The Music of Persona 4 Golden - Soundtrack Analysis

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[@primaroxas]

i also immediately hooked by Heartbeat, Heartbreak when i first play P4G thx for the pc port, Atlus

[@OKBeast]

Thanks for watching!

[@primaroxas]

@@OKBeast ey thx for the reply nice videos, looking forward for more~

[@OKBeast]

:) thank you!

[@kagekasara]

When snowflakes start playing, i knew that we are coming to the end... such a good memories and experiences from a game

[@LeonOwO]

persona 4's wintery music is enough to make me cry tbh knowing the games about to end and im gonna have to leave my friends behind

[@OKBeast]

Music holds such a huge significant in games for this very reason. Motifs can bring up themes that make me so emotional.

[@burnt_ramen9757]

I love how the whole soundtrack just has this nostalgic feel to it

[@mrdarknut9266]

Yeah it makes Inaba feel like a real place you grew up in.

[@momentArhythm]

same

[@ArsonPeaPlayz]

That's a nice Maya pfp.

[@burnt_ramen9757]

@@ArsonPeaPlayz thanks

[@ArsonPeaPlayz]

@@burnt_ramen9757 oh wow. You actually responded. Most people just ignore the replies to their old comments lol.

[@Person-fq9uz]

I love how Atlus puts in SO many psychological aspects and elements into the Persona games... there’s so much to read into each of the games and music in the games, and as someone who loves both psychology and music, I believe it to be truly amazing that there’s so much to explore and love about the series, and it’s music!

[@THREADWEAVER]

Snowflakes hit me like a train too bro... Never More too... Finished the game today, got the true golden ending. Music does have a crucial role in P4, it's special. God, i will surely miss Inaba.

[@el787]

dutchinftson NG+ time

[@argentcontent9874]

I'm waiting to finish the first Anime before new game + then going to watch Golden Anime

[@expert_bean2949]

Persona 4 feels the most genuine in the series and i think it's soundtrack really drives those feelings down. God i love persona 4

[@OKBeast]

It’s great. Thanks for watching!

[@WarriorGaming4575]

The Persona series is such a special series of games, honestly, and Shoji Meguro is an utter genius.

[@Yulises]

Love your enthusiasm about the Persona series, but please know it's 0:23 Heartbeat, Heartbreak! Persona 4 is my personal favorite, hbu?

[@OKBeast]

Persona 4 is mine too! - Blessing

[@user-np2xl4qk4w]

@@OKBeast P4 is my second favorite. P5 is my GOAT.

[@veo1053]

@@user-np2xl4qk4w My GOAT is P3

[@lssjgaming1599]

My favorite is Persona 2 Innocent Sin but i also really like 4 for completely different reasons

[@akiren8538]

4 is best for me. It’s just a whole new experience.

[@thegoat-sg5hg]

Junes type beat

[@JacobJLuke]

And this is why Persona 4 is my favorite game, it combines music and life

[@OKBeast]

It’s great :) thanks for watching!

[@yousayrun598]

You gotta appreciate shihoko hirata as p4 vocal, she is really a outstanding singer

[@animaticli]

lol the captions says “coochie Kawa” instead of Kujikawa

[@m.webster1261]

I meannnn

[@Direwolf181]

Well given Rise REALLY wants yo show Yu hers **snickers**

[@gwbenyloch]

Shoji Meguro is a genius composer!

[@OKBeast]

Agreed!

[@fregatta9243]

The never more on Persona 4 Golden on credit scene caught me off guard... it's hit right in the feels... the moment of you leaving your friends. . damn..

[@OKBeast]

😭😭

[@bababobo5067]

I say Persona 3 is more urban/hip hop than rock.

[@Webster2000]

It's really a mix of the 2

[@gigizard1343]

I thought of it as urban music and rap

[@Epic_Semibold]

Isn't that Metal Rap ? (and no, metal rap is not a mix of metal and rap, this is a mix of rap and rock)

[@gymleaderfern]

Yeah it’s definitely hip h

[@rafaelbruno2128]

@@Epic_Semibold that would be newmetal.

[@life-changingmeditacion8032]

Man ur channel is absolutley amazing and I gont get why ur not more famous yet.

[@yami_the_witch]

Never More always makes me ball like a little baby, when it's leit motif randomly shows up in half of the song i get goosebumps. What I love the most about persona 4 is how tightly nit the soundtrack is despite the varying tones and emotions. It makes the entire ost sounds so familiar and nostalgic, it perfectly encapsulates the idea of a journey that is close to your heart with people you will never forget.

[@adlyadnan]

Faves are Heartbeat, Heartbreak, Signs of Love and Smile!

[@OKBeast]

Great picks!

[@godoatthegoat2884]

Only one thousand views? An analysis like this deserves way more.

[@OKBeast]

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[@swindlesmccoop]

i got a scooby doo ad right before the vid started and i thought it was part of the video at first

[@OKBeast]

Scooby would fit well in the Persona universe I think.

[@rebirth2526]

@@OKBeast If some dev pick Scooby Doo up to make a persona like game where you have to solve mystery and bond with many characters that would be awesome.

[@roka8630]

@@OKBeast koromaru's close enough

[@boomboom6410]

When I'm heading home from school I always play Persona 4 while I walk. The soundtrack just fits sooooo well!

[@KuroShiiiiro]

Persona 4G's ost is legit one of the best ever? Heartbeat Heartbreak, Signs of Love, etc jus are all bangers. It is so varying and each song fits perfectly. Esp boss music? The Almighty? The Fog? Yessirrrr

[@clinto32]

we love a good Persona 4 review even after all these years! glad I found your video in my recommendations

[@illuminoeye_gaming]

Logic sampling corner of memories is now one of my favourite pieces of trivia now

[@Lau-ze3nn]

P4's soundtrack has a special place in my heart, it just stuck with me so much during the age I played it, but I was never able to put into words what made it so great. You were clearle able to though, amazing video

[@babyyoshi2904]

Well shit, founding out about that logic song thing in the menu was a cool fact, I would know cause I love small details like that but I don't listen actual music much

[@nxamaya]

You monster, you had to hit me with Snoflakes like that, evoking feelings of knowing that your time with friends is coming to an end, as someone living abroad, away from friends and family this hits me like a damn truck. Great video 10/10 would cry again.

[@aleblasco39]

This was my first Persona like you and I loved it that much that I always said that it changed my life and how I view the world. The OST is still my favorite mainly thanks to Time to Make History and the normal day songs which every song plays depending on the weather or the place(for example, Signs of Love normally plays when you're home while Heartbeat, Heartbreak plays when it's sunny). Oh and don't get me started on Fog or I'll face myself -Battle-, definitely my favorite battle themes alongside the one I mentioned before. And Snowflakes hit me so hard alongside Never More, my favorite credits theme of the series(although Memories of you is close).

[@OKBeast]

Those songs are all great. Thanks for sharing, and for watching!

[@Player_0914]

Just found this today and gotta say I love the channel, keep up what you are doing!

[@OKBeast]

Thanks! We’ve got weekly videos starting to drop again later this week

[@Player_0914]

@@OKBeast Happy to hear it :) will be watching

[@ItsBiox]

What really makes persona series special is the music that drives your emotion

[@OKBeast]

Agreed

[@amedding]

Absolutely loved this video! The music has helped cement this as one of my favorite games of all time. The in depth analysis really helped me understand just why the music works so well with the themes of the game

[@animaticli]

one of my fav osts of all time

[@OKBeast]

It’s so great

[@m.webster1261]

*you started playing Never More and I have never felt more personally attacked*

[@OKBeast]

😭

[@RazorGuild]

Just saw this video from my recommended, damn your editing is so good. Just subbed

[@talos1279]

Great analysis!

[@OKBeast]

Thanks so much

[@diego_chang9580]

Finished P4G on PC with the Golden ending (first playthrough) today and i gotta say, i love the game because it's so much fun and hate it because it has an end to it :/. The music always felt very fitting no matter the situation the game showed me tbh. The most powerful song for me has to be the one from the Heaven dungeon, every time i heard the violins (violas?) from the beginning they gave me this impression that something was definitely wrong, like i didn't belonged there with all that peace that was being shown to me, "too peaceful to be true", i was really unsettled from start to finish in that one :P. Also, as the other comments have remarked, Snowflakes did hit very hard every time it played, and the fact that i've never had a single friendship like the ones in the game didn't really helped tbh :/. I think that today i just discovered my new favorite game. I would try P3 but guess i'll wait a little just in case it gets a new version, since i've heard FES and Portable have different features that the other don't :P

[@OKBeast]

Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts Diego 😊

[@minthemadnezz200]

Persona 4s music is so fantastic and endearing that Nevermore is tied with Memories Of You as my favorite credits song...Nevermore is "Facing My True Self" but extended and with some new tones,its so familair...but i still love it a lot

[@__dane__]

Holy shit I clicked on this video in suggestions and was pleasantly surprised to hear Blessing

[@OKBeast]

Yup! We worked with Bless up until he joined Kinda Funny. - Alex

[@WiseLittleOwl]

This channel deserves to be bigger

[@OKBeast]

Thank you!

[@SuperAllThingsGaming]

Hey Blessing, I love you on Kinda Funny, keep up the great work, I just started playing Persona 4 Golden, and this video perfectly encapsulates the music.

[@BrenX1]

Man I’m so glad I came across this vid The way you describe it is how I felt about it too Snowflakes, just came outta no where, and became a favourite of mine instantly And repetitions helped made Never more so good This was a amazing video

[@thedragonofdojima2172]

"80 hour RPG" just did my first (and completely blind) playthrough in 53 hours. It was just p4 not p4g tho so that may contribute to that. Great vid!

[@OKBeast]

Thanks so much for watching. Glad you enjoyed P4!

[@yougottowinsometime7470]

75 hours on golden so far

[@BelodyEpic]

Golden took me about 70/75 hours my first time through but it has at least 10 more hours of content than the original

[@kim_j0n_sp00n2]

damn, i must be slow, p4g took me 103 hours

[@9crv]

@@kim_j0n_sp00n2 naaa it just means that you enjoyed the game

[@NezumiGG]

Currently playing through Persona 4 Golden for the second time and the dichotomy of it's narrative being expressed through the music was never something that occurred to me but now I appreciate it all the much more! that shift from your enjoyment of everyday youth to the harsh struggles within a dungeon really hits you harder after realizing it

[@0xC272]

Big Game Makers Toolkit vibes from the thumbnail.

[@OKBeast]

that's my favorite KZbin channel - alex

[@SheriffArthurMorgan]

That's a good analysis of the music in p4

[@NightingaleSong]

Great video, especially the bit about the song Snowflakes. Thanks.

[@Amber_Beef]

9 mins of non-stop goosebumps I am very thankful to you and every person who is responsible for this game and soundtrack in particular

[@kaninesunsets5340]

This is a very good analysis. I understand what their specific genres are already.

[@diitrii]

I played this game over the course of a long time. Started when it got on PC, still not done with it. But as a high school senior, Snowflakes hit me the hardest. This realization that there are some people I may never see again and my time in high school is almost up (1 month left) it really hits hard with that idea of the bonds I’ve made and how it’s now time to say farewell.

[@vaterelmejorcocinero4928]

This video is so great, It deserves so much more attention :(

[@OKBeast]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@Sporgan]

I only got this video recommended for me 2 years late but damn this video was really good and definitely deserves more than just 13,000 views

[@OKBeast]

Believe it or not we were sitting at about 4,000 a couple of weeks ago. The algorithm chose to bless us. Thanks for watching :)

[@Sporgan]

@@OKBeast its probably because it just rereleased on PC

[@OKBeast]

@@Sporgan yuup i think so

[@syaasy4416]

Wow this is new, loved the pov you took to analyse p4

[@Gecoma]

If you keep making videos as amazing as this then its only a matter of time until one of them blows up. You perfectly encapsulated how I feel about Persona 4 and its music. I especially loved the small audio samples throughout that backed up everything you were saying.

[@Lingatsu]

Thank you! I was searching the music genre of persona 4.

[@DaniAzakura]

I started watching this, but stopped when you mentioned Snowflakes because I hadn't reached that point yet. I... thought I was over with the game, but when you mentioned it I realized there was still stuff I needed to see in the game... so I went back to play for a bit more, but I kept thinking. How can the game top any more songs already?! Not possible! ... I... was... SO... wrong... ; w;

[@reeznevhater]

"heartbeat, heartbeat" lmao ok But whatever my sister though the lyric "I'm a shape shifter" from beneath the mask was "I'm a chef too"

[@joshuapineda1369]

Playing Persona 4 is just an experience itself. Whenever I hear a song from P4, I can't help but feel nostalgic. (And I cry when I hear Never More or Corner of Memories lol)

[@xCrystalTokyo]

GODDDD I LOVE THIS MUSIC SO MUCHHHHHHHH!

[@SlingingHashSlasher]

I never thought id hear such good r&b from a jrpg

[@OKBeast]

It’s great. Thanks for watching

[@boiwifeyasmr4U]

Heartbeat, HEARTBREAK

[@sub1optimal325]

Logic is best boy confirmed

[@OKBeast]

Yup

[@ajmoolpin9192]

This sounds weird- but I think that a slightly altered version of Television Romance by Pale Waves would fit persona 4. Here’s why- The theme of the song I got, was expecting a romance like on television, only to find the singer both rejecting and decrying the notion. Romances in television are extremely, well, romanticized. We have utterly bastardized the concept of love with whimsical fantasies and drama that likely never happens the way shows and movies portray. In the setting of persona 4, which is a criticism of Japanese norms and small town desires for boredom alleviation and gossip, it fits well. For example, the chorus could be changed to, “Oh baby just stop it, don’t you know I haven’t got it! Got it? It’s just a television romance”. The television romance on this case being Inaba’s desire to have comforting lies and rumors about both the party and each other, rather than the much harsher truths about themselves. They’d much rather make love to the television than each other, and 80% of the characters make this folly. Yosuke thinks the town is boring and pursued a hopeless romance with Saki Konishi, and his desire to see the tv world was more out of boredom than anything else. Chie is completely dependent on yukiko’s dependence on her because of her tomboyish nature, as no guy in Inaba finds that attractive. Whatever friendship she and yukiko had was traded for a relationship of using and being used. Yukiko’s dependence was mentioned previously, but her other offense is how she simply waits around for a “prince” to take her away from Inaba, and like a spoiled princess, wants to run away from her responsibilities. Kanji’s problem is that he overcorrects for his traditionally feminine hobbies by being a Brutish thug, and his sexuality has been debated for sometime, but the shadow is so flamboyant because he represses his feminine hobbies and desires, and his confusion over why he likes Naoto. Rise’s problem is caused by her celebrity status, and dancing all night actually explores her hinted problems more. as an idol she had to act all sorts of ways that fit her “image”, which created an identity crisis as she no longer knew who she was. She ended up becoming tired and wanted to strip away all the false identities and look for herself, which leads to teddie’s crisis of having no real self, creating his shadow. Mitsuo is every complaint about television and games turning kids into monsters, and his problem is that he feels empty, and he rejects the notion, leaving it unresolved. Naoto is a woman in a traditionally male profession, and as such is made to feel inferior, her age is a problem that can be solved with time, but her gender still raises issues with the department. The police largely view her as a petulant child, and her stunt to get prove the killer is still free is largely impulsive and was done more out of a childish fit than anything else. That’s all for now! Let me know if there are any more analyses you’d like!

[@ameliabloodborne3366]

i figured this out kind of idk if its actually thing but in the bridge of Shadow World it kinda sounds like parts of Long Way(Adachi’s dungeon soundtrack). Also, for the way Signs of Love,Heartbeat Heartbreak and Your Affection all sound like different versions of each other. Ah jeez, i just love how they’re all connected, especially with Nevermore, a Glimpse of Memories and just all of the main plot music(dunno if i worded that right) it’s all connected and ahh jeez,this is why majority of the stuff in my playlist is P4 related.

[@cafe5237]

Hehe, you said my name 1:10

[@smarrtie2571]

1:22 Yessss gemme da burnt bread

[@FaizalKuntz]

Its amazing how even today, persona 4 still sales with pc released.

[@JEZ_MK]

Best OST in the series

[@OKBeast]

So good

[@casper3237]

Oh man, dig that sound track. Brings me back to when I played P4 on Playstation 3.

[@OKBeast]

Thanks Casper

[@gilgameshlfx7006]

PS3?

[@phizzyr5811]

@@gilgameshlfx7006 They probably bought the PS2 Version and played it on one of the PS3 models that has backwards compatability.

[@ordinarygamer7466]

their are three games i respect the ost of them: persona 4 ,nier automata ,and witcher 3 in persona 4 : credit song , fog ,and your affection were the best in my opinion

[@rain-pk6ns]

Every days great at your junes!

[@justaguy77]

Wow Nice Video. could you do Persona 3?

[@midnight_purple5461]

Acid Jazz is amazing

[@OKBeast]

Yes it is!

[@Altaranalt]

I was hoping you'd talk about Snowflakes. What a beautiful song in an already amazing soundtrack.

[@OKBeast]

It is!

[@Epic_Semibold]

1:23 I WILL BUUUURN MY *BREAAAAAAAD*

[@aleblasco39]

Shit, Aigis burned bread again

[@Epic_Semibold]

She's a toaster, dont forget it

[@ajlp1]

Dope video 👍🏾

[@gilgameshlfx7006]

I shed tears when I heard Never More for the first time when completing Persona 4 on PS2. It felt like I moved to Inaba, make friends with Yosuke, Chie, Yukiko, Kanji, Rise, Teddie, and of course Naoto and at the end of journey left Inaba. Felt like Golden exclusive epilogue kinda ruins the feels. The meeting and the parting.

[@OKBeast]

❤️

[@JacesSanctum]

BUUUUURRRRNNN MYYYYY BREEEAAAAD

[@Cristian-so6st]

Glad I found your video

[@alexlepage9456]

Heartbeat heartbreak and also this is the remix version of dancing wtf man

[@TreAlmighty]

Wishing the video was longer

[@OKBeast]

Thanks for the feedback, and for watching

[@TheFahmi97]

Persona is Shoji Meguro musical album disguise as a video game.

[@SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14]

The thing I love about the Persona 4 soundtrack too is it feels really hazy and dreamlike, whereas Persona 3 feels crunchy and distorted and Persona 5 is clean and precise, and in all the games the themes of the music are also reflected in the gameplay and the visual style; Persona 5 visuals are very clean and striking, but Persona 4's are colourful and psychedelic

[@EmAwake24x7]

Hanging out with them all sounds like: Your fashionnnn your fashionnnn to get some coffeeeeeee

[@BOEDP]

The 1 dislike is by Minato he even when a door will hate pop music because it is not edgy enough for him

[@Lambdadelta77]

Good video!

[@EscaVODS]

Wait, Logic sampled P4 music?!

[@Galactic-Ghost77]

Persona music is a like

[@theighthsage]

you should do this for persona 5

[@akiren8538]

BUUUURN MYYYYY BREAAAAAD

[@toolittlecctoolittlecc637]

0:22 can someone provide a link of the song there? When I use the Google song search it just takes me to regular heartbreak, heartbreak.

[@TheRIZKYRAMA]

wait a minute, I Finished P4 ps2 version and don't remember snowflake.

[@ricardosilveira3958]

You’re about..... two years too early

[@Archdjinn]

Why use the remix of heartbeat heartbreak at the start?

[@OKBeast]

Because it’s great :)

[@christopherdarapper5487]

Whats the intro song

[@jdogg0130x2k]

bruh 0:28 thats not the real heartbeat smh

[@jdogg0130x2k]

Fiend stfu bitch

[@薔薇-k2m]

jdogg0130x2k toxic much

[@jdogg0130x2k]

ass you have a s s literally you’re name just off yourself

[@legoalen7902]

@@jdogg0130x2k Bruh hard day?

[@futureattorney2661]

@@legoalen7902 hard year

[@kyrieespayos2580]

God why was i cursed being bought a ps3 i missed out p4g

[@pariston1519]

Why you choose diferents version of the songs, original always better.

[@OKBeast]

Wasn't done on purpose! The version of the soundtrack I had contained remixed versions of the songs that I didn't realize. Sry! - Blessing

[@Die-Coughman]

You should've used the game's original soundtrack as examples.

[@OKBeast]

Thank you for the feedback