The standard MGSV soundtrack and the licensed tracks alone tell a story. "The Man Who Sold the World" by Midge Ure opens with Bowie's identity crisis made literal. "Sins of the Father" is the original vocal centerpiece. "Quiet's Theme" by Stefanie Joosten became the game's emotional core for many players.
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"Here's to You" returns from Ground Zeroes with accumulated weight. "Nuclear" by Mike Oldfield carries the game's deterrence themes. "Not Your Kind of People" by Garbage scores alienation. Kojima's soundtrack curation is essentially a playlist that doubles as narrative.
The original compositions by Forssell fill the spaces between with tension and atmosphere. If you played MGSV, these songs aren't just music, they're triggers for specific memories of Afghanistan and Africa.