Persona - The Poem of Everyone's Souls (Piano Transcription)

[@Harmonia96]

I finally have Persona 3 and 4 and I fell madly in love with this song. I've been a tenor in choir for about 7 years, and one of my goals was to sing the Aria of the Soul, and guess what? I did it! I can match a soprano now! xD

[@akihiko758]

good for you

[@jackepik2835]

Wow that's amazing^^ I'm a soprano too (but I'm a girl)

[@chrsp1992]

Didn't think the song was that high - what's the highest note in here?

[@praytoshinji287]

NarutoFFFreak did you just assume this persons gender

[@chrsp1992]

no, she didn't. tenor is a male voice type. I did not assume narutofffreak's gender either, she just said she's a soprano, that shows us she's a girl.

[@mythguard6865]

Does anyone else just completely forget what they’re doing in the velvet room and just sit there and listen to this song?

[@iggytheincubus]

Forget? Nah fam. I just sit on that couch and hang a moment, allowing the day to fall away. Without the stress of the world on your shoulders, you can more easily peer into the soul, and see what your heart requires.

[@mythguard6865]

@@iggytheincubus woah

[@jamesreedy2132]

The real reason persona takes 100 hours to beat

[@Mikano_ñ]

I be doing fusion calculations and I’ll be like “lemme take a breather” and then bomb I’m sitting there just listening, it’s like listening a beautiful piece of art, for me, it’s what I imagine what is played at heaven

[@kagaminerinandlen8316]

Me, that and figure out if the roof is moving in the persona 4 one (yes i realized its to simulate a car moving)

[@TDH12]

You nailed the emptional parts where its most 'goosebumbing' and amplified coz of the piano!

[@TDH12]

*emotional

[@IcyDrip2327]

What's the dark hour doing here i thought me and the SEES team eliminated it already

[@WednesdayMan]

someone tried to do Belladonna's Singing.... for those who do not know canonically Belladonna and Nameless do the velvet room theme Nameless is the pianist and Belladonna does the singing, a dev interview confirms that in every persona game after 2 they're actually hidden out of sight in the velvet room and they still play the velvet room, for if they weren't there, there wouldn't be a velvet room theme

[@cpt.mcn00b36]

They were hanging off the elevator in 3, shoved in the trunk in 4, lost between the cushions in q and q2 and in 5 even yaldabaoth kept them around because of how good they were

[@chickenheelnakano]

ok but who's playing the strings in the P3-P5 Version

[@joshuamedina6807]

@@chickenheelnakano demon painter picked up a new hobby after P2 I guess

[@c0dec_1024]

@Makoto Yuki door-kun's busy being, well, door so orpheus got bored and got himself hired

[@ofilosofoouumfumante5655]

@Thanatos 13 nah man it's the man kazuma kaneko

[@Sakkrah]

Cannot express enough how good this is. It reminds me of my burning love for the piano and music as a way life. I can literally feel my "soul" dancing to this right now... it's been a while and I almost had forgotten it, but this, this is wonderful. Thank you so much, really,thank you

[@ismaelramirez1440]

Evangelina Edgeworth u

[@ismaelramirez1440]

Evangelina Edgeworth h

[@Ribbbonsu]

*"You're truly a remarkable guest."*

[@scharonft]

Nine years passed, and I can't stop listening to this song. Thank you so much!

[@Gridiron992]

I loved the piece, but missed the vocal part with it... then 4:40 hit.

[@labradoido]

6 people succumbed to the Shadows and didn't find their true selves. I can feel you play this song with your heart, and the final touch with the vocals was the icing on the cake, very well done.

[@TehIshter]

@Animenzzz Wow, thanks man. I didn't really expect that kind of response! But yes, it is an extremely beautiful piece. This video is actually the second version, because when I reviewed the first recording, I was subconsciously doing so much rubato that the momentum was totally wrecked. Are you planning on recording this as well?

[@sniglissnail3544]

7 likes ?

[@Aamnamazing]

I kept getting goosebumps throughout the entire video❤️

[@saskeni27]

The last part is epic as hell good job

[@wolfs-Our-precious]

Thank you for a wonderful performance. I came to like this song more . これからも、素敵な演奏を楽しみにしておりますね。

[@petrusx7169]

Truly the most amazing thing I've ever seen in my life

[@azninvasion]

YOU BETTER DO WHAT THE MASTER SAYS, INMATE!!!

[@Justin-gz3cp]

Hurry back in your prison inmate!

[@germanofzelda9109]

Sorry but he is no the real igor

[@diogamest3545]

@@germanofzelda9109 Spoilers

[@mako_happy]

@@diogamest3545 Oh you want spoilers? Akechi is a bad guy, new players!

[@diogamest3545]

@@mako_happy Okay, fuck you for real

[@Prim3MavericK]

You practice finger parkour and finger long jump right? Cuz' like... those jumps man.

[@ismaelramirez1440]

Prim3MavericK h

[@hans12797]

He practices EVERYTHING.

[@redsisco_]

you don't practice enough until you can do "watch for rolling keys" in 0.5x a presses

[@abyssalx2]

Ling ling 40 hours

[@dezouza8996]

This guy is the little finger dude kids imagine doing parkour outside car windows.

[@amschu04]

5:00 gave me some serious chills

[@aigis6864]

even the screen on his keyboard is dark blue

[@phazonicridley3858]

~~haven't played P3 yet, is this normal?~~

[@waffles5306]

PhazonicRidley is what normal?

[@pettiwhisker7792]

PhazonicRidley you have been spoiled for the Velvet Room

[@arorfianzopgar8783]

*mass destruction starts playing*

[@AXAND3R]

Persona 3: Blue Persona 4: Yellow Persona 5: Red

[@095Nemesis]

Why everyone talk about P5 or P5S, but nobody says a word about performance? Great skill, lots of training and passion! Video almos 10 years old, but still great! Thank you!

[@berkcan3475]

so emotional I couldn't find bad version of this piece, even in least watched covers, but you increased the level so high, thanks xD

[@OhHeyMarc]

This is the most accurate rendition/cover on all of KZbin. Every single one, even the ones with sheet music, always get that one note in the first measure wrong and it irritated me to know end. I've been watching this video over and over again for years to try and learn to play it and this is the only one available that gets the entire song right. Kudos.

[@Fanchen]

I've only watched walkthroughs of persona 4, and yet when you started this piece, I turned into smiles and tears :D this is just fabulous!

[@kiidumi]

"Ah, it seems we have a guest...With an intriguing destiny"

[@-_.-]

Awesome job - your singing was especially impressive

[@SamSoyk]

Can't count how many times I watched this video now. Dude, thx for that awesome version of yours

[@carmenhoh0429]

Wow. This is actually one of my favourite piece from the Persona franchise. I used to go to the Velvet room a lot just to listen to this.

[@shadowmsc7278]

Your piano cover is AMAZING. Some days I even prefer this version over the original. And no one else could get everything almost exactly right like you did! Great job!

[@katiezhuang9402]

This is so beautiful! And emotional.... Thank you for uploading this so that people like me can get all teary over this...T T

[@stuffandthangs2595]

Just started playing Persona 5 last night. I fell in love with this song the second I heard it. I can’t wait to learn it on piano!

[@huseinfadh]

the best velvet room cover that i ever heard.. thanks man 👊

[@ZeroGaiaForce]

Man, this is so beautifully played. I'm almost in tears.

[@XDarkstarZX]

This is absolutely the most beautifully played piece of all pieces on youtube. I first heard this version on a tumblr, and i thought it was a studio recorded professional piece, then i saw it was just a fan playing it. Absolutely mindblowing.

[@someonenormal6406]

it is 2018 and this song is still sooooooo good

[@stuffandthangs2595]

Someone Normal Good music is timeless.

[@mike-ns6sw]

@@stuffandthangs2595 Exactly

[@liamv4153]

2020 and it still is

[@dantecrailman8861]

Its still as good in 2023!

[@basedronin]

the best cover of this track

[@lileahvan]

This is my favorite piano rendition of this song I've found so far. It's incredible. We can't see you in the video, so I'm just going to assume you're actually Nameless, come to life from the game to play it for us.

[@ejfimp]

and oh my god, when the vocals started.. those nerd-chills. Simply amazing.

[@SaedaSM]

By far the best execution of the song I've seen. Great work!

[@ArriannaLavigne]

The song never fails to give me massive feels. ;-; Like I've already watched this probably a hundred times already xD, but it still has the same impact on me. Do u feel me, brah? ;-;

[@Arya-qf9pe]

I do! :-)

[@habib.n2591]

I know right, it makes me remember how wholesome the game was

[@AZornumbers09able]

no matter how many times I watch this I'm astonished at the grace and speed of his hands.

[@koeix682]

far that was great, amazing as always

[@mokaza40]

I love when you add the vocals at the last refrain. Really adds the emphasis at the end. Beautiful sound work and skills!

[@Angel-zf1iz]

The little detail adding the voice at the end was a good choice!

[@joyuz6583]

This cover was moving, absolutely beautiful. I'm learning the song right now, I want people to feel the same way I felt when I first heard this cover. I don't play piano though lol, so I'm just going off the hands.

[@AkaAshen]

I loved the fact that the persona series kept this song throughout with some changes, its my favourite OST from any game, amazingly done too!

[@SamuelShiina]

Because this song is tied up to the persona lore, in persona 2, there are another velvet room guest, nameless and balledonna, they play this song to "calm" the demon. Cmiiw

[@GreenAppleTap]

looking thru my old youtube playlist and thank god i have all these amazing songs still on my playlist, thank you for still having this video,

[@xLeo245]

I want this to played at my funeral

[@kingdomheartslover3249]

You just touched my heart nothing more beautiful than a person who plays with their soul!

[@gokudarkness2818]

wooow first sec I saw the velvet room you did it amazingly amazing man I love all your vids but this is somthing really special thanks alot

[@farnessgirral708]

I favorite it . I hear it every morning on the train.

[@AmbientDust]

I had played this song a few years ago, but didn't really like the way I did it and gave up on it. Just listening to this has inspired me to start playing it again in hopes of making it sound half as good as yours. Well done indeed!! And thank you:)

[@Bred0nSch00lV2]

10 people got a bad fusion forecast. XD

[@rimu7560]

11 just failed pentagon fusion xD

[@sphyr4973]

12 forgot to save after getting The perfect Helel

[@greenfoliage]

13 got frustrated over recreating Orpheus with Maralagidyne :p

[@bl4ynem]

13 people got shot down by Elizabeth's GODDAMN MEGIDOLAON AGAIN.

[@polarehare9864]

14 people in p3p (persona 3 portable) forgot to save shinji in the end

[@psychichoodlem3501]

Persona 4 has such a great soundtrack

[@raychristofer1832]

I heard this one from even persona 2. The reason I goes to velvet room so often

[@rafaff7]

+DickEarthquake ya , shoji meguro is fucking awesome

[@blackromeoKOK]

+Ray Christofer This song has been in all the persona games...I expect it will be in 5 as well.

[@miles3968]

+blackromeoKOK Judging by the new velvet room, it isn't going to be calm....

[@blackromeoKOK]

Mungo An elevator that rises seemingly endlessly and a limo that is constantly driving through thick fog are calm settings?

[@eclairargent]

To me, yours is the most emotional interpretation of this piece I have ever heard/seen... bravo!!!

[@TheRantae]

That fist clench was awesome at 2:40.

[@chefmanzy]

welcome to the velvet room, a place between dream and reality, mind and matter

[@IrvingIV]

It seems you've reached the end of your journey with us, with that in mind, thank you for treating us kindly, even though you never had to. May your next journey be as wonderful as this one.

[@Someone-ig7we]

I got the game this Christmas finally and i cant sleep I don’t want to stop playing the game it’s amazing!!! Here 2020!

[@tired_linh]

Best KZbin version of the song on piano I've heard so far.

[@kaputasri]

Make your future uploads long as this, then we are able o enjoy your arrangements better.The vocals at the end were like the cherry on top the cake. It surprised me.Nice expressive playing.Looking forward for more.

[@MaryBonny]

I had to get off the computer because of an important reason but I JUST COULDN'T. I couldn't stop this video. WHAT KIND OF SPELL DID YOU PUT IN IT? Simply awesome

[@Guilloz96]

So full of feelings I'm gonna cry , I really love your covers

[@ASIANdisGRACE777]

Finally learned this song, not the best pianist but took me about 3 weeks and I never even played the damn game lol. Heard it from someone else playing it and was in love and this is by far the best version of the song on piano out there

[@morningobachan]

Wow just wow. You did a beautiful job covering this. Totally touched my soul. Thank you and keep it up!

[@TehIshter]

@acuity1980 Yes, they're all on purpose. To be honest, the sheet music is so clean (thanks to the transcriber!) that it's pretty hard to misread. Another one I've changed slightly is on measure 18, and a couple more. I just think it sounds better.

[@menenies9178]

Wow. Just, wow. Thank you so much for this beautiful rendition.

[@auboree4174]

Youll never see it COMIIING

[@AhhUrBad]

14 people didnt get their social link max with naoto :))

[@Shadowkeeper01998]

Minato Arisato not cool man not cool

[@aurelienxeim1383]

+AhhUrBad Naoto= Best girl

[@Snipergod1024]

+Aurelien Xeim Mitsuru is best girl. Naoto is close second. Elizabeth is very close third. Everyone else is distant fourth.

[@HassouTobi88]

+AhhUrBad It's okay, she's not best girl

[@HassouTobi88]

+Xagerx10 HOW COULD YOU NOT PUT AIGIS IN 1ST PLACE YOU HEARTLESS MONSTER

[@madar10itachi]

Best improvising I've seen so far. :D If I could comment, it sounds like how I play it in the first part but at way at the middle I saw you improvise and it was magnificent. Great job!

[@jiggyjongles]

best version out there and i have heard them all.

[@xxJinraixx]

Awesome work on the mix of the vocals towards the end and the awesome improvisation! 10000/100

[@TehIshter]

@dmkitsch Hope it didn't overpower the melody though. I tend to overdo playing qualities when I really like the piece (ie. overusing rubato and dynamics).

[@LeafVillItachi]

ok i'm playing this vid all night, stats test tmr and i just love this too much ishter!!!

[@arreggo]

still here in 2019 :')

[@astralsparx5143]

arron same😢

[@valerietay]

+1 visited in 2019

[@Someone-ig7we]

Still here in 202 :’)

[@Jann-Aron]

I remember this was the first time I found this channel.

[@Subti]

Awesome!! ♥ I almost cried when I heard the voice!

[@DeathG4n]

Love how you brought out the feeling in this. Very very good performance.

[@doroz015]

Didnt know aout persona until a few months back cuz i saw a friend of mine play it, i barely saw anything about the game (the 4th, and im on pc), and faith had it in store for me to buy it, so glad i did, cuz god damn its good

[@Sammy-hl9wb]

You nailed this song

[@Kittensinabox]

new ishter video

[@tsukihakase25]

Same effect here. Beautiful song! I did also cried the first time I've listened. Motivates me to learn to play piano and keep playing SMT P3:FES. I'm very grateful that talented musicians plays this master pieces. My most sincere congratulations!

[@itsdylac]

really awesome job with the timing of the notes

[@googabear5223]

Finally someone that does the epic progression at the end love it 🤟🤟

[@SBTD911]

I probably broke a finger if I try this piece. That was so magnificent! I started playing the game again. Totally awesome cover you have here.

[@DeepGamingResearch]

Cold chills.... everywhere.. amazing work

[@sterlingk20_ctr39]

i often come here with a cup of coffee and just listen. very soothing.

[@WobbleKun]

Nothing like some AKG K701 with your songs. Each and every brilliant note is heard.

[@gaaraxluvr]

I'm glad i found this, the regular version just doesn't hit hard enough. Bless.

[@gwbenyloch]

Have to share this over internet! Too beautiful

[@dogdoge9938]

I finally learned this thank you for the sheet music I am forever grateful

[@Verdegrand]

wow, beautiful. didn't expect the ending. great job with this.

[@victorsabate7735]

Wow... that was... amazing

[@Funnygenderman]

Can I have this played like all the time during my everyday life? Of wait I'd start crying its so beautiful! Perfect job!

[@XcaliburZeRo]

Thank you for uploading so many wonderful videos.

[@rakayindra]

holly cow..i really loved with the last part of this song..so epic!

[@TehIshter]

@kaputasri Thanks man. Unfortunately, I work with a lot of TV Size OP/ED music, and it's so much more practical to work with 90 second pieces in terms of the practice time as well as the arrangement quality.

[@Shayanzass]

The Ending was amazing! GREAT JOB!!

[@christianbryant4790]

His hand movements towards the end are beautiful

[@deanlewis9405]

This is beautiful. Play this at my funeral

[@JadedHeart8]

Wonderful work! You and Animenzzz are helping me study for midterms. Thanks you guys for helping me concentrate and get through this ecology material, you both have my appreciation.

[@TehIshter]

@Verdegrand Thanks a lot! It might've been obvious that the left hand was just improvised. I was too impatient to practice this for more than a day :P