Shin Megami Tensei V - All Battle Themes

[@SuperPiposaru]

Leave it to SMT to have 50000000 battle themes in one game and have them ALL be bangers.

[@marcoamazo]

Agreed

[@MilkyChanCiel]

Pipo

[@PaintedHoundie]

Does anyone know where to find the theme for fights like Okuninushi, Danu, etc?I think thats missing.

[@Metxblue]

It's actually amazing. They're ALL great.

[@youngkappakhan]

The Fiend theme in this game is a dogshit, overly embellished version of a theme that didn't need to be changed so drastically. Otherwise I 100% agree.

[@Kanzuki]

47:09 Shiva's theme is amazing. It's by far my favorite theme in the game

[@deeemceetooisbaesgaem7211]

real

[@chillinon3263]

It really adds this majestic feeling to the fight; the god of benevolent destruction dances with such grace, ease and control as he casts Tandava that he mesmerises just as much as he annihilates my squad.

[@todddalton4579]

@@chillinon3263 the beat is the sounds of demons hitting the floor when he tandavas them.

[@FungalFury]

@@todddalton4579 fr tho tandava's buff effect is way scarier than the actual damage, since you can kannabi veil in anticipation due to it's scripting.

[@UB3R1NV3RT]

Its got that different moody funkyness thats hard to say. Wish more games have such a nice variety to it.

[@user-ez5nc7vl2m]

Battle - Da'at - 0:00 Battle - Magatsuka - 4:07 Battle - ferocity - 8:14 Battle - droll - 12:49 Battle - strength - 17:06 Battle - humans, demons, and... - 21:24 Battle - origin - 25:43 Battle - seeker - 30:18 Battle - dancing crazy murder - 34:35 Battle - edifice - 38:52 Battle - seraph - 43:02 Battle - destruction - 47:09 Battle - Tsukuyomi - 51:17 Battle - Abdiel - 55:25 Battle - Nuwa - 59:39 Battle - eon - 1:03:46 Battle - Fiend - 1:10:52 Battle - Demi-fiend - 1:15:00 Battle - addition - 1:18:01 Missing: Battle - ryo ko so haku - Battle - Mitama -

[@maruchi1535]

Love you

[@Erroratu]

thanks for keeping this updated with proper names

[@goleh4044]

I really like the feel of the soundtrack, parts of it sound like a mix of SNES games and nocturne, some other sound otherworldly and ethereal, like nothing else I've heard in previous games.

[@samuelcp100]

I think u mean smt IV for otherworldly sounds, they really went high and above after IV.

[@goleh4044]

@@samuelcp100 nothing in IV sounds like shiva or lucifer phase 2 imo.

[@drowzee6076]

@@goleh4044 shiva theme reminded me a lot of merkabah phase 2 actually lol

[@TheBrutalSax]

This game got a little bit of vibes from all eras. Some old school, some nocturne/DDS, and some IV stuff

[@brightonic]

Just the IV OST on crack was what you could've said I would've understood you.

[@tato-chip7612]

vasuki is one of my favourites. honestly i love the fact that is has music from this many genres

[@k2a2l2]

definitely one of my favs, really stands out but matches at the same time

[@nhall129]

First time i heard “Vasuki” during the Ishtar fight i was just stunned Like “ok, guess we’re doing club bangers now”

[@tansrb]

the moment i heard Fionn's theme.. i knew the battle would be great

[@Mene0]

Reminds me a lot of Blooming Villain from P5

[@marksalita204]

and short, if you're unprepared

[@Raindrop_2401]

@@marksalita204 This was the first battle to make me struggle a little. Being Irish, it was an honour to get my ass kicked by him

[@marksalita204]

@@Raindrop_2401 Yup, physical bosses are really difficult since you don't have access to phys block early. And this guy.... hits hard

[@nicholasyoungblood6403]

@@marksalita204 I mean he has a severe physical move that does bonus damage on a crit. that's freaking terrifying to fight at that point in the game.

[@sleepedge8257]

I can't get over how good this OST is overall. It's also mind blowing just how creative and experimental it is.

[@DrummerDucky]

It's a good job, but Meguro did a far superior job on Nocturne and especially DDS

[@sleepedge8257]

@@DrummerDucky I disagree. Nocturne has some bangers especially the fiend battle theme but smt v has more songs I like personally.

[@linkart1910]

21:24 Man im love this music.

[@del4028]

My favorite

[@PokemonaMoni]

Thank you for the video, just finished the game and I wanted to have a full compilation to listen to

[@PokemonaMoni]

@@gruglas Oh thanks, that's good to know!

[@ParakeetDSi]

@@gruglas you forgot the song from the four heavenly kings/Pazuzu mermaid quest

[@LtheOriginal]

Vasuki's battle theme sounds like he's about to whoop your ass, and then hit the clubs

[@ZetaMAGES]

broke: power metal woke: ELECTRO SWING BITCHES

[@keicamboom9915]

Indian Bethel, Indian Bethel

[@aleaiactaest6503]

I legit beat him by just having repel phys and slowly having him kill himself for 30 minutes, I was stupid underleveled

[@LtheOriginal]

@@aleaiactaest6503 Tbh, "part 4" I think has the worst levelling balance in the game. Since when you get there you're probably around level 60? But then the game just throws you in and says "ok, go beat these 3 bosses. they're all level (I think) 72. Good luck"

[@aleaiactaest6503]

@@LtheOriginal yeah just got to the final dungeon at level 68 and random encounter Kali is beating my ass

[@vaguelyhumanoid7419]

I still love both the Fiend and Demi-fiend themes being remixes of their Nocturne themes, it was so nice to hear them and then notice it, even if I didn't initially notice in my first fight with Matador. Kinda wish you could set them to be the originals but they still slap real hard

[@vemiya4533]

Oh yeah fun fact! I’m pretty sure the fiend theme goes deeper, with the earliest versions I can find dating to the PS1 remasters of SMT1 and If, and they’ve done a new mix for SMT3, 4, and 5!

[@camharkness]

@@vemiya4533 yep, the fiend theme is also a remix of recovering remembrance from smt 2.

[@smtlover7025]

The fiend theme came from smt1 on the psx

[@joshuavaldez8758]

Quest v2 is a certified mega banger. I legit just start the fights and sit there for a good like 3 loops minimum LOL

[@FungalFury]

On the official cd release as part of the preorder deluxe edition, the track is called. " Humans, Demons, and.... " So in other words it plays when fighting proper gods.

[@vanilla8956]

@@FungalFury I interpreted it as the "and..." implying the "Nahobino" which would mean it's his theme

[@FungalFury]

@@vanilla8956 Interesting take but "humans, demons, and gods" seems like just way too strong thematically. Not to mention it pretty much exclusively plays against the strongest deities and mostly demons of the deity race.

[@vanilla8956]

@@FungalFury Yeah that's a good point. I thought that's what the EDM one was actually. And some of them like arioch are weird to use it for but for the most part it feels right

[@FungalFury]

@@vanilla8956 I kind of just think of it as the "Big Boss" theme while battle v8 is the late game boss theme, kind of like hunting ~ betrayal in DDS.

[@Diego35HD]

When 18:51 kicked in I felt in love with the song, as if I didn't have enough reason already.

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

Yea, fighting the other student (forgot his name) was my first loss. I had a terrible team for his skillset, went back with all dark users and bodied him

[@reshiexe286]

I can imagine: *Redoing the entire game to get the sound tracks.*

[@NickyVBS]

Me. Currently on my fifth cycle

[@marceriksen]

1:03:46 is legit such a good build up for the final fight in the game. Totally fits the epicness of it.

[@bradyp634]

Except when you aren’t getting the true neutral ending, then it’s just a really boring final boss music

[@vanilla8956]

@@bradyp634 Seems like useless biased favoritism, but then you can remember that the new game plus bonuses don't exist for neutral and only for law and chaos routes. Why? Why be biased in music for one route and biased in gameplay for another?

[@bradyp634]

@@vanilla8956 because when you aren’t getting the true neutral ending, you don’t get a second phase in the Lucifer fight and don’t hear the second phase music. While the first phase music is a good build up, if there’s no second phase it’s not really building up to anything. In the normal endings you just hear eerie music for the entire final boss, which is why I think it’s lame in all endings other than true neutral. Edit: nvm your comment went right over my head, you were referring to the game itself 💀

[@vanilla8956]

@@bradyp634 lol. Yeah law and chaos get exlusive demon fusion miracles and neutral doesn't get anything. In fact there's no benefit or bonus to staying neutrally aligned with your choices in the game it seems

[@ricardopereira8355]

Getting some HARD DDS vibes from Quest v1. Fionn's theme is also great, and I'm really glad the regular battle song is an absolute banger, since you hear it so often.

[@kiliros7860]

Archangel battle is my favorite, at that point I knew I wasn’t gonna stand with the Angels either way so I loved taking them down to that theme

[@calebashford4075]

My favorite too

[@morcatna4767]

12:49 👹 lets gooooooo

[@starless4146]

Hard not to dance in your computer chair while listening to this. >:-p

[@goroakechi2216]

21:53 This part is always my favourite I wish this song was used more

Splatoon vocals? Ah, I love them too.

[@flameutsav]

Bangers, each and every one of them.

[@_-A.]

My top 3: 1. Shiva 2. Abdiel 3. "Vasuki"

[@Oclur]

12:49 Digital Devil Saga style I see

[@sweatervevo]

I feel like people don’t talk about quest 3 enough. That shit is so fire, reminds me of Jet Set Radio

[@marthedge]

Yeah and the worst part is the first time I heard it I've been sifting through SMTV ost playlists and failing to find it up until this video.

[@anibal5845]

It's such a fantastic theme, one of my favorites.

[@teelerdet]

I know right?? I cant find an isolated version.

[@tcv5000]

In a game full of fantastic boss themes, this one stands out for me.

[@jmaster1245]

@@marthedge thank god I’m not the only one searching desperately for quest 3

[@ibm30rpg]

That Abdiel theme. Top notch.

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

25:43 Might be my favorite. Fits so perfectly with what's happening.

[@tansrb]

hero vs hero

[@mashn8328]

I never felt this happy playing a game in a while I really really enjoyed this game 55 hours went like a breeze I know it’s not perfect but it’s damn close, I love all the smt games but I always feel meh at certain parts like the middle of nocturne or beginning of 4 and I love these two to death but this game had me hooked from the moment I booted the game to the credits. The last time I felt excited to go home and play a game was Skyrim when I was a middle schooler or maybe bloodborne I just really enjoyed this game and I know $85 for the full experience is a scam and disgusting but for me personally it was worth every penny this is gonna be one of the classics like nocturne and persona 3 I can see myself coming back every 3-4 years to reply it I loved smt v so much.

[@uhoh7545]

I actually liked the beginning of 4 the most. It felt so unlike SMT so the Tokyo reveal was fantastic.

[@electronicraisin5956]

great game it is, but yeah, criticisms are valid. 5 years wait and only 25 new demons, others reused assets from persona 5. The story feels like it got scrapped after the Summit. Dazai's slow development gets rushed to endpoint in 1 scene, Atsuta's sister vanishes completely. For 60$ nonetheless. Where did that saved up money go? Persona 5 was worth every cent because it had everything new or greatly improved, in addition to new engine and almost bankrupted the company(their words). But this game for the same price as Red Dead Redemption 2. Sorry, it just blows my mind.

[@FungalFury]

@@electronicraisin5956 Actually miyazu IS important but only if you do the rest of the khonsu sidequests (You need to make sure to spare him or later quests become locked.)

[@counterhit148]

@@electronicraisin5956 Talk to Miyazu in fairy village until text bubble goes grey and do Khonsu related sidequests

[@magicowlofbacon9416]

@@electronicraisin5956 True, but SMT has always reused models, especially the SMT3 ones. P5 also didn't add very many new demons, but it did make the next-gen models. Basically, get used to seeing those models, because if they stick around like the Nocturne ones did, they'll be here for a decade.

[@Y0kAiS]

Man I’m so glad this game is getting larger in fan base :0

[@Arexion5293]

Huh, this is actually missing a few, those being the ones some labeled as "Mitama", "Pazuzu" and "Empyrean" unless there's even more. And I also think Quest V2 is titled wrong considering it's one of the normal boss themes. Think that one is the "Humans, Demons, and.." theme. But to be fair we don't know most of the song names outside of a very few.

[@frossy8538]

is that theme actually labelled pazuzu?

[@Arexion5293]

@@frossy8538 There is a reason I phrased it as "some labeled as", as it is what some people labeled the songs as while their actual names are unknown as far as I can tell. So in short, I dunno. It's just the label the song's uploaders gave to it.

[@counterhit148]

Yaay! It's back!

[@jaredthegamer369]

I love Tsukuyomi’s theme, it reminds me of Tatakai no Hate from Yu Yu Hakusho

[@chewface]

34:34 is the best one, in my opinion. It jams so hard! It makes me want to go clubbing with a buncha demons. 38:00 Cleopatra starts pole-dancing and the whole place loses its f*#^$ mind. Surt sets the roof on fire. Odin is break-dancing. Fairies are making out with angels. More glitter than you know what to do with.

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

And Adramelach flash dancing 😂

[@wolf397]

@@thelegacyofgaming2928 and when mara and arioch step on the scene, you know shits about to get hella wacky 😎

[@dagossYT]

I want to play the SMT game you just described.

[@IPromiseTomorrow]

Op just had a SMT Fever Dream and He's describing it DEMONICALLY

[@SchwayGoose]

Quest Battle V1 kinda sounds like Big Battle from Digital Devil Saga.

[@adeaedgeworth]

Yeah, it def has some DDS vibes to it!

[@KeyToAeris2024]

This might be the BEST Smt ost of all time and I’ve listened to all of them. Kozuka is as good as Meguro, Noubo and Yoko at this point

[@SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14]

I think I agree overall, but Battle B2 from IV/Apocalypse is still the goat

[@ThetrueHeero]

IV was better

[@hollyfindlay4051]

I like a few of 1's songs better, and If...'s unique battle themes are my favorite songs in the series, but I think this stuff is definitely close.

[@LuffyBlack]

As good as Meguro? I wouldn't go that far Lol

[@hollyfindlay4051]

@@LuffyBlack Meguro's biggest strength is his variety... I think he's better at that than Kozuka, but in both their chosen genres, I feel like they're reasonably close. I do think Meguro is a little better too, though. As for fitting mainline SMT's feel, though, I definitely think Kozuka did a better job with IV than Meguro did with Nocturne... Though Nocturne and V are about equal to me in that respect, so it's hard to rank them even on that metric.

[@martindouge1947]

Quest v1 is so interesting. It barely feels like a battle track at all, it sounds like the kind of track I'd imagine in a tutorial fight or a puzzle fight.

[@Darkyan97]

Last Battle Phase 2 is so mesmerizing.

[@julianmcmurray7734]

Til this day shiva still puts the fear of god into me with his fight and theme.

[@mrpenguin2632]

man i love these battle themes

[@FurryWulfz]

25:43 is also Abdiel, it plays when you fight her the first time.

[@ThatDorkEpitaph]

Dear god I NEED a stand alone video of quest battle v3, that shit is cash

[@SejiAzureNormalOtakuSWRD243]

Shiva theme best theme. I don't make the rules.

[@noahbuster4333]

It is very God like to be sure. Fitting for our dancing god of destruction

[@orphan6548]

I don’t know why it’s so good

[@thycheshirecatsmiscstuff447]

@@orphan6548 I mean it's the theme of the literal God of Dance, who also happens to be one of the strongest units in the entire SMT series, so it kinda has to be a banger.

[@a_seraph]

Goddamnit SMT never misses on their ost.

[@zapato6071]

The whole megaten franchise never misses on their ost

[@DarkMetroid777]

The music in this game is phenomenal. Find myself jamming to this tons at work while coding. Gets me pumped.

[@DimensionalMola]

This helped keep me sane through the Demon King's Castle. SPECIFICALLY dancing crazy murder, which is my absolute favorite.

[@seanobrien276]

So hyped for Vengeance--I'm getting it on Steam since my PC is far more *demonic* than my Nintendo Switch. One of my favorite things about this game's OST is all the different subgenres of metal and rock you can hear in the battle themes--from speed, grunge, thrash, heavy, and death metal, to hard and old-school rock, as well as some industrial and even some more obscure subgenres. Sick as hell~ I'm not ashamed to say that, as a metalhead and rock lover, I did discover some new subgenres through SMT V. Some of it may be due to how a lot of times, Japan often keeps older musical forms alive after the West has left them behind (NEO: The World Ends With You having a nu-metal final boss theme, for example).

[@zadalmelik011]

17:06 Woah! Megami Tensei II Fall'n Gods?!

[@cassioklein]

38:52 is the best for sure. Such a banger.

[@MooeysAura]

Abdiel boss theme is WAY too good

[@aleaiactaest6503]

No wonder the game took so dang long to make

[@LunaCorart]

Dlc battle kinda has hades vibes tbh and I love it

[@broodgangrel]

22:16 is so badass

[@nachot6592]

There are 20 battle tracks wtf.

[@donaldpowell44]

megaten ost in a nutshell, aint it great

[@hapticshocker2986]

Anybody feeling nostalgic yet?

[@officegossip]

Small little detail I love in this game is how the POV shifts right behind the active party member in third person instead of the whole party at once. This, the music and all the other little aesthetic touches just really make the battles really hype. I’m really hoping they re-use the assets from this game and add some new ones to make another game just like they did with IV:A because I can’t wait for the next one.

[@seanobrien276]

I just got to the "Demon King Castle" where the dungeon battle theme plays...man, I love just how old-school it sounds lmao. It sounds like the big boss battle theme from Soul Hackers.

[@marksalita204]

34:35 - I can fight Ishtar without deactivati- Oh she has 8 turns

[@MagumoKawasaki]

quest 3 starts of like something I heard in my teen years from sum 41 or something lol

[@ParakeetDSi]

Forgot the 4 heavenly kings/ futsununsi's theme, ANOTHER fucking banger

[@HyronPH]

Is it just me or the Yakumo and Fionn battle themes, one part reminds me of DMC's Psycho Siren Which is exactly how I felt first fighting Yakumo and Fionn on Hard, since Phys-attacking bosses are a bit harder to endure since Phys Dampeners aren't as easily obtained as the Mag ones

[@pablossjui]

The correct name is PYCHO SIREN I know, it's badly written, but that's the official name

[@salehalhajri7745]

Yay it's back

[@rubhertoes]

I wish someone extended the DLC battle theme already

[@leleblade363]

55:25 the start sounds sad then it gets more intense.

[@hajimeaikawa2779]

Everytime I listen to the DLC battle theme I always remember when Mephisto handed my ass while doing his impaler animus move

[@deadlybossbros5222]

When I play Final Fantasy 14 I turn down all the sounds and just put this on repeat.

[@andersoncoutinho7481]

12:49 feels like a Yakuza battle theme

[@optimaltt6070]

"Nyo.....KOHRYU-CHAN!" *First Lieutenant of the Da'at branch Nyakuza* **GORO NEKOMATIMA**

[@andersoncoutinho7481]

@@optimaltt6070 oh man, imagine a Nekomata dressed as Majima.

[@crowskull789]

Quest v2 is definitely in everyone's top 3. "Battle - Humans, Demons, and..." is the actual name of the song

[@Vitor20XX]

Yess the full versions

[@SophistictaedDevil]

35:54 That drop hit me harder than Megidolaon

[@1SecondToLight]

I definitely prefer SMTIV and SMTV battle themes over Nocturne's

[@italonovaix]

Completamente viciado!

[@chrongle]

So many absolute bangers! I got the 2 CD Soundtrack but I swear a lot of jams are missing. Like Quest v1 at 12:49! What is this tasty masterpiece called?!

[@junheetequiero]

battle - droll

[@Cybersomnia]

Shiva's theme is so sad sounding

[@0megaJ0ker]

I noticed that several of these themes are remixes of past battle themes from SMT 4.

[@jujs3311]

nope, they are just similar

[@dragonmastertheedgeking1595]

Fionn theme songs like a mix of Red Sun and Holding Out For a Hero, if they were both created by a Metal Head

[@sigurdtheblue]

One song I have not found on KZbin so far dwspite being common in-game. It has a section of the song that sounds very desert-y, like a quick draw battle. I think it starts with slow paced guitar which leads into faster pace and an instrument change

[@midtierjesus]

shohei and fionn's theme hits so hard imo

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

12:49 My favorite.

[@MoDeRnWaRfArE201]

12:49 I knew I was fucked when this stared playing and I was 4 levels under the Oni on hard…. Oh lawd

[@starless4146]

Lol! >__

[@spiritbaki108]

Thunderbird kicked my ass at level 41 due to me underestimating it and the bird landing attacking nahobino 3 times with magatsuhi

[@ZedanB]

25:43 is probably my favorite theme

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

Boss V2 is the one I heard the most

[@noahbuster4333]

Absolute beast of a soundtrack. I may even feel it is a bit better than Nocturne! only because Nocturne used compressed audio. SMT5 absolutely delivers. PC release soon?!

[@user-mo3ed3gs5e]

1:15:00 混沌王

[@toooydoeur]

Are you enjoying the game gruglas. Also quest v2 ftw

[@toooydoeur]

@@gruglas very cool, I'm still on my first playthrough but the game is a blast

[@SwanCC]

Shiva's theme is the big winner for me.

[@jtshmo]

Abdiels final fight was my favorite of the 3 music

[@k2a2l2]

cant pick between vasuki and abcess, the whole soundtrack is perfect though

[@MelodeathxTed]

Favorites for me are Quest v2, Shohei/Fionn, and best of all, Demifiend.

[@maxconrad17]

Catch me in my car literally jamming Shiva's theme loud as fuck

[@maxconrad17]

Rare that almost every song is a complete banger eh? Nah not for Atlus I guess but still

[@XXXFotyleggaXXX]

I like Questv1 and Shohei/Fionn the most

[@PebblepantsTV]

bangersssssss

[@wildonionchase3934]

Quest V1 has such a great Digital Devil Saga 1 vibe

[@FungalFury]

real question, how do you get the final bosses phase 2 to trigger. Is it only if you do the shiva ending? Both my law and chaos playthroughs I didn't see the second phase or his unique almighty skill.

[@haihuynh8772]

Yep. That's how you do it.

[@fernrandom_real]

1:03:46 * Mr incredibile becoming uncanny, phase 24 *

[@norameerul195]

the only games that i play with loud volumes because the game music and voice actor freaking amazing ! but its fucked up when i killed a mandrake

[@starless4146]

12:49 Hell yah! ( >_

[@rsleepy255]

Thinking vasuki battle theme got that psytrance vibe going on

[@TheMemeXp1]

50:00

[@fireheart4560]

There's a missing battle theme The one that Playa against some quest bosses like the 4 devas

[@v_4l3_r]

I was surprised when I heard abdiels battle theme, because I feel like it's heavily inspired by prog metal music from bands like dream theater. From all the videogames I played in my life, I find it hard to find osts that are not in 4/4