Hearing Persona 2's score on vinyl is like finding out your favorite band actually sounds better live. Both Innocent Sin and Eternal Punishment are represented here, and the PS1-era synths take on this warm analog quality that just fits.
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"Hero's Theme" still has that melancholic cool that defined the series before it went full pop. The boss battle themes are relentless, especially the Final Boss Battle with its desperate intensity. Character themes like "Kurosu's Theme" and "Maya's Theme" carry so much personality in surprisingly simple arrangements.
"Club Zodiac" is a mood. "Velvet Room" in both versions shows how much that one space evolved between games. If you've only heard Persona starting from 3, going back to these PS1 compositions will completely reframe what the series is about.