While Free Dominguez’s “A Stranger I Remain” mixes things up a bit by using female vocals. “Return to Ashes,” “Collective Consciousness,” and “It Had To Be This Way” added lyrics with political intrigue that feel suited for a Metal Gear game. Others, like “Red Sun,” utilize a trace of dubstep. Like “Rules of Nature,” “I’m My Own Master Now” and “The Hot Wind Blowing” are more straightforward. Just wanted to make you feel highly excited about things to come. To know the tone of the game and the album, simply listen to “Rules of Nature” a bit edgy but undoubtedly not trying to take things too seriously.
But it cannot be understated how its soundtrack, full of fiery wailing guitars, strong electronic synth, heart-pounding screams, and even the use of auto-tune here and there, helped build that popularity as well.
Metal Gear Rising is definitely well-known for its memes. Although returning artists all come with outstanding tracks, other newcomers managed to steal the show as well, with “Here We Go” from Theory Hazit as my personal favorite. Rushden & Diamonds’ “They Came From Underground,” in particular, sound like a double act, describing the game’s post-apocalyptic world in a gruesome-yet-silliest way possible. Rap still dominates the album however, there’s also an emphasis on electronic instruments and even comedic lyrics. It didn’t just feature a number of the same characters from the previous title with different roles, notably Jack, Black Baron, and Big Bull, but once again PlatinumGames worked with American hip-hop musicians to fill the game with 31 brand-new, blood-pumping soundtracks.Ĭompared to MadWorld, Tanaka might’ve had a more hands-off approach to the making of Anarchy Reigns’ soundtrack, considering the musical styles are a lot more varied this time around. You could say that this game is some sort of reboot and/or spiritual sequel to MadWorld. Meanwhile, Bandy Leggz, as the only female vocalist, feels aptly applied to showcase the ferocity (and cockiness) of the sole two female bosses in the game, RinRin and Elise, through her “You Don’t Know Me.” Doujah Raze’s “Come With It” and “Deathwatch” are a bit more somber. OX’s “Ride!!,” “Get It Up,” and “Breathe,” for example, are more upbeat. While each track has particular elements that fit with each in-game level theming-such as “Let’s Go!” utilizing Asian flair to its instrumentation being used in the Japanese-inspired level Bistro or the horror movie-like Mad Castle level’s background melody “Crazy” having lyrics talking about the full moon and wolves howling-everyone’s style of singing still managed to shine through. And it definitely shows in the end result. In an interview with Original Sound Version, Tanaka himself said that while he made the backtracks first, he gave all contributing artists the musical freedom when adding lyrics and performances to maximize their individual sounds. Each acted as perfect companion pieces to Jack Cayman’s bloody rampage as he participates in a death game called DeathWatch. PlatinumGames composer Naoto Tanaka collaborated with eight different American hip-hop and rap artists, including Sick-YG, OX, Doujah Raze, and Bandy Leggz, to produce 20 pieces of music (with a total length of 50 minutes). Released as a Wii-exclusive, PlatinumGames‘ debut title was a hidden gem not only for arcade-y action fans but unexpectedly also for hip-hop enthusiasts. Stream them on Spotify as well, if you can.8) 8.
If you want to, you can check these songs out and make sure to download them. That’s why it sits pretty at the top spot, of the best Devil May Cry Songs we love. There’s a special place for this song in every DMC fan’s heart for sure.
It has a lot of ups and downs which represent what Dante has gone through as he’s starting out as a Devil Hunter. What makes this song even more awesome is the fact that it encapsulates Dante and his entire journey throughout the game. It was what people saw DMC be like - a rich, edgy, super cool, video game with some angelic and religious undertones. This song even became the first entry that people had to the whole DMC song aesthetic. Of course, we can never forget this absolutely iconic banger from the game that put Devil May Cry onto the radar of a lot of video game aficionados. Now playing: a piece of nostalgic music that hits like a truck