Persona 1 PS1 vs PSP Soundtrack Comparison

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Here is a comparison of the soundtrack of both the original PS1 game and the PSP remake.
Tracklist :
00:14 Dungeon ~ 1st Ward School (Revisited) - PS1
01:10 Dungeon ~ 1st Ward School (Revisited) - PSP (Also known as School Days)
02:05 1st Ward After The Disaster - PS1
03:00 1st Ward After The Disaster - PSP (Also known as Let Butterflies Spread Until the Dawn)
03:56 Battle Theme - PS1 (Also known as Common Battle)
04:51 Battle Theme - PSP (Also known as Lone Prayer)
05:46 Boss Theme - PS1 (Also known as Battle ~ Mid-Boss)
06:42 Boss Theme - PSP (Also known as Bloody Destiny)
07:37 Lost Forest - PS1 (Also known as Dungeon ~ Devil's Peak)
08:33 Lost Forest - PSP
09:28 Kandori's Theme ~ Silence - PS1
10:23 Confrontation - PSP (This theme replaces Kandori's Theme)
11:19 Velvet Room - PS1
12:14 Aria of the Soul - PSP (This theme replaces Velvet Room)
13:10 Dungeon ~ Black Market - PS1
14:05 Dungeon ~ Black Market - PSP (Also known as Kama Palace)
15:00 Dungeon ~ Hypnos Tower PS1
15:55 Dungeon ~ Hypnos Tower PSP (Also known as Hypnos Tower)
16:51 Dungeon ~ Sebec Above Ground - PS1
17:47 Dungeon ~ Sebec Above Ground - PSP (Also known as SEBEC)
18:42 Dungeon ~ Deva-Yuga - PS1
19:37 Dungeon ~ Deva-Yuga - PSP (Also known as Deva Yuga)
20:33 Dungeon ~ Ice Castle - PS1
21:25 Dungeon ~ Ice Castle - PSP (Also known as Ice Castle)

[@Nenilein]

The problem with the PSP Soundtrack isn't that it sounds too much like P3-5; it's that they're completely new tracks instead of based on the original and that they loop too much. They should have used similar melodies and base-lines for the new tunes, I'm sure then nobody would have minded even the added lyrics.

[@junglerider165]

Ikr, tbh Hypnos Tower was the best tracks in the remake since it's bearing significant similarity whilst making it fresh at the same time

[@superplaceholder6537]

Or just leave the original soundtrack intact, christ!

[@piddleprincess3000]

Honestly prefer the remake ost, the old battle them wasn't a bop and looped, while I don't like a lone prayer that much I still very much prefer it over the old theme, and bloody destiny is better then deadline. I will fight you on this, y'all just don't know when to take off your nostalgia glasses

[@piddleprincess3000]

Everything besides the battle music and 1st Ward, I think the original has better music

[@Verte7]

the ps1 soundtrack just sounds like SMT1

[@leonthesleepy]

interesting...the PSP version sounds like Persona 3. I like both though, but PS1 has a darker feel for sure

[@vynonyoutube1418]

Bloody Destiny is basically Burn My Dread in F Minor with a bit of Persona 4's style mixed in parts.

[@Demonix_Heller]

Yeah that was the point, since persona 3 was popular they changed the soundtrack to match the music of persona 3. Very easy to tell when you know about it. Like in Dream Of Butterfly

[@PebblepantsTV]

its almost as if p1 has the same composer as p3s!!!

[@TGAM2005]

@@PebblepantsTV Well that's true for the PSP version, but on PS1, Meguro only composed 3 songs, 2 of which were Poem For Everyone's Souls (the original being the good ending theme and another version made to play in the Velvet Room)

[@gottaextra]

@@TGAM2005 hi nanjo ale man

[@jackw8338]

Like everyone else is saying: Simply put the ps1 ost sounds like your classic SMT soundtrack, while the psp ost sounds like they were made based off of the more “sing-along” style tracks in p3/4

[@yguy1232]

Well psp was way better

[@lazerwolf1997]

Both of them are really cool, however, the PS1 one fits the atmosphere of this game while the PSP one would be better on a game like Persona 3.

[@thewitchcoven]

Agreed,the psp soundtrack ruined the horror elements in the game and took away the spoopyness.

[@All_Ice117]

Maybe not horror, but it definitely had a more mysterious vibe.

[@elgranhermano8872]

@@thewitchcoven persona 1 has horror? 😂😂😂 youre braindead

[@thewitchcoven]

@@elgranhermano8872 It had horror elements. Read for once in your goddamn life you stupid waste of space.

[@thewitchcoven]

@Retendo I'm not saying that it's scary. Only that it had horror elements.

[@HH-sn5qp]

A lone prayer and school days are a blessing. They should remake P1 with a mix of osts

[@cft-nilou6609]

dream of butterfly too~

[@macafromthewired]

the psp version isn't even bad it just doesn't fit, and it kind of soils the atmosphere of the game.

[@donbasuradenuevo]

PSP is battle theme is cool... until you hear it for the 1000th time from those random battles.

[@functionalaviation144]

OVERRIGHT THIS PAIN TEARING ME APART

[@VTWS]

That's a problem with all SMT/Persona games. Soul Hackers 2 is probably the worst example

[@l3ossTweed]

I appreciate Meguro giving his take on the OST, but I don't think he captures the atmosphere as well as the original, giving us his more P3-5 esque OST.

[@Dreamboum]

To add more context: Persona 1 PSP OST is so much more limited. It doesn't even feature half of the amount of tracks as the PS1 version does, and the PSP tracks loop in LESS than a minute, whereas the PS1 tracks could go as far as 5 minutes long without looping once!! Imagine if the FF7 Remake cut down half of the original soundtrack and replaced it with a random pop song. This is basically what is happening for Persona 1 PSP. The entire thematic continuity of the original OST is gone, whereas the PS1 version crafted many character themes to create a connection with them. The worst though, is that the PS1 soundtrack was led and mostly composed by Hidehito Aoki (Meguro was also involved), who died in a tragic car accident back in 2002. Shoji Meguro, both as the director of the Persona 1 remake and as its composer, just decided to scrub Aoki's entire legacy to add his own music, which he specifically said was for the sake of appealing to Persona 3 and 4 fans. I don't know what went through his head, but I find it a bit disrespectful that you would just throw away the work of a dead man for the sake of marketing appeal, thinking that his music is more important to draw in players. He was the director of the remake, he should have at least given the option to listen to the original music, but he didn't. This is sending a wrong message in my opinion, Hidehito Aoki was a legendary composer who did so much for Atlus (the soundtrack of Majin Tensei 2 is fantastic), his legacy shouldn't be erased like that. He didn't deserve any of this. There is a music patch to insert the PS1 OST to the PSP version, you should definitely go and use that. Unfortunately, the mod only replaces the existing PSP songs with the PS1 ones, which means we still have half of the OST missing. The entire PSP game would have to be rebuilt just to recover from the puzzling decisions Meguro did when it comes to the soundtrack.

[@davidpmendez4321]

Im just going to say it here because is pinned: There is currently a fan made Persona 1 PSP HD Remaster on the internet right now to download, all his features are: - (obviously) most of the game is HD - A lower enemy encounter - a better XP sharing for partners The game remaster is compatible on pc emu and android PPSSPP, you can also add a patch of the music from the PS1 version (the only errors are some loop syncing and the song Awakening doesn't sound because of the PSP version limits) You can search for it with the name persona 1 hd remaster i think (you can also add "fan" to the google search), I'm not going to give link because of copyright issues. No, I'm not one of the team who did this, I'm just a fan of his work and I wanted to tell everybody to enjoy it too, i hope you like it. Edit. The same team is also working on a Persona 2 IS HD Remaster, hope you can follow them.

[@spiralvivitt3052]

@@davidpmendez4321 if you dobn't mind, can you give me the link in specific? Sounds like something worth checking out :0

[@diegoguerra7603]

@@spiralvivitt3052 i think he means this one forums.ppsspp.org/showthread.php?tid=26691

[@davidpmendez4321]

@@diegoguerra7603 yes, that one 👌

[@---oq5kb]

@@davidpmendez4321 why did you call it a remaster when it's a mod for the psp version?

[@RodScorpion100]

The fact that they remixed a handful of the original tracks like Hypnos Tower makes me wonder why they didn't just remix all of the original soundtrack

[@nightwish1453]

apparently the music direction was done by someone else hence why SQQ has more tracks that are remixes then just something original that SEBECC has a lot of which in hindsight the instrumentation for them are good but i feel as though the game was on a tight budget with CG cutscenes that are awkwardly placed with a bunch of them in the beginning and few at the end and basically nothing inbetween

[@daamazinfatb0y752]

I haven't played either versions so....both are good. ps1 version is much more atmospheric and is clearly made for a more serious tone which is something I guess the game is made for. PSP version feels like cut tracks from Persona 3 and has a completely different and lighter tone, tries to be too epic n direct while original is Much more mysterious and calmer and sad at times. It does sound good and something Id rather hear during battle moments and a few do outshine the original but it feels like its in the wrong era most of the times. if I had to choose then Id prefer the original because based on what I seen of the game, it works better and to me it just sounds better overall plus, I prefer atmospheric music over anything else when it comes to video games. Need something to pull you in which is what the original does. Its softer too and thats something I like about older music. New music tries to hit the eardrums too hard and give you headache eventually, old music sounds much more pleasant coz its also easier on the ears.

[@tritan775]

I think what it is the time in which they came out the psp remake came out after p4 In which if I remember had more "upbeat" music or "pop" or whatever The original sounds 90s for sure I don't know if I make sense But that's what I think

[@torra8193]

Personally, while I enjoy some of the PSP tracks more than their counterparts, i feel like the loops are just a tad bit too short to justify not simply porting/remixing the original tracks. Both soundtracks are amazing, though, with both having better songs than the other

[@HeartyDoseofRanch]

At least some of P1PSP’s Snow Queen Quest’s songs are remixes.

[@alfthetruelord]

I way prefer the ps1s ost in like every way

[@LillyWhiteFairy]

Older music is harder on mine.

[@Nenilein]

Actually, I think I know what happened here: Since Shoji Meguro was the one to redirect the remake, his pride as a composer probably commanded him to demand that all music be replaced with his own tracks, however, he underestimated how busy he'd be with other stuff as the, well, director, so he ended up unable to give the composition his 100%.

[@setaentertainment4311]

Fuuuuuuck

[@og-goji6613]

I'd honestly believe it. But hey at least they got the P3 Vocalist.

[@ulisesrl0]

wait.. HIS COMPOSITION FOR P1P ISN'T AT 100%???? damnnn how're they still so damn good?😳

[@neymiiie]

ItzBlitzOG they’re still really good, but 3-5 is on a whole other league with their soundtracks IMO

[@ulisesrl0]

@@neymiiie nahh they're all bangers there's no way to easily compare them

[@jswitch3005]

I grew up playing and hearing the psp soundtracks and I was shocked when I first tried out the ps1 version on an emulator..... If felt very different and I actually felt like playing the game. The goddamn trigger rate for enemies still tilt me tho so I still feel like nothing's changed.

[@googas1]

You can patch the PSP version to have the PS1 version's soundtrack.

[@forrestbrockett2231]

@@googas1 how can I patch the OST from the original game onto my psp?

[@ils4844]

Did you try to use Estoma at all or what Seriously what the fuck? do Persona fans when playing the old games not use Estoma or mainline game tricks or some shit?

[@forrestbrockett2231]

@@ils4844 haha maybe not everyone is as tech savvy as you believe them to be? I've downloaded emulators befofe. It's not rocket science lol I ended up buying the original game on ps1. So I actually don't have to deal with shitty patched loops. It is 110% the OST for megami tensei Ibunroku persona. 'tis a shame I can't play it with English text.

[@ils4844]

@@forrestbrockett2231 I wasn't referring to emulation at all here. I'm referring to in game mechanics actually

[@T3RR0R_Bunny]

Where is my persona one dance game. Persona danceing in the cold

[@og-goji6613]

Where are the remasters of Revilations and the P2 duology on PS4?

[@shinkiro69420]

@@og-goji6613 where are all the games of the world on switch?

[@og-goji6613]

@@shinkiro69420 Good point.

[@davidpmendez4321]

Where is the fricking traduction of P2 EP on the PSP

[@iLegault]

"Mark danced crazy!"

[@DREAMSQU33ZE]

The velvet room songs are some of the finest videogame songs imo.

[@omgitsutopia]

I love Yumi Kawamura, but she definitely has better songs in Persona 3 than Revelations: Persona. Yet I can't help jammin to School Days

[@HH-sn5qp]

A lone prayer would be so amazing if it had multiple verses

[@ZeroHxC07]

I think they are trying to rebrand persona as more than a smt spin off, but man the original ost is waaaay better.

[@Walamonga1313]

Kinda funny how the spinoff got bigger than the main series. Also, nice pfp

[@ZeroHxC07]

@@Walamonga1313 I guess persona is more relatable. Also likewise my friend.

[@SmashTheAdam]

I honestly consider persona as a its own series at this point rather than a spin-off

[@ofilosofoouumfumante5655]

@@SmashTheAdam it's in the same universe as smt

[@SmashTheAdam]

@@ofilosofoouumfumante5655 still it's kind of become its own thing at this point, even atlus has removed smt's name from persona 5 (not sure when exactly they stopped putting it). Also ever since P3 introduced the social links and highschool simulator parts to the series they now have very different gameplay, as in liking smt doesn't guarantee that you will like persona and vice versa. I'm of course not saying that they ARE 2 different series i just consider them to be like that

[@xdfeverdream8122]

PSP soundtrack = a modern Persona game. PS1 soundtrack = Shin Megami Tensei.

[@ramadanisaputra3387]

The Real Shin Megami Tensei

[@xdfeverdream8122]

@@ramadanisaputra3387 Yes

[@thatkarldude]

Real "Sheen Megoomi Tensei" Stuff 🙂

[@mongodroid4842]

I love the PSP version until you consider the contexts Bloody destiny sounds more like a dungeon theme than a boss theme and lone prayer may get old fast

[@fusionselite]

See I always think Lone Prayer is gonna get old and then that chorus comes back and fucks me up all over again

[@kalypso4133]

the original gets old faster... like it's too much to be hearing it as often as you did.

[@yguy1232]

Nah A Lone Prayer is a banger

[@blackboxbaite]

@@yguy1232 Not gonna lie,Bloody destiny is a STRIGHT BANGER

[@KradDrows]

I have 50 hours hearing A Lone Player and it doesn't gets old. Can you repeat what you said?

[@liz_violet]

the deva-yuga theme is good no matter what version.

[@maedae69]

PSP:hip and cool with the kids PS1:hold my rpg soundtrack

[@eskorbutocronico1892]

Some songs of the old soundtrack seem to try to reach uncharted parts of your mind (the most calm and psychodelic ones), others show the vibe that logically a bunch of students would feel in the postapocalyptic dimension. The new ones only says "hey, I'm the same series as Persona 4... buy me or something"

[@tylerlackey1175]

How come every pro-ps1 ost comment is cringe? I dont get it. Maybe persona "fans" really are awful

[@EnergiArchive]

@@tylerlackey1175 Because on how the story changed. It's simply putting a JPOP happy ost's in a dark-post apocalyptic game. That's also the mistake in DDS: MT OVA. It's just making the game bad.

[@tylerlackey1175]

@@EnergiArchive "dark pods apocalyptic game" This conversation is about persona, what are you talking about?

[@EnergiArchive]

@@tylerlackey1175 bro, are ya dumb? It's obviously an example bruh. What I mean in that sentence, is like let's say putting P4 ost's in SMT lol. It's the same as Persona 1 and 2. Since these two are the foundation of Persona, which is more about demons (and moral philosophy). Don't call us awful if you do not research properly. bruh kid.

[@Old_Man_Jay]

@@tylerlackey1175 man, shut up. the "pro ps1" folk are the majority for good reason. the psp sound track tries so hard to be persona 3 and it just comes off as cheesey and doesn't fit the atmosphere of the game at all. Pretty much everyone can see that. Not sure how everyone's opinion on that is cringe worthy unless you actually prefer the inferior OST. if you like the crappier sound track then....yuck. Big yuck to you.

[@cooppp]

Both are really good but have such vastly different tones. Original is straight up dark 90s anime while PSP is closer in atmosphere to modern day Persona but a tad darker

[@makotodoor-kunyuki5694]

Me gustan ambas bandas sonoras. En PS1, la musica se oye como un videojuego de terror. En PSP, la musica tiene más ritmo y eso hace que quieras jugar por mas tiempo. Yo jugue ambos, pero me gusto más la version de PSP. Persona es lo mejor en cuanto a videojuegos RPG. I like both soundtracks. On PS1, the music is heard as a survival horror video game. In PSP, music has more rhythm and that makes you want to play for longer. I played both, but I liked the PSP version more. Persona is the best in terms of RPG video games.

[@leixalkvinay2729]

Teniendo en cuanta la atmósfera me quedó con el original, quiero decir, no es un remake ni mucho menos es solo un port, así que todos los elementos atmosféricos del original se pierden en post de un ost más pop.

[@fruktversumarchive4024]

@@leixalkvinay2729 Intentaron modernizar el OST, pero no les salió tan bien debido a lo anticuado del juego en sí, el ost no está mal... Pero es muy de Persona moderno, que no viene bien con la atmósfera y sentimiento que persona 1 quiere dar, te puedes acostumbrar al ost modernizado, claro, pero el de ps1 en mi opinión siempre seguirá siendo *el adecuado*...es muy atmosférico y genial, luego esta el de PSP que mas "escuchable", pero no es tan genial dentro del juego cuando se compara con la versión de PS1

[@Bunnypod]

I love both versions tbh. I understand the atmospheric feel of ps1 but the psp feels like it has it's own uniqueness to the game. Well people like what they like.

[@HardDiskDog]

own "uniqueness"? you mean copying 3 and 4? how is the ps1 ost not unique?

[@snowfrost3030]

@Retendo persona and Mario are diffrent

[@littymj7599]

@Retendo I do...

[@x-49nightraven]

No, I can understand that. I do agree that PS1 original is better than the PSP's. But the PSP also got some uniqueness on itself, it's like Persona 3 but far more darker and older + some punk vibes.

[@superheriber27]

@@x-49nightraven "uniqueness" and "it's like persona 3 but" in the same sentence

[@LemonRush7777]

Adding lyrics was a mistake, those dont loop well when you use it ad nauseam.

[@epicfail6222]

The PSP soundtrack is so POP, I prefer the PS1 because sound more dark...

[@wolf397]

i just noticed that some of the dungeon songs in the PSP version are just remixes of the originals. Neato.

[@ChaosHeadFan]

I have watched your video about meeting a persona fan on Twitter so many times that your profile pic is now engraved in my head. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME?!

[@wolf397]

@@ChaosHeadFan Looks like my master plan to make you never stop thinking about me has worked 😏

[@Austin92]

@@ChaosHeadFan lol same

[@sirdipping2244]

The OG soundtrack works better for persona 1s surreal/horror vibe. The psp soundtrack detracts from it. Trying to modernize the soundtrack was a good idea since psp has better sound tech, but they should’ve built from the OG sound instead of creating something entirely new

[@Pedro.Sanchez]

The PSP didn’t have better sound than the PS1. Actually the PS1 (the one with RCA connectors on the back) is highly regarded as one of the best CD players available still to this day (and a lot of games use cd-audio, Persona being one of them)

[@NickeyNarioaHagman]

Some songs are better on the PSP version: Hypnos Tower, Ice Castle, and Lost Forest. But the PS1 version has some better tracks too: Black Market, Kama Palace, and so many more. Both soundtracks are good, and I love them both. But I think the PS1 OST fits more often than the PSP OST. Wish we could have been able to switch between the two.

[@Cinko420]

Nick Hagman PSP also has a better opening theme. Though I'm not sure if that could count.

[@forgetfulstranger]

Ice Castle is better in the original

[@august...4847]

@@forgetfulstranger Ya . . Ice Castle is god like in the original

[@StarPebblit]

all 3 you mentioned are better in the ps1 version, especially the ice castle and lost forest.

[@yguy1232]

You didn't mention school days or a lone prayer you autist. You have no taste

[@Maytag99]

Oh I wanna mention... there's one track that is DRASTICALLY improved in the PSP version. The Black Market theme. That new theme is absolutely killer!

[@sonicmorgana5363]

They’re both great but most of the time the PS1 versions fit the game much better than the PSP version. The only one I that I think fits better in the PSP version is School Days. To me it gives off much more of a normal highschoolers vibe than the PS1 version.

[@nightwish1453]

the video doesn't really give the best context on the ps1's music as unlike PSP there are more then 1 track that plays in the school and that one also fits the school atmosphere pretty well, monochrome plays when you reach the alternate world's school which makes more sense in that context as you feel weary that something feels off it did blew me away when i first heard it which i don't think PSP could do by playing school days again in that exact same scenario and be left confused until the plot states otherwise.

[@All_Ice117]

I really liked Persona 1. Played it not too long ago and loved all the weird stuff that happens and having to be more thoughtful in combat. I liked the new music, but I'd have liked the game even more with the old one. When I found out about the change, it was kind of crushing to me. Good thing they kept the music the same in 2.

[@steelblake]

Now that i hear both Soundtracks back to back and while both are good/awesome i can safely say that the Og soundtrack fits better and is not wonder after all that Soundtrack was made with the game in mind while the remaster one was made to put Persona more in tone with the recent games, and you can tell that some fans complain because for the remasters of P2 give you the choice of choosing what soundtrack do you want to hear.

[@ender7278]

Except giving you the option which soundtrack to hear in P2 wasn't really necessary anyway because they're just modernized versions of the originals. It would've made sense if they redid the soundtrack like with P1, but they didn't. I suppose the option doesn't hurt, but it's less like replacing the soundtrack and more like Pokemon's GB Sounds, playing older versions of the same songs.

[@ofilosofoouumfumante5655]

@@ender7278 the music in P2 is made in the same way that the SNES games were made so they sound really different

[@setaentertainment4311]

I love you Shouji Meguro but I can't cheat on original. It just... ....Doesn't work. It's hard fit something already exists, yeah, I'm sure the criticism were uproar on Japanese side, and given the option swap original & remix. With that said; Yumi Kawamura's voice makes it hard get into while it was fine for few games, doing it here wasn't smart idea. Although there are few tracks stood out while most of it differ.

[@Asapin]

I like them both. In fact, I prefer the new versions just because P3 was my first Persona game and I enjoyed the ost.I'm not saying the original is bad, they deserve a huge recognition for the work they did.Also, the PSP version was released after P4 and they wanted to make the ost thinking about that, they wanted to modern the ost.Yeah, the hardcore fans hated it but it's still Persona... there is no JPop in it.

[@1gta4gta]

I am Not a Hardcore Fan and hate the new Persona Vocal Tracks

[@Aripuni1]

I am not a hardcore fan but I like way more PSP version instead of old version, but I still enjoying both game

[@eugeniomarletta3545]

the ps1 version has more of a rock/jazz music. the psp REMAKE has more of a punk rock/metal music. honestly they're both good, they are jjust two different music ages iykwim

[@CandidaRosa889]

there's some good tracks in the psp version but the original is the best

[@scrappy2082]

deva yuga still slaps no matter what

[@PsyburHam]

Seriously don't see how someone could hate the PSP OST, it's my personal favorite OST in the entire series, I get that it doesn't fit the time but hating because of that? Really? All those songs are fucking bops.

[@satyamSaha]

The PSP ost fits Persona 3 more than it does Persona 1.

[@lordanzu8763]

@@satyamSaha That’s without mentioning how disrespectful the PSP OST is to the legacy of the original composer

[@satyamSaha]

@@lordanzu8763 it is indeed

[@oldchannelforayoungstupidf2649]

@@satyamSaha No, it fits P1 perfectly. P1 is not as dark of a game as people claim it to be.

[@unknownuser494]

​@@oldchannelforayoungstupidf2649 bruh in p1 people were getting killed by demons and zombies in hospital which was the fast part of the game and don't get me started on uncanny monster design and nihilistic atmosphere.

[@ElectricCherryD4C]

I listen to school days every day when I go to school there is literally no other song that I like to listen to as much as that one I can play it all day without getting bored

[@thatgamingauthor]

This is freaking awesome and I love it. I never got to play the original PS1 version, but I adore both versions of the soundtrack.

[@x-49nightraven]

I liked the old Aria of the Soul better than the now version. It's like the music is dancing, while the new one feels grand but long. I loved both though.

[@justbear9641]

Persona 1 theme is a mystery genre and psx ost perfectly encompassed its genre. PSP ost in my opinion lacks direction, and it tries hard to emulate p3 and p4 music style but for this game it just does not work.

[@misterdent9413]

The problem with the PSP soundtrack isn’t even the soundtrack itself so much as the way it’s used. It sounds great when consumed in a vacuum, but there are so few tracks that they’re reused constantly. It’s especially bad because they’re often used in scenes where they don’t work at all, simply because that tracks the closest to what the tone is meant to be. I imagine it was more expensive to create vocal tracks? It would have worked so much better if they’d actually kept most of the original soundtrack and sprinkles the new vocal tracks in places they’d work, instead of forcing them onto a game that largely doesn’t fit the tone the new soundtrack goes for.

[@ridleyroid9060]

I wish they gave me the option to switch between. I think the OG fits Persona 1 better. It's a gloomy fucking game, this "fresh school days" J-pop doesn't really fit. Except for the battle theme. Persona 1 isn't focused on the school aspect of it and the PSP soundtrack misses the mark by 1000 country miles. I appreciate the work that went in to it, though.

[@dumpsterplayer5133]

The School Days theme for the most part was only used at the beginning of the game before shits happened, the travel theme is the primary theme for the game, and its atmospheric enough. The only issue is that A Lone Prayer doesn't work for the high encounter rate of the game (it get looped way too much, since battle are too common and too fast), and all the lyric are written with the SEBEC route in mind, so it doesn't really fit the SQQ (which actually uses a lot of PSX remixes for this reason).

[@Demonix_Heller]

They did that for Persona 2 IS at least,giving the option of original or a remixed version of the original

[@unknownuser494]

​@@dumpsterplayer5133 if i am right the reason SQQ has original song remix because it was done kenichi.

[@dumpsterplayer5133]

@@unknownuser494 Meguro did the OST for the entire remake. SQQ got kinda shafted differently though since even though it does uses more PSX remixes, it threw away the actual Snow Queen theme entirely, and only kept the final boss track. P1 kinda needed a remake rather than just a HD port that was the PSP version. The soundtrack design showed that even internally, ATLUS considers SEBEC the main game and SQQ a side-quest, and it was obvious enough already just playing the game considering the effort it takes to trigger it.

[@Lainbowie]

Both are pretty fucking great, if you ask me. But what do I know, right?

[@ils4844]

Anyone saying that the PSP version is better for listening needs to be suckerpunched HARD. The PSP version is obscenely generic neo-persona stuff that isn't even on par with P3 or P4. Along with the fact that the tracks suffer from being too short and looping too often to get any sense of satisfying progression or just satisfaction of listening to it in general. There's only a handful of tracks that I like and even then they sound like babby's first lo-fi shit (Which Meguro genuinely handled way better with Devil Summoner Soul Hackers btw), which doesn't even hold a candle to the original PSX tracks. The PSX version instead practically has Megaten, no, VGM OST GOLD ffs. Constant dungeon bangers and atmospheric stuff handled by several different composers as opposed to PSP's sole Meguroshit. The tracks varied yet still fit together to form a cohesive mesh of a single entity much better than the PSP OST. Way more energetic and jiving thanks to Kenichi Tsuchiya and Hidehito Aoki's (obligatory "may he rest in peace" statement) masterful work. Yeah Meguro basically took a backseat here with his parts of P1 PSX but at least all of his stuff is QUALITY instead of being mediocre to decent. He did a ton of Megaten PSX/Sega Saturn work with Soul Hackers though so it at least evens out.

[@Adcts]

oh no, imagine having a different opinion

[@ils4844]

@@Adcts Literally fucking can't unfortunately, keep crying. Unless it's a special case where the minimalism is used to its advantage (and P1 PSP definitely isn't the case of that) saying you prefer less that's also of lesser quality basically just means you're the type of bloke who willingly wants to be assaulted and robbed out on the streets.

[@pikachucetthesecond4296]

The only real issue I have with the PSP soundtrack (which is still a big one) is that they cut out the Awakening theme completely, which hurts because it deserved to be a recurring track throughout the series like Aria of the Soul became but instead they CUT it from the remaster 😭

[@LavenderSky499]

I really would like to know what went through their minds when they decided to replace it with the normal battle theme...

[@hisutagi]

I wish it was possible to choose between them, just like choosing the gameplay mode at the start of the playthrough. I absolutely adore the PSP OST, but it would be really cool to experience the game with the PS1 OST too.

[@drackyslime]

If you are able to emulate there are ost swap patches. I played the game via the psp version but with the ps1 ost

[@drackyslime]

though I completely agree, I would kill to be able to play the psp version on modern platforms with the option to use either soundtrack

[@ripmyogfireemblemsave]

@@drackyslime do you know what the patch is called?

[@trollingisasport]

NOTHING will beat PS1 Persona's OST. It is a masterpiece of the era. The darkness tells a story of it's own. Musically I think the newer Personas aren't bad, but I think they aren't quite as dark. Fortunartely a lot of the mainline SMT games keep the same dark feel. God I love character theme's and the boss battle theme in this.

[@randomness4989]

I ve played the psp version but holy moly the ps1 is so much better,it fits the atmosphere perfectly. Portable songs are a bit annoying to listen for hours,espically the battle theme,lyrics on a loop songs isnt a good idea

[@henrytudorviiofengland5945]

Ps1 version seems more horror based in which I believe fits the game more considering this was the follow up to The Megami Tensei series in which is a horror RPG

[@collprin]

uh there is a good amount of smt feel to it the boss music

[@souronion906]

The remake did have some good tracks, but they really repeat too much, and by half way through the game, I was very sick of the battle theme. I also think the original one suited the game better, as it gives it more of an 'apocalypse' feel. When I was grinding, I would just get a playlist of the original tracks and listen to that. It made it a lot less tiring, since there are a lot more variety of tracks in the ps1 ost.

[@LeviathanTheEsperino]

I like both soundtracks. I personally prefer the PS1 one, though (With the exception of the boss battle theme), since I prefer classic aspects of RPGs, but it has always seemed very interesting to me how weird the soundtracks of more modern Persona games sound, and I like that.

[@misfortunehula]

I think I'm willing to put up with out-of-place music if it's compensated by a competent translation.

[@RaifSeverence]

Speaking? Ps1 version IS a competent translation. There were hardly and translation errors in the game. Now the Game being AMERICANIZED doesn't make the translation bad, just...off.

[@smithwimm1575]

Black Mark is the first shadow.

[@ils4844]

@@RaifSeverence This is a lie, a translation hitting all the story beats properly ≠ a competent/good translation. And the game being amercianized certainly doesn't help either.

[@OFFP88]

I like both but the original really fits the vibe more. I recently played through the ps1 version specifically for the ost. The music is fantastic 👌 👏

[@lenierka]

I'm a simpleton who never played either version of Persona 1, so hearing it is like ps1: Damn this slaps! psp: Damn this slaps! idk I just enjoy both a lot

[@alexandercorbett1147]

I'm currently playing the PS1 version (It's the only one that I can emulate and my computer can handle). The localization of the PS1 version sucks but it's still really fun to play and the story is really good, as to be expected from the Persona/SMT series. It's also surprising how radically different this game is to the modern Personas. If you do try it though, I recommend playing it with a guide of how to get spell cards from certain demons and which spell cards you need to fuse to get certain Personas.

[@chronica6457]

@@alexandercorbett1147 You've probably finished by now, but if you ever decide to replay it you should look up the fan-translation for the JP version of the original P1

[@techmark3665]

Could you please link me to the patch? I had no idea that the ps1 jp version got a translation patch.

[@CarlosSilva-bh4bi]

PSX: Great inmersion and awesome sicro with story, but boeing as duck without any feeling on them (they dont make you feel nothing normally related with the situation) PsP: Zero inmersion and can get out of place, but its more dramatic and shares a better understanding about the situation and what is happening, as well as a feeling of determination to reach the end.

[@adzi6164]

In context of the game, I prefer the ps1 ost but Bloody Destiny slaps

[@alexandersmith4731]

A combination of the two vibes would be nicer Tbh, P1 need some different vibes in modernity if they wanna remake it, meaning, no vocals during the battle scenes, it makes the grinding more pleasant really

[@RTheStoryteller7]

I guess I'm the only one who likes how they tried to fit in P1's vibes and ost with the modern style

[@probablydeadoof19]

people complain that its too like the later persona games and frankly they arent wrong, but no matter which side you’re on, school days is the best track in the franchise

[@masterseal0418]

It would be great if a Persona 1 remake for the next generation of consoles would have both soundtracks from the PS1 and PSP versions! Wish Atlus could listen to the fans' voices and make it happen than milking P3, P4, and P5 to death. Still, the PS1 version of After The Disaster-Hospital version is terrifying for non-horror games in general.

[@WeirdCon]

Y’know I can’t really blame them for trying to make the Persona PSP remakes more 3 and 4ified, but it certainly lends itself to tonal disconnect between the music and the visuals

[@Akira_usb.]

ok but the psp version of the velvet room theme felt more... full... somehow

[@muney2874]

ok but 1st ward after the disaster psp version goes so hard

[@superplaceholder6537]

Dungeon ~ 1st Ward School (Revisited) is my favorite theme from the PS1 version. Hate me if you want, but I don't like how that song was replaced with School Days in the PSP port. I'd go as far to say, the fact that the soundtrack was changed is a huge disrespect to the late Hidehito Aoki, one of the composers of the PS1 version. He would have never wanted such a thing to happen... Rest in peace mr. Aoki...

[@ils4844]

Unbelievably based.

[@retrofan4963]

PS1 soundtrack: What you expect to hear in an old school Shin Megami Tensei game. PSP soundtrack: What you expect to hear in a modern Persona game.

[@drackyslime]

I think the psp music is good in a vacuum but there isnt a single thing about it that I can visualize fitting the tone and atmosphere of the ps1 soundtrack. The game fits the original soundtrack so much better its genuinely baffling that the psp soundtrack was even approved. I prefer the ps1 soundtrack even without the matching argument, but with that taken into account there is no question, though the psp music is very good.

[@SulettaForgetta456]

Gotta love the psp soundtrack. I get that people like the atmosphere of the PS1 but to not play the psp version because of it is insane. The sheet amount of not only quality of life and ui improvements but also additional content heavily outweighs the original. Also revelations localization is, issue filled.

[@seiichiromine7070]

MY OPINION: i think there is no valid reason to hate this. The release dates for both games were different thus the ost change. the PS1 version was released in 1996 while the PSP version was released in 2009. that is such a huge year gap so thus the gap in the type of music used. and also to be honest, the ost in the ps1 version sets the atmosphere so no wonder why everyone's hating it.... please don't get offensive in this comment, it's just an opinion.

[@SakifX9]

Sadie Cahill perfectly valid opinion, I agree with you.

[@nuz5]

You're right, millenials have their......"taste" in music so might as well do what suits them.

[@parano8567]

Not everyone is hating it !

[@MenfisRetroSpace]

Its an mysteries and horror rpg games! ...but they got to sing!!! Can be 2040 and its doesnt make sense!

[@superplaceholder6537]

Fuck you! Thats bullshit! The type of music never mattered! I had many favorite tracks from the PS1 version... And even with the poor localization, that version was my childhood! It really hurts that most of the soundtrack was replaced, you know?? You better tell me the name of another game that got a port many years later, with it's soundtrack replaced!

[@memebait]

8:32 this one really sounds like a persona 5 song. but yeah I love the original ps1 ost (same for the persona 2 dualogy) there's a certain tone that the music has that makes it sound so cool.

[@Indskret]

It sounds very nocturne to me for some reason, idk why. But I agree

[@usedwipes]

I mostly like the psx ost more, but school days is too good.

[@Maytag99]

Both are good! However, I think the original PS1 soundtrack is quite a bit better, overall. It had a greater variety of music, was more atmospheric and fit the game better. It was a stellar soundtrack. The new soundtrack is quite good and features some amazing new tracks. I love new intro theme, and battle themes, lots of good new music. But it shows it's weakness in it's repetition of music, it just doesn't have enough music. I really recommend everyone play the original PS1 version of this game first, it's the way to go!

[@flamehiro]

z_z I would but they butched other parts, it's like they need to merge together xD

[@sergioserna1006]

I still love my School Days any day.

[@bananaglue3779]

I legit thought School Days was what plays After School in Persona 3 FES

[@scottmclearn6949]

I prefer PSP version , for me it made the game 10x better

[@atelierbagur3831]

PSP version is decent.................... for another game that fist that Persona-3-5 vibe but not OG Persona 1. The PS1 version is infinitely better as its varied, has atmosphere and sells the theme and setting of the game

[@lasinlucky3640]

Ngl some of the tracks for the old version are just better for the game over all but then we get some unexpected highlights such as the battle, boss and forest theme and you could see them successfully replace if the originals.

[@AI_Is_Awesome]

The Battle Theme in the remake is what killed it for me. Everything else was fine though, if I remember correctly.

[@Omar123Extras]

Prefer the PS1 soundtrack but Bloody Destiny can stay

[@KeyleeTamirian]

Both? Both. Both. Both. Both is good. *Nods*

[@Roninkinx]

Like both honestly but PSP just slaps. Thing is I would prefer the PS1 version if I played it first and it certainly is more dread and dark so I can def see why people feel the way they do.

[@MomovskyChannel]

I heard so much shit about psp ost, but hearing it now back to back I like both a lot.

[@kalypso4133]

Honestly, I think P1P fits the game way better. Making music around the characters, not the world. They are more sad, rather then dark and dreary. It also removes the original battle theme that was just too much for a battle theme. It started annoying me after the 3rd battle. Enough to stop playing entirely. I'm playing P1P now, and the battle theme is so, SO much better.

[@sigurdtheblue]

A lot of the remake songs sound like music that didn't make the cut for Persona 3 and 4 and not much effort to match the mood of the original tracks, but I don't think it's right to say it's a bad soundtrack outside the game. I heard the boss theme for the remake before and it is great to me, although I still don't feel like it matches the game's aesthetic well.

[@Harutjun]

they made it to happy like persona 4 I love persona 4 but the music does not fit persona 1 , I am so glad I got the ps1 music patch for my version :)

[@CuteTransGirlxD]

Kakashi - Leonhart how did you do the patch?

[@Harutjun]

I play it on a psp not emulated it does not work that well on pc , but about the patch I found , the game already patched online , I will try to find the link again

[@Harutjun]

I think this is it it's in Russian , I can't remember where I clicked but try it out 4otaku.org/blog/portable_games/3013.html

[@Harutjun]

try the 2nd & 3rd zip files I tested it on psp 5.00 m33-6 & gen - prome 4 , but you have to extra patch it with m33-6

[@Harutjun]

222bleach222 btw the game is in English I meant to say the website is only in Russian

[@masaru2560]

What's the track that sounds at the start of the video?

[@chimichangaguy8735]

The og soundtrack is interesting and more cinematic, but the psp soundtrack got banger after banger so I like both

[@DSUNNYY]

I like both. The only thing that sucks is it’s hard to find old persona 1 copies so you have to resort to piracy -.-

[@scrappy2082]

its on the ps classic so thats somethin

[@wsketchy]

yaharrr!!

[@RadicalCrabical]

what are you all talking about?! psp sounds way more ear-catching!

[@sawesomeness]

I prefer the ps1 soundtrack because it gives the game this ghost like vibe. The the psp soundtrack still slaps

[@hugofernandes9623]

I think the psp version fits the persona saga very well. While the psx version gives more of a smt vibe, for the fact it was the first entry, it basically had the same things as the famicom titles had, only changing the cast and how the demon were handled

[@froakie1404]

I would say I like the songs in the PSP version more as songs but the PS1 version has better fitting songs

[@HylianSevenDota]

This popped up on my KZbin recommendations, then I looked at your name and was like...wait a minute!!! Small world, eh?

[@lazykyuubi4300]

That Guido. He's so damn devious

[@guardraillovah7753]

PSP had some bangers ngl

[@highestsettings]

The battle and boss themes are better in the original, but everything else is generally better in the PSP version imo (some tunes not so much). That's pretty subjective though, cause they're both decent. This is a completely unbiased opinion from someone trying to decide which version to play for the first time. So I have no nostalgia or game preference. I will be playing the PSP version though.