‘Persona 5’ jazz cover nominated against Willow Smith and John Legend at Grammys 2025

nme.com:

Persona 5 jazz cover is up for Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals at the Grammys, but it has to beat John Legend and Willow Smith to get it.The 8-Bit Big Band is up for a Grammy for their cover of ‘Last Surprise’, Persona 5‘s main battle theme, so it’s a song people hear often during a playthrough.As reported by PC Gamer, this isn’t the first time The 8-Bit Big Band has been nominated for a Grammy, having previously won Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals for their cover of ‘Meta Knight’s Revenge’ from Kirby Super Star.The band tweeted, “WOW WE JUST GOT OUR 2nd GRAMMY NOMINATION!!

So thrilled to be nominated along side my harmonic bro in crime @Button__Masher for our co-arrangement of “Last Surprise” from Persona 5 composed by the incredible @s_megarock aka Shoji Meguro!!

LONG LIVE VIDEO GAME MUSIC!!!”Ther Persona series is known for its jazzy soundtracks, and Persona 5 has been nominated for music awards before.

The cover makes the song even jazzier and the video accomapanies it with some 8-bit sound effects and graphics from the game.The 8-Bit Band is up against some stiff competition.