Metal Gear 20th Anniversary Music Collection
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| Metal Gear 20th Anniversary Music Collection | |
|---|---|
| Released | July 18, 2007 |
| Genre | Video game soundtrack |
| Length | 64:53 |
| Label | Sony Music |
| Producer | GEM Impact Inc. |
| Soundtrack chronology | |
| Previous soundtrack | Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Original Soundtrack |
| Next soundtrack | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Original Soundtrack |
The Metal Gear 20th Anniversary Music Collection is a compilation album released to tie in with the 20th Anniversary of the Metal Gear franchise. The album contains a collection of tracks taken from various different Metal Gear soundtracks, with some new tracks added. However, the album neglects to include music from the spin-off games (such as Metal Gear: Ghost Babel, and Metal Gear Acid)
The first track, Metal Gear 20 Years History ~Past, Present, Future~, is a brand new orchestrated version of select pieces of music from the series.
Other new tracks include: "Who Am I Really? ~ Memories of Hal ~ Reminiscence" which is a re-orchestrated medley of those three songs (originally from Metal Gear Solid 2), "Metal Gear Solid Main Theme ~ The World Only Needs One Big Boss!" which is a new medley of those two songs (the first being from Metal Gear Solid 3 and the second from MGS2) however the music has not been re-orchestrated. "Zanzibar Breeze" is a re-done version of the song from Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake done in a heavy-metal style. Lastly, "Calling To The Night (Piano Version)" is a re-recorded piano version of the song from Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, which was used in the recent trailer for Portable Ops Plus
Also, "Yell "Dead Cell" (VR Remix)" could be considered a new song as it has not been released commercially before this.
Interesting to note is the complete absence of the Metal Gear Solid Main Theme Motif (Track 6 cuts to "The World Only Needs One Big Boss!" just before the actual theme comes in) possibly due to controversy (See here for more info)
[edit] Tracklisting
- Metal Gear 20 Years History ~Past, Present, Future~ (New)
- Snake Eater (MGS3)
- Virtuous Mission (MGS3)
- Yell "Dead Cell" VR Remix (MGS2 SUBSTANCE)
- Who Am I Really? ~ Memories of Hal ~ Reminiscence (New)
- Metal Gear Solid Main Theme ~ The World Only Needs One Big Boss! (MGS3, MGS2)
- Can't Say Goodbye To Yesterday (MGS2)
- Zanziber Breeze (New)
- Calling to the Night (MPO)
- The Best Is Yet To Come (MGS1)
- Calling to the Night (Piano Version) (New)
