List of Music in Persona 5

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This is a list of music in Persona 5.

Main Themes

Song Title Primary Usage
Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There (Opening Movie Version) Opening Movie theme song
Phantom On the title screen
Hoshi To Bokura To During the Staff Roll

Battles

Song Title Primary Usage
Last Surprise Normal Battles
Talk During Negotiation
Triumph After winning a battle
Jaldabaoth Final boss
Our Beginning During battle with Yaldabaoth, after Arsène evolves into Satanael
  • New Beginning
  • Swear to my Bones
Loops until Sinful Shell is used, then it continues into the cutscene that follows and comes to a conclusion

Locations

Tokyo

Song Title Primary Usage Notes
Hymn of the Soul Velvet Room
Beneath the Mask (Instrumental Version) In Yongen-Jaya at the beginning of the game
Tokyo Daylight Daytime in the city, before a story mission begins
Tokyo Emergency In the city, after a story mission begins
Layer Cake Untouchable
Butterfly Kiss Takemi Medical Clinic
Beneath the Mask -Rain- ? (Rain)
Crossroads Crossroads Bar
Big Bang Burger March Big Bang Burger
Triple Seven Triple Seven
Planetarium Planetarium
Home Electronics Store Home Electronics Store
Welcome Home, Master! Maid Cafe
Time to Repent Kanda Church
Beneath the Mask -Rain, (Instrumental Version)- ?
Destinyland Tokyo Destinyland The in-game version is muffled to make it sound further away
Meiji Shrine[a] Meiji Shrine This song is not present on any soundtrack release

Dungeons

Song Title Primary Usage Notes
Life Will Change Plays during the Casino Treasure Heist sequence at the beginning of the game

Also plays during the Heist sequence in the palaces for Niijima and Shido, and on the Day of Reckoning.

Mementos On all layers of Mementos
Have a Short Rest Inside of Safe Rooms
King, Queen, and Slaves Kamoshida's Palace (Castle and Underground Prison)
King, Queen, and Slaves -⁠another version⁠- Kamoshida's Palace (Tower)
A Woman Madarame's Palace
A Woman -⁠another version⁠- Madarame's Palace (Treasure Room)
Price Kaneshiro's Palace
Price -⁠another version⁠- Kaneshiro's Palace (Vault)
When Mother was There Futaba's Palace
When Mother was There -⁠another version⁠- Futaba's Palace (Desert Town)
Sweatshop Okumura's Palace
Sweatshop -⁠another version⁠- Okumura's Palace (Outer Space)
The Whims of Fate Niijima's Palace This is considered one of the game's "symbolic tracks" by Meguro
Ark Shido's Palace
Impromptu for the Next Prime Minister Shido's Palace (Restaurant) Diegetic
Piano arrangement of "Ark"
Freedom and Peace Depths of Mementos (Prison of Acedia)

Other

Song Title Primary Usage Notes
Hymn of the Soul Velvet Room Reused audio from Persona 3

Activities

Song Title Usage Notes
Endless Days When participating in any activity that increases Social Stats
So Boring During class
Life Goes On During exams
The Spirit Whenever a Confidant is established or ranked up
Sweet When spending time with the protagonist's girlfriend
Tanaka's Shady Commodities When shopping on Tanaka's Shady Commodities Remix of "Tanaka's Amazing Commodities" from Persona 3
Crane Game When interacting with the Crane Game Remix of "Junes Theme" from Persona 4
Star Forneus When playing Star Forneus on the Retro Console
Punch Ouch When playing Punch Ouch on the Retro Console
Train of Life When playing Train of Life on the Retro Console
Power Intuition When playing Power Intuition on the Retro Console
Legend of Gambla Goemon When playing Legend of Gambla Goemon on the Retro Console
Pro Golfer Sarutakhiko When playing Pro Golfer Sarutakhiko on the Retro Console

Incidental Music

Recurring background music used during story/dialogue related scenes. used to help set a specific mood.

Song Title Primary Usage Motifs Notes
Interrogation Room While Sae Niijima interrogates the protagonist
Days of Sisters scenes of the Niijima sisters talking at home
High Pressure during tense/suspenseful scenes
Regret While a Palace ruler is confessing their change of heart.
New Beginning During "happy" scenes

Cutscenes

animated cutscenes where the player cannot manually advance the dialogue themselves. for p5, the 2d ones were all created by Konishi.

Song Title Usage Motifs Notes
Escape As the protagonist escapes the Casino at the beginning of the game
Getaway & Arrest When the protagonist leaps out of a window and is apprehended by the police at the beginning of the game Last Surprise
Recollection & Foreboding When the protagonist uses the Metaverse Navigator in Shibuya and sees Arsène for the first time Tokyo Emergency
Meeting When the protagonist first meets Ann Takamaki, Suguru Kamoshida, and Ryuji Sakamoto
Into the Metaverse As the Ryuji and protagonist enter the Metaverse for the first time
Awakening When the protagonist, Ryuji Sakamoto, Ann Takamaki, Yusuke Kitagawa, Makoto Niijima, and Haru Okumura awaken to their initial Personas.

Also plays when Goro Akechi reveals his second Persona, Loki

During Futaba Sakura's awakening, Swear to my Bones and Blooming Villain play instead
Confession / Secret (Piano Version) When Ann tells the protagonist about Kamoshida's abuse.
The Collapse of Lust As Kamoshida's Palace falls apart and the Phantom Thieves escape
Suspicious Person When Yusuke Kitagawa is introduced
Memories of Summer During the fireworks festival
Treading on Scorched Sand When the Phantom Thieves drive to Futaba's Palace in the Morgana Car
The Collapse of Wrath As Futaba's Palace falls apart and the Phantom Thieves escape
Hawaii When the protagonist arrives at the airport in Hawaii
Accident on-Air After the death of Kunikazu Okumura, when the TV broadcast switches to an image of a dog
Mental Shutdown When the Principal of Shujin Academy dies
Escape (Another Version) As the protagonist escapes from Niijima's Palace, after defeating Shadow Sae
Getaway (Another Version) When the protagonist attempts to evade police by leaping out of a window after defeating Shadow Sae During the cutscene, "Arrest" is the same version that plays at the beginning of the game
Betrayer When Goro Akechi shoots the protagonist
Nothingness...? When the Phantom Thieves see news reports of protagonist was arrested During the cutscene, the song ends immediately before the protagonist's apparent suicide is revealed
Trick When Akechi frames the protagonist's murder as a suicide
Limitless Pride As the Phantom Thieves infiltrate Shido's Palace
Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There (Instrumental Version) When the Phantom Thieves reveal their Calling Card for Masayoshi Shido
The Collapse of Pride As Shido's Palace falls apart and the Phantom Thieves escape
Erosion As the Metaverse expands into the Real World A remix of "Disquiet"
Confrontation During the Holy Grail's transformation into Yaldabaoth
Hoshi To Bokura To (Piano Version) After Yaldabaoth is defeated, as the Metaverse fades away

DLC Music

music only available by purchasing DLC. can fit into any of the above categories, but is kept separate because it's not part of the primary game.

Battles

Song Title Origin Usage
A Lone Prayer Persona Replaces "Last Surprise"
Dream of Butterfly Persona Replaces "Triumph"
Battle Persona 2: Innocent Sin (PSP) Replaces "Last Surprise"
Battle Results Persona 2: Innocent Sin (PSP) Replaces "Triumph"
Mass Destruction Persona 3 Replaces "Last Surprise"
After the Battle Persona 3 Replaces "Triumph"
Time to Make History Persona 4 Golden Replaces "Last Surprise"
Period Persona 4 Replaces "Triumph"
Reach Out To The Truth (Dancing on PERSONA STAGE) Persona 4: Dancing All Night Replaces "Last Surprise"
Period ("P4D" ver.) Persona 4: Dancing All Night Replaces "Triumph"
The Arena -Stage Edit- Persona 4 Arena Replaces "Last Surprise"
Get a Triple S! Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Replaces "Triumph"
Archrival <Arrange Ver.> Shin Megami Tensei if... Original Sound Collection Replaces "Last Surprise"
Level Up (?) ? Replaces "Triumph"
Battle - A2 Shin Megami Tensei IV Replaces "Last Surprise" when the Samurai Garb is equipped by the Protagonist
Battle Over Shin Megami Tensei IV Replaces "Triumph" when the Samurai Garb is equipped by the Protagonist
Battle -Raidou- Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army Replaces "Last Surprise"
Level Up Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army Replaces "Triumph"
Stage Catherine Replaces "Last Surprise"
at more choice Catherine Replaces "Triumph"

Soundtrack Exclusive

not entirely sure if this section should exist but i'll let others decide.

Song Title Description
Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There Full version of the song


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