The first time I heard this I got chills; it’s a beautiful blend of menace, preparation, and anticipation. It fits the theme of the game much better than the bombastic orchestral strings arrangement of the Hitman 3 menu music, and should be brought back as the superior menu and planning theme.
In addition to the music from “Hitman” {2016}, I very much like the opening sequence / animation at game startup (e.g., camera scrolling over tools… I found the mod for this opening and use it in WoA), the flat dark red (or later, the grey / white) colour palette and solid colour backgrounds (the WoA backgrounds of mission settings such as Sapienza are very nice, but occasionally blur text)…
Simply, I prefer the “Hitman” {2016} aesthetics (audio and visual) over “Hitman 2” {2018} and WoA.
The bold colours in “Hitman 2” {2018) do fit its brasher theme and locales such as Miami and Mumbai, but the theme overall wasn’t my preference. I suppose I like a more sober look and feel (“boring” / “dull” to some players).
Best regards.
I know there is a mod that exists for this but I would love if they were to update the game to allow you to switch between the different menu styles and music from each WoA game. I really like Hitman 3/the current WoA one but I do have a soft spot for the previous 2 games menu music.