

[@Nedoxu]

Around the time A New World Fool came on, chat seemed confused and kept asking if the songs were out of order. They are a little bit (for cutscene-specific music in particular), but in this particular case there's a fun fact: Shadow Mitsuo was originally intended to have New World Fool as his boss theme, and it was changed to the other I'll Face Myself after the official OST's track order was decided.

[@spaghetti2412]

I highly recommend you to react to "Umineko no naku koro ni" soundtrack(or Umineko When they cry) next. When it comes to music, it's my absolute favorite. You're going to love it!

[@koybze]

seconded

[@KapitanWasTaken]

I agree, Umineko soundtrack is great!

[@aur.consurgens]

8-hour stream lets gooo

[@mynameissara7467]

Yeah I mean I love Umineko's soundtrack, one of my favorite oat but it's just too damn long. Someones gotte make or find a good compilation of the best ones

[@spaghetti2412]

@@mynameissara7467 yeah, maybe divide it in umineko and umineko chiru, or idk..

[@ItsMiiUly]

In the Modern Soundtracks for Persona (3-5) There is a theme of starting a bond then strengthening that bond over time they did this in P3 then in P4 (now in uncompressed glory) and a really updated version in P5 as The Spirit. Edit: the Timestamp 1:33:05

[@ryonryee]

I reccomend listening to the hades soundtrack, its mostly based around guitar and it reminds me of the doom/ doom eternal ost. I think you'd enjoy it

[@cornboy1893]

This and Pyre are my favorite video game soundtracks!!!

[@RedBull528]

@@cornboy1893 not my favorites but they’re definitely both amaaaaazing!

[@Pikachu20960]

Dude... that solo during 'Backside of the TV' was legendary!

[@Smaksmilla]

It would be amazing to see you react to the music of Crash: Twinsanity. A often overlooked Crash Bandicoot game for the PS2 where every single song in the game is completely acapella. It's pretty wild.

[@spencer1531]

I remember playing this game and loving it, then immediately being nostalgic for it when I heard a song from it like a week later

[@arimodorin7177]

After the final song credit i already felt nostalgic. This game is incredible !

[@kazarisato5607]

The look on his face, can’t tell if he loves it or hates it.

[@EliTurp]

this stream made my day, went to work with a big grin on my face :)

[@danielalexandru5415]

You made me realize we need a mash up between Backside of the TV and some Mariachi song cause your intervention during that genuinely made me smile 😊

[@FerGz-]

I wonder how lotus juice came up with such great lyrics

[@niebl]

3:08 is just II-V-I. Meguro's favorite

[@ItsMiiUly]

2:53 geez man. Not sure if this is what you are mentioning but the track Ark (Persona 5) does have a small melodic portion with this track here.

[@smolivia5988]

The persona motifs of each game come out so nicely in the music, and this was great but we HAVE to do persona 3 now because that is the BEST ONE

[@Xeno_Solarus]

4's the best, but that's okay, you're entitled to your opinion.

[@taiyakiboi9697]

Zamn! Im gonna need a full version of that Backside of The TV improv

[@crowolf3862]

I honestly do hope you do Catharine. A number of the game’s soundtracks are rock ish rearrangements of various classical songs, so you’ll probably get a kick out of listening to them

[@Purble]

I love the coincidence of him finding a way to talk about brain freeze, when one of the school questions in P4 is about the scientific name for Brain Freeze

[@The-official-grindel]

I think you’d love the shovel knight ost if you haven’t already heard it, it’s like if you combined Hollow knight and Celeste’s soundtrack.

[@DaJodad]

One of my alltime favorite JRPGs, so many memories with this one. Thanks for reacting to it!

[@hdl2084]

cannot wait for part 2

[@Joestar_Jay]

Gotta say the soundtrack gives me nostalgia and I JUST started my first playthrough of the game 😅

[@skelemama]

I would love to see you react to the music of Final Fantasy VII. Such an amazing soundtrack by Nobuo Uematsu.

[@Tony_409]

Waited so long for this

[@polmao]

I used to leave my PSVita on for HOURS while Heartbreak, Heartbreak played while doing chores and stuff around the house. Heck I practically slept with it on at one point back in the day. 😂 Still my fav Persona song.

[@jacobradabaugh6241]

2:50 This section of the melody sounds a lot like part of the melody from Tokyo Daylight in Persona 5 if that's maybe what you were thinking of?

[@k2a2l2]

smt and persona always have the greatest soundtracks

[@whatbedbug]

You GOTTA listen to the Plok soundtrack!

[@byronwilliams4717]

Your jam to "Backside of the TV" was life!

[@hchich2528]

Dude- you’ve gotta do one of the classic sonic soundtracks. Sonic 3 & Knuckles and Sonic CD are SO good.

[@Crocogator]

The pain ends when I'm with my friends.

[@SuperFireEagle]

persona 3,4,5 have had MAJESTIC OST's..

[@FlynnFromTaiga]

29:55 Man, I love how wild chat was during Reach Out To The Truth.

[@aaron75fy]

5:11 "welcome, the the velvet room" 33:08 this is typically played during a social link where a friend just got through a heart rending situation (in one case a long standing one)

[@xdokaydokay571]

I'm here more for the songs themselves but I'm glad someone else is popularizing p4g OST as it's so good and worth spreading

[@nopalsito_]

Heaven is probably my favorite dungeon theme it’s so good

[@elreferencias9657]

And sad, it's just as sad as it is good, poor nanako :(

[@wa7saka]

YESSS THIS OST!!! Love the games osts

[@willckz]

He vibed really hard with Backside of the TV 😂

[@Stinkuh69]

I've been binge watching a lot of your streams. I would LOVE to hear your reaction to the following game osts: Destiny (1 and 2) Minecraft Subnautica Plants Vs Zombies Celeste Outer Wilds; thing game is incredible, the music is like non other

[@Turbopora]

Paper Mario: Origami King has probably the best Mario soundtrack ever made, and I would even go as far as to say it has the best video game soundtrack of the current decade so far. Would love to see you react to it one day.

[@pandra4817]

odyssey ? galaxy ? 3d world ?

[@Turbopora]

@@pandra4817 each of those also has a wonderful soundtrack, yes. The thing I love about Origami King's OST is that it dares to break many musical conventions typical in Mario games while still managing to sound like it belongs in the same universe, bringing a very unique and special feel to many areas and events. Just listen to tracks like M-A-X Power!, Shogun Studios and The Shifty Sticker. Also the use of distorted guitar is just superb especially in boss themes.

[@potaxe]

I would love to see you react about umineko's soundtrack

[@ninani2169]

you dont know how happy i am

[@bradleysmith4967]

Everyone else during Heavens theme- crying and throwing up BGC- jammin

[@hundvd_7]

Sooo, Persona 3 when? 😁 It's easily my favorite from Persona, and on the same level as Catherine

[@5uperM]

Oh man. This is gonna be good!

[@tataladdd4251]

aw we didn’t get to see him react to ‘the almighty’, its like the best song on the ost

[@Heathenshalt]

Legend has it dans quest to find the missing note in the rotht riff has continued to this day A quest of passion And longsuffering

[@vaxellimus]

We're SO CLOSE TO 20k COME ON!!!

[@johnarbuckle6583]

I don’t know much about music, but is that an organ I’m hearing in the songs? Maybe the Hammond organ, since there’s already a clavichord?

[@joshuagoforth1658]

Maybe the real person 4 music was the friends we made along the way

[@floatingpasta8099]

I hope he reacts to Persona Q's Maze of Life next

[@arderefelis4309]

Could you do a reaction on the Crypt of the NecroDancer soundtrack? It has a great soundtrack that I think you would enjoy.

[@FizzieWebb]

Corner of memories might be triggering flashbacks to Regret, but for the most part, the soundtracks to each game are wholly unique, with maybe an exception here and there. But each game tends to have one song that some of the more iconic tracks tend to build off or present in different tones. Persona 5 has Willpower, Regret, and Blooming Villain, which all have the recurring riff in them. Persona 4 has the song Nevermore which plays during the credits, which has the chorus reprise in every version of I'll face myself (all three of them in vanilla, and four of them in Golden), and is the main melody of Corner of memories, which is the title screen/main menu theme. Persona 3 has the song Memories of you/Kimi no kioku, which reprises itself rather frequently throughout the game, and in a similar manner to Persona 4, bookends the game by being not only the credits theme, but the title screen/main menu theme in the form of Brand New Days ~the beginning~

[@deaddead698]

I love how one of the brass horns in like a dream come true almost sounds like a human voice humming along. Makes me hum along I love it

[@velocity1852]

Persona 3 and 5 have really good, really stylized music but Persona 4s is just another level of skill. Everytime I hear Shadow World after not hearing it for awhile I tear up. It’s that good and the lyrics go hand in hand perfectly with the games story of facing yourself.

[@IRMaxi]

Bass line in Signs Of Love is goated

[@Gabriel-nk3um]

Nostalgic, Persona 4 Golden!!!

[@gloomsi]

PERSONA 3 NEXT!! pleease

[@dragonlex4]

The hevay feeling of backside of the tv is my favorite.

[@rudyramadhana4127]

listening to P4 OST brings me back to my highschool days in 2009-2010, nostalgia overdoze :D

[@passingdem0n303]

Just waiting for a Bravely Default, Bravely Second and Bravely Default 2 inevitable reaction. They can't ever miss with their OST ^_^ Also new guy here!