While I recognize that the majority of listeners will likely be people who already love the game, itвЂ™s interesting to think about those who might be hearing Last Surprise for the first time. ThatвЂ™s why I think itвЂ™s so important that Persona 5вЂ™s soundtrack is on Spotify now. This is particularly apt for music, because listening to the album in isolation and hearing the songs as they are portrayed in the game itself are two radically different experiences. What IвЂ™m saying is that by highlighting the aspects of games that folks might be more familiar with, we can make it easier for people who arenвЂ™t necessarily very well-versed on the industry to dive into what, from the outside, can seem like an insular and impenetrable hobby. In my eyes, the constant comparisons to film are dull and inherently defeatist. I put on a cover of Beneath the Mask when I was with my friends before and they all thought it was a funky jazz tune вЂ“ nobody knew it was a track from a video game.ДЇor what itвЂ™s worth, I think pretending that games are anything other than games is futile and counterproductive. I think when we talk about games becoming increasingly visible in the wider public sphere, itвЂ™s important to recognize the inherent power of a strikingly impressive score. While most elements of a game are constructed to work in sync with one another, music is capable of transcending that вЂ“ it has its own tenable merits that allow it to be judged independently of the text it is part of.

The thing about music is that itвЂ™s also much more than a component of overall design. If you happened to check out my favourite games of 2020, youвЂ™ll probably know that I attach quite a lot of weight to music, primarily because I reckon itвЂ™s one of the most atmospherically evocative components of a cohesive and memorable video game experience. IвЂ™ve been an advocate for giving video game soundtracks their due diligence for as long as I can remember.

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