I also just want to note that the way Persona music is mixed these days very much appeals to me, as a bassist, because they tend to make it so much more prominent than, say, if we compare with tracks of the Persona 3 era. Yes, they use synthetic bass but my point stands. Really gives the tracks more body, groove and character IMO.
Bass is arguably my favorite part of Persona tracks, I've commented on that I think on just about every song I've heard. Love that it's heard clearly and carrying the song rhythmically.
I'm guessing it has a lot to do with how much better compression is these days, too. Lossy compression kills bass first and there are not many restrictions when it comes to sound nowadays.
I remember seeing something about how the audio quality of Persona 3's soundtrack was an intentional thing to match the audio quality of the protagonists ATH-E7M earphones which is a nice little detail if it's true but I can't even recall where I saw it. I like to think it is though because I can't see any real technical reason for it considering how Atlus managed to get really good audio quality on the Digital Devil Saga games after Nocturne was absolutely cursed with awful music quality.
Fun fact. "it is going down now" was originally revealed just for a few seconds in the original trailer and recorded from a phone, live. From those few seconds, people friggin loved the vibe but atlus wouldn't release more seconds, much less a full version of the song for MONTHS AND MONTHS. So the fandom, as crazy as they (we?) are, began cleaning that version up. Whenever atlus released a new trailer with a few (and I mean FEW, 2 or 3 new seconds), people would add those seconds and clean up the voiceovers from the trailers and they would post a new "It is going down cleaner version *date*". New trailer, new "cleanest version yet", and so on until Lotus Juice posted the full song himself. It was hilarious.
The new singer is Azumi Takahashi, and this game is her Persona debut. All of the original P3 soundtrack was remastered and rerecorded with her vocals for this game as well. And yes, that is Lotus Juice, both rapping and singing for the first time! As for P3 fans, almost everyone I've seen loves these new songs. People are more mixed on the remade versions of the old OST (surprise surprise), but the new songs all seem to be popular. Full Moon Full Life is the new opening song for the game, and It's Going Down Now is the new battle theme. Also, these are not Shoji Meguro, these are Atsushi Kitajoh, who has mostly taken over for Meguro and worked on the spinoff games.
Lotus Juice did singing on One Determination and Fate is in our Hands for the Persona 3 Movie in the past as well so not actually his first time using his singing voice for persona
I really like how the new songs in P3Reload are kind of the sequels to the original P3 songs Mass Destruction - Its Going Down Now (both are battle themes) Burn my Dread - Full Moon Full Life (both are intro themes) When the Moon's Reaching out Stars - Color Your Night (both are overworld themes) Not only do they play in the same places but they sound kinda close to eachother. Either way, they are all bangers
I actually noticed a couple callbacks to When The Moon's Reaching out Stars in Full Moon Full Life, but there is definitely more similarities with Burn My Dread
It's Going Down Now and Color Your Night (arguably the best song in P3R) has Lotus Juice singing for the first time, which is what you heard leading up to the bridge! :)
Full Moon Full Life really hits close to home for me and never fail to put me on the verge of tears everytime I hear it. The original Persona 3 really saved my life and taught me to live my life to the fullest no matter what happens, because you never know when it might be ripped away from you. The song really encapsulates the whole overarching theme of the game, it’s truly one of my top 5 game opening songs of all time.
Yep, that song has the same effect on me :) Honestly P3, 4 and 5 have all had some kind of strong influence on me in different ways, some of which are similar to what you've described. The series is a very important part of my life for that reason. I'm glad it's helped you so much too!
So many Persona fans got into the series with 5, so all they really know is Lyn. Seeing them experience Lotus Juice, and all of us being introduced to Azumi... this Persona 3 Reload release has so much hype and as an OG fan, I love it.💙
@@splaturials9156 Naw. She's nice but overdone at this point, the franchise is more than just Lyn. It's good to have each numbered installment not just be the same person singing. It creates an identity.
"I wonder if they used any motifs" he says as a motif of Burn my Dread plays Also sadly Shoji Meguro left Atlus in September 2021 to work on his own stuff so neither of these were made by Shoji Meguro Edit: Okay guys I get it, Shoji still works freelance for Atlus and even did do some of the songs in this game. I get it, I was wrong. The fact of the matter is neither of these songs were made by him like Jesse asked. Thank you for correcting me, but I don't need reddit's strongest army of "intellectuals" adding another comment about the same thing every other day
He has been working with Atsushi Kitajo on many projects, who did compose these, and even then Shoji Meguro will probably still be hired as a consultant on a lot of these projects so not a lot is really going to 'change'.
The new songs composed for P3 Reload are fantastic. I love how these two in particular take a lot of vocal and rhythmic elements from their predecessors (Burn My Dread in Full Moon, Full Life’s case and Mass Destruction in Its Going Down Now’s case). These tracks were composed by Atsushi Kitajoh, who has has worked alongside Meguro for years aswell as being a main composer for a lot of the Persona spin offs.
9:25 you're not the only one, no worries. a lot of people who have been persona fans for years now have been saying that they think that this is the best persona battle theme in their opinion it's just mindblowing to me how many persona fans have been saying this, because there are a LOT of people who have been saying this exact same thing, it just goes to show how much of a banger "it's going down now" is i can't wait for more persona 3 reload ost reactions, i just played the game minutes ago and the ost is soooo good... you're gonna love it
It is yesss it my favorite battle theme too, I am currently playing the game and I never got tired of it, because I pre ordered the game I have p4G music I can play but I am not doing that I want to hear "it's going down now" in my entire playthrough
People were worried about Meguro getting less hands-on with the franchise; but Tactica and 3 Reload show that the series is in GREAT hands going forward. 👍
Both of these songs have risen to the top 5 favorite Persona songs. It's Going Down shares its place with Take Over as my favorite Persona battle theme and Full Moon Full Life might just be my new all-time favorite from the series. When I listened to it and looked at the lyrics, I friggin cried. Carpe Diem indeed.
Holy shit, I'm so glad we don't have to wait years for this reaction, I'm so happy you're listening to reload music the same week it came out. Full Moon Full Life is a top 3 persona, no megaten song of all time
I'm a die hard Persona 3 FES fan. It was my introduction to the persona series and it is a beloved game in my heart to this day. That OST is sacred to me and while there are a couple songs in this new OST I feel drop the ball a bit, I am in love with the new music they made. It so clearly respects and understands the source material and delivers more of everything I wanted. So much so that It's Going Down Now is my new favorite persona song. Period! BTW first time watcher! :)
After almost 20 years of Persona, when all the female leads had to pass on the baton due to age (still love them!), LOTUS JUICE IS STILL SOMEHOW EXACTLY THE SAME. Man either has found secret to immortality or is secretly a vampire. Either way is a win for us fans who enjoy his music!! Thanks again for the reaction :)
Lotus Juice is very attached to the Persona series. Anything P3 related has him and most spin offs in general feature him to some extent. I even heard him say at a convention he was pushing for Persona 3 Dancing personally years before it was a thing.
Don't mind me, just sneaking in here oh-so quietly after hearing these songs for the first time in-game. Hearing the new music after avoiding all the trailers and promotion for the game really does hit different. As someone who's played the original Persona 3 over a decade ago, hearing these themes brings me this bizarre feeling of "I'm home again," despite being new. So you're not the only one who feels that they fit right in with the rest of the soundtrack.
I really need to start following Persona more because it honestly feels like it's actually an album that just comes with a free game. I got a bit of a laugh out of the very beginning of Full Moon, Full Life, because you asked if there would be any motifs that you would recognize, and it immediately started with the tune from Burn My Dread. It's especially funny to me because I only know about Burn My Dread because I heard it on this channel just yesterday lol.
On the matter of albums that come with a game, I'd recommend VA-11 HALL-A. It's more of a visual novel but the tracks are very good (and you can choose what plays majority of times).
4:42 I haven't listened to the full song until now and I caught one of the main Persona motifs. Since it was heavily used across Persona 5, I call it the "swear to my bones" motif. I don't think it was in the original Persona 3, but it was in The Answer story.
I may be biased, but these two songs from P3 Reload are currently at the top of my list of JRPG music that I frickin love. Time will tell if it changes, but I see myself listening to these even long after I finish the game.
Man, I just played this game and I can't tell you how happy you made me when I saw you reacting to not just one but two songs of this amazing remake. They've rearranged every song and even added new ones. Will you listen to the rearranges too?
The thing about the P3 Reload OST is that the remakes of old songs can be hit or miss for people, some are incredible new versions like Changing Seasons. And Mass Destruction just feels like it has a little less power while still feeling pretty good. but the original songs they made specifically for the new singer are some of the best songs in the series. Color Your Night and the two you listened to today are so good.
Honestly, this might be my fave Intro song of the entire series. But let's not forget that Shoji Meguro laid the foundation for this incredibly recognizable sound.
Honestly I was blown away by the recording and mixing quality when I first started P3R. They resemble so much of the original soundtracks, but are mixed with modern techniques which is soo good!
As someone who played Persona 3 FES back in the day, Reload and the songs are such a fitting addition to the game. I love them alot. Lotus Juice was what made me appreciate rap. I'm enjoying the hell out of Reload rn, the visuals are so gorgeous.
As a persona fan myself (who is still waiting for my copy in the mail) i can tell you that what i just heard are brand new songs! This is a remake of the legendary original persona 3 game and the company Atlus never do their games the same way so i am almost certain that there will be new bosses, new characters and more new songs. My god i can't' wait!!!
I hope. Just early did the big shadow of the train and get akihiko on the team. At least until now it's the old persona but in HD and some extra mechanics
@@pezdispencer113 it lacks on visual, but compensate it in QoL changes and a more fun combat and gave you the FeMC route. That alone are a lot more of changes than P3Fes for what I can remember. And my "issue" here it's that the game its beatiful and all but I was hoping for a chance like Marie in P4G or Kasumi in P5R. Something that make you said from the beginning "okay, that's different"
I've been playing Reload since it came out and i adore it. As other's have said New Moon, New Life is the new opening song and really Atlus was cooking when they made it. It's like a companion to Burn My Dead. It's going over three themes of the game (both lyrically and musically) but from a slightly different point of view. The same is true of It's Going Down Now to Mass Destruction. It's Going Down Now actually is one of two regular battle themes which plays when you get advantage when entering battle with a new recording of Mass Destruction playing when you don't. It's a nice touch that euros perfectly.
Full moon full life is the new opening song that plays during the intro cinematic, while It’s Going Down Now plays during fights where you start with an advantage. Persona 4 and 5 have one “normal” battle theme and one “surprise attack” battle theme, and persona 3 reload does the same thing. The “normal” battle theme is still Mass Destruction.
i fucking love what they did with the new OSTs for the remake. its absolutely incredible how they stayed true to the original but recrafted the songs to fit modern styles with an evolved sound.
Gamedev here! About "remake" and "remaster", they do mean different things. A "remaster" is specifically when a completed game is taken, improved, and re-released. Starting from the same engine, game code, and the likes. Similar to how mastering and remastering is in music. A "remake" is when a studio rebuilds a game from the ground up. Generally, they follow the same beats and stories, but are rebuilt from scratch. They often have new VAs, music, sfx, game engines, code, etc. A "re-imagining" is when a studio does a remake but does not feel tied down to the original design and strays far. A good example would be the Rachet and Clank game for the PS4 or what FF7 seems to be doing with their new trilogy. Of course, these terms are often used interchangeably by fans and sometimes devs, so their hard distinctions are blurred at times. But generally, that's what makes each one unique. Hope that helps!
I'm so glad they went with the direction they did when remaking this classic, all the new quality of life stuff is so nice and the music brings me right back to high school, when I first stumbled into persona for the first time. I'm just happy that a whole lot more people will get to experience this game and the message it's writers and directors tried so hard to convey, that my teenage self really needed to hear at a time when it felt like the world was collapsing in all around me. Thank you Jesse for giving us the opportunity to experience your reaction to these new track, they really are like a time machine but also modern in some weird way.
Hi, I'm a new viewer, I love Persona so this showed up on my feed. I Listened to Its Going Down Now for a few hours in a row after the first time I heard it.
Hola. No soy un viewer nuevo pero me encantan tus reacciones a la saga Persona, aun hay temazos por descubrir; así que la aventura aún continúa 😅. En fin, saludos desde Montevideo, Uruguay! Un abrazo 💪🏾
Persona 3 R made me realize how much I like Yumi Kawamura's voice, every songtrack that had her vocals in the original and FES versions left me with mixed feelings.
New viewer, myself! Gotta listen to what I consider is finally the best persona song of all time. It's from Reload, too. It's called "Color Your Night"
This was the first track I recall hearing for this remake, and it definitely fits my feelings for P3 well. It's not Burn my Dread, but as a new opening, this track fucking rocks
As a Persona fan, the first song has the DNA of P3 but it’s a massive shift with elements gained from P5’s success. The use of string flairs is an addition that really elevates the experience. Lotus Juice is just being Lotus Juice which will always capture the essence of what P3 was (at least to me). I mean, Mass Destruction was my favorite song only elevated with the release of FES and climaxing in the P3 movie. I especially love the callback to the original P3’s opening of Burn My Dread at the end. I hear some of the electronic elements that defined P3’s early music, but I love how it has been modernized for the audience. After all, the point isn’t a perfect recreation. It’s about building on the story that has already been told, and let me tell you - this music elevates this to Tartarus levels. I wouldn’t say the music is “seamless”, as I mentioned, the music has 100% evolved with influence of P5’s style. If anything, it’s even better than before. Listening to P3’s original soundtrack, I noticed the quality was lower (to be expected with technological constraints), but beyond that uses its toolbox better. The call and response of the singer and Lotus Juice in the first song, the transition from rap to singing to rap to the rapper singing in the second. They just did a much better job utilizing their tools to make something amazing. I can’t overstate how good this music is. I might be a bit biased having seen its evolution and being a Persona fanboy (especially with this game in particular).
I feel like these songs are a perfect combination of the original soundtrack and the new more groovy feel and sound that came from Persona 5. It’s got a lot of bits from original Persona 3 music. It’s good stuff
Hello, new viewer here. I am a long time big persona fan, ever since persona 4, this franchise has been my favorite of all time almost solely because of the music. (Not to say the games arent enjoyable) A lot of persona fans reactions to the new singer was mixed to say the least. Personally i think that Azumi did a fantastic job, especially so in the new additions to this revamped soundtrack. Ive already logged 20 hours in the game and not a single moment of it has my foot stopped bouncing from the music, they do fantastic work over at ATLUS. That’s my 2 cents.
Love the song. Not many seem to appreciate it as much as the original OP especially because the female Persona singer has changed, but I'm already used to the new singer. I already have P3 for PS2 but I'll get this one in a couple months when I can just relax and play.
First - edgeworth icon = taste. Second, I agree. Full Moon Full Life is amazing from the motifs to the vocals to the lyrics - I hope time gives it the respect it deserves
In the opening movie, at the start it gives some hints of the song that you can hear motifs in Full Moon. In my opinion the mos recognizable is Burn My Dread, if I not remember wrong it was the title song from the original version.
Hey new viewer here! Its Lotus Singing in the 2nd song when you seemed unsure. I love that part It has a vibe that really reminds me of like late 90s Krazie Bone for Bone Thugs. Specifically his song Shackled Up. Also Yeah Lotus did record his vocals for this new songs. I am not sure if he was just remixed or if he was rerecorded the OG songs.
A few days into Persona 3 Reload, and I have to say it's fantastic all around. The new songs and re-recorded ones are all good. While Shoji does have his own independent studio now, he usually consults on all the music involved. Lotus Juice has been involved on the composition side as well, as far as I know, with Persona 3-5 as well. It's kind of amazing how much Shoji and Lotus' DNA and style is encoded into all the music in the games. I have to say - they did a great job making this fit with the style from the 2006 game. Not bad for a total remake of the game (from the ground up). If you ever do decide to play the Persona games, this one is a perfect starting point.
God, Reload's soundtrack is so good, I've had it on repeat pretty much since they started teasing it. So happy that the full versions are finally out. The whole thing is such a love letter to the originals, so many different call backs and little motifs being brought in and expanded upon. Burn My Dread is referenced a lot, the dorm theme is in there, even a lyrical mention of Way of Life... I'm sure there's more too, I swear there's stuff that sounds super familiar but I just can't quite pinpoint where else I've heard it. Plus with what it's referencing in regards to the actual story of the game, it made me kinda emotional! In a lot of ways it reminds me of the feeling I had when I first heard the Persona 3 Dancing opening, but even better because it's significantly more direct to the original sound while dancing was very much a poppier/electronic spin off track. Fresh but familiar, seamless is a very good way to put it because it manages to be both new feeling yet very nostalgic with how well it plays with the original game's sound. This time it actually wasn't Meguro, or at least not most of it, he's gone off to freelance (although his first freelance project is still with Atlus, Metaphor Refantazio. It's got a whole like orchestra, religious based sound with Buddhist sutras, I'm sure it'll sound wild when it comes out). The composer is Atsushi Kitajoh who's worked on a lot of the Persona songs especially in the spinoffs. I think you've done videos of some of his stuff like Break Out from P4 Arena and maybe one of the dancing remixes? He has a lot of good stuff in his catalog for the series. My favourite is maybe Road Less Taken from Persona Q2, I think it's the only song with all three of the main Persona vocalists and Lotus together (outside of the live concerts). The singer is new, Azumi Takahashi, and if there's one little gripe I have with the new soundtrack it'd be that they didn't incorporate the original singer, Yumi Kawamura, in some way. I know she's getting up there in age and a lot of people were speculating that they chose not to bring her back because her range is more limited now, but still, she's so iconic to the legacy of the originals that I think at least a little cameo would've been warranted. And Lotus Juice singing is pretty fun lol. Colour Your Night also has a bit more of that and it also surprised me (in a good way!) the first time I heard it.
"It's Going Down Now" is my favorite turn-based JRPG battle soundtrack. If you want to trigger it consistently, you need to strike an enemy before ASAP if alerted. So, dash and strike.
Lotus Juice is a Persona fan on his own (there's been a few cute posts on his Twitter about it, for example) so he probably immediately jumped on the chance as soon as he caught wind of Reload's existence. I wouldn't be surprised if he was part of the insiders who were asking for Persona 3 to be remade.
I've been playing this game, and even with the new music and visuals and even gameplay it feels like I'm playing the original. Like they've gone to extreme great lengths to make it feel like the original thematically. Listening to the music is like listening to a track straight out of 2006, I mean it sounds different of course, but it's got that same vibe.
From 1:24 - 1:28 I keep hearing the first two lines of Dia de Enero by Shakira and I CAN NOT MAKE IT STOP! I hear it every single time I listen to this song.
I'm playing P3R for the first time and I'm kinda surprised how well the tracks work in game to set the vibe. Like I've heard a lot of the OST (much of it from your channel), but actually experiencing it game as been, well, an experience.
As a long time Persona 3 fan, i love the new music so much. of course the old music has a special place in my heart but i love listening to the new music from Reload
Yo I was waiting for this. Thanks! Edit: yep full moon full life is like a time machine for me too. It's new but it's very persona 3. Like, it's a song for going back to p3.
This soundtrack has the right amount of rock, hip-hop, and jazz. This is a 2024 remake of a 2006 classic, but the music is very remniciant of the early 2000s. So you get a mix of new and old.
Full Moon, Full Life is the new opening, while It's Going Down Now is used as a battle theme when you catch enemies off guard. Mass Destruction plays in normal battles.
Jesses all The persona 3 Music That You Heard Before are All Remix and new and The New Tracks that you Heard for the Remake are Great Persona 3,4 and 5 are The Best Music Same for Persona 1& 2 Hearing the OG Music and The New Remix Tracks For The Reload Verion is something
So I played the original P3 (I still own my FES disk but it no longer works lo). I absolutely love the new tracks P3R added and Full Moon, Full life is my second favorite opening song for the franchise. I still like You are Stronger from Strikers a bit more, but this one is an easy 2nd place and a VERY close second. Also the "cleaning" arc the persona fandom went through for It's going down now was absolutely hilarious and I loved every time we went crazy because it got a bit cleaner.
Lotus juice never left. He's just not at the forefront like he is in P3.. PQ was made between 4 and 5 has him, PQ2, collabs and all 3 dancing games made after P5 has him in it.
I also just want to note that the way Persona music is mixed these days very much appeals to me, as a bassist, because they tend to make it so much more prominent than, say, if we compare with tracks of the Persona 3 era. Yes, they use synthetic bass but my point stands.
Really gives the tracks more body, groove and character IMO.
Bass is arguably my favorite part of Persona tracks, I've commented on that I think on just about every song I've heard. Love that it's heard clearly and carrying the song rhythmically.
I'm guessing it has a lot to do with how much better compression is these days, too. Lossy compression kills bass first and there are not many restrictions when it comes to sound nowadays.
P3R is composed by someone new, so it's very promising for the future of bass in Persona
I remember seeing something about how the audio quality of Persona 3's soundtrack was an intentional thing to match the audio quality of the protagonists ATH-E7M earphones which is a nice little detail if it's true but I can't even recall where I saw it. I like to think it is though because I can't see any real technical reason for it considering how Atlus managed to get really good audio quality on the Digital Devil Saga games after Nocturne was absolutely cursed with awful music quality.
@@ilavainhe’s actually not new to the series; Atsushi composed the OSTs for the Persona Q spinoff series; this is just his first main game
Fun fact. "it is going down now" was originally revealed just for a few seconds in the original trailer and recorded from a phone, live. From those few seconds, people friggin loved the vibe but atlus wouldn't release more seconds, much less a full version of the song for MONTHS AND MONTHS. So the fandom, as crazy as they (we?) are, began cleaning that version up. Whenever atlus released a new trailer with a few (and I mean FEW, 2 or 3 new seconds), people would add those seconds and clean up the voiceovers from the trailers and they would post a new "It is going down cleaner version *date*". New trailer, new "cleanest version yet", and so on until Lotus Juice posted the full song himself. It was hilarious.
definitely a new bit of info in the Persona iceberg
"99.9% Germ Free" was probably the funniest title of them all
I was there hearing it slowly expand was amazing!
@@umbramuninnI lol IRL when the word "squeaky" started appearing in the names lol
My favorite part of waiting for the release lmao
I always love the reaction that people have when lotus juice sings
Caught me off guard!
Everyone gets caught off guard when the rapper starts singing!
The new singer is Azumi Takahashi, and this game is her Persona debut. All of the original P3 soundtrack was remastered and rerecorded with her vocals for this game as well. And yes, that is Lotus Juice, both rapping and singing for the first time!
As for P3 fans, almost everyone I've seen loves these new songs. People are more mixed on the remade versions of the old OST (surprise surprise), but the new songs all seem to be popular.
Full Moon Full Life is the new opening song for the game, and It's Going Down Now is the new battle theme.
Also, these are not Shoji Meguro, these are Atsushi Kitajoh, who has mostly taken over for Meguro and worked on the spinoff games.
Lotus Juice has done singing before, on the P3 Movie songs
Lotus Juice did singing on One Determination and Fate is in our Hands for the Persona 3 Movie in the past as well so not actually his first time using his singing voice for persona
Kitajoh has some really nice remixes in the dancing series
Master of Tartarus is really sad, imo. I've liked everything else, but that song doesn't hit at all in the remake version :/
@@kainthe4th Kitajoh also gave us _Axe to Grind_ from Strikers, which is a certified bop.
I really like how the new songs in P3Reload are kind of the sequels to the original P3 songs
Mass Destruction - Its Going Down Now (both are battle themes)
Burn my Dread - Full Moon Full Life (both are intro themes)
When the Moon's Reaching out Stars - Color Your Night (both are overworld themes)
Not only do they play in the same places but they sound kinda close to eachother. Either way, they are all bangers
There are also lyrical references.
I actually noticed a couple callbacks to When The Moon's Reaching out Stars in Full Moon Full Life, but there is definitely more similarities with Burn My Dread
My only problem with "It's Going Down Now" is that sometimes the battle doesn't last long enough.
THIS. I often find myself leaving a shadow one shot just to listen to the track a bit longer
YES, sometimes I don't attack just to listen out this song
yeah they should update the lyrics to "Disturbing the pee *shuffle time*"
It's Going Down Now and Color Your Night (arguably the best song in P3R) has Lotus Juice singing for the first time, which is what you heard leading up to the bridge! :)
Not the first time. He has sung before for some tracks like "fate is in our hands."
@@burnmybread4985 Oh, that's neat!
Any song is "arguably" the best lol
Full Moon Full Life really hits close to home for me and never fail to put me on the verge of tears everytime I hear it. The original Persona 3 really saved my life and taught me to live my life to the fullest no matter what happens, because you never know when it might be ripped away from you. The song really encapsulates the whole overarching theme of the game, it’s truly one of my top 5 game opening songs of all time.
Yep, that song has the same effect on me :) Honestly P3, 4 and 5 have all had some kind of strong influence on me in different ways, some of which are similar to what you've described. The series is a very important part of my life for that reason.
I'm glad it's helped you so much too!
Thirding this comment. P3 changed my life -/ I never knew a video game could be so deep and my entire brain chemistry was rewritten. ♥️
“It’s your life, burn your dread” hits so hard when you think deeply about it and remember burn my dread
So many Persona fans got into the series with 5, so all they really know is Lyn. Seeing them experience Lotus Juice, and all of us being introduced to Azumi... this Persona 3 Reload release has so much hype and as an OG fan, I love it.💙
Lyn wouldve done better imo
@@splaturials9156 hard disagree, Ms. Takahashi is slaying hard
@@splaturials9156 Naw. She's nice but overdone at this point, the franchise is more than just Lyn. It's good to have each numbered installment not just be the same person singing. It creates an identity.
@@splaturials9156 If you separated your nostalgia from the truth for a moment you would notice that both singers go incredibly hard.
P3 remake already gets compared enough to P5 as it is. Seperating out the music is a good idea.
"I wonder if they used any motifs" he says as a motif of Burn my Dread plays
Also sadly Shoji Meguro left Atlus in September 2021 to work on his own stuff so neither of these were made by Shoji Meguro
Edit: Okay guys I get it, Shoji still works freelance for Atlus and even did do some of the songs in this game. I get it, I was wrong. The fact of the matter is neither of these songs were made by him like Jesse asked. Thank you for correcting me, but I don't need reddit's strongest army of "intellectuals" adding another comment about the same thing every other day
Left Atlus just so he can select in wich projects he works. Metaphor Re:Fantazio is sounding really good.
He left Atlus to have agency over what projects he chooses. Metaphor comes out on fall an he is the one in charge of music!
He has been working with Atsushi Kitajo on many projects, who did compose these, and even then Shoji Meguro will probably still be hired as a consultant on a lot of these projects so not a lot is really going to 'change'.
shoji will still work with atlus
so dont worry about that part nothign is really gonna change and atlus will hire him as a freelance consultant/studio
My immediate reaction lmfao
The new songs composed for P3 Reload are fantastic. I love how these two in particular take a lot of vocal and rhythmic elements from their predecessors (Burn My Dread in Full Moon, Full Life’s case and Mass Destruction in Its Going Down Now’s case). These tracks were composed by Atsushi Kitajoh, who has has worked alongside Meguro for years aswell as being a main composer for a lot of the Persona spin offs.
For my the first song and Reload in general is like an old friend you thought you'll never meet again suddenly appears to hang out one more time.
9:25 you're not the only one, no worries. a lot of people who have been persona fans for years now have been saying that they think that this is the best persona battle theme in their opinion
it's just mindblowing to me how many persona fans have been saying this, because there are a LOT of people who have been saying this exact same thing, it just goes to show how much of a banger "it's going down now" is
i can't wait for more persona 3 reload ost reactions, i just played the game minutes ago and the ost is soooo good... you're gonna love it
It is yesss it my favorite battle theme too, I am currently playing the game and I never got tired of it, because I pre ordered the game I have p4G music I can play but I am not doing that I want to hear "it's going down now" in my entire playthrough
People were worried about Meguro getting less hands-on with the franchise; but Tactica and 3 Reload show that the series is in GREAT hands going forward. 👍
It's definitely in the top three with Last Suprise and Mass Destruction.
imo it’s the best one tied with counterstrike
They put crack into this song I swear it never gets old (although I will say the slow part doesn’t hit as hard) but still good!
Getting a Jesse reaction of a game ost the night it comes out was a fun surprise. Can't wait to hear more
Both of these songs have risen to the top 5 favorite Persona songs. It's Going Down shares its place with Take Over as my favorite Persona battle theme and Full Moon Full Life might just be my new all-time favorite from the series. When I listened to it and looked at the lyrics, I friggin cried. Carpe Diem indeed.
"Trepidation doesn't stop death, but it stops life." Words to live by (literally)
Holy shit, I'm so glad we don't have to wait years for this reaction, I'm so happy you're listening to reload music the same week it came out.
Full Moon Full Life is a top 3 persona, no megaten song of all time
I'm a die hard Persona 3 FES fan. It was my introduction to the persona series and it is a beloved game in my heart to this day. That OST is sacred to me and while there are a couple songs in this new OST I feel drop the ball a bit, I am in love with the new music they made. It so clearly respects and understands the source material and delivers more of everything I wanted. So much so that It's Going Down Now is my new favorite persona song. Period!
BTW first time watcher! :)
My first was FES I loved p3r ost more than the original
After almost 20 years of Persona, when all the female leads had to pass on the baton due to age (still love them!), LOTUS JUICE IS STILL SOMEHOW EXACTLY THE SAME. Man either has found secret to immortality or is secretly a vampire. Either way is a win for us fans who enjoy his music!! Thanks again for the reaction :)
As a persona 3 fan the new tracks have set a new bar for me. How is that even possible with a series with music this good?!
Lotus Juice is very attached to the Persona series. Anything P3 related has him and most spin offs in general feature him to some extent. I even heard him say at a convention he was pushing for Persona 3 Dancing personally years before it was a thing.
All of the new songs are very popular but "Color Your Night" is easily my favorite of the bunch.
Don't mind me, just sneaking in here oh-so quietly after hearing these songs for the first time in-game.
Hearing the new music after avoiding all the trailers and promotion for the game really does hit different. As someone who's played the original Persona 3 over a decade ago, hearing these themes brings me this bizarre feeling of "I'm home again," despite being new. So you're not the only one who feels that they fit right in with the rest of the soundtrack.
You want to know how P3 fans felt? I cried at the full version of Full Moon Full Life. It’s such a love letter to the journey that is Persona 3
I really need to start following Persona more because it honestly feels like it's actually an album that just comes with a free game. I got a bit of a laugh out of the very beginning of Full Moon, Full Life, because you asked if there would be any motifs that you would recognize, and it immediately started with the tune from Burn My Dread. It's especially funny to me because I only know about Burn My Dread because I heard it on this channel just yesterday lol.
The mainline 3-5 are really good games at that too.
On the matter of albums that come with a game, I'd recommend VA-11 HALL-A. It's more of a visual novel but the tracks are very good (and you can choose what plays majority of times).
That's one of the best things in my opinion, because you get great music tracks in a great game as well. I recommend both Niers soundtracks as well
4:42 I haven't listened to the full song until now and I caught one of the main Persona motifs. Since it was heavily used across Persona 5, I call it the "swear to my bones" motif. I don't think it was in the original Persona 3, but it was in The Answer story.
I may be biased, but these two songs from P3 Reload are currently at the top of my list of JRPG music that I frickin love.
Time will tell if it changes, but I see myself listening to these even long after I finish the game.
Man, I just played this game and I can't tell you how happy you made me when I saw you reacting to not just one but two songs of this amazing remake. They've rearranged every song and even added new ones. Will you listen to the rearranges too?
The thing about the P3 Reload OST is that the remakes of old songs can be hit or miss for people, some are incredible new versions like Changing Seasons. And Mass Destruction just feels like it has a little less power while still feeling pretty good. but the original songs they made specifically for the new singer are some of the best songs in the series. Color Your Night and the two you listened to today are so good.
Silence, new changing season is such a banger
@@yumithehunter6292 ye that's what I was saying, the brand new songs and Changing Seasons are amazing!
Honestly, this might be my fave Intro song of the entire series. But let's not forget that Shoji Meguro laid the foundation for this incredibly recognizable sound.
Honestly I was blown away by the recording and mixing quality when I first started P3R. They resemble so much of the original soundtracks, but are mixed with modern techniques which is soo good!
As someone who played Persona 3 FES back in the day, Reload and the songs are such a fitting addition to the game. I love them alot. Lotus Juice was what made me appreciate rap. I'm enjoying the hell out of Reload rn, the visuals are so gorgeous.
As a persona fan myself (who is still waiting for my copy in the mail) i can tell you that what i just heard are brand new songs! This is a remake of the legendary original persona 3 game and the company Atlus never do their games the same way so i am almost certain that there will be new bosses, new characters and more new songs. My god i can't' wait!!!
I hope. Just early did the big shadow of the train and get akihiko on the team. At least until now it's the old persona but in HD and some extra mechanics
@@RHGlupthe fact that you control party members in itself is a radical shift.
@@pezdispencer113 you can do that since P3P
@@RHGlup which is post p4. It's also an abomination of what I hesitate to call a game.
@@pezdispencer113 it lacks on visual, but compensate it in QoL changes and a more fun combat and gave you the FeMC route. That alone are a lot more of changes than P3Fes for what I can remember.
And my "issue" here it's that the game its beatiful and all but I was hoping for a chance like Marie in P4G or Kasumi in P5R. Something that make you said from the beginning "okay, that's different"
this opening might have become my new favorite persona opening, lotus juice just elevates it so much too
I've been playing Reload since it came out and i adore it.
As other's have said New Moon, New Life is the new opening song and really Atlus was cooking when they made it. It's like a companion to Burn My Dead. It's going over three themes of the game (both lyrically and musically) but from a slightly different point of view.
The same is true of It's Going Down Now to Mass Destruction. It's Going Down Now actually is one of two regular battle themes which plays when you get advantage when entering battle with a new recording of Mass Destruction playing when you don't. It's a nice touch that euros perfectly.
So glad to see you reacting to these already. You gotta listen to color your night as well, that song is absolutely amazing.
Full moon full life is the new opening song that plays during the intro cinematic, while It’s Going Down Now plays during fights where you start with an advantage. Persona 4 and 5 have one “normal” battle theme and one “surprise attack” battle theme, and persona 3 reload does the same thing. The “normal” battle theme is still Mass Destruction.
p4g already differentiated ambushes and normal fights with 2 different songs before royal did
@@BG_MONKY oops you’re right. Boutta edit a comment…
i fucking love what they did with the new OSTs for the remake. its absolutely incredible how they stayed true to the original but recrafted the songs to fit modern styles with an evolved sound.
Persona 3 Reload is a fantastic starting point, i think you would love it uncle Jess
I'am a new viewer. This is one of my favorite videogame music and I played games since I know my existence.
the music in persona games really do their own thing, they sort of have this rock/jazz/ and pop thing going on.
Gamedev here! About "remake" and "remaster", they do mean different things.
A "remaster" is specifically when a completed game is taken, improved, and re-released. Starting from the same engine, game code, and the likes. Similar to how mastering and remastering is in music.
A "remake" is when a studio rebuilds a game from the ground up. Generally, they follow the same beats and stories, but are rebuilt from scratch. They often have new VAs, music, sfx, game engines, code, etc.
A "re-imagining" is when a studio does a remake but does not feel tied down to the original design and strays far. A good example would be the Rachet and Clank game for the PS4 or what FF7 seems to be doing with their new trilogy.
Of course, these terms are often used interchangeably by fans and sometimes devs, so their hard distinctions are blurred at times. But generally, that's what makes each one unique. Hope that helps!
I'm so glad they went with the direction they did when remaking this classic, all the new quality of life stuff is so nice and the music brings me right back to high school, when I first stumbled into persona for the first time. I'm just happy that a whole lot more people will get to experience this game and the message it's writers and directors tried so hard to convey, that my teenage self really needed to hear at a time when it felt like the world was collapsing in all around me. Thank you Jesse for giving us the opportunity to experience your reaction to these new track, they really are like a time machine but also modern in some weird way.
Hi, I'm a new viewer, I love Persona so this showed up on my feed. I Listened to Its Going Down Now for a few hours in a row after the first time I heard it.
Hola. No soy un viewer nuevo pero me encantan tus reacciones a la saga Persona, aun hay temazos por descubrir; así que la aventura aún continúa 😅.
En fin, saludos desde Montevideo, Uruguay! Un abrazo 💪🏾
Persona 3 R made me realize how much I like Yumi Kawamura's voice, every songtrack that had her vocals in the original and FES versions left me with mixed feelings.
Let's goooo
Hope you can do Color Your Night too one day, it's so incredibly good I'm shattered (no bias)
"I wonder if they used any motifs in this?" You say as a motif from Burn My Dread plays in the background 😂
I really hope you gonna react to Color Your Night too arguably one of the best P3R ost
soon
New viewer, myself! Gotta listen to what I consider is finally the best persona song of all time. It's from Reload, too. It's called "Color Your Night"
Color Your Night is also one of my faves. Def my favorite P3R song.
It's Going Down Now takes its motif from Persona 3 Portable battle theme (Wiping All Out iirc)
They redid the Iwatodai dorm theme, Lotus is the lead vocal of that
These are peak in this game, but even so ‘color your night’ is absolutely my fav. I think you’d love it
As a persona 3 fan, this has been a “We are so fricking back” experience
This was the first track I recall hearing for this remake, and it definitely fits my feelings for P3 well. It's not Burn my Dread, but as a new opening, this track fucking rocks
If you wanna hear Lotus sing more I highly recommend Color your Night and Fate is in our Hands whenever you get around to it.
Cant wait for when you hear the SMT
Digital Devil Saga, Strange Jourmey and Raidou it is sad how forgotten the OST on this game is
The new P3 song color your night has lotus singing
As a Persona fan, the first song has the DNA of P3 but it’s a massive shift with elements gained from P5’s success. The use of string flairs is an addition that really elevates the experience. Lotus Juice is just being Lotus Juice which will always capture the essence of what P3 was (at least to me). I mean, Mass Destruction was my favorite song only elevated with the release of FES and climaxing in the P3 movie. I especially love the callback to the original P3’s opening of Burn My Dread at the end. I hear some of the electronic elements that defined P3’s early music, but I love how it has been modernized for the audience. After all, the point isn’t a perfect recreation. It’s about building on the story that has already been told, and let me tell you - this music elevates this to Tartarus levels.
I wouldn’t say the music is “seamless”, as I mentioned, the music has 100% evolved with influence of P5’s style. If anything, it’s even better than before. Listening to P3’s original soundtrack, I noticed the quality was lower (to be expected with technological constraints), but beyond that uses its toolbox better. The call and response of the singer and Lotus Juice in the first song, the transition from rap to singing to rap to the rapper singing in the second. They just did a much better job utilizing their tools to make something amazing. I can’t overstate how good this music is. I might be a bit biased having seen its evolution and being a Persona fanboy (especially with this game in particular).
I feel like these songs are a perfect combination of the original soundtrack and the new more groovy feel and sound that came from Persona 5. It’s got a lot of bits from original Persona 3 music. It’s good stuff
Hello, new viewer here. I am a long time big persona fan, ever since persona 4, this franchise has been my favorite of all time almost solely because of the music. (Not to say the games arent enjoyable)
A lot of persona fans reactions to the new singer was mixed to say the least. Personally i think that Azumi did a fantastic job, especially so in the new additions to this revamped soundtrack. Ive already logged 20 hours in the game and not a single moment of it has my foot stopped bouncing from the music, they do fantastic work over at ATLUS.
That’s my 2 cents.
Love the song. Not many seem to appreciate it as much as the original OP especially because the female Persona singer has changed, but I'm already used to the new singer. I already have P3 for PS2 but I'll get this one in a couple months when I can just relax and play.
First - edgeworth icon = taste. Second, I agree. Full Moon Full Life is amazing from the motifs to the vocals to the lyrics - I hope time gives it the respect it deserves
Persona 3 defines my high school days. I can't wait to get back into this game.
In the opening movie, at the start it gives some hints of the song that you can hear motifs in Full Moon. In my opinion the mos recognizable is Burn My Dread, if I not remember wrong it was the title song from the original version.
I think that's what best describes reload. It feels like I was transported back to the mid 00's when I booted it up
Hey new viewer here! Its Lotus Singing in the 2nd song when you seemed unsure. I love that part It has a vibe that really reminds me of like late 90s Krazie Bone for Bone Thugs. Specifically his song Shackled Up. Also Yeah Lotus did record his vocals for this new songs. I am not sure if he was just remixed or if he was rerecorded the OG songs.
A few days into Persona 3 Reload, and I have to say it's fantastic all around. The new songs and re-recorded ones are all good. While Shoji does have his own independent studio now, he usually consults on all the music involved. Lotus Juice has been involved on the composition side as well, as far as I know, with Persona 3-5 as well. It's kind of amazing how much Shoji and Lotus' DNA and style is encoded into all the music in the games.
I have to say - they did a great job making this fit with the style from the 2006 game. Not bad for a total remake of the game (from the ground up). If you ever do decide to play the Persona games, this one is a perfect starting point.
It's rerecorded as multiple lyrics from Lotus Juice are different
God, Reload's soundtrack is so good, I've had it on repeat pretty much since they started teasing it. So happy that the full versions are finally out.
The whole thing is such a love letter to the originals, so many different call backs and little motifs being brought in and expanded upon. Burn My Dread is referenced a lot, the dorm theme is in there, even a lyrical mention of Way of Life... I'm sure there's more too, I swear there's stuff that sounds super familiar but I just can't quite pinpoint where else I've heard it. Plus with what it's referencing in regards to the actual story of the game, it made me kinda emotional! In a lot of ways it reminds me of the feeling I had when I first heard the Persona 3 Dancing opening, but even better because it's significantly more direct to the original sound while dancing was very much a poppier/electronic spin off track. Fresh but familiar, seamless is a very good way to put it because it manages to be both new feeling yet very nostalgic with how well it plays with the original game's sound.
This time it actually wasn't Meguro, or at least not most of it, he's gone off to freelance (although his first freelance project is still with Atlus, Metaphor Refantazio. It's got a whole like orchestra, religious based sound with Buddhist sutras, I'm sure it'll sound wild when it comes out). The composer is Atsushi Kitajoh who's worked on a lot of the Persona songs especially in the spinoffs. I think you've done videos of some of his stuff like Break Out from P4 Arena and maybe one of the dancing remixes? He has a lot of good stuff in his catalog for the series. My favourite is maybe Road Less Taken from Persona Q2, I think it's the only song with all three of the main Persona vocalists and Lotus together (outside of the live concerts).
The singer is new, Azumi Takahashi, and if there's one little gripe I have with the new soundtrack it'd be that they didn't incorporate the original singer, Yumi Kawamura, in some way. I know she's getting up there in age and a lot of people were speculating that they chose not to bring her back because her range is more limited now, but still, she's so iconic to the legacy of the originals that I think at least a little cameo would've been warranted.
And Lotus Juice singing is pretty fun lol. Colour Your Night also has a bit more of that and it also surprised me (in a good way!) the first time I heard it.
"It's Going Down Now" is my favorite turn-based JRPG battle soundtrack.
If you want to trigger it consistently, you need to strike an enemy before ASAP if alerted. So, dash and strike.
When I first heard this (It's going down now) song I sat there on the all out attack prompt just listening. God.
Lotus Juice is a Persona fan on his own (there's been a few cute posts on his Twitter about it, for example) so he probably immediately jumped on the chance as soon as he caught wind of Reload's existence. I wouldn't be surprised if he was part of the insiders who were asking for Persona 3 to be remade.
I've been playing this game, and even with the new music and visuals and even gameplay it feels like I'm playing the original. Like they've gone to extreme great lengths to make it feel like the original thematically. Listening to the music is like listening to a track straight out of 2006, I mean it sounds different of course, but it's got that same vibe.
Kitajoh did an amazing job with these new soundtracks. I’m looking forward to what he does with Persona 6
If I must put words on what I felt hearing full moon full life it would be like being with an old friend you haven't seen for a long time.
From 1:24 - 1:28 I keep hearing the first two lines of Dia de Enero by Shakira and I CAN NOT MAKE IT STOP! I hear it every single time I listen to this song.
Really hoping people start posting bass tabs for some of the P3R songs soon. If love to start learning them
I'm playing P3R for the first time and I'm kinda surprised how well the tracks work in game to set the vibe. Like I've heard a lot of the OST (much of it from your channel), but actually experiencing it game as been, well, an experience.
To answer your curiosity: we adore it.
I love how, for almost every track in Reload, they keep using the same metric and leitmotif of "Burn my Dread" (the OG Persona 3 opening theme).
That part of the first song that you said sounds like another song is structured a lot like a song from a Persona 4 called Heartbreak, Heartbreak.
These are the two songs I've been listening in loop for the past two weeks, so convenient haha
As a long time Persona 3 fan, i love the new music so much. of course the old music has a special place in my heart but i love listening to the new music from Reload
Aaaaand 7 months later, the song became popular and a trend, nice 😌
Yo I was waiting for this. Thanks!
Edit: yep full moon full life is like a time machine for me too. It's new but it's very persona 3. Like, it's a song for going back to p3.
Imagine when he hears the unknown ost
(I dont know the name but it is a banger and it got leaked quite early)
The unused battle song intended for Strega?
I love the fact that Lotus Juice came back for this
Gotta say, loving the timed reactions, idk if it's intentional but seeing reactions in the same day a game of the series releases is great
Just started playing persona 3 and ngl, i will sit in battles just listening to its going down now
It feels like all of the new tracks were always in the game. Reload is one hell of a remake.
Not only are these new, he re-recorded the entire album.
Changing Seasons and Mass Destruction. Exactly.
The way I got so excited to see you react to this ost
The persona series has some of gaming's best tracks, and I hope you experience all of them!
This soundtrack has the right amount of rock, hip-hop, and jazz.
This is a 2024 remake of a 2006 classic, but the music is very remniciant of the early 2000s. So you get a mix of new and old.
"I wonder if they use any motifs?"
*burn my dread motif*
My deepest thanks to the platinum member that made this video possible!
Full Moon, Full Life is the new opening, while It's Going Down Now is used as a battle theme when you catch enemies off guard. Mass Destruction plays in normal battles.
I do hope you'll get to listen to Color Your Night as well 😄 it's definitely one of the, if not the, best track in the game.
Jesses all The persona 3 Music That You Heard Before are All Remix and new and The New Tracks that you Heard for the Remake are Great Persona 3,4 and 5 are The Best Music Same for Persona 1& 2 Hearing the OG Music and The New Remix Tracks For The Reload Verion is something
So I played the original P3 (I still own my FES disk but it no longer works lo). I absolutely love the new tracks P3R added and Full Moon, Full life is my second favorite opening song for the franchise. I still like You are Stronger from Strikers a bit more, but this one is an easy 2nd place and a VERY close second. Also the "cleaning" arc the persona fandom went through for It's going down now was absolutely hilarious and I loved every time we went crazy because it got a bit cleaner.
Lotus juice never left. He's just not at the forefront like he is in P3.. PQ was made between 4 and 5 has him, PQ2, collabs and all 3 dancing games made after P5 has him in it.
I get goosebumps listening to the intro every time, so far loving the music for the remake