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The [[Heretic]] '''soundtrack''' was created by [[Kevin Schilder]] of [[Raven Software]]. As should be expected from the fantasy setting of the game, in contrast to [[Doom]]'s science fiction theme, the music is composed in a completely different style. Heretic's soundtrack is more ambient and has diverse instrumentation, with significant use of percussion, harps, and choral voices. Many tracks are highly rhythmic and evoke an exotic, fantasy action atmosphere similar to typical motion picture soundtracks in the same genre.
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The [[Heretic]] '''soundtrack''' was created by [[Kevin Schilder]] of [[Raven Software]]. As should be expected from the fantasy setting of the game, in contrast to [[Doom]]'s science fiction theme, the music is composed in a completely different style. Heretic's soundtrack is more ambient and has diverse instrumentation, with significant use of percussion, harps, and choral voices. Many tracks are highly rhythmic and evoke an exotic, fantasy action atmosphere similar to typical motion picture soundtracks in the same genre. The Heretic soundtrack was meant to sound "dark, angry, and dissonant", making use of the {{wp|tritone}}, diminished chords, and whatever other musical methods "sounded right" to evoke this mood.
  
 
The tracks in Heretic are unnamed according to Kevin Schilder, and were only labeled in the [[IWAD]] with the headers of the levels for which they were originally written.
 
The tracks in Heretic are unnamed according to Kevin Schilder, and were only labeled in the [[IWAD]] with the headers of the levels for which they were originally written.
  
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{| {{prettySortable}}
! Levels !! Lump !! Notes
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! Levels !! Lump !! Length !! Notes
 
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| [[E1M1: The Docks (Heretic)|E1M1]], [[E3M1: The Storehouse (Heretic)|E3M1]], [[E4M6: Halls of the Apostate (Heretic)|E4M6]] || MUS_E1M1 || A remixed version appears in Hexen II as CD track 6 / egyp1.mid.
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| [[E1M1: The Docks (Heretic)|E1M1]], [[E3M1: The Storehouse (Heretic)|E3M1]], [[E4M6: Halls of the Apostate (Heretic)|E4M6]] || MUS_E1M1 || 02:03 || A remixed version appears in Hexen II as CD track 6 / egyp1.mid.
 
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| [[E1M2: The Dungeons (Heretic)|E1M2]], [[E3M6: The Halls of Fear (Heretic)|E3M6]], [[E4M2: Blockhouse (Heretic)|E4M2]] || MUS_E1M2 ||  
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| [[E1M2: The Dungeons (Heretic)|E1M2]], [[E3M6: The Halls of Fear (Heretic)|E3M6]], [[E4M2: Blockhouse (Heretic)|E4M2]] || MUS_E1M2 || 01:56 ||
 
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| [[E1M3: The Gatehouse (Heretic)|E1M3]], [[E3M5: The Ophidian Lair (Heretic)|E3M5]], [[E4M3: Ambulatory (Heretic)|E4M3]] || MUS_E1M3 ||  
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| [[E1M3: The Gatehouse (Heretic)|E1M3]], [[E3M5: The Ophidian Lair (Heretic)|E3M5]], [[E4M3: Ambulatory (Heretic)|E4M3]] || MUS_E1M3 || 01:32 ||
 
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| [[E1M4: The Guard Tower (Heretic)|E1M4]], [[E2M5: The Catacombs (Heretic)|E2M5]], [[E4M4: Sepulcher (Heretic)|E4M4]], [[E5M5: Hydratyr (Heretic)|E5M5]] || MUS_E1M4 ||  
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| [[E1M4: The Guard Tower (Heretic)|E1M4]], [[E2M5: The Catacombs (Heretic)|E2M5]], [[E4M4: Sepulcher (Heretic)|E4M4]], [[E5M5: Hydratyr (Heretic)|E5M5]] || MUS_E1M4 || 01:58 ||
 
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| [[E1M5: The Citadel (Heretic)|E1M5]], [[E3M7: The Chasm (Heretic)|E3M7]], [[E4M5: Great Stair (Heretic)|E4M5]] || MUS_E1M5 ||  
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| [[E1M5: The Citadel (Heretic)|E1M5]], [[E3M7: The Chasm (Heretic)|E3M7]], [[E4M5: Great Stair (Heretic)|E4M5]] || MUS_E1M5 || 01:31 ||
 
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| [[E1M6: The Cathedral (Heretic)|E1M6]], [[E3M4: The Azure Fortress (Heretic)|E3M4]], [[E4M1: Catafalque (Heretic)|E4M1]] || MUS_E1M6 || A remixed version appears in Hexen II as CD track 16 / casb2.mid.
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| [[E1M6: The Cathedral (Heretic)|E1M6]], [[E3M4: The Azure Fortress (Heretic)|E3M4]], [[E4M1: Catafalque (Heretic)|E4M1]], [[E6M3 (Heretic)|E6M3]] || MUS_E1M6 || 01:52 || A remixed version appears in Hexen II as CD track 16 / casb2.mid.
 
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| [[E1M7: The Crypts (Heretic)|E1M7]], [[E4M7: Ramparts of Perdition (Heretic)|E4M7]] || MUS_E1M7 ||  
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| [[E1M7: The Crypts (Heretic)|E1M7]], [[E4M7: Ramparts of Perdition (Heretic)|E4M7]] || MUS_E1M7 || 01:43 ||
 
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| [[E1M8: Hell's Maw (Heretic)|E1M8]], [[E4M8: Shattered Bridge (Heretic)|E4M8]] || MUS_E1M8 ||  
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| [[E1M8: Hell's Maw (Heretic)|E1M8]], [[E4M8: Shattered Bridge (Heretic)|E4M8]] || MUS_E1M8 || 01:20 ||
 
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| [[E1M9: The Graveyard (Heretic)|E1M9]], [[E3M8: D'Sparil's Keep (Heretic)|E3M8]], [[E4M9: Mausoleum (Heretic)|E4M9]] || MUS_E1M9 ||  
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| [[E1M9: The Graveyard (Heretic)|E1M9]], [[E3M8: D'Sparil's Keep (Heretic)|E3M8]], [[E4M9: Mausoleum (Heretic)|E4M9]] || MUS_E1M9 || 01:12 ||
 
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| [[E2M1: The Crater (Heretic)|E2M1]], [[E5M1: Ochre Cliffs (Heretic)|E5M1]] || MUS_E2M1 ||  
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| [[E2M1: The Crater (Heretic)|E2M1]], [[E5M1: Ochre Cliffs (Heretic)|E5M1]] || MUS_E2M1 || 01:43 ||
 
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| [[E2M2: The Lava Pits (Heretic)|E2M2]], [[E5M2: Rapids (Heretic)|E5M2]] || MUS_E2M2 ||  
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| [[E2M2: The Lava Pits (Heretic)|E2M2]], [[E5M2: Rapids (Heretic)|E5M2]] || MUS_E2M2 || 01:28 ||
 
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| [[E2M3: The River of Fire (Heretic)|E2M3]], [[E5M3: Quay (Heretic)|E5M3]] || MUS_E2M3 ||  
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| [[E2M3: The River of Fire (Heretic)|E2M3]], [[E5M3: Quay (Heretic)|E5M3]] || MUS_E2M3 || 01:59 ||
 
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| [[E2M4: The Ice Grotto (Heretic)|E2M4]], [[E5M4: Courtyard (Heretic)|E5M4]] || MUS_E2M4 ||  
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| [[E2M4: The Ice Grotto (Heretic)|E2M4]], [[E5M4: Courtyard (Heretic)|E5M4]] || MUS_E2M4 || 01:20 ||
 
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| [[E2M6: The Labyrinth (Heretic)|E2M6]], [[E3M9: The Aquifer (Heretic)|E3M9]], [[E5M6: Colonnade (Heretic)|E5M6]] || MUS_E2M6 ||  
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| [[E2M6: The Labyrinth (Heretic)|E2M6]], [[E3M9: The Aquifer (Heretic)|E3M9]], [[E5M6: Colonnade (Heretic)|E5M6]] || MUS_E2M6 || 01:36 ||
 
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| [[E2M7: The Great Hall (Heretic)|E2M7]], [[E5M7: Foetid Manse (Heretic)|E5M7]] || MUS_E2M7 ||  
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| [[E2M7: The Great Hall (Heretic)|E2M7]], [[E5M7: Foetid Manse (Heretic)|E5M7]] || MUS_E2M7 || 01:48 ||
 
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| [[E2M8: The Portals of Chaos (Heretic)|E2M8]], [[E5M8: Field of Judgement (Heretic)|E5M8]] || MUS_E2M8 ||  
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| [[E2M8: The Portals of Chaos (Heretic)|E2M8]], [[E5M8: Field of Judgement (Heretic)|E5M8]] || MUS_E2M8 || 01:38 ||
 
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| [[E2M9: The Glacier (Heretic)|E2M9]], [[E5M9: Skein of D'Sparil (Heretic)|E5M9]] || MUS_E2M9 ||  
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| [[E2M9: The Glacier (Heretic)|E2M9]], [[E5M9: Skein of D'Sparil (Heretic)|E5M9]] || MUS_E2M9 || 02:04 ||
 
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| [[E3M2: The Cesspool (Heretic)|E3M2]] || MUS_E3M2 ||  
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| [[E3M2: The Cesspool (Heretic)|E3M2]], [[E6M1 (Heretic)|E6M1]] || MUS_E3M2 || 01:06 ||
 
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| [[E3M3: The Confluence (Heretic)|E3M3]] || MUS_E3M3 ||  
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| [[E3M3: The Confluence (Heretic)|E3M3]], [[E6M2 (Heretic)|E6M2]] || MUS_E3M3 || 01:28 ||
 
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| Title music || MUS_TITL ||  
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| Title music || MUS_TITL || 00:12 ||
 
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| Intermission music || MUS_INTR ||  
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| Intermission music || MUS_INTR || 00:59 ||
 
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| Victory music || MUS_CPTD ||  
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| Victory music || MUS_CPTD || 01:06 ||
 
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Revision as of 12:13, 30 April 2020

The Heretic soundtrack was created by Kevin Schilder of Raven Software. As should be expected from the fantasy setting of the game, in contrast to Doom's science fiction theme, the music is composed in a completely different style. Heretic's soundtrack is more ambient and has diverse instrumentation, with significant use of percussion, harps, and choral voices. Many tracks are highly rhythmic and evoke an exotic, fantasy action atmosphere similar to typical motion picture soundtracks in the same genre. The Heretic soundtrack was meant to sound "dark, angry, and dissonant", making use of the tritone, diminished chords, and whatever other musical methods "sounded right" to evoke this mood.

The tracks in Heretic are unnamed according to Kevin Schilder, and were only labeled in the IWAD with the headers of the levels for which they were originally written.

Levels Lump Length Notes
E1M1, E3M1, E4M6 MUS_E1M1 02:03 A remixed version appears in Hexen II as CD track 6 / egyp1.mid.
E1M2, E3M6, E4M2 MUS_E1M2 01:56
E1M3, E3M5, E4M3 MUS_E1M3 01:32
E1M4, E2M5, E4M4, E5M5 MUS_E1M4 01:58
E1M5, E3M7, E4M5 MUS_E1M5 01:31
E1M6, E3M4, E4M1, E6M3 MUS_E1M6 01:52 A remixed version appears in Hexen II as CD track 16 / casb2.mid.
E1M7, E4M7 MUS_E1M7 01:43
E1M8, E4M8 MUS_E1M8 01:20
E1M9, E3M8, E4M9 MUS_E1M9 01:12
E2M1, E5M1 MUS_E2M1 01:43
E2M2, E5M2 MUS_E2M2 01:28
E2M3, E5M3 MUS_E2M3 01:59
E2M4, E5M4 MUS_E2M4 01:20
E2M6, E3M9, E5M6 MUS_E2M6 01:36
E2M7, E5M7 MUS_E2M7 01:48
E2M8, E5M8 MUS_E2M8 01:38
E2M9, E5M9 MUS_E2M9 02:04
E3M2, E6M1 MUS_E3M2 01:06
E3M3, E6M2 MUS_E3M3 01:28
Title music MUS_TITL 00:12
Intermission music MUS_INTR 00:59
Victory music MUS_CPTD 01:06

See also