“Return to Ashes” is a track that particularly stuck a chord with me (no pun intended), with its political lyrics and erratic composition. “I’m My Own Master Now” reflects upon Raiden’s own mental and physical journey with its fitting lyrics and “A Stranger I Remain” uses expertly mixed female vocals that I really enjoyed. The electric guitar and synth are equally fantastic. Even though some people may be turned off by the excessive use of auto-tune (that seems to be a trend now in the music industry), I think that it actually portrays the game’s futuristic and cybernetic world surprisingly well. The artists bring life and spark to these expertly crafted tracks. Special praise simply must be given to the vocalists’ performances. “Rules of Nature,” “The Only Thing I Know for Real,” and “Dark Skies” set the mood for the entire album. I really think that this is an album that really has to be listened to, rather than written about but on to the review anyways. I found this album to be brimming with creativity and energy that the original soundtrack lacked. That’s not to say that these tracks all sound the same or have no variety.
It’s difficult to talk about each track without sounding too repetitive since they all feature the same style of hard rock. With these tracks, we’ve got jamming electric guitars, heavy electronic synth, and blood-pumping vocals. To match with the fast-paced, hack and slash nature of the Revengeance, the music perfectly fits that. Can the vocal album outshine the previous soundtrack? Bodyįor the majority of the album, the style of music here stays largely the same throughout. Christopherson composed a majority of the tracks, but a bunch of licensed artists put in their talents as well. Besides the drastically different music that Christopherson composed himself, a separate soundtrack of vocal tracks was commissioned for the game’s many fast-paced action scenes. I enjoyed some of Jamie Christopherson’s compositions, but found that a majority of it to be experimental and underdeveloped. The soundtrack to Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was a mixed bag at best. Programming: Ferry Corsten & Jamie Christophersonġ4.Metal Gear Rising -Revengeance- Vocal Tracks The Hot Wind Blowing featuring Ferry Corsten (Platinum Mix) Programming: Pete Crossman, James Chapple, David Kelly, & Jamie Christophersonġ3. Guitars: Graeme Cornies, David Kelly, Andrew Syniwiec, Aaron Kaplan Written by: Jamie Christopherson, Pete Crossman, James Chapple, David Kellt, Graeme Cornies Remixed by: Akira Takizawa & Pete Crossman Collective Consciousness (Maniac Agenda Remix)ġ1. Guitars: Johnny Death, Bill Hudson, & Logan Maderġ0. Guitars: Johnny Death, Nita Strauss, Logan MaderĪdditional Synth Programming: Geoff Daigle (Night Bandit) Vocals: John Bush (courtesy of Metal Blade Records)Ġ7. A Stranger I Remain (Maniac Agenda Remix) Guitars: Johnny Death, Aaron Kaplan & Graeme CorniesĠ5. Programming: Logan Mader & Jamie ChristophersonĠ4. Guitars: Bill Hudson, Johnny Death & Logan Mader Produced by: Logan Mader & Jamie Christopherson Lyrics by: Logan Mader & Jamie Christopherson Written by: Logan Mader & Jamie Christopherson The Only Thing I Know For Real (Maniac Agenda Remix) Programming: Graeme Cornies & Jamie ChristophersonĠ2. Produced & Mixed by: Jamie Christopherson
Lyrics by: Jamie Christopherson & Graeme Cornies Logan Mader, Pete Crossman, Voodoo Highway Music & Post, Inc., Soundelux Design Music Group, Sonic Fuel Studios, Chris Lennertz, Tim Wynn, Jeff MacDonald, Kevin Riepl, For Dance Therapy/Flashover Recordings: Joeri Lodders, Lia Coleyco, Rob Van Dongen, Martin Corsten, Brian Dessaur, Dimitri De Wit, Paula van der Waerden Vocals Recorded at Sonic Fuel Studios, Darth Mader Music, & Voodoo Highwayĭrums Recorded at Stagg Street Studios, Los Angeles, CA Surround Sound Mixing by: Gary Adante & Rob Arbittier Producers: Antonio "S.A.T." Gonzalez & Dennis "Ramen" GonzalezĪdditional Music by: Graeme Cornies, Brian Pickett, James Chapple and David Kelly