Jolielegal | The End Begins (E3 Demo version) - God of War 2 Soundtrack @Jolielegal | Uploaded March 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
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.