Persona 3 Reload - Full Moon, Full Life / It's Going Down Now | Reacting To Video Game Music! 

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.

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.

"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

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.

I always love the reaction that people have when lotus juice sings

My only problem with "It's Going Down Now" is that sometimes the battle doesn't last long enough.

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

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.

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.💙

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

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.

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.

Getting a Jesse reaction of a game ost the night it comes out was a fun surprise. Can't wait to hear more

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! :)

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.

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?!

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.

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 :)

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.

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.

All of the new songs are very popular but "Color Your Night" is easily my favorite of the bunch.

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.

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.

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 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?

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!!!

So glad to see you reacting to these already. You gotta listen to color your night as well, that song is absolutely 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.

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.

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!

I really hope you gonna react to Color Your Night too arguably one of the best P3R ost

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.

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.

this opening might have become my new favorite persona opening, lotus juice just elevates it so much too

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 Reload is a fantastic starting point, i think you would love it uncle Jess

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

I'am a new viewer. This is one of my favorite videogame music and I played games since I know my existence.

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.

Let's goooo Hope you can do Color Your Night too one day, it's so incredibly good I'm shattered (no bias)

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"

These are the two songs I've been listening in loop for the past two weeks, so convenient haha

The way I got so excited to see you react to this ost

They redid the Iwatodai dorm theme, Lotus is the lead vocal of that

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.

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.

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.

the music in persona games really do their own thing, they sort of have this rock/jazz/ and pop thing going on.

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.

These are peak in this game, but even so ‘color your night’ is absolutely my fav. I think you’d love it

full moon full life might be my new fav persona opening theme - and that's saying a lot, cuz there are SO many bangers

"I wonder if they used any motifs in this?" You say as a motif from Burn My Dread plays in the background 😂

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.

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.

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.

Really hoping people start posting bass tabs for some of the P3R songs soon. If love to start learning them

As a persona 3 fan, this has been a “We are so fricking back” experience

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.

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

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

So Excited!!!

It's Going Down Now takes its motif from Persona 3 Portable battle theme (Wiping All Out iirc)

I get goosebumps listening to the intro every time, so far loving the music for the remake

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.

Persona 3 defines my high school days. I can't wait to get back into this game.

When I first heard this (It's going down now) song I sat there on the all out attack prompt just listening. God.

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

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!

Kitajoh did an amazing job with these new soundtracks. I’m looking forward to what he does with Persona 6

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.

The persona series has some of gaming's best tracks, and I hope you experience all of them!

The new P3 song color your night has lotus singing

Oh boy, you will love these I hope, at least, but I'm pretty sure you will

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.

*puts on glasses* it’s going down now 😎 New viewer btw great video! I actually like listening to game OSTs so this channel is definitely a fit for me man much love I’ll be checking out your other vids

new viewer here played persona 3 portable on the psp played persona 4 / golden and now playing persona 3 reload you got a new sub!

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.

To answer your curiosity: we adore it.

Huge Persona fan here and I love the new songs

New viewer here, never played Persona 3 but i cant wait for my copy to get in now, Full moon is so good!

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.

Imagine when he hears the unknown ost (I dont know the name but it is a banger and it got leaked quite early)

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

Dang and I was gonna request the Shinobi 3 ost

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.

After finishing the game, this song and the ending song makes me ugly cry 🥹

It's funny how you mentioned motifs, right as they used a motif.

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.

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.

I love the fact that Lotus Juice came back for this

I'm a few months late to this BUT I feel like if you were ever planning on getting into the Persona series Persona 3 Reload is the perfect place to start

Not only are these new, he re-recorded the entire album.

My deepest thanks to the platinum member that made this video possible!

I'm a big p3 fan and so far it's been awesome hearing the music again in the game. I'm still early in the game but for me the guitars in unavoidable battle did not hit which is too bad cause it was one of my favs. I think the new chorus in mass destruction doesn't hit the same either. The iconic dorm theme has new vocals from Lotus Juice and while I love the original I am vibing with the new one. I know Meguro is gone but I like the new songs.

It feels like all of the new tracks were always in the game. Reload is one hell of a remake.