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Persona Super Live 2015 in Nippon Budokan debuts on YouTube on May 3rd

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Persona Super Live 2015 in Nippon Budokan debuts on YouTube on May 3rd
Persona Super Live 2015: Night of the Phantom will premiere on May 3rd on the Atlus Game Music YouTube channel.

Recorded on February 5th of, 2015 at the Nippon Budokan concert venue, music from the Persona role-playing game series is performed by vocalists Yumi Kawamura, Lotus Juice, and Shihoko Hirata, alongside composer Shoji Meguro.

The live event features arrangements of "Mass Destruction" and "Burn My Dread" from Persona 3, "Reach Out To The Truth" and "Your Affection" from Persona 4, along with "Light the Fire Up in the Night" from Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, and an instrumental medley of themes from Persona 4 Arena.

The 24-track concert album is streaming on Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon Music Unlimited. A trailer for the concert Blu-ray can be viewed on YouTube, courtesy of HMV Japan.


From the concert website:
ゲームだけではなくTVアニメーションから映画や舞台まで、様々な分野に広がり続ける『ペルソナ』シリーズ。そのサウンドもまたファンの“耳”と“心”をグっとつかみ、これまでにも数々の音楽イベントが開催されてきた。そして2月5日(木)は、1年半ぶり2度目となる待望の日本武道館公演が実現した。当日は雪の舞う、あいにくの天候となったが、日本武道館にはこの日を待ちわびたファンが詰めかけ、超満員となった会場は熱気に包まれた。
CDJapan - "PERSONA SUPER LIVE 2015 NIGHT OF THE PHANTOM DVD