By Spence D. Updated: 12 May pm. The first thing that jumps out at you about the soundtrack to the latest MGS installment is that well-known Hollywood composer Harry Gregson-Williams provides the core elements to the score. Granted the likes of Japanese composers Nobuko Toda, Shuichi Kobori, Kazuma Jinnouchi, and several others are featured, as well, but its Gregson-Williams' presence that undoubtedly lends the whole affair a big-budget blockbuster vibe.
Gregson-Williams music encapsulates no less than 14 entries on this double disc collection. For his part Gregson-Williams melds sweeping orchestral elements with scathing electronics to create intense passages such as the opener "Old Snake" or the kinetically rhythm driven "Gekko.
Of course these more mellow tracks are peppered with the occasional violent outbursts of cascading rhythms and clashing orchestral elements, but for the most part they are steeped more in dark, mysterious tones than anything else. Ditto for "Drebin ," which is like a subversive spy theme cum late night jazz riff on codeine and "Call Me Hal," which is centered around stuttered acoustic guitar and piano.
That said, this dominant trio isn't afraid to jump headfirst into the neo-techno realm with tracks like the guitar and surge driven "Paradise Lost" which almost sounds like a bastard offspring of the Mission: Impossible theme the jacked up one from the Tom Cruise films, not the original television theme, mind you. Limited print editions of the Japanese copy and the standard European copy have cardboard sleeves accompanied with the discs jewel case albeit with slightly different design. The current edition of the Japanese print does not come with the cardboard sleeve.
The soundtrack provided a style which would be re-visited in future installments of the Metal Gear series. A synthetic feel, often similar to ambient music, which increases pace and begins to introduce strings during the more tense moments, was used for the in-game moments with a distinctly video game style looping nature.
The Japanese iTunes Store has the entire official soundtrack up for download and sampling. Or, you can check out the twenty-five minute mp3 sample that was cobbled together from said source:. Awful hisses and pops aside, the samples offer a pretty good feel of the score's overall sound. Many of the tracks are very staccato-driven, and I think the addition of the choir shouts gives the soundtrack a very interesting identity.
To speak of the "Metal Gear Solid Main Theme" - the bad news is, at least from what the samples reveal, there doesn't appear to be a shred of the original melody left at all. At this point, it can probably be safe to assume that the theme is really and truly a thing of the past. May it rest in peace, ashes to ashes, dust to dust -- and a small part of me died inside.
On the other hand, the track labeled "Metal Gear Saga" features a fully extended variation of the introduction part of the MGS3 Version - which was an incredible cue in its own right. Not a bad consolation, actually; you can check out the full track featured on Youtube.
I'll have a more detailed write-up once I've received and listened through the entire score. So far, though, it sounds appetizingly promising. Right, and one more tidbit. This one is regarding the soundtrack bonus disc included with the Limited Edition of the game. Someone handed this track listing to me, claiming that these are the sixteen featured songs:.
It's not all "never-before-released", but eleven out of sixteen ain't bad either. The SP Mission 01 tracks appear to be culled from the online mini-game that you can play on Konami's official site, but the new "Love Theme" mix is the most curious. Could it be some new arrangement of the Super Smash Bros.
Brawl version? This is just an already released and very short unofficial compilation of trailer music compiled by Video Games Scrapbook. They try to pass it off as more than it is -- it's not the Limited Edition music.
You can download it and read a review at SEMO, but you've probably heard the tracks already. As I anxiously wait for my copy to arrive, the iTunes version has at least slaked my thirst for the latest MGS sound. I've listened through the score twice, and while I can't say it has the instant appeal of MGS3 still the very best Metal Gear soundtrack, in my opinion , MGS4 has grown on me very quickly. As said, the overall sound is harder and edgier than MGS3 - and any Metal Gear soundtrack to date, really.
Stylistically, it's more like AC! D and Portable Ops, as Toda and gang rely heavily on suspenseful rhythmic percussion, sharp staccato punctuation and a rawer, more relentless industrial-techno sound. Long-time series listeners will come to the conclusion that MGS4 is much less melody-friendly than past entries, but that doesn't make the listening experience any less visceral and adrenaline pumping.
It looks like they've designated said themes to the last few tracks on disc 2 tracks 18 through 27 ; I know that "War Zone" and "A Rebellion Rests" are the alert and caution for the opening Middle East location, so it stands to reason that the remaining eight tracks follow the rest of the four areas that Snake will visit throughout the game. They unfortunately don't come anywhere near the greatness of past battles like Yell Dead Cell! Have I mentioned how much I love those choir shouts and chants?
They add such a cool element to the score - almost a primal feel, a juxtaposition to the mostly modern, futuristic sound palette. The high pitched guitar riff contrasts with the low, ominous background music. The whole track is very slow paced and withheld, until the end when it becomes more bombastic.
This is a bold statement, but for us this OST is the singe best soundtrack in a video game, because it is filled with amazing, diverse music.
But even with this in mind, this is easily our favorite video game soundtrack, for all the fantastic music it does have. Skip to content. Articles Close Up. September 16, January 16, Nyxus 4 Comments harry gregson-williams , metal gear solid 4 , mgs4 , norihiko hibino , ost , soundtrack. The OST contains 47 tracks, which translates to 2,3 hours of music. The front of the CD case.
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