Meet friendly Jin, travelling to Tokyo on his third trip to Japan, but this time with his parents. I ran into him while VoxPopping on the streets of Shinjuku. It was a strange little corner where I had set up, a first time location and I was striking out trying to meet people, when I finally spotted Jin and called him over and he was gracious enough to humour me.
I asked Jim why he kept returning to Japan for holiday and he replied to me with a french accent “for the sophistication and harmony.” Nice answer. He didn’t have any records with him but I could see from his Tower Record bag that he has scored some CDs and when I asked to check them out, he produced a original soundtrack for the popular game “Persona4” which he told me he loved for it’s “highschool vibes”, I’m guessing me meant it too him back to his school days. He’s neither the first, nor will he be the last, Tokyo Record Style subject that I have or will photograph with video game soundtracks (in fact, a few weeks later I would run around Tokyo with the COMPOSER of the music of the Halo game series), and I was curious how one could get into a game sound track without ever having played the game. Jin replied “You have to play the game.”
I’ll take your word for it Jin. Hope you enjoy that soundtrack (and the SZA disk you scored too), and hope you might find yourself back in Tokyo again before too long. Until then, take care! More Tokyo Record Style on the way!
Shoji Meguro – Persona4 Original Soundtrack
Label: Aniplex – SVWC 7566~7
Format: 2 x CD, Album, Stereo
Country: Japan
Released: Jul 23, 2008
Genre: Electronic, Jazz, Rock, Pop, Classical, Stage & Screen
Style: Lounge, J-pop, Modern Classical, Soundtrack, Techno, Downtempo, Video Game Music
https://www.discogs.com/release/6681558-Shoji-Meguro-Persona4-Original-Soundtrack
SZA – SOS Deluxe: Lana
Label: Top Dawg Entertainment – 192802-89201-1, RCA – 192802-89201-1
Format: 4 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Green Translucent
Country: US
Released: Jun 2025
Genre: Hip Hop, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Contemporary R&B
https://www.discogs.com/release/34285957-SZA-SOS-Deluxe-Lana
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