Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Original Soundtrack is the official soundtrack album of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and was released by Japanese music label, Phantom (Japan), on December 17, 2004 under the catalog number KOLA-089/090. The soundtrack is comprised of 2 discs and features music from various artists and composers such as Harry Gregson-Williams, Norihiko Hibino, Cynthia Harrell, TAPPY, and Starsailor. The soundtrack also included a "Special Camouflage Key Disc" which allowed players who owned a copy of Metal Gear Solid 3 to obtain additional camouflage uniforms for Naked Snake by selecting "Special Camouflage Key" under the menu titled "Special" once it's prompted to appear in the game. The Camouflage in question was the Auscam Desert Camo.
The Main Theme Motif appears on several different occasions during this soundtrack. It plays at the end of the Main Theme (Disc 1, Track 2), briefly during "Fortress Sneaking" (Disc 1, Track 16), "Old Metal Gear" is a lounge version of the theme (Disc 1, Track 22), and twice during "Debriefing" (Disc 2, Track 15).
There are 2 versions of this soundtrack, the original Japanese version and a European version, all with different album covers. The European version was released on March 3, 2005 under the catalogue number 4012927026397. The ending credits theme "Way to Fall" by Starsailor was not included in the European version of the soundtrack.
Track list[]
Disc 1 (71:46)[]
| # | Track Name | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Snake Eater" | Music & lyrics by Norihiko Hibino Vocals by Cynthia Harrell |
2:58 |
| 2. | "METAL GEAR SOLID Main Theme (METAL GEAR SOLID 3 version)" |
Original music by TAPPY Arranged by Harry Gregson-Williams |
6:32 |
| 3. | "CQC" | Harry Gregson-Williams | 2:28 |
| 4. | "Virtuous Mission" | Harry Gregson-Williams | 6:08 |
| 5. | "On the Ground ~ Battle in the Jungle" | Norihiko Hibino | 3:54 |
| 6. | "KGBVSGRU" | Harry Gregson-Williams | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Shagohod" | Harry Gregson-Williams | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Operation Snake Eater" | Norihiko Hibino | 1:14 |
| 9. | "Mission Briefing" | Harry Gregson-Williams | 3:10 |
| 10. | "Across the Border ~ Snake Meets The Boss" | Harry Gregson-Williams | 3:11 |
| 11. | "EVA's Unveiling" | Nobuko Toda & Norihiko Hibino | 1:50 |
| 12. | "Ocelot Youth ~ Confrontation" | Harry Gregson-Williams & Norihiko Hibino | 3:12 |
| 13. | "The Cobras in the Jungle" | Harry Gregson-Williams | 3:26 |
| 14. | "The Pain" | Norihiko Hibino | 1:50 |
| 15. | "The Fear" | Norihiko Hibino | 2:12 |
| 16. | "Fortress Sneaking" | Harry Gregson-Williams | 2:13 |
| 17. | "Underground Tunnel" | Harry Gregson-Williams | 2:53 |
| 18. | "The Fury" | Norihiko Hibino | 2:25 |
| Healing Tracks | |||
| 19. | "Surfing Guitar" | 66 Boys | 3:07 |
| 20. | "Sailor" | Starry.K | 3:32 |
| 21. | "Salty Catfish" | 66 Boys | 3:27 |
| 22. | "Old Metal Gear" | Starry.K | 4:29 |
Disc 2 (70:12)[]
| # | Track Name | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Battle in the Base" | Norihiko Hibino | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Volgin, the Torturer" | Harry Gregson-Williams & Norihiko Hibino | 2:18 |
| 3. | "The Sorrow ~ Everlasting Fight" | Harry Gregson-Williams & Shuichi Kobori | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Clash with Evil Personified" | Norihiko Hibino | 1:52 |
| 5. | "Sidecar - Escape from the Fortress" | Harry Gregson-Williams | 2:07 |
| 6. | "Sidecar - on the Rail Bridge" | Harry Gregson-Williams | 2:20 |
| 7. | "Takin' on the Shagohod" | Norihiko Hibino | 2:03 |
| 8. | "Escape Through the Woods" | Norihiko Hibino | 3:37 |
| 9. | "Troops in the Gathering" | Harry Gregson-Williams | 1:56 |
| 10. | "Life's End" | Harry Gregson-Williams | 1:48 |
| 11. | "Last Showdown" | Norihiko Hibino | 3:12 |
| 12. | "The Return of the MiGs" | Norihiko Hibino | 1:51 |
| 13. | "Don't be Afraid" | Music & lyrics by Rika Muranaka Vocals by Elisa Fiorillo |
5:42 |
| 14. | "EVA's Reminiscence" | Norihiko Hibino | 4:53 |
| 15. | "Debriefing" | Harry Gregson-Williams | 7:21 |
| 16. | "Way to Fall" | Music & lyrics by James Walsh / James Stelfox / Ben Byrne / Barry Westhead Performed by Starsailor |
4:31 |
| Healing Tracks | |||
| 17. | "Rock Me Baby" | 66 Boys | 2:29 |
| 18. | "Pillow Talk" | Starry.K | 5:19 |
| 19. | "Jumpin' Johnny" | Chunk Raspberry | 3:28 |
| 20. | "Sea Breeze" | Sergei Mantis | 3:43 |
| Extra Track | |||
| 21. | "Snake vs. Monkey" | Kobo | 1:34 |
Gallery[]
Credits[]
- Art Direction Design Box Art - Masato Suzuki
- Art Direction, Design – Ichiro Kutome
- Artwork Coordination - Hiroshi Banno
- Artwork Creative Direction - Hideo Kojima, Ichiro Kutome
- Artwork Make-up – Hiroshi Sakurai
- Artwork Styling – Hilary Jennings
- Artwork Illustration - Yoji Shinwaka
- Co-producer – Kazuki Aoki
- Executive Producer – Akihiko Nagata
- Executive Producer/Director – Hideo Kojima
- Mastered – Chiaki Ikematsu
- Photography - Jonathan Savoie
- Producer – Yuichi Hashimoto
- Supervisor – Kazuki Muraoka