Style: Video game music
Primary Emotions/Themes: A perfect accompaniment to one of the most influential games ever created
Thoughts: The original Playstation was home to some of the greatest games ever created. Metal Gera Solid was among those. It revolutionized both the stealth and action genre's all at once, both in it's game play and in it's soundtrack.
The musical accompaniment for Metal Gear Solid matches the gameplay nearly to perfection. Sneaking around the complex? The music is tense but also nearly ambient. Were you just seen? The music picks up and has a lot more suspense in it. You were seen! The music is now going gangbusters and the air is filled with an urgency that you. must. escape.
As cool as the soundtrack is, I don't think it works too well as a stand alone title. It suffers a lot from the music working well in the context of the game, but not as much when put into album form. That said it's still an iconic moment in gaming history.
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