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The Metal Gear 25th Anniversary - Metal Gear Music Collection is a compilation album soundtrack released to celebrate the Metal Gear franchise's 25th anniversary.
The album was announced on Konami's official store KONAMISTYLE and is released on August 22, 2012 (postponed from July 25, 2012 due to circumstances) for 3,150 Japanese yen under the catalogue number: GFCA321.
Similar to the previous soundtrack Metal Gear 20th Anniversary - Metal Gear Music Collection the soundtrack contains original and arranged medley songs from selected Metal Gear games. The games chosen specially for this soundtrack are Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Metal Gear Online and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.
The soundtrack itself contains 9 tracks that features over 30 different pieces of music, which include: 3 re-released tracks (tracks 1, 4, 8), 1 re-recorded track (track 2), 3 medley tracks (tracks 5, 6, 9) and 2 orchestra medley tracks performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (tracks 3 and 7.)
The soundtrack is included inside a cardboard sleeve.
The soundtrack was also listed onto iTunes under the name "Metal Gear Music Selection" on the original soundtrack's release day. Each song can be purchased singly for a marked price. However, the "MGS4 Medley" can only be downloaded via full album purchase. The track "Here's to You" is absent from the track list.
Track list[]
| # | Track Name | Artist(s) | Originally | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Overture ~ Metal Gear Saga" | Harry Gregson-Williams | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Original Soundtrack | 5:15 |
| 2 | "Love Theme ~ 25th Anniversary Ver." | Nobuko Toda Lyrics written by Hideo Kojima Vocals by Jackie Presti |
New | 7:03 |
| 3 | "Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Medley" | Harry Gregson-Williams, Akihiro Honda, Kazuma Jinnouchi & Nobuko Toda Performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra |
New | 10:25 |
| 4 | "Here's to You" | Ennio Morricone, Harry Gregson-Williams Vocals by Lisbeth Scott |
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Original Soundtrack | 5:48 |
| 5 | "Gem Impact Tracks" | Nobuko Toda, Shuichi Kobori & Kazuma Jinnouchi | New | 8:55 |
| 6 | "Metal Gear Online Tribute Medley" | Akihiro Honda | New | 7:21 |
| 7 | "Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Medley" | Harry Gregson-Williams, Akihiro Honda, Kazuma Jinnouchi & Nobuko Toda Performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra |
New | 9:40 |
| 8 | "Heavens Divide" | Akihiro Honda Vocals by Donna Burke |
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Original Soundtrack | 5:13 |
| 9 | "Alerts & Cautions" | Kazuma Jinnouchi, Akihiro Honda & Nobuko Toda | New | 9:56 |
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