Music Analysis | Persona 3 Reload OP 

Update: There were so many comments saying I needed to do the Full Version, so I did! I put that reaction on Patreon! 👉www.patreon.com/drumrolltonyreacts

Regarding the male rap part which you said feels a bit outdated... its because in a way, its supposed to be! This is a new composition, but the original game released in 2006 and the game takes place in the mid 2000s as well. The new tracks for this remake were of course written with the intent of blending in with the old tracks, so thats why you have this late 90s/2000s vibe here. Also fun fact,, the rapper Lotus Juice is the same guy they had back in the 2006 original!

Color Your Night and Changing Seasons are absolute BANGERS

You're absolutely right about the sound being reminiscent of 90s and 2000s music, the game is set in 2009 and was originally made in 2006. So it was trying to capture that same sound, even though this song is actually from a game released in 2024. From your reaction as someone who hasn't played the games, I'd say it did its job. Glad you enjoyed it.

"It's a full moon again, crazy how time flies," is likely a nod to this being a remake of the original 2006 game. It's been roughly 20 years; time really has flown. It also ends with "Burn your dread," which is a callback to the original opening. It's also on the MP3 player in the beginning. This game has very strong themes about death and our mortality as humans, but as you progress, it takes on more of a positive take rather than being nihilistic. It's grim and very 2000s, and they opted to keep some of that style with the new tracks. This was 100% made to update the game for new and to keep old fans happy, lots of love went into it.

It’s always funny seeing people listen to Lotus Juice rapping. He’s always such a hit or miss with people

Fun fact: the songs he’s skips in the beginning of the intro are the songs that played for the intro of the other versions of Persona 3! Then he stops on the 3rd which is the song for the new intro😅

You're right Lotus Juice is a cheeseball but that fits persona 3 perfectly. The campiness and the fact that he made the music for the original just adds to the feeling of nostalgia.

Neeeeed a Color Your Night reaction, that song has quickly become one of my favorites from the game!!!

In Akihiko's words.... "I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS"

What do you think about this song?

I know the cheesy hip hop can be a hard sell, but it really grows on you the more you listen to it. Its set in the 2000's so the corny vibe is kind of an intentional choice. I can understand being kinda turned off from it, but personally i love it.

This song has some cool motifs in it, a lot of the parts are calling back to a song called burn my dread from the original game

I finished playing P3R yesterday. Thank you, JRPG and you.

Lotus juice(the male singer) is someone you kinda grow on as time passes. The game is set in 2009.

This song is great and pretty fun to listen to, can't wait for you to react on the new (and remaked) songs in the game. "Color Your Night" and "It's Going Down Now" are also one of the favorites and the best ones in the P3R soundtrack.

P3R has some more amazing songs, two I recommend you to react to are "its going down now" and "color your night"

Ran into this channel by accident. Love seeing professionals react and ACTUALLY react so openly and genuinely to all sorts of music. Very much enjoying your content, and am very glad you have the Persona series in your videos. Wonderful OST's across their time periods honestly.

You should absolutely do more videos for this soundtrack, it’s amazing. Color your night, mass destruction, changing seasons, it’s going down now are all ones that are great.

This song brought a lot of emotions for me the first time I heard it. It has so many call backs and influences to the original game that came out like 17 years ago. So even with just the lyric "Crazy how time flies" resonated so much to me. I absolutely adored this game and played it on day 1 when it came out and the music for this song was such a pleasant surprise. Lotus Juice is the rapper from the original game's soundtrack and so its awesome to hear him return for the remake version of this game.

It's funny that you mention the music sounds old. It's part of the game aesthetic since it takes place in 2009.

The original game was made in 2006, and set in 2009. The hip hop vocals are a big part of the original soundtrack, so it's very nostalgic for fans of the game. The female vocalist is completely new to Persona though, and I like her voice a lot.

i literally cry when i'm listening to the chorus

This is such a great opening, I love how much it pays homage to Burn My Dread the original P3 opening, through using rhythmical motifs from that song. Since this is the opening it’s only half the song, there’s a full version that’s definitely worth checking out.

This is actually a truncated version. There's a second verse and a sort of bridge, plus a proper rap verse from Lotus Juice. Also, the lyric that I'm pretty sure you misheard there is "carpe diem," Latin for "seize the day." A major theme of the game is coming to terms with our mortality, and making the best of the time we have while we're alive. Hence the incredibly morbid imagery in the video as well.

The rapping is lotus juice, he's a large part of Persona 3's image, youll hear him alot if you continue through the OST

Song title: Full Moon Full Life -Opening Movie version- Lyrics: Lotus Juice Rap: Lotus Juice Vocals: Azumi Takahashi Original Composer: Atsushi Kitajo Arrangement: Atsushi Kitajo it's fool moon again crazy how time flies one might wonder if past path was in the right direction but I do believe things come to life by accident when it remains on sounds like it's meant to be (Wake Up) New space made when things fall apart (Get Up) what matters after ending's how you left a mark (Don't wait up) Fire in my sould fire in my heart 'ti I you see me on the other side of stars, I'm running All the journeys start some where with a first step No one's sure what lies ahead, be bold and brave (stand up) roads may be rough and tough though it will lead some where (nothing easy get up and go get it go) sometimes it's journey itself that teaches a lot about the destination not aware of no matter how far (no matter how far) how you go (how you go) how long it may last venture life burn your dread (Carpe diem no time to waste, you gotta venture life go get it burn your dread)

If you're looking for persona 3 OST i highly recommend you "Its going Down" absolute banger.

it’s following the leitmotif of “Burn My Dread” from the original Persona 3

Oh yea! Glad you did a reaction to the opening and happy you went to the full ver. too!!! Knowing the context and history of the game really change how you view this opening a lot!

So happy to see you covering the op of my fav game ever. Color Your Night and It's Going Down are also bangers. Thanks!

The game is set in 2009. And was originally released in 2006. The songs he cycles through before landing on the opener are the opening songs from previous versions of the game. This song is very much in the same feel as the rest of the music in the game. The game's story is _very_ dark, and I think it needs this upbeat, pop feel in much of the music to balance it out. "I don't know what Dude is saying. Sounds like he probly dropped some F-bom s a couple times." You're hearing the "up" in "Wake up," "Stand up," "Get up," etc. Ithink the problem is that these aren't native English speakers singing English lyrics, combined with Lotus Juice's voice being mixed kinda low.

so excited to see you cover this! great analysis, hearing you talk about some of the technical details only makes me appreciate the track more. if you decide to cover more songs from P3R, Mass Destruction is one of the main combat themes and is really fun. Burn my Dread is the final boss music in this game, and was the opening music from the original persona 3 back in 2006.

I've been waiting for this

I liked the in depth analysis, I’ve been listening to this song a lot, so it’s nice to finally be able to pick it apart and see someone talk about the things that make me like it 👌

Hooo boyyy, i've been waiting for this!

About half way through the game now since it came out at the start of the month and it's absolutely worth it for anyone looking to get into the series and for a longtime fan who's played the other games like myself. I have never been this proud to say I love Persona.

Yeah, I had a feeling you wouldn't like Lotus Juice. He gets a lot of flak in the music community since people don't take him seriously and think he's corny/lame. It's fine though. I can see why the opinion exists. I think he's cool though. Also, I'd probably recommend avoiding Persona 3 music if he wasn't your style. Like Lyn in Persona 5 who shows up in most of the songs, Lotus Juice shows up in a lot of the Persona 3 songs. Fun fact about Persona 5 and Persona 3, Lotus Juice actually helped write some of the Persona 5 songs and taught Lyn the proper intonation and feel of them since she doesn't really speak English.

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: [00:00] Introducción [Introducción al análisis musical] - El analista musical Drum Tony comenta que nunca ha jugado Persona 3 y que el canal se centra en el análisis musical. - Pide a los espectadores que le comenten cualquier detalle relevante sobre el video musical. [02:19] Análisis de Instrumentos: Análisis de Instrumentos en la introducción - Analiza el sonido del teclado que emula cuerdas (picado) en lugar de usar un arco. - Describe el bajo con una línea descendente que aporta profundidad. - Menciona el sonido del teclado del fondo y el picado de las cuerdas. [04:13] Análisis Musical: Sección del Verso [Análisis del verso] - Analiza el cambio de ritmo en la sección del verso con paradas y un estilo más fragmentado. - Compara el sonido del bajo de la introducción con el del verso, siendo este último más redondo. - Destaca la importancia de los pequeños cambios en la instrumentación para diferenciar las secciones. [06:20] Análisis Musical: Reacción a la Pre-estribación [Impresiones de la pre-estribación] - El analista reconoce que la pre-estribación le resulta peculiar por su estilo. - Reconoce elementos como la guitarra distorsionada y la voz con un aire poético. - Aclara que su falta de contexto del videojuego le dificulta una apreciación completa. [08:39] Análisis Musical: Análisis del Estribillo [Sección del Estribillo] - Analiza el cambio en la percusión del estribillo comparada con la introducción. - Describe la instrumentación del estribillo con guitarras distorsionadas, bajo marcando el ritmo y coro de fondo. - Destaca la melodía pegadiza y fácil de recordar de la voz principal. Made with HARPA AI

I've been waiting for this!!!

The game is set in 2009, and the Mp3 player was actually an old Sony one since these games were originally playstation exclusives. There's a lot of neat references in this intro, but the best has to be the intro melody being the same as that of the original persona 3 opening theme on ps2 "Burn My Dread." Makoto actually flips past it when the intro is building up to the start of the theme. As always love the analysis work, would love to see your thoughts on "it's going down now" in p3reload.

NEED to do It's Going Down Now, beautiful vocals and great energy throughout.

The music player at the beginning actually plays the opening that would play here in the original game, as well as another song reference, before changing to the new song.

Most Emotional Soundtrack - Best Of「Yuki Kajiura 」Heart Warming Instrumental Compilation

Pre-chorus section: the word you're looking for is "nu-metal" and this is on purpose since the original game is from 2006.

I'VE WAITED WEEKS FOR THIS

"Color your night" from the Persona 3 Reload ost. Banger that you have to listen to.

I get chills every time I start the game. Have to listen to it once at least.

I was skeptical and scared for this game to come out but im so happy with it

i'm loving this song and i'm loving this game so far... definitely in my top 3 for sure

Every piece from the P3R ost is a banger

I Like watching your videos, it makes me put more attention to the details that otherwise i'd let it pass

MAN, YOU NEED TO LISTEN THE FULL VERSION, IS INSANELY GOOD

hope youll check out more from the OST, they really did a spectacular job with the remake including brand new songs on top of recreations of the old songs. Highly recommend checking out "Its going down now" as its the other new song added to the remake and "Master of Tartarus" if youre looking for something a bit more instrumental

The original game out i believe in 2006 so there is a lot of nostalgia i think in the song in how its composed.

I get chills every time I hear this opening lol

it didnt even seem like he wanted to pause it for the last part because of how good it is

There's a full version of this song, btw.

this my favorite persona opening I absolutely do not mind anything you said though I love how you expressed your opinion unapologetically

Burn My Dread (Final Battle)

Let's goooooo. More Persona music 🎶

It’s going down now is also an amazing song if you do another p3 video

3:17 that pause was FIRE

I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on "Master of Shadow" from the game too

Your reaction to Lotus Juice is what I'd describe as typical xD It's great.

3:18 The moment he stopped was perfect.

I highly recommand you Color your nights, It's going down now, Changing seasons and Burn my dread Absolute banger from persona 3 reload

The persona series has such great songs, persona 3 reload makes no exception. You should definetly consider making more analysis of this game

A lot of people responded about the male singer so i will just say that the brass part in the pre-chorus is taken from the original opening of the original persona 3. The original opening is also referenced at the beginning when the protagonist changes songs on the Mp3 player since the opening is the song "Burn my dread"

Color Your Night, Changing Seasons, Deep Breath Deep Breath, and It’s Going Down Now.

when the moon's reaching out stars next? you'll love the drums on it

Would have been cool if you reviewed the full version of the song. The second half is really cool!

About the pre-chorus, I should say that the game is based in 2009, so I do feel that part fitting for the year

Would love for you to analyze Color Your Night, might be my favorite song aside from the one at the credits

Thank you for this one, make sure to check out other p3r songs like color your night and its going down now

I love that, you love persona music 😊 love watching these!

Why didn't he do the full version

Oh yeah this gon be a banger

The male singer, named Lotus Juice, has actually been writing lyrics for this series since the original version of Persona 3 came out back in 2006. He's especially known for the song "Burn My Dread", and he inserts a reference to it in most of the lyrics he writes for in this series. For the record, he doesn't just write raps, though that's mostly what he's known for. He's also written other songs. For example, he wrote the lyrics to "No More What Ifs" for Persona 5 Royal.

DrummRollTony reacting to something from my hyperfixation I cheered

the hole soundtrack for this game deserves its own breakdown , highly recommend

Tony not being able to stifle laughter at Lotus Juice twelve out of twelve times right to the end is pure comedy gold

OH MY GOD BRO REALLY DID THSI JUST AS I GOT AKIHIKO IN THE PARTY THIS IS INSANE

We really need Tony to listen to Libera me from Hell

This game have a lot of amazing tracks

Meaning of the armbands is sick 😎

Highly recommend listening to Memories of You Instrumental Version

LFGG!! pls make it a series, there're TONS of gem in Persona 3

Oh you'll love color your night

oh lets go you've hopped on persona, lets fucking goo

The song is about living after a loved one has died. You should read the lyrics. Its very emotional

Would loce to see to see you react to iwatodai dorm persona 3 reload, thays a really fun one

Great reaction! Would be criminal if someone didn’t recommend you the new Sleep Token drum playthrough by II playing The Summoning on Drumeo. Highly recommend

i think you would really enjoy an artist called mid-air-thief, and their songs “these chains” or “why?”, love the vids!

You NEED to listen to Whims of Fate and Life will Change from Persona 5 they are so god damn funky and fire

Ik I love this song but I come to this channel to know WHY i love it (other than lyrical references to the game)

i would recommend from the anime movie Sing a Bit of Harmony the song - Lead Your Partner - from Tsuchiya Tao

Color your night, It's going down now, Mass Destruction are the ones I would want to to cover the most cause they are amazing!

A lot of the persona games have a lot of bangers that you should definitely check out 😊

Would love to hear your opinions on Color Your Night - probably the best track from the remake