Snake Eater

About this song

Norihiko Hibino wrote the song, a longtime contributor to Hideo Kojima's earlier titles. It was designed to resemble Bond-style spy theme songs of the game's era. The song was also a playable track in the music game Karaoke Revolution Volume 3, released by Konami in the same month and year as the game in the US.

What it's about

The song serves as the overarching theme of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, greeting players at the start and recurring mid-game. Though it seems generic at first, its lyrics take on more relevance as the plot thickens.

Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.

Fun facts

• Sampled in 2 other songs, like “Snake Eater by Joker (UK)”.
• Covered 6 times, including “Snake Eater / DB Trip Hop by Donna Burke”.
• Written by 日比野則彦 (Norihiko Hibino).
• Produced by 村中りか (Rika Muranaka), Kazuki Aoki and Yuichi Hashimoto.
• Recorded at Sony Music Studios.