Proto:Persona 5/December 4th, 2015/Audio/Early Music

This is a sub-page of Proto:Persona 5/December 4th, 2015/Audio.

This article is a work in progress. ...Well, all the articles here are, in a way. But this one moreso, and the article may contain incomplete information and editor's notes.

To do: Still more early songs to cover?

Missing Tracks

This build has a total of 68 songs, which is most of the music that is in the final, but lacks some songs:

• Phantom
• Life Will Change
• Days of Sisters
• Beneath the Mask
• Beneath the Mask -Rain-
• Sweatshop (Another Version)
• Impromptu for the Next Prime Minister
• Freedom and Peace
• Yaldabaoth
• Our Beginning
• When Mother Was There (Another Version)
• A Woman (Another Version)
• Crane Game
• Tanaka's Shady Committees
• Accident On-Air
• Rivers in the Desert (Instrumental Version)
• Rivers in the Desert
• Big Bang Burger March
• Triple Seven

Tracks With Major Changes

A sizable amount of the songs are different from their final versions in some way, ranging from minor to major changes.

Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There

Early	Final

The opening theme, while having the same visuals is different; It features Yumi Kawamura instead of Lyn, the instrumentation is slightly different while being in a lower key and the lyrics are different. This would also be present in the February and March builds.

The presence of the song is strange due to the near-finalized theme and instrumentation being revealed in the PV01 trailer from February 2015, and the finalized vocals in September 2015. It's likely that someone just forgot to update it or it was just deemed a lower priority, much like some of the other design changes in the game.

The following lyrics below are audibly transcribed, with the final version for comparison;

Early

Final

Good morning, I'm just in the sky a crazy world I live in having nowhere I can be myself you drop that on my mind so remember you know how do I say (do you know more than I?) keep it or move on you know how do I say (take it away) desperate just through a morning I feel just like a fire I just feel it and breathe in as I never let you go keep you right at the minute make you run at the fire Try to fight off the begging I’ve every way to go

Who am I, am I not unique? maybe I'm not here at all look, the fakers, blinding us with lies the breakers of us all oh, it's useless what could it mean that we're here? can we make a difference if we don't break outta here? wake up, get up, get out there raise your voice against liars feed your anger like fire why does nobody want change? just imagine you're out there swatting lies in the making can't move fast without breaking if you hold on, life won't change

Other Major Changes

Sorted by Official Soundtrack order. Note that the multiple bgm duplicates in the same file sound identical, where some of them would be removed or separated in later builds and the final game.

Internal File	Track Name	Early	Final	Notes
bgm_010	Tension			A remix of 'Tension' with the internal name bgm_010, that would be removed in later builds. In the February build onward bgm_010 and bgm_025 - another version of 'Tension' - would be identical.
bgm_300, bgm_310, bgm_320	Last Surprise			One of the most different out of the early music tracks. The song is in a different key, the instrumentation is noticeably unfinished and the song lacks vocals, instead using a guitar and synth for the melody. It was originally used in the PV02 trailer.
bgm_001, bgm_620	Tokyo Emergency			Different in instrumentation with heavier emphasis on the percussion.
bgm_440, bgm_441	Sweatshop			Very different. Starts off with the early version of 'High Pressure' and then cuts at 0:26 to a more familiar sounding Sweatshop, the main instrument sounds a little different. The melody seems to be the same. Overall very unfinished. bgm_441 ended up becoming 'Sweatshop (Another Version)' in the final release of the game.
bgm_610	Tokyo Daylight			Different in instrumentation, lacking the strings, guitar and heavier emphasis on the percussion. An electric piano is used in place of Lyn's vocals.
bgm_450, bgm_451	The Whims of Fate			Though the overall structure is the same, it's much more richer in instrumentation, such as the increased backing in the intro and overall song. This song uses a synth lead in its place of Lyn's vocals.
bgm_102	Hoshi To Bokura To			This track, like the others, lacks any vocals and instead uses synths. It is also much shorter than the final version and has a slightly different melody. In the final release, bgm_102 is 'Freedom and Peace' and 'Hoshi To Bokura To' isn't present with the other bgm files as it is embedded in the credits' movie file, mov045. In this build a longer, but still unfinished, version is also embedded within movie file mov045. The final audio used on this page is taken from the official OST release as the movie file's audio has sound effects and dialogue mixed in.

Tracks With Minor Changes

Sorted by Official Soundtrack order. Note that the multiple bgm duplicates in the same file sound identical, where some of them would be removed or separated in later builds and the final game.

Internal File	Track Name	Early	Final	Notes
bgm_600, bgm_640	Beneath The Mask (Instrumental Version)			Different mixing which sounds a little muddier in comparison to the final. The beta version is also missing an entire section of the song (at 3:01 in the final version) and is much shorter overall. bgm_640 went on to become the normal vocal version of the song.
bgm_025	Tension			A more familiar version of Tension. Missing distorted guitar in the second part of the song, and loops without percussion. It and bgm_010 become identical in later builds.
bgm_011, bgm_026, bgm_027	Awakening	300px	300px	Very very slight mixing differences, not really noticeable unless the early and final versions are overlaid and played at the same time. In the February build, bgm_026 and bgm_027 would become a shorter, non-looping version of the song.
bgm_335	Will Power			Missing the second part after the first loop.
bgm_017, bgm_403	King, Queen and Slaves (Another Version)			Keyboard is off tune compared to the final. The mixing is also slightly different.
bgm_400, bgm_401, bgm_402	King, Queen and Slaves			Slightly different-sounding lead instrument, part at 0:26 has less backing instrumentation, same with part at 0:40 with a guitar backing added.
bgm_341,	Talk			The keyboard at 0:28 is in a different key compared to the final.
bgm_340,	Triumph			The early version of the game's victory theme has a longer intro section than the final. This early version of the song was mentioned by composer Shoji Meguro in an interview in the Original Soundtrack's booklet.
bgm_021	Confession / Secret			This early version has slightly different drums and uses a trumpet in place of the final's guitar. The final version got rid of the intro segment.
bgm_032	Confession / Secret	300px	300px	Another early version of the song which has the same traits as the one above.
bgm_503	Layer Cake			This early version has a trumpet in place of the final's guitar, and the melody is very slightly different.
bgm_630	Life Will Change (Instrumental Version)			The guitar melody at 0:35 is slightly different and the keyboard at 1:19 is missing in the early version. The mixing is also slightly different.
bgm_023	Blood of Villain			Exactly the same, except for the bass and drums being mixed slightly differently.
bgm_013, bgm_331, bgm_332, bgm_333, bgm_334	Blooming Villain			Nearly the same, the melody is slightly different, it's most noticeable around 0:10 and the underlying sounds at 0:52 are missing. The guitar that comes in at 1:10 is also less fine-tuned. In the final game bgm_332 becomes 'Rivers in the Desert -instrumental version-', bgm_333 becomes 'Jaldabaoth', and bgm_334 becomes 'Our Beginning'.
bgm_024	Regret			Strings are louder and more prominent. The song is also shorter by about 40 seconds.
bgm_502	Butterfly Kiss			Basically the same until 2:10, though the early version is one or two beats ahead of the final, and the shaker in the left channel isn't present. At 2:10 the early version loops back to the section 40 seconds in, while the final loops to the beginning of the song.
bgm_495	Have a Short Rest			Lacks the backing guitar. Really noticeable between 0:25 and 0:50. The transition between the A and B sections also sounds much more haphazard in the early version.
bgm_000	My Homie			Lacks the guitar melody and backing piano throughout the song.
bgm_002	Wicked Plan			Lacks the guitar's backing melody and solo sections. Also missing some percussion throughout the song.
bgm_030	Wicked Plan	300px	300px	Another version of the song with the same traits as above, but with an intro segment. The final is double the length of the early version.
bgm_410, bgm_411	A Woman			Trumpet used as a lead instrument. bgm_411 would eventually be replaced by 'A Woman (Another Version)' by the final build.
bgm_031	Sunset Bridge			Lacks the guitar backing melody throughout the song. The middle section is also slightly extended in the final version.
bgm_003	Sunset Bridge (No Intro)			Same as above, just without the intro.
bgm_209	Crossroads			The early version starts 1-2 beats earlier and is muffled compared to the final. Additionally, the final plays more of its third loop before fading out.
bgm_022	Suspicion			Slightly different lead piano mixing and lacks the strings and overall build-up in the second half of the song.
bgm_018	High Pressure			Nearly the same except for the melody. This version of the song would likely be reworked into Sweatshop (Another Version).
bgm_420, bgm_421, bgm422	Price			Lacks the melody variance at 0:47, and the drumroll at 1:23. bgm_422 would eventually be replaced by 'Price (Another Version)' by the final build.
bgm_330	Keeper of Lust			Slight FX filter differences between 1:55-2:13, with less emphasis on higher frequencies compared to the final.
bgm_037	Life Goes On			Different mixing in the intro such as quieter percussion, and lacking the strings in some parts of the song. The guitar at 1:23 is also barely audible and the bass line melody at 1:40 is different.
bgm_430, bgm_431, bgm_432, bgm_433,	When Mother Was There			Mixed differently, the drums throughout the song are much quieter. bgm_432 and bgm_433 end up being replaced by 'When Mother Was There (Another Version)' in the March build and in the final build. It is roughly two bpm slower than the final version, which was noted by Shoji Meguro in an interview in the Original Soundtrack's booklet.
bgm_034	Alleycat			Different lead instrument tuning.
bgm_005	Alleycat (No Intro)			Same as above, except the guitar is replaced with a MIDI saxophone instrument.
bgm_033	Alleycat			Same as above, except with an intro. The finalized version would be duplicated from the bgm_034 file.
bgm_015	Alright (Elp version)			Lacks the quiet maracas backing and has louder lead piano mixing at 0:42.
bgm_007	New Beginning (No Intro)			Missing the sections with just the flute and the clapping that appears in the final at 1:40 and 3:50.
bgm_014	Alright			Lacks the guitar backing. The cymbal sound is louder and different at 0:16 and the secondary instrument sound is a lot less filtered.
bgm_009	Break It Down (Elp version)			Different mixing, and the bass at 0:52 is slightly different.
bgm_700	The Spirit			The drum has more echo, the trumpet is more prominent at 0:20, and the strings are louder at 0:37.
bgm_004, bgm_720, bgm_721	What's Going On?			Missing the maracas at the beginning and the guitar starting at 0:20. There are also apparent drumroll sounds after 0:20 that were removed in the final, and the background piano is off-tune as usual.
bgm_029	Sweet			Missing extra strings at around 0:04, and has slightly different percussion at the beginning. The guitar is missing from the lead at 1:06.
bgm_016	Sweet (No Intro)			Same as above, except without an intro. From the March build onwards, this version would be overwritten with the intro.
bgm_210	Planetarium			Has extra backing that would be removed in the final.
bgm_215	Home Electronics Store			No filter and has louder bass backing. This bgm entry would be overwritten by 'Triple Seven' in the February build.
bgm_208	Home Electronics Store			Same as above but filtered and it is now the same length as the final. The filter used here is not final.
bgm_214	Welcome Home, Master!			The high-pass filter used here is slightly different.
bgm_212	Time to Repent			Almost identical except for the long note 0:45, which would be removed.
bgm_213	Destinyland			Different filter compared to the final.
bgm_641	Beneath the Mask -Rain- Instrumental Version)			Identical up until 6:54. The early version keeps looping the previous bars, while the final version transitions into a new segment of the song.
bgm_008	Break It Down			Most notably is missing the swelling notes in the background. Also has different mixing on the drums and some of the guitar is missing.
bgm_036	So Boring	300px	300px	The drums are different, and the middle section in the early version is longer.
bgm_460, bgm_461	Ark	300px	300px	The synth at the start is louder from the beginning, whereas in the final it gets louder gradually.
bgm_020	Desire	300px	300px	Overall much quieter, with much more prominent strings. The melody is slightly different as well.
bgm_100, bgm_200, bgm_201, bgm_202, bgm_203, bgm_204, bgm_205, bgm_206, bgm_207, bgm_470, bgm_490, bgm_710				These tracks are just 2:10 of silence. In the final release, bgm_207 becomes 'Tanaka's Shady Commodities', bgm_470 becomes 'Freedom and Peace' identical to bgm_102, and bgm_710 becomes a looping section of 'Swear to My Bones'. The remaining nine stay silent.

Tracks With No Changes

Some tracks in the beta build are identical to the final release. Note that the multiple bgm duplicates in the same file sound identical, where some of them would be removed or separated in later builds and the final game.

Internal File	Track Name	Notes
bgm_500, bgm_501	Hymn of the Soul	This song has been used since Persona 3 without change. However, the early version is slightly longer by 4 seconds due to added silence between loops at 5:35 and 11:10.
bgm_028	Endless Days
bgm_480	Mementos
bgm_006	New Beginning
bgm_035	Disquiet
bgm_211	Meiji Shrine	Notably, this is the only song in the game to not make it onto the official OST release.