Persona 3 Reload: How to Get the Persona 5 Royal EX BGM Set

If you are trying to buy the Persona 5 Royal EX BGM Set for Persona 3 Reload, the confusion you are running into is real and it has a clean answer: there are two near-identically named DLCs, and almost every storefront mix-up comes from people buying the wrong one. The EX BGM Set is not the cheap standalone pack you may have seen for a few dollars. Here is exactly what each product is, what is on it, and how to switch the music on once you own it.

The short version

• The Persona 5 Royal EX BGM Set is 8 tracks and is exclusive to the Persona 3 Reload: Expansion Pass (Wave 1). You cannot buy it on its own.
• It is not the $3.99 pack. The cheap day-one DLC is a different product: the standard Persona 5 Royal BGM Set, 6 tracks.
• The Expansion Pass costs $34.99 and released its first wave in March 2024, not on the base game’s February launch day.
• Once it is installed, you swap the music in-game under Config > Game System Settings > Change Battle BGM.
• If you only want a small, cheap soundtrack swap, the 6-track standard set is the one you actually want.

Two products, not one: this is the whole confusion

The reason track counts and prices never match across store pages is that you are looking at two separate SKUs that share almost the same name. Sort them out once and the rest of this is easy.

• Persona 5 Royal EX BGM Set — 8 tracks. Sold only as part of the Persona 3 Reload: Expansion Pass ($34.99), as Wave 1 content. There is no standalone listing for it.
• Persona 5 Royal BGM Set (the standard one) — 6 tracks. A day-one DLC priced at $3.99, also included in the game’s Digital Premium Edition. This is the one most people see on sale.

So when one page says “6 tracks, $3.99” and another says “8 tracks,” neither is wrong. They are describing different products. If you specifically want the EX set, the Expansion Pass is the only way to get it, and it is not folded into any higher-priced game edition.

What is actually on the EX BGM Set (8 tracks)

This pack imports Persona 5 Royal music into Persona 3 Reload and plays it during real gameplay — Tartarus exploration, battles, and the results screen — not as a side jukebox. The eight tracks are:

• Life Will Change — dungeon BGM
• Beneath the Mask — dungeon BGM
• Kichijoji 199X — dungeon BGM
• Gentle Madman — dungeon BGM
• I believe — dungeon BGM
• Keeper of Lust — battle BGM
• Blooming Villain — battle BGM
• Victory — results screen

Two things people get wrong here. First, the results track is Victory, not “Triumph” — “Triumph” is the results track on the other (6-track) set. Second, songs like Last Surprise, Take Over, Rivers in the Desert, Jaldabaoth, and Throw Away Your Mask belong to the standard 6-track P5R BGM Set, not the EX set. If you see those on a listing, you are looking at the cheaper standalone product.

How to buy the right one without wasting money

Before you open any store page, decide which set you actually want, because the two are not interchangeable and only one is cheap.

• Confirm you own the base game on the account you are using.
• If you want the EX set (8 tracks), buy the Persona 3 Reload: Expansion Pass ($34.99) — that is the only source. Do not look for a standalone EX listing; there isn’t one.
• If you want a cheap soundtrack swap, buy the standard Persona 5 Royal BGM Set ($3.99, 6 tracks) instead.
• Check your edition first: the Digital Premium Edition already includes the standard 6-track set, so do not pay for it twice.
• Match the product name exactly on the storefront before checkout — “EX BGM Set” vs “BGM Set” is the difference between $34.99 and $3.99.

How to turn the Persona 5 music on in-game

Once the DLC is active, switching the soundtrack takes about ten seconds — but the option lives in a specific place, and it only appears once you are actually in gameplay.

• Install the DLC on the same account that owns Persona 3 Reload, then launch the game.
• Start or load a save so you are in gameplay (the option does not show from the main-menu Config).
• Open Config, then Game System Settings.
• Scroll to the bottom of that list — Change Battle BGM sits directly above Change Difficulty.
• Select your installed BGM set, then enter a battle or dungeon to confirm the new music is playing.

If you hear no change at first, that is normal: the swap shows up when the next combat or exploration track triggers, such as a fresh battle or a results screen, not the instant you back out of the menu.

Troubleshooting if the DLC does not appear

Almost every problem here is an entitlement or menu-location issue, not a bug.

• You are checking the wrong menu. Change Battle BGM only appears under Config > Game System Settings during gameplay, not from the title-screen Config.
• Restart the game. If you bought the DLC while the game was open, close and relaunch so the license refreshes.
• Confirm which product you bought. If you wanted the EX set but only see 6 tracks, you bought the standard pack — the EX set comes only via the Expansion Pass.
• Match accounts. The account that owns the DLC must be the one launching the game.
• Test in a battle or dungeon. Menu silence does not mean the pack failed; its effect is in live gameplay.

Common mistakes

• Assuming the EX set is the $3.99 pack. It isn’t — that price is the separate 6-track standard set.
• Hunting for a standalone EX BGM Set listing. It does not exist; the EX set is Expansion Pass-only.
• Trusting “Triumph” as an EX track. The EX results track is Victory; “Triumph” belongs to the 6-track set.
• Buying the standard set after already owning the Digital Premium Edition, which already includes it.
• Looking for the toggle in the main-menu Config instead of in-gameplay Game System Settings.

Practical takeaway

Decide which product you want first, because the names hide a real gap. The EX BGM Set is 8 tracks and only comes with the $34.99 Expansion Pass — worth it if you want the full Persona 5 Royal music wave inside Tartarus. The cheaper $3.99 standard set is 6 tracks and is the one most people actually mean. Buy the right SKU, check your edition so you do not double-pay, then enable it under Config > Game System Settings > Change Battle BGM during gameplay. That is the entire job.