Persona 5 promotes jazz remix, May 20

Persona5: The Phantom X used its official channels on May 20 to push a jazz remix of “It’s Going Down Now,” a song from Persona 3 Reload, through a newly released special movie. The video was posted on the game’s official YouTube channel and tied directly to an in-game crossover beat: “The Persona 3 Reload Special Event starts May 21 in Persona5: The Phantom X!” the description says. It also invites viewers to “Enjoy this jazz remix of It’s Going Down Now, the hit song from P3R!” May 20 matters here because the release functions as both a music drop and an event promotion. The official P5X news site separately said “Persona X-Stream #18” would air on May 20 with updates on the next version of the game, linking the date to a broader rollout of announcements across the title’s official media. ### Which game account actually posted the remix? (youtube.com) The official Persona5: The Phantom X YouTube channel carried the video under the title “Persona5: The Phantom X - It’s Going Down Now P5X Remix Special Movie.” The available page text identifies it as an official upload rather than a fan repost, and the game’s own news page lists that same YouTube channel and the official X account among its primary social platforms. (persona5x.com) The P5X news page, published May 18, pointed players to the official YouTube account at `@P5XOfficialWest` and the official X account `@P5XOfficialWest` for announcements and campaign information. That gives the remix push a clear chain of attribution to the game’s Western-facing official channels. ### What does the special movie say about the timing? (youtube.com) The YouTube description names May 21 as the start date for the “Persona 3 Reload Special Event” inside Persona5: The Phantom X. That places the remix movie one day ahead of the event itself and frames the release as a lead-in rather than a standalone soundtrack post. The wording also ties the remix to Persona 3 Reload by name and calls “It’s Going Down Now” a “hit song from P3R.” The post does not, in the text available from the page capture, give a separate commercial release plan beyond the video itself. (persona5x.com) ### Where did “It’s Going Down Now” come from? Atlus’ official music channel has separately identified “It’s Going Down Now” as a Persona 3 Reload song and credited the original track to composer Atsushi Kitajoh with lyrics by Lotus Juice. (youtube.com) The official music video page for the song also names vocalists Azumi Takahashi and Lotus Juice. That background explains why the P5X post presents the remix as a crossover marker. (youtube.com) Persona5: The Phantom X is borrowing one of the better-known Persona 3 Reload tracks to promote its May 21 special event, while keeping the branding centered on P5X’s own official channels. ### Is there evidence this was part of a larger May 20 rollout? The official P5X news post dated May 18 said a new “Persona X-Stream” broadcast would air on May 20 at 12:00 PM UTC and would include “the latest updates and exclusive information” about the game. (youtube.com) The listed participants were MC Hyakka Ryouran, assistant MC Satomi Akesaka, who voices Tomoko Noge, and guest MoeMi, who voices Manaka Nagao. (youtube.com) Those details do not mention the remix by name, but they show May 20 was already scheduled as an announcement day for the game. The remix movie arrived against that backdrop, one day before the Persona 3 Reload special event begins on May 21, according to the video description. (youtube.com) (persona5x.com)