Summary
Metal Gearcreator Hideo Kojima has revealed thatMetal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty’s “Can’t Say Goodbye to Yesterday” is his favorite song from the entire series. The jazz song, performed by Carla White, plays during the end-credits ofMetal Gear Solid 2.
Besides featuring Kojima’s prophetic storytelling, games directed by him also often reflect his sophisticated taste in music, and thesame is true inMetal Gear’s caseas well. The game industry legend has historically been very involved in curating the music for his games, going as far as handpicking songs for those projects. As a result, when fans usually recall the stealth-action franchise, they also go back to memorable tracks, such asMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater’s title song andMetal Gear Solid: Peace Walker’s “Heaven’s Divide.” While there are multiple songs featured in the series that are popular among players, one particular song from 2001’sMetal Gear Solid 2apparently ranks the highest on Kojima’s list.
Despite having a messy breakup withMetal Gearpublisher Konami about a decade ago, veteran game director Hideo Kojima still occasionallyrevisits the time he spent working onMetal Geartitles. In one such instance, on Twitter, he recently shared the story behind the making of “Can’t Say Goodbye to Yesterday,” his favorite song “out of all the music in theMetal Gear Solidseries,” which was recorded “well ahead” of the game’s launch. Kojima recapped the arduous process of finding the right voice for the Rika Muranaka-penned track. Talking about how he “pushed hard” for his first choice, he revealed missing out on getting Helen Merrill to perform, due to her age—she was 71 at the timeMetal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Libertycame out. The Japanese gaming icon reminisced going through “5-6 vocalists” before eventually finding “the one,” namely Carla White, when Muranaka shared the American vocalist’s work with Kojima.
Kojima Names Favorite Song from the Metal Gear Solid Series, Sends Fans Down the Memory Lane
Hideo Kojima’s post revealing his favorite pick from the variety of songs featured in the long-running series received several emotional responses fromMetal Gearfans. Some users recalled listening to “Can’t Say Goodbye to Yesterday” back in the day, with one of them sharing, “I remember staying up all night, playing the game when my best friend and I were in middle school.” A few different replies acknowledged that the Carla White-performed song suitsMetal Gear Solid 2, highlighting how its “somber” mood fits the game’s theme. On the other hand, some fans revealed their own favorite tracks from the world ofMetal Gear, including “The Best is Yet to Come” from the originalMetal Gear Solidand “Sins of the Father” fromMetal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain.
Even though Kojima may have closed the door on a return to Konami’s IP, it definitely doesn’t look like he’s done with the stealth genre. The Kojima Productions head is currently working on multiple projects, one of which is aPlayStation exclusive espionage gametitled “Physint.” Keeping in mind how this could be the closest Kojima gets to making aMetal Geargame again, longtime fans would want to keep an eye out forPhysint.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
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This is the fourth release in the METAL GEAR series. Metal Gear Solid 2 is a story a told in two parts:In the Tanker chapters, Solid Snake sneaks into a secret tanker in pursuit of a new top-secret nuclear weapon, called Metal Gear.In the Plant chapters, Raiden of the new FOXHOUND unit infiltrates an offshore plant occupied by terrorists.
