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Lyn’s voice plays such a massive role in Persona 5’s identity and style, I can’t picture the game without her.

Fun fact: Lyn, the singer, doesn't speak a word of English. That's why some of her pronunciation and annunciation seems a bit off. She was getting coached both on how to literally sing the lyrics, as well as how to perform them in terms of emotional delivery and emphasis. Her performance only becomes even more impressive knowing that!

All the P5 songs with Lynn on vocals are so good. My personal favorite is I Believe

The composer of the OST has stated that Jamiroquai was a major influence for the soundtrack. It definitely shows in some of the upbeat tracks.

You mentioned the lack of resolve at the end. It's because this isn't a stand alone track in the game but actually a combat theme for a late game boss. It doesn't resolve because it doesn't actually end, it's written to seamlessly loop to the beginning of the track. It would be jarring to the gameplay if the song just restarted, so they make it seamless in order to keep the flow of gameplay from being disrupted by the song. This song also has the video game trope of "Oh no, there's lyrics!" You know it's gonna be a major boss fight when vocals come in. This song actually plays instrumental only when it first appears in game, then when the boss fight ramps up to a higher stage the lyrics kick in to further drive the energy. It's a very common trope in games these days, but it's also a very effective way for the music to help sync with the particular strengths of gaming as an interactive medium.

So, a little context for when this song plays: It's during a boss fight that has incredibly deep meaning for the main character. When the fight starts, you don't have every piece of the song. Some instruments and vocals are missing, and as you progress through the fight, you steadily gain them. The song is about surmounting the insurmountable, doing the seemingly impossible...such as creating rivers in the desert. It is reflected in the fight; your mettle is tested, and you have to apply all of the knowledge that 30+ hours of gameplay has given you in order to overcome this obstacle. It is not easy, you're fighting for every inch, and when the deed is done, and you emerge victorious -- that's when it hits you. That wasn't his boss music. It was yours. This piece is honestly a work of art that speaks to the narrative of the game, and your little group's motivations; framing what you are really trying to accomplish here. It's phenomenal, and I have endless praise for it.

Actually yes the entire OST is just as fire as this one.

Yes, Persona 5 music is really good like that! I recommend the track "life will change" from this OST for the next music!

The singer is Lyn Inaizumi, she's the singer for Persona 5 songs, in spin offs too, and she's amazing

when you're fighting Shido and as you progress you realize that this is not Shido's (the villain) theme song like previous bosses, it's Joker's (the protagonist) theme.

Rewind as much as you like, I'm sure no one here will complain listening to this epicness on repeat!

The joke answer is that every Japanese RPG has the main character start out as nobody and the last battle is fighting god.

When he discovers Nier it's all over. He'll never recover. Then when he realizes the soundtrack for Persona 5 and Nier: Automata released in the same year he'll truly understand how well we ate.

I've been playing Persona 5 for a while and man the soundtrack is so addictive! Hearing Last Surprise during a battle never gets old

The whole soundtrack is this jazz-fusion vibe and it's great. The opening song "Wake up, Get up, Get out There" would make a good reaction but if you want something that's more lounge-y jazz then Beneath the Mask is a fan favorite

I have to suggest you to listen to "Throw away your mask". One of the best in the OST in my opinion

Been gaming for 35 years. Thousands of games. And then P5 came and just jumped into my top 3 of all time. And then Royal and finally Strikers. How can they make such masterpieces. And the music..... goosebumps all over man. Especially remembering the fight with Konoe in Strikers. OMG! Oh man now I have to go play the entire series.... again 😁

This track never fails to hype me up when they drop it in game. Persona is king when it comes to setting the mood with it's music, like the theme "Beneath the Mask" which plays when you explore the town at night. Bonus points if it's a rainy night. The anime, while poorly received, had some good original tracks as well, such as the opening theme "Dark Sun". Dark Sun goes pretty hard; would recommend. Same vocalist for each of the aforementioned tracks, of course. ... As for what the game is about.... It's Persona, so it's complicated. In P5, specifically, the protagonist is a teenager wrongly accused of a crime. He then discovers that he has the power to enter a parallel world, in which the human subconscious manifests. There is an over-world that is formed by a culturally shared subconscious. And people with particularly twisted hearts form their own "palaces", which are shaped around their desires and the way they view their position in the world. The protagonist, who is now a societal underdog, gathers like-minded people to assault these palaces. Taking on the guise of thieves, the gang threatens to "steal the hearts" of wrong-doers. While that action is a physical deed within the cognitive realm, the result within reality is a "change of heart", where the person recognizes the error of their ways, and confesses to their crimes. The story really takes off when your gang of self-proclaimed "thieves" get the attention of mainstream media, the police, and corrupt political figures. There are a few twists and turns, and the side plots are fun slices of drama, but that basically summarizes the plot, without giving too much away.

Props to the beautiful bastard that requested this song daily! All of the music from Persona is great, but anything with vocals by Lynn is just next level, and if something I heard on another video is true, she doesn't speak a word of English, she just took a TON of lessons and practice to nail the jazz vibe.

really love your videos man! you're enthusiastic, insightful without being pretentious, and you always make sure to shine a spotlight on the rhythm section (which can use all the love it can get, as we all know). looking forward to the premiere and the videos that'll come after!

I'm happy to see more persona content! I'm happy to see you re-wind, so many people miss parts when they pause

Yes yes yes!! The entire P5 OST is banger all the way through so please check out the other songs. And thank you for you insight into the music, definitely helped peel back layers for me!

It makes me so happy that ure reacting to persona music. One of my favorite franchises ever and the music does not disappoint. I'd wanna see your reaction to the Persona 5 Strikers (which is basically the sequel to P5) cause they somehow created funky rock music and it's awesome. Daredevil is a good one to start with!

I love how I played through the game just a week ago and now you bringing Persona 5 Music out here! I love it just as much as I love the music! :D

WOOOOOO I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS, thanks Tony

LET'S GO! I have been waiting for this!

Yesssiiiiir!!! Can't wait 💪🏼 Man, i love the soundtrack of this whole francise, but my favourite is still persona 5. I recommend 'life will change' aswell, you will love it 🤞🏻

Want to respect your time and effort, as I have not been on the Twitch stream, but I would love to see you review "Life Will Change" in the P5 soundtrack. The whole soundtrack is always interesting to me based on their usage of minor notes and remain upbeat and cool to keep a Disco/Acid Jazz feel to much of the soundtrack. Thank you for listening to this soundtrack, I know you are making a ton of people happy by commenting on it PS. J-Music does a phenomenal rendition of "My Homie" from the soundtrack as well. The original is great, but their cover is incredible. All of their P5 covers are excellent

Iv been waiting for you to finally react to P5! This whole ost is a musical masterpiece beyond video games and fiction

Every song I've heard from P5 has been a banger for sure.

The entire OST for this game is awesome. All the songs with Lyn singing are amazing, but I would also recommend a lot of awesome vocal-free songs too. Will Power, Blooming Villain, Layer Cake, Price, When Mother Was There, Tokyo Daylight, and Getaway & Arrest to name a few

I love how knowledgeable you are about the entire composition!! This was one of the most epic themes while playing P5. It means so much more when you realize this isn't actually the bosses theme, it's actually the protagonists theme.

Don't be self-conscious about going back to pick more out of a song. That's what makes listening to expert reactions good.

Nice reaction. P5 is one of the first game ost's I really got into.

i remember my first time playing p5. when i got to this song in the shido boss fight i just sat there listening to it for about 20 minutes lol. fantastic track

The entirety of the Persona 5 and Persona 5 Royal Soundtracks are just absolute bangers. Personal favourites for me are "Wake up, Get up, Get out there", "Rivers in the Desert", "I Believe" (P5R), "Last Surprise", "Take Over" (P5R), and "Colors Flying High" (P5R). Even some of the themes without lyrics are amazing. I personally love "Our Beginning" as well.

Glad you liked it! Basically, it's about being a high school student who lives two lives. In one, he has to behave as a normal student and live his every day life healthily and happily, and in the other he dons the title of a "phantom thief" with his other phantom thief friends. Their secret operation involves infiltrating the minds of people with distorted desires so to speak. They invade their minds, which take shape in a physical form. And what they need to do is steal the symbol of their distorted desires (hence the thief) which will cause that awful person to have a change of heart. They do this to get back at the horrible corrupt adults who do them harm.

Yeah, all Persona 5 songs are this good. The Whims of Fate, Price, and Wake Up Get Up Get Out There stand out as some fan favorites, but there's I'd also recommend listening to the Persona 5 Strikers soundtrack because Daredevil and Counterstrike are amazing, and there's also rock versions of Last Surprise and Rivers in the Desert that you can listen to in your own time! From Persona 5 Royal, I Believe and No More What Ifs are really good. Also, Road Less Taken is from another spinoff game but it goes really hard and includes three different singers from three different Persona games including Lynn so WOOO plenty of options

I played Persona 3 4 & 5 and they all have banger songs. You could also try Falcom games Trails series (ex. Spiral of Erebos, Azure Arbitrator) and Ys Series (ex. Sunshine Coastline, Desert after Tears.)

Colours flying high 😊

In the most basic way to say what persona 5 is about is. It's about overcoming the evil and darkness that can take over peoples hearts and mind because of the effects life and society have on us. Finding confidants and people to trust in and to help you overcome your own darkness as well. This song specifically takes place during a very important boss fight that kinda sums a lot of the goals the Phantom Thieves (name of the hero group) are trying to achieve. The world has discounted so much and accepted life as it is, but they stand against it all Add some anime/JRPG story beats in and you have Persona

The entire soundtrack is this good, yes. I strongly recommend a more somber track next, one intended to provoke a different kind of emotion: Gentle Madman Be warned if you ever intend to play Persona 5 Royal, the comments to that song will have huge spoilers for endgame content.

Honestly the whole sound track is a banger. The game has such style and the music is so good. The songs also match the game very well.

As always, awesome reaction

Persona 5 is a true masterpiece. The story, the gameplay, the aesthetics and the OST are just top-notch.

Persona 5 Strikers OST goes so hard as well- and many of the Persona 5 Royal specific tracks…the entire Persona franchise has W music imao

One of my favorite tracks from this game! I'm so glad he is delving into video game music, I really hope he gets recommended Nier Automata music at some point and ends up listening to it, Persona 5 music is so good but it unfortunately lost out to one other game for Best Music of 2017 for gaming and that was Nier Automata! They use a dialect that is composed of a lot of the worlds languages that are mixed together to make a whole new language, yet the vocals are still able to convey every emotion it's trying to deliver with such accuracy even though the listener has no idea what the lyrics are saying. It'd be nice for a keen ear for music to listen and notice all the other intricacies in the music that a noob myself could never find or describe. A few songs in particular that would be awesome for a react; 1) Amusement Park 2) A Beautiful Song 3) City Ruins (Ray of Light) and/or City Ruins (Shade) [ Both Insanely Good ] 4) Birth of a Wish Honorable Mention, particularly since this one will be recommended a lot; - Weight of the World [ Song has a lot of versions, three noteworthy ones being English Version, Version by Marina Kawano, and lastly Nouveau FR Version ]

'Is the entire soundtrack this good?" YES IT IS. Also check the direct sequel: Persona 5 Strikers.

Definitely do more Persona 5, there are sooo many great songs

Yes, the entire OST is amazing. Even the background and ambient tracks are bangers.

Ah finally my wish has been granted after asking for days 🔥

It's such a journey to get to the point of the game that this song plays, but the context of all the game before this really adds to this already powerful, groovy song.

I'm so happy you've listened to this masterpiece of a song! Any chance of reacting to the Gintama openings?

I love how you can hear how much fun Lyn is having. Defiantly check out the strikers version which is Lyn taking things from 11 to 13.

we need more tbh

One of the most beautiful voice i ever listened, she and Ado r too powerful to handle 🤟🏼🔥

Cool reaction! Now we need to have "i believe" best ost in the game!

Hearing this when you enter to fight the Twins was epic. I know it appeared at the end of the game, but on your second playthrough, fighting the Twins, I was okay with getting my ass handed to me my first go through. The fight, the strategy, the music and animations. Seeing them use Personas from your compendium, even Max Arcana ones like Attis... everything about this song makes me geek out.

Persona 3 is hiphop-ish Persona 4 is more pop-like I think Persona 5 is jazzy There's also a spin off called Persona 5 Strikers, with new versions of original songs. Shoji Meguro it's an amazing composer, he did all the music of the Persona games (and the Megami Tensei series, the games that Persona is based of). Persona 1 and 2 exist, they have great music, but no one talks about them :P

Yes the entire soundtrack is that good

Definitely check out Whims of Fate from this soundtrack. Another track with great vocals and a killer bass.

If there’s another persona 5 song I’d recommend, it would be the game’s main theme, Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There If we’re saying other persona games, I’d say Pursuing My True Self or the remixed version of Signs of Love from Persona 4 Either way, super interesting as usual, I love this channel

Hope doing Persona 5 music will inspire you to give a listen to the earlier games music as well. I highly recommend checking out "Persona 3 - Burn My Dread" "Persona 3 - Battle Hymn of the Soul" "Persona 3 - Battle for everyones soul" and if youre feeling extra adventurous, check out Lotus Juice's remixes of some of the songs as well, i believe he does the vocal tracks for a lot of the original mixes but also has his own remixes.

This soundtrack is really amazing, but hearing it on KZfaq and experiencing it in the game are two COMPLETELY different experiences. In the videogame this soundtrack appears during all the major boss battles, but when you get to what at the time we are led to believe is the final boss battle-the soundtrack completely changes. The reason for this is because that supposed final boss battle actually has about 3-4 different stages, and the soundtrack does something during each of those stages that it didn’t do before in any of the other previous boss battles: it adds a new instrument when you defeat each of his stages until you get the complete version that you hear in this video. When the lyrics first popped up my jaw hit the floor and they perfectly capsulate the events unfolding during that boss battle.

Take over from Persona 5 Royal is very great too. Probably my second favourite of the soundtrack

the entire sound track for this game is absolutely amazing, every vocal track is a W for this game

YES IT IS SO GOOD LISTEN TO IT ALL NOW

I would love to see Dance! from Persona 4 Dancing All Night one of my personal favourite persona songs

pre liking this video because I already know its gonna be a banger

You should react to same Hades OST. Specifically In The Blood, Scourge of the Furies or The Painful Way.

In an OST full of bangers, this is my favorite song. When I got to it in the game I knew I had to buy the whole album.

To answer the question in the thumbnail: YES, yes and yes again. Its that good!

YESSS THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES HOHOHO

I'm very new to the channel, but I just beat one of the last bosses of P5: Royal just last night. And Rivers in the Desert plays in the background as you're fighting. It's one of my favorite songs from the game, so this is perfect timing!!

If you wanted to try more persona 5 music in a longer video, you could do a game where you get the main tracks for the palaces and screenshots from those palaces and try to match them. It might be about a 30 minute video, but I think it would be fun to see how well the compositions fit their settings to someone with limited context.

YEEESSSSSSSSTHIS SONG SLAPS

Interesting observation. I've watched about a dozen of these "(Insert Professional) Reacts to Rivers In the Desert" videos, and it never ceases to amaze me that even some of the harshest critics have been outright baffled by the reason HOW this song works so well together. If you listen to the Persona 5 Royale OST (the updated version), you'll begin to realize that the game and the narrative are inextricably tied together with the music. The story is phenomenal, but the music coupled with the narrative genius pushes P5R into a tier of art that few games have been able to achieve. One interesting fact, Lyn Inaizumi has a vocal range that is less desirable in Japanese markets because she is a Mezzo-Saprano. This caused her to struggle to find gigs for a quite a while, but then she found her home. Her voice is perfectly suited for Jazz, Blues, and Soul, which is EXACTLY the feel and vibe that P5 (P5R) were trying to accomplish. Talk about destined by fate.

some songs you may enjoy are Answers, Shadowbringers, Endwalker-Footfalls, In the Balance, Close in the Distance, eScape, and To The Edge. all from Final Fantasy XIV.

Another good Persona songs (some of them don't have vocals) Persona 2 Innocent Sin: Unbreakable Tie Persona 3: Battle Hymn of the Soul Mass Destruction Burn My Dread Memories of You Heartful Cry Deep Breath Deep Breath (Reincarnation album) Persona 4: Pursuing My True Self Signs of Love Your Affection Reach Out To The Truth Heartbeat, Heartbreak Never More Shadow World Time to Make History A Sky Full of Stars Snowflakes Persona 5 has literally a ton of good songs, it's impossible to say all.

Persona 5 is a masterpiece and the soundtrack is just epic. Even when you go to buy some medicine an epic tune comes in.

The day he will discover Reach out to the truth and Signs of Love of persona 4...

Beneath the Mask is very chill, would recommend

My favorite song from Persona 5 is "Life Will Change." The first time I heard that song, it instantly shot up to #1 for me. That entire soundtrack is great, but that song is always a good time 😁

Based P5. Love the content Tony!

This song coming out (for the first time) in the epic showdown against the big bad guy really contributed to the epic feeling of the battle. My favorite thing about this soundtrack is how they built up to the most bombastic and impactful songs like this one and "Whims of Fate" instead of having this be like, THE "Boss Fight Theme" for every boss like I feel like many games would do. And to answer your question, Persona 5 is about a group of teenagers fighting against evil with the help of cool mystical powers granted by revealing their true selves (their 'personas'). The story is good but the S T Y L E is where the game truly shines.

I believe, and no more what ifs are my absolute favs from p5 really recommend them

Bro you really gotta react to the made in abyss soundtrack it’s actually one of a kind

Genuinely, this is one of my favorite boss themes of the entire game.

BANGER

This song triggers PTSD in my partner because I told her I’ll come off the game for the night once I beat this boss.

This song really pumped you to beat Shido. One of my all time favorites.

"Life Will Change" would probably be next.

Shoji Meguro, composer of almost all Mainline Persona songs is just on another level in terms of music. I've never heard any songs that's similar to what he's doing.

Take Over and Colors Flying High are pretty nice as well

All of Atlus's soundtracks are impressive. It'd be cool to see you check out more Persona and maybe some of the SMT titles!

The music from this game is incredible. but it's even better in game cause of how they work it into the fights and story. the music is strong on it's own very strong. but once you have the story and what's going on at the same time. IT's beyond magical. cause the music not only changes but is crafter to be part of the story and scene so seamlessly.

Aight aight i like this one too, But ill Say it again like last video. The one you immedietly need to check out is the opening ost for this named wake up get up get out there FULL version !

gotta start with Person 3 through 5. They know what they are doing with the OST and have concerts in Japan as well.

Colors flying high pleasee!