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− | | [[vgmpf:At Doom's Gate|At Doom's Gate]] || D_E1M1 || [[E1M1: Hangar (Doom)|E1M1: Hangar]] || 01:36 || | + | | [[vgmpf:At Doom's Gate|At Doom's Gate]] || D_E1M1 || [[E1M1: Hangar (Doom)|E1M1: Hangar]] || 01:36 || Original<sup>3</sup><!-- Before you edit in one of the many, many songs that sound similar to this one (see talk page for list), please read note 3 below. --> |
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| [[vgmpf:The Imp's Song|The Imp's Song]] || D_E1M2 || [[E1M2: Nuclear Plant (Doom)|E1M2: Nuclear Plant]] || 02:35 || | | [[vgmpf:The Imp's Song|The Imp's Song]] || D_E1M2 || [[E1M2: Nuclear Plant (Doom)|E1M2: Nuclear Plant]] || 02:35 || | ||
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# The inspirations for the tracks noted above are substantiated by metadata comments found in the {{archived link|http://rome.ro/2007/06/doom-archaeology|unreleased MIDI tracks|https://web.archive.org/web/20140310123519/http://rome.ro/2007/06/doom-archaeology.html|archive.org}} released by John Romero, many of which are alternate versions of the MIDI tracks used in Doom. See the article: [[Musical inspirations behind Doom's music]]. | # The inspirations for the tracks noted above are substantiated by metadata comments found in the {{archived link|http://rome.ro/2007/06/doom-archaeology|unreleased MIDI tracks|https://web.archive.org/web/20140310123519/http://rome.ro/2007/06/doom-archaeology.html|archive.org}} released by John Romero, many of which are alternate versions of the MIDI tracks used in Doom. See the article: [[Musical inspirations behind Doom's music]]. | ||
# The Doom [[IWAD]] file includes two title screen MUS lumps, <tt>d_intro</tt> and <tt>d_introa</tt>. The latter is used when using [[OPL]] MIDI playback (ie. on an Adlib or Soundblaster card). | # The Doom [[IWAD]] file includes two title screen MUS lumps, <tt>d_intro</tt> and <tt>d_introa</tt>. The latter is used when using [[OPL]] MIDI playback (ie. on an Adlib or Soundblaster card). | ||
− | # The inspiration behind E1M1 - ''At Doom's Gate'' has been a long-standing issue of discussion and contention among Doom's fanbase. Tracks by bands such as [[wikipedia:Metallica|Metallica]] or [[wikipedia:Pantera|Pantera]] | + | # The inspiration behind E1M1 - ''At Doom's Gate'' has historically been a long-standing issue of discussion and contention among Doom's fanbase. Tracks by bands such as [[wikipedia:Metallica|Metallica]] or [[wikipedia:Pantera|Pantera]] have been suggested as sources, but there is no conclusive evidence that supports any particular track. The track itself is based around a generic heavy metal riff, meaning that it sounds similar to many different heavy metal songs. In a 2017 interview, Bobby Prince clarified that it was not inspired by any one song, and was written before having listened to any heavy metal music [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1vNWT9Fbuw#t=21m59s]. |
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Revision as of 19:51, 4 November 2017
This article is about the original Doom music. For the 2016 reboot, see Doom (Original Game Soundtrack).
All of Doom's music was composed by Robert Prince. The new episode added in The Ultimate Doom did not add any new tracks and only used songs from the first three episodes.
- The inspirations for the tracks noted above are substantiated by metadata comments found in the unreleased MIDI tracks (archived 🏛) released by John Romero, many of which are alternate versions of the MIDI tracks used in Doom. See the article: Musical inspirations behind Doom's music.
- The Doom IWAD file includes two title screen MUS lumps, d_intro and d_introa. The latter is used when using OPL MIDI playback (ie. on an Adlib or Soundblaster card).
- The inspiration behind E1M1 - At Doom's Gate has historically been a long-standing issue of discussion and contention among Doom's fanbase. Tracks by bands such as Metallica or Pantera have been suggested as sources, but there is no conclusive evidence that supports any particular track. The track itself is based around a generic heavy metal riff, meaning that it sounds similar to many different heavy metal songs. In a 2017 interview, Bobby Prince clarified that it was not inspired by any one song, and was written before having listened to any heavy metal music [1].
Trivia
- "Hiding the Secrets", which is present twice in the IWAD, exists in two slightly different versions:
Lump names Size CRC-32 D_E1M9 21266 7462c0df D_E3M9 21272 be086715
- "Demons on the Prey", which is present thrice in the IWAD, exists in two slightly different versions:
Lump names Size CRC-32 D_E1M7 and D_E2M5 8591 46d83cbc D_E3M5 8597 9409b4ad
- "Intermission from Doom", which is present twice in the IWAD, exists in two slightly different versions:
Lump names Size CRC-32 D_INTER 29082 7b6851c1 D_E2M3 29082 166211b7
- "Waltz of the Demons", which is present twice in the IWAD, exists in two slightly different versions:
Lump names Size CRC-32 D_E2M7 7015 9b788f57 D_E3M7 7015 b0c3d646
Of all the above Doom songs with different versions, "Waltz of the Demons" is the only one with an audible difference: the bass string instrument that comes in at about 10 seconds in is quieter in D_E2M7 than in D_E3M7. (MIDI channel volumes of 80 and 100, respectively.) The other songs have slightly different MIDI data between versions, but nothing that causes a difference in the way they are played.
See also
External links
- Doomworld.com page about Doom music
- Doom Covers, an article at Doomworld in which samples of Prince's music are compared with his sources
- Thread about remastered Doom and Doom II soundtracks, from the Doomworld forums
- Doom music synthesized and converted to MP3s