The extended cut of MGSV's score, and Ludvig Forssell's work here is the most cinematic Metal Gear has ever sounded. "We Are Diamond Dogs" establishes the new identity. "Cloaked In Mist" scores Skull Face's supernatural soldiers.
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"Sahelanthropus Dominion" accompanies the Metal Gear encounter with appropriate scale. "Sins of the Father" is the vocal standout, carrying the weight of Big Boss's legacy. "Quiet's Theme" featuring Stefanie Joosten is quietly devastating.
"Nuclear" by Mike Oldfield fits the game's themes of deterrence and mutually assured destruction. "Here's to You" closes with borrowed gravity. The extended version includes mission-specific scoring that the standard release trimmed.
If you want every piece of MGSV's ambitious score, the extended version is the complete picture.