Last Surprise from Persona 5 - *Big Band Fusion Version* ft. Jonah Nilsson and Button Masher

The incredible singer/keyboard player/arranger/composer Jonah Nilsson of the band Dirty Loops is featured in this Jazz fusion arrangement of Last Surprise from Persona 5 co-arranged by the great Button Masher! When Jonah approached me about singing something with the band, I knew we had to do something from the Persona 5 sound track for him, and I recruited Button Masher to help bring some more advanced harmonic sensibility commonly found in Dirty Loops' sound. Hope you enjoy!
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"The 8-Bit Big Band" is a 30-65 member Jazz/pops orchestra that formed to celebrate and realize some of the best themes from video game music from all consoles and eras arranged in a large ensemble Jazz/Pop/Rock setting!
Blending together timeless musical themes from Nintendo, Sega, Sony, and more then re-arranging them in genres and styles of all musical inspirations, The 8-Bit Big Band has members from all around the world, but most reside primarily in New York City, and are some of the most highly sought after musicians and performers.
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FULL CREDITS:
Vocals/Synthesizer - Jonah Nilsson
Piano Solo/Co-arranger - Button Masher (Jake Silverman)
Background vocals: Kate Steinberg, Danielle Gimbal, Badia Farha
Alto Sax 1 - Andrew Gould
Alto Sax 2 - Jordan Pettay
Tenor Sax 1 - Sam Dillon
Tenor Sax 2 - Zac Zinger
Bari Sax - Adison Evans
Trumpet 1 - Bryan Davis
Trumpet 2 - Jay Webb
Trumpet 3 - Nick Frenay
Trumpet 4 - Danny Jonokuchi
Trombone 1 - Jimmy O'Connell
Trombone 2 - Javier Nero
Trombone 3 - Mariel Bildsten
Bass Trombone - Reginald Chapman III
Guitar - Nir Felder
Bass - Michael Olatuja
Piano - Natalie Tenenbaum
Drums - Jared Schonig
Violins - Lavinia Pavlish, Josh Henderson, Maria Im, Eli Bishop, Tomoko Akaboshi, Daniel Constant, Kevin Kuh, Francesca Dardani
Violas - Tia Allen, Laura Sacks, Kenny Wang, Jarvis Benson
Celli - Sasha Ono, Jessica Wang, Susan Mandel
Harp - Liann Cline
Music by Shoji Meguro
Arranged/Produced by - Charlie Rosen
Engineered and Mixed by John Kilgore
Mastered by Alan Silverman at Arf Mastering
Shot and Edited by Halleloo Productions
Animations by Taylor Russell
Thumbnail art by @MikeKILLUZ
#the8bitbigband #videogamemusic #videogamejazz

[@_buttonmasher]

An absolute honor to join you again as a Co Arranger Charlie! By far one of the coolest things i have EVER worked on! Jonah is a wizard and the band CRUSHED THIS!!!!!!!

[@sidoge8759]

You all absolutely killed this one! Looking foward to the next project in the future🎉🎉

[@VGMCollective]

You'll never guess what I had for breakfast today....

[@TheIceIvy]

I just read honor as horror...

[@facundovaldez6990]

This was amazing! I always listen to your stuff, and this just blew my socks off man. 3:32 arrangements sound incredible, and I'm pretty sure this is your stuff haha.

[@monoamiga]

You guys are GENIUSES.

[@janettplanett]

also the animator killed it yet again omg

[@TaylorRussell_TheAnimator]

Thank you, I'm happy you dug it!

[@aperson6692]

​@@TaylorRussell_TheAnimatorHow long did this take to do?

[@TaylorRussell_TheAnimator]

@@aperson6692 I had a buncha hectic stuff happen to me during production while also working fulltime at my job-job, so it took me two months working late evenings.

[@Chubby_Bub]

@@TaylorRussell_TheAnimator How did Yusuke slice up Shiki-Ouji when he nulls phys? just kidding of course, your animation was really cool. I particularly liked the part where they were all following up after each other, plus recognition that Johanna and Necronomicon are also vehicles, something the game itself tends to overlook.

[@TaylorRussell_TheAnimator]

@@Chubby_Bub @sirpotatobottom1810 ahahaha, yeah, I'm guilty of making multiple enemies that null or counter physical damage get got by physical damage. I just like their designs so much, I wanted them included, yknow? But also thank you for the kind words too! I like animating vehicles cuz it shakes up the motion and adds variety!

[@teeg908]

Bassists were killing it in this one!

[@RDR911]

Shame they were so low in the mix, feels like the arranger hates bass in a lot of their recordings 😢

[@zacharylucier3620]

@@RDR911the arranger is a bassist

[@sebastianrosa8129]

it's low because it serves as a mere groovy base, most of the work it's done by the synth slap bass if you pay attention.

[@epicgamner1139]

god, the animation is on another level

[@TaylorRussell_TheAnimator]

Thank you, I busted my butt animating this time and it's just really great to hear people enjoy it!

[@epicgamner1139]

@@TaylorRussell_TheAnimator i can tell it totally captures the energy of p5 to a tee

[@Rex109er]

JONAH NILSSON THE GOAT!!!Such a great arrangement of a banging track!

[@Dezaos]

Bro got that Michel Jackson accent, love it 👌🏼

[@MisteriousT]

I THOUGHT THE SAME THING

[@sedion]

I also thought the same thing!😅

[@hughrogers1842]

Just incredible! Dirty Loops has been one of my favorite bands for years, and when i saw Jonah's feature listed on the album I couldn't believe that these two musical forces were colliding. And more specifically, colliding into one of the best JRPG battle themes ever composed. This was such a delight to listen to, and I am so unbelievably hopeful that this song or one of the others on Album 4 will be considered for a Grammy.

[@Dac_vak]

This song was already so unfathomably good, and the 8BBB version takes it to a wild new level! Absolutely love the animations and video, too! Sooooo good 😤👌

[@cattime2044]

the vocalist fits like a glove in this song. 10/10 unique voice.

[@uniinu3956]

聞き覚えのある声だなと思ったら、ダーティ・ループスのボーカルの人か！めちゃくちゃかっこいい！！毎度のことながら演奏も映像も最高だー

[@goblinslayer1885]

The voice of this man is incredible wtf

[@LoopyChew]

First of all: Bassist is killing it. Second of all: Everyone else is also killing it. My Monday has been a giant ball of stress and this has arrangement given me a little of my life back. Thank you.

[@BrentDiskin]

I actually enjoy the fact you didn't stray too far from the source on this one. Bringing in ButtonMasher again was a real tour de force as well. Equally high-energy and low key, this is the perfect encore and hat-tip for a rockin' concert set. Well done, Charlie & Co.!

[@Brdmm95]

First Lawrence, now Dirty loops. My god, 8BBB, y’all are killing it with the features and with the song choices! This is the reason why you guys are my go to band for me. 🎵🎵

[@bwackbeedows3629]

He's got SERIOUS soul! I see you, Jonah 👀🙏🏿💖💯

[@Failentin]

The animations are so pretty!! Taylor Russell outdid himself here! The arrangement is really unique and I like it a lot, though I kinda miss the original bass line 🥲

[@TaylorRussell_TheAnimator]

Thank you, I'm glad ya liked it!

[@TaylorRussell_TheAnimator]

Yeeeeehaw! It's out and I can be proud and happy! This was so much fun to work on, honored as always to be a part of the 8-Bit Big Band fun!

[@IvadNagrom]

Morgana catnapping and dreaming just made my day! So good overall! Congrats

[@TaylorRussell_TheAnimator]

@@IvadNagrom having recently become a cat owner myself, I had kitties on the brain, haha

[@maninthetrenchcoat5603]

Damn, Jonah sings like Michael Jackson!

[@SutogoIchigo]

Last surprise?! This was a FIRST surprise!!🤯

[@SHADOWSTARNETWORK]

Ohhhhh dang this is gonna be good I’m all for this Persona train

[@miles7224]

Yall are on this Persona grind right now and I am ALL for it!

[@user-kh3or3zw5b]

めちゃくちゃいいじゃん👍👍👍 アニメーションもボイスもサウンドも全て素敵😍

[@TaylorRussell_TheAnimator]

ありがとう、私はアニメーションに一生懸命取り組んだので、Google 翻訳が感謝の気持ちをうまく伝えてくれることを願っています!

[@Ohoo1]

Holy!!! Getting that Jonah collab is hot stuff!!! Was unbelieveably hyped to have this drop into my recommendations and sub box

[@GoGoTwice]

The GROOVE is so good, it really shows the musicianship, talent, experience, passion and dedication of those great group of musicians. 🎉👍🔥

[@SevTST]

I've been waiting for this video to come out, by far my favorite track so far! Persona music is already so great that it's impressive to see it elevated in any way, and y'all did an amazing job of that. Plus those animations, what a gift for the holiday season!

[@HutzilBomb]

I was hoping for a video version of this song by far my favorite track from the album, but ya blew me away with this one, well done!

[@Soooooooooooonicable]

That keyboard solo was MAGICAL. Up there with the solo in Galactic Funk by Cassiopeia

[@FlippingKuzzy]

MJ would be proud.

[@MrMarshmallow.]

HOW DID I NEVER DISCOVER THIS CHANNEL. This is amazing.

[@palmtree554]

This album has been a masterpiece. I have no idea where you're going to go from here, but I am here for it, all the way. Thank you Charlie, 8BBB, and all your absolutely phenomenal guest artists for an unparalleled 2023!

[@GoGoTwice]

My goodness this is incredible - the level of musicality, editing and animation is astounding

[@KeyanShokraie]

This is just next level, thank you so much. got me over here in tears.

[@jamcjon]

My mind was blown you the second I saw Jonah on this track. This is waaayy too much of what I love. Y'all really got this man to sing one of my favorite tracks from one of my favorite games and I'm elated

[@myspace2001]

This is absolutely delicious, great job. Awesome to see Jonah Nilsson too - more stuff with Dirty Loops please!

[@espengrundetjern]

Woow! This version is super cool! Amazing as always ❤

[@Bobbias]

Absolutely incredible. And hearing Jonah song a Persona 5 track was definitely not on my bingo card.

[@kirbman255]

Now this is flat out incredible!!!! An absolute treat to show up on my recommended!

[@thunderblood6603]

I appreciate that the bullet in the animation being shot out by Joker was indeed an actual bullet, and not the bullet and casing.

[@TaylorRussell_TheAnimator]

Oh, the bullet-with-casing thing in other media is a big pet-peeve of mine. I'm not a gun nut, I'm just a stickler for little details like that. Glad my work went appreciated, thank you!

[@Neerana]

This was killer. Loving these collabs and fresh sounds!

[@CRAETION_]

fantastic! loved the progression of the tune

[@B-019]

Jesus, every aspect of this video crushed it. Animation, camerawork, and obviously the music itself! It's a tall order to do justice to composers like Meguro, but y'all nailed it. I'd love to see you tackle Xenoblade's music at some point!

[@user-bo3qk3hg6t]

高揚するアレンジでした ありがとう❗️

[@DimirGarage]

My friend and I were just making plans to go see Dirty Loops in NYC in a few months. So good. The groove on this jam is amazing.

[@honeybunbun.]

the music and animation were both top tier! you guys are incredible

[@TaylorRussell_TheAnimator]

Thank you for the kind words, I had a great time working on the animation, and I always love working with 8-BBB!

[@user-mn3bb5dt5m]

0:05 The moment it was confirmed to be the best arrangement I've ever seen.

[@astonrichardson5288]

Jonah is amazing! Love his work with Dirty Loops!

[@JoaoVitor-nq1bu]

I never thought something like this would happen, but I"m so glad it did! Sounded insane! Great work, guys!

[@Bp2181991]

Incredible ❤ I haven’t even played Persona 5 but I’ve been hooked by your rendition of this song for days

[@naul2477]

Que mejor forma de cerrar el año que haciendo un cover de este temazo, excelente trabajo

[@kleingrrmpf]

Always a pleasure seeing you and Jake do your incredible arrangement thing! Let's go for another Grammy for you two!

[@PUNKwithFUNK]

Such a good arrangement! Been a while since I’ve been this early!

[@necroneo4303]

This cover is amazing 😩👌 one little detail with the animation I found funny was Yusuke cutting up Shiki-Ouji when that demon nulls physical attacks in 5 + Royal 😂

[@TaylorRussell_TheAnimator]

Yusuke will not apologize for art (thank you for enjoying the animation, it means a lot!)

[@-hitsuji-]

Lyrics for mainly myself (and those who want to sing along) Also amazing job on this You try to run me through Hold on, think again Don't you know what you're starting? But you sure ain't got a clue How bad this will go Don't you know, know my art? (Art of war) And as you look to the horizon, not a cloud But then stormy weather's caught you cold Seems like it crept up out of nowhere all around you It's not quite what you foretold You'll never see it coming You'll see that my mind is too fast for eyes You're done in By the time it's hit you, your last surprise Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh You think you got your game Planned out to a T Yet I'm two steps ahead, yeah So, you step into my way Stand down, it's a trap One more step and you're dead (yeah you're dead) Why just a picosecond ago, clear blue skies? But now lightning's struck your last resolve It's not an accident that no one hears your cries As your last strength seems to dissolve You'll never see it coming You'll see that my mind is too fast for eyes You're done in By the time it's hit you, your last surprise I'm coming for you My game's always so fast, so fine You're spun in by the net You didn't catch it in time Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Better think about your game Are you sure your next move's the right one for you? Are you sure you won't get outmaneuvered Again and again, my friend? You'll never see it coming You'll see that my mind is too fast for eyes You're done in By the time it's hit you, your last surprise I'm coming for you My game's always so fast, so fine You're spun in by the net You didn't catch it in time Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh

[@leonanimates3642]

THIS GOES SO HARDDD!!!! Jonah and 8 bit band combo!!!!!

[@biggamer7541]

As always, another banger!!!

[@aekaydubs]

This video is an all-out-attack of exceptional talent!

[@buggerkingmalmo8949]

this is just insane. a an uexpectedly epic way to end 2023 tusen takk Jonas!

[@grapeluver5]

I've been waiting for this video!

[@ahmeres]

I've had this song on literal repeat, oh my goodness! The band killed yet another performance, awesome stuff!!

[@Puddy236]

Awesome vid. Great animation too.

[@meritmeryl]

YOOOO WHAT ?? i haven't gotten a notification from this channel in a while and it just magically recommends this .. i think youtube knows a lot more about me than i want it to. STILL AWESOME !!

[@cattime2044]

Omg that vocalist fit like a slice of cake in this song.

[@SutogoIchigo]

8-Bit Big Band should play Whims of fate! Play like is you agree. I need it!!😭

[@dizzydial8081]

Arguably the best battle music to exist. Really nice work with this one

[@Wherespaulbearer]

fantatsic job! ya bassist absolutely stole the show!

[@havenproducedit]

i needed this today !

[@inusukeinuinu4028]

素晴らしいアレンジ…✨ とても嬉しく思います！😳

[@Roinaeh]

Ohhhh yeah, my heart is stolen by this treasure of Jazz. Thank you. Great job 8BBB.

[@blazingsaber2015]

So absolutely fantastic!

[@eddiegarcia7425]

Just music at its finest AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK TO THE ANIMATOR :) Just perfect

[@greekfirefly1187]

Absolutely amazing

[@brycevo]

This is so well done! Bravo everyone!

[@Shade1453]

Hot DAMN, merry fucking Christmas to me. That was probably the best video I've seen on KZbin this year.

[@greatazuredragon]

Amazing work, it was great.

[@Kuhleb12]

I never saw a track this good coming!

[@therealgamingcatguy]

this is amazing

[@Immersed94]

Holy shit, what an absolute treat. Persona 5 is one of my favorite games of all time, and Jonah is one of the most incredible talents in music. Outstanding arrangement

[@satyasyasatyasya5746]

The absolute talent and raw hotness that is Jared Schonig. I can't. This man is everything 😅🥰😍😍😂

[@17186415348]

The transition and editing of the persona elements are phenomenal i wish i was to get so i can use it for work when i make a power point😂

[@Rajivrocks-Ltd.]

Heck yes man! Love this so much!!!

[@theMaxTero]

This was such a cool a good arrangement! I love that you try to make it sound faithful but taking it to a different direction. Such great cover!

[@zarashiisan]

素晴らしいアレンジをいつもありがとうございます😊 動画がアップされるたび楽しみにしてます。これからも新たなアレンジした曲を楽しみにしています。

[@chaoscriterion3637]

Lookin cool !

[@fiddlestix3025]

Whohoooo! Big Jonah Nilsson fan here, -and what a collab! 🔥🔥🔥

[@mikebliss3153]

Doesn't matter how many years go by. This game will always be the GOAT. And y'all just took its music and put it on a whole other level. For Real.

[@DiamondEpsilon]

I LOVE JONAH! DIRTY LOOPS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BANDS!!! THIS WAS A CHRISTMAS GIFT INDEED!!!

[@Lukasaske]

Go listen to Dirty Loops (Jonah's band) right here on KZbin, they're unreal.

[@tonirebello]

A member of Dirty Loops singing music from one of my favorite games❤ more than perfect🎉

[@paulpaul00]

Fantastic!

[@PelisyJuegos_]

Amazing!

[@superfin2889]

actually a really hard song to sing, Jonah killed it!

[@hermann0801]

Sublime ❤

[@jaredabvan20]

Jonah Nilsson at the top as always!!! Can't wait for DL's New Album

[@victoriabell9546]

When I heard this when you posted the full album I was surprised with the production because it sounded like y'all's version of Meta Knight's Revenge, which immediately made me realize that Button Masher had a part in this because it sounded like his production style! He killed it with this one too, and so did Jonah! Great arrangement!

[@syentenil2560]

Love this!!! ❤❤

[@Couchwurst]

FANTASTIC!

[@Theory4]

This is World Class.

[@ladynikkie]

I just ran into this video and im blown away by the intro alone great job 😮😮😮😊😊😊

[@TaylorRussell_TheAnimator]

Thank you, I busted my butt on that intro, glad to see you liked it!

[@qwaysadilla]

Me waiting for akechi to show up in the animations: 👁️👁️ Me when I get too distracted by how good the animations and vocals and music are that I forget all about him: 🎊🎉🎇🪩🎷💥🤯

[@TaylorRussell_TheAnimator]

I didn't include him.... but I DID include delicious pancakes at the end, and I think that means ol' sketchy Akechi is here in spirit.

[@qwaysadilla]

@@TaylorRussell_TheAnimator It's true 😌 honestly surprised his persona wasn't just a golden stack of hotcakes. Guess it might have been less threatening, so I understand, but it's honestly a missed opportunity.

[@azirodriguez9412]

THIS IS AMAZING