Metal Gear Solid's score was composed by a number of Konami in-house musicians, including Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake composer Kazuki Muraoka. It set the style for the later games in the series.

Contestants must be legal U.S. residents and, for the first three seasons, had to be 16 to 24 years of age. For the fourth season, the upper age limit was raised to 28 to attract more mature and diverse contestants.

The contestants selected despite lack of singing talent for appearance before the panel provide a major attraction to the viewing audience as they simultaneously proclaim their talent while turning out gut-wrenching performances which are ridiculed by the judges.