Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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The version of "The End Begins" (Kratos' theme on GoW2) that plays in the main menu of the E3 2006 Demo of God of War 2. It is essentially a beta version of the song. Compared to the final version, it is shorter and doesn't have the live instruments.

Final OST version (with lyrics): youtu.be/x0-xFqvJ-U8
Final in-game version: youtu.be/L_ecft_Yc1o
Similar beta version found in the Chains of Olympus files (longer and with a different choir): youtu.be/emX4S1UeEdc

God of War unused tracks playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCToLibb1EqNxKnqBYyZtKy-vf97eLeUk

Composed by Gerard Marino.