Proto:Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance/Demo/Early & Cut Music Tracks

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To do: The unused Boris voice lines section needs to be worked on. Lots of files need to uploaded.

Unused Music

Multiple unfinished and unused versions of the final tracks exist within the demo's data; The music was adjusted, and some vocals re-written and re-recorded.

According to Jamie Christopherson, most of the early tracks that are found within the demo were not 'demo' tracks, but rather simply unfinished versions of the songs that were already in progress. Some are more completed than others, with songs like Red Sun more or less remaining mostly the same outside of different drums and missing synths. However, songs like A Stranger I Remain and Rules of Nature (Locked and Loaded) were going through a phase of songwriting, in which "we were just "toying" around with conceptual ideas - proof of concept type stuff before getting into actual lyrics. [Dark Skies] was one of the first songs to go through the process..."

Leftovers from full build

While the demo only covers the first half of chapter R-01, its files contain all music from the full 2012 build that the demo is based on. Pretty much all the tracks are still work-in-progress.

Locked and Loaded (Final: Rules of Nature)

Rules of Nature, the ever-memetic anthem of Raiden's fight against the Metal Gear RAY, is no doubt the most dramatically changed; The lyrics were entirely re-written for the release version! The song itself has subtle, but noticeable, differences as well.

Also found in the demo is a blade-mode variation for Locked and Loaded. If one were to load the RAY fight in the demo, it does not play this track whatsoever while doing the blade mode segments; meaning this track goes completely unused in regular gameplay.

Locked and Loaded

Locked and Loaded Unused Blade Mode Variant with drums intro

Rules of Nature (Final)

Prototype (Locked and Loaded) (Graeme Cornies)	Final (Rules of Nature) (Jason Charles Miller)
Locked and Loaded	Rules of Nature
Let the mercury rise on up	And they run when the sun comes up
And it boils in my blood	With their lives on the line
(Alive)	(Alive)
[No vocals]	For a while
(I swear I'll)	(No choice)
Tear at the seams 'til you come undone	Gotta follow the laws of the wild
[Segment ends]	(Alive)
	With their lives on the line
	(No choice)
	Out here only the strong survive

Prototype (Locked and Loaded) (Graeme Cornies)	Final (Rules of Nature) (Jason Charles Miller)
I take it all	What's done is done
I take it all in and I	Survived to see another day
I save it up	The dance of life
I save it all for the fight	The hunter and the agile prey
I feel a heat	No guarantee
That temperature rising	Which of them will succeed
Make your pain	Strong or weak
[Yell]	[Yell]
Locked and Loaded	Rules of Nature
	Rules of Nature

A Stranger I Remain

Mistral's theme has different instrumentation from the final version but the vocals appear to be identical. There's also a line spoken in French which is much quieter in the final version.

A Stranger I Remain (Prototype)

The Stains of Time

Monsoon's theme is missing its vocals and the instrumentation is slightly different from the final version.

The Stains of Time (Prototype)

The Stains of Time (Final)

Red Sun

Sundowner's theme is also missing its vocals and it has noticeable differences when compared to the final version. In particular, some of the guitar riffs sound different, some segments are featured that did not make it to final, and those drums pack a serious punch.

Red Sun (Prototype)

Red Sun (Final)

The Only Thing I Know For Real

To do: Clarify the source of the Alternative version. It doesn't appear to be anywhere in the demo's files.

Jetstream Sam's theme has different vocal performance and instrumentation but the lyrics are same as final. The instrumentation takes on a more traditional metal style and doesn't have the synths like in the final.

The Only Thing I Know For Real (Prototype)

The Only Thing I Know For Real (Alternative Version)

The Only Thing I Know For Real (Final)

Collective Consciousness

The instrumentation in theme of Metal Gear EXCELSUS is slightly different, most obviously missing a particular "wah-wah" synth in the intro but the most interesting part of this version is the changes to the lyrics. Instead of total rewrites or cut additions, it's some small, but important changes that affect the meaning of the song.

Prototype	Final
The fires will burn in their defeat	The fires of greed will burn the weak
The human heart is obsolete	So we’ll make freedom obsolete
Breaking down the fabric of society	Making whole the fabric of society
Collective consciousness controlled as you will see	Collective consciousness controlled as you will see

Collective Consciousness (Prototype)

Collective Consciousness (Final)

It Has To Be This Way

While the lyrics for Armstrong's theme are identical to final, the vocal performance is very different, and the drums are stronger than the final version.

It Has To Be This Way (Prototype)

It Has To Be This Way (Final)

Leftovers in sound banks

The sound banks contain short snippets of songs that are needed for the music to work in the game, and in the demo you can find remnants from cut or replaced soundtracks.

Cut You Down To Size (Alternative Version)

Found in BGM_p2d0 sound bank, this appears to be a later WIP version of Cut You Down To Size/Dark Skies compared to what's found in unreferenced WEMs.

Cut You Down To Size (Alternative Version) (Instrumental and vocal version) (The only known remnant)

Cut You Down To Size (Alternative Version) (Intro) (The only known remnant)

Cut You Down To Size (Alternative Version) (Low Key/Stealth Version) (The only known remnant)

Cut You Down To Size (Alternative Version) (Outro) (The only known remnant)

Cut You Down To Size (Alternative Version) (Blade Mode loop) (The only known remnant)

Unused Music Cues

There are several unused cues for presumably unused battles.

A possible example of this is that the demo's music folder houses the Hammerhead theme (where Raiden runs across the bridge then fights it) a surprising number of times. It appears more than any other theme, and is duplicated multiple times.

Hacking BGM

Metal Gear Rising doesn't contain any hacking gameplay in the final release, but it does contain a few sound files with names related to hacking, including an intense and low-key version. These audio files are only used in areas like VR Missions, the demo's main menu, and the tutorial level for the demo.

Along side this, in the demo's "ui" folder, 2 files can be found labeled as "ui_hacking.dat" and "ui_hacking.dtt". These 2 files don't exist at all in the final game.

Hacking_Low_Main.ogg

Hacking_High_Main.ogg

Unused Hammerhead Blade Mode Segment and intro?

The game's demo files contain audio that is either the intro or the blade mode segment to be used in the battle against Hammerhead.

Hammerhead Blade Mode Segment and intro

Leftovers from earlier builds and E3 Demo

There's a number of unused WEM files not referenced by any sound bank that appear to be leftovers from an even earlier build than what the demo is based on.

I'm My Own Master Now

The only remnant of the iconic Blade Wolf theme. While you fight Blade Wolf in the demo, the fight already features the final version of his theme. Most likely, the older version of the song was overwritten by the final version and this snippet is all that's left.

I'm My Own Master Now (Prototype)

Here I Come (Final: A Stranger I Remain)

An even earlier version of Mistral's theme with completely different lyrics.

Here I Come

Here I Come
I've come here to save you
And I can already taste the kill
Like caressing an angel
Burning up in the atmosphere
And with the blood of a dying star above
My true aesthetic's unwinding
And I'm about to come undone
So don't let me become the one you love
'Cause I'll just take your blood and use you up
I know it's tempting to jump off the edge and fly
But this is not a dream
So don't let me become the one you love

Cut You Down To Size (Final: Dark Skies)

One of the regular battle themes that plays early in the game. While the actual demo plays the final version, hidden among leftovers is an early version with completely different lyrics! These lyrics don't have an official translation, so the transcription here is unofficial, though has been verified by Jamie Christopherson to be 'mostly' accurate. The early version also has an instrumental variation. This version can notably be heard in E3 2012 demo.

Cut You Down To Size

Cut You Down To Size (Instrumental)

Cut You Down To Size (Alternative outro)

Cut You Down To Size (Blade Mode loop)

Cut You Down To Size (Blade Mode loop) (Long version)

Dark Skies (Final)

Cut You Down To Size	Dark Skies
It boiled, over-seething	A brave, new world rising
You're mine, I'll cut you down to size	I, I can't believe my eyes
We all fall down, where	We've fallen down
I'll cut you down to size	We're blinded by Dark Skies
It's in my hands, my head, my nails, my teeth	It’s in the way we all exploit the weak
It's under their feet	The justice that we seek
Embrace your fate, I just erase	Accept the truth to be free
I rain it down, I kicked all the floodgates out	Times have changed, Don’t let fate remain the same
Oh no, so see them crawl	Life, so fleeting
My sights are set on you, and you're undoubtedly	The future’s ours to take when we doubt everything
Mine, there's no way out now	No, no turning back now
Now wave on your way down	Now find, find your own path
Cut, way down	But don’t, don’t give in to wrath

E3 Demo Boris Voice Lines Leftovers in PSN/XBLA demo version

The demo contains LOADS of E3 Boris voicelines leftovers. Some of these can be heard in early gameplay videos for the game. A lot of these are Boris training Raiden, as it seems he played a key role in training the player in earlier development, and during public presentations.

Audio File	Subtitle
	"Retrieve the terminal located at the far-end of the park."
	"Ah, there it is! Crack that terminal open and take the memory chip."
	"Next, a Gekko UG! I believe you are familiar with this model, da?"
	"Parry the Gekko's attack to create an opening. When he backs off, that's your chance!"
	"Keep chipping away! The more you damage the Gekko, the better the chance you might knock it off balance!"
	"That is their get-a-way!"
	"Good! Now after the Prime Minister! I'm updating your AR."
	"Also merely wave radar. Low light camera. Infrared camera. Acoustic positioning gear. Chemical sniffer."
	"It costs energy, of course, but the dash lets you dodge obstacles, bullets, these sorts of things."
	"Your fuel cells! There, in the upper left corner. Keep an eye on your remaining energy."
	"And the chassis is made from honeycomb boron fiber reinforced plastic. It's lighter, more durable."
	"The Ninja Run is a key cyborg skill. Use it to move quickly -- like the lightning."
	"So they took advantage of a Georgian military coup to declare their own independence in 1992."
	"If your life gauge is reduced to zero by the enemy, your cyborg body will register as destroyed."
	"If you run out of missiles, search the area for more. Or think of another way to bring them down."
	"When you see a hostel guard is down, hit them full on with a heavy strike."
	"Remember to watch your back, Raiden. The enemy will not always come one at a time."
	"You can also string attacks together to keep your enemies off balance, Yes?"
	"I've prepared homing missiles as your sub weapon. Let's see what they can do, eh?"
	"Use Blade Mode to slice enemies in half and take their nano repair units."
	"This I think you could handle with no legs and both eyes closed."
	"Hah. Enough combat for now, let's focus on movement."
	"They leave you less exposed, so you can change tactics as you move."
	"Perhaps you are still not yourself with this new body, eh?"
	"You retrieve the target, eh? Good, now head back to the start point."
	"Embedded with the time you have left. We need you fully trained and ready."
	"We will end with a mock battle against an airborne unmanned gear."
	"Tried Ninja Run across that bridge before it collapses."
	"Use basic attacks to create an opening for Blade Mode."
	"After destroying all the targets, proceed to the next mission."
	"Good, Good. Now, take a few swings."
	"It's a Hammerhead, a canard rotor wing UG."
	"Next is combat training. We will start with cyborgs."
	"Well, the real fighting will start soon enough."
	"All right, enough with Blade Mode. Let's move on."
	"Raiden, locate all of the humanoid targets."
	"Dramatically speed up your attack reflexes."
	"Until then, do svidaniya, tovarishch."
	"Let's practice retrieving targets during battle."
	"Stick to quick slashes when you are surrounded."
	"Follow the guide on your AR overlay."
	"You have completed the VR trials."
	"Start by ready your sword."
	"Ninja Run - your way up those missiles!"
	"It was not sweat for you, eh?"
	"Good, Raiden. Yes, good!"
	"Now, get on top of him."
	"Head for the presidential palace."
	"Not that way."