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13. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | "Metal Gear Solid" Main Theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kZ5TiSl2d8
VGMC2 winner

Total ranking score: 484
Average ranking: 9.49
Standard deviation: 4.92
First place votes: 1
Last place votes: 7

1/16: MargaretAnnMid
2/16: Eddv, Mega Mana, Robazoid, Team Rocket Elite, Ulti
3/16: SSBM_Guy
4/16: Collen, dowolf, KCF, Pablo Smith, Prince46, Snake5
5/16: Chaeix, vaati000, Waveshine
6/16: lefty, rwlh
7/16
8/16: Place
9/16: JONA, Plasman, TheArkOfTurus
10/16: Haste, Max Galactica, Raetsel, sergio, ZaziGuado
11/16: Mac Arrowny, NBIceman
12/16: DragonImps, Mihark, NFUN, R-Man, tazzy, tgs2
13/16: azuarc
14/16: Andylt, DireKrow, hb, skulltrumpet, xx521xx
15/16: deo, Janus, pyresword
16/16: Disillusion, DoctorJimmy, FL81, golden009, Korji, loweffortmemes, p0

loweffortmemes (16/16): MG2's main theme has a lot of this militant sound to it, like a steady march, that I dont find all that interesting. The song gets a bit better when it gets faster paced, but ultimately, its style is something that I have a tendency to be pretty lukewarm about.

Janus (15/16): Solid action tune that blends in some more somber parts. Not much to say but I still like it despite the low ranking.

pyresword (15/16): Mostly unimpressed by this, though it's a reasonably solid tense track and I like the epic finale.

Andylt (14/16): What a strange song. I like the little buildup from 1:25-1:42, but for most of its runtime this track feels like it's padding time trying to think of something to do before the obligatory last minute climax. Really all over the place. But what a climax it is!

hb (14/16): This song IS a classic, but other than the main melodic part, it simply doesnt grab me
very much. The more percussion-based portions simply arent strong enough for me to be a big
fan of the song. I dont dislike it, but I wouldnt say I like it either.

azuarc (13/16): The VGMC1 champion, Scars of Time, was a pastiche of different styles and moments from the game, and all them fit together beautifully. The VGMC2 champion, MGS2 Main Theme, was another medley...and they did not all fit together beautifully. The first roughly 2 minutes of the song are very well done...and then it goes to sleep on us for 20 seconds. It brings back the hype main motif, and then kinda goes to sleep again. Even though it builds itself up dramatically, it just isn't on Scars's level where quasi-medleys are concerned.

tazzy (12/16): VGMC2 was weird as fuck. Werent there like, 20 Lunar songs or some shit? Anyway, this is an okay piece but its also kind of boring. I dont have the same nostalgia for the MGS games as others, and the music basically never stuck to my brain, soooo sorry I guess. Not really sorry about not liking it, but sorry that I cant value this as much as the rest of MGS2, which is simultaneously the greatest story ever told and also really fucking bad.

Haste (10/16): New Ranking: 8.5 (10th place)
Rank the Retirees: 8.1 (114th place)

Ive never played the MGS games, but it is on my high-priority list to play the first game! I own it, after all. I just need to finish Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve and one or two other games, and then I will hopefully get to MGS after that! >_> The opening computer sounds definitely make you seem like youre entering a hi-tech world, and then, of course, after that it sounds like youre going into some epic film espionage action! And then the ending gives you a mixture of feelings a feeling of hope, tragedy, patriotism, grandeur, etc.!. The main theme (within the Main Theme) is truly one-of-a-kind! The surprise modulation at 3:19, etc. is too cool! On a side note, one thing I find neat is the orchestra coming together on those triplets at e.g. 1:43 powerful stuff! Overall, its fantastic music and its grown on me a LOT, but I do prefer the MGS3 theme

rwlh (6/16): 9/10
#375
tags: bombastic, orchestral

Beepity boopity. A true classic, this rendition of the series main theme is full of orchestral bombast and laced with electronic effects. When the big destiny moment comes in in the last third, thats the moment when this song transcends into something terrific.

vaati000 (5/16): Immaculately early 00's

Waveshine (5/16): Wow, just wow. I was not expecting to like this piece as much as I do. I am already familiar with the Metal Gear Solid Main Theme, but I had never heard this version of it until now. I gotta say, this does not disappoint. This is an extremely epic piece, and I find it hard to think of any negative criticism to give it. While I would have preferred one of the other retirees from that same year, specifically Buoy Base Galaxy from my beloved Super Mario Galaxy, to have taken the gold here, I cant say Im particularly disappointed with this winner because at least in a vacuum without considering its opponents, this is a well-deserving winner to me personally. Rating: 9.4 (love it)

dowolf (4/16): So much about this is incredible. The opening buildup. The electronic(? maybe not the right word but) rhythm, which I have no idea was chosen to suit the themes of the game but I assume it was. When it dives headfirst into the main melody. When it returns to the melody in the very end in a stateful, mournful, resilient march. A song for when things get tough but you still hold your head high. Plus, there's a horn solo. Fastest way to my heart :)

However, there's about a 30 second gap before that final section that doesn't really make sense to me. I think it's supposed to align with an in-game cutscene, but listening to it, it feels like a hole.

But god, that last minute. That beautiful minute. It's sheer perfection.

Pablo Smith (4/16): This is one of those tracks that are pretty solid but you always end up forgetting exist. Heh, solid. I can appreciate the various flavors of action and stealth this track gives off. The quiet lulls in the beginning, followed by some serious action music, then a more stealthy part followed by another climactic action sequence until the heroic finale at the end. Main Themes usually have to encompass the vibe of the game as a whole, and this one does it by the books. Overall very good, although still isn't my first pick for favorite Metal Gear Solid 2 tracks. I wonder how you'd go about making a "Main Theme" for sleep.