Difference between revisions of "Musical inspirations behind Doom's music"
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'''Alice In Chains - Dirt''' | '''Alice In Chains - Dirt''' | ||
* Released September 1992. Referenced in MIDI metadata. | * Released September 1992. Referenced in MIDI metadata. | ||
| − | * Most tracks weren't used but "Them Bones" was used for Doom II | + | * Most tracks weren't used but "Them Bones" was used for [[MAP23: Barrels o' Fun (Doom II)]]. |
'''Alice In Chains - Facelift''' | '''Alice In Chains - Facelift''' | ||
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'''Slayer - South Of Heaven''' | '''Slayer - South Of Heaven''' | ||
* Released July 1988. Referenced in MIDI metadata. | * Released July 1988. Referenced in MIDI metadata. | ||
| − | * "Behind The Crooked Cross" was used for Doom | + | * "Behind The Crooked Cross" was used for [[E3M3: Pandemonium (Doom)]]. |
'''Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger''' | '''Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger''' | ||
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'''Stone Temple Pilots - Core''' | '''Stone Temple Pilots - Core''' | ||
* Released September 1992. Tracks referenced in MIDI metadata, though the album name is not. The first two tracks were turned into MIDI files. | * Released September 1992. Tracks referenced in MIDI metadata, though the album name is not. The first two tracks were turned into MIDI files. | ||
| − | * "Sex Type Thing" inspired Doom II | + | * "Sex Type Thing" inspired [[MAP09: The Pit (Doom II)]]. |
'''Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power''' | '''Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power''' | ||
* Released February 1992. Not referenced in metadata, though multiple Doom music tracks are inspired by tracks off this album: | * Released February 1992. Not referenced in metadata, though multiple Doom music tracks are inspired by tracks off this album: | ||
| − | * "Rise" inspired Doom | + | * "Rise" inspired [[E1M4: Command Control (Doom)]]. |
| − | * "Mouth for War" inspired Doom | + | * "Mouth for War" inspired [[E3M1: Hell Keep (Doom)]]. |
| − | * "This Love" inspired Doom | + | * "This Love" inspired [[MAP18: The Courtyard (Doom II)]] / [[MAP26: The Abandoned Mines (Doom II)]]. |
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'''AC/DC - Big Gun''' (single) or '''Last Action Hero soundtrack''' | '''AC/DC - Big Gun''' (single) or '''Last Action Hero soundtrack''' | ||
* "Big Gun" is referenced in metadata; the single was released June 1993. | * "Big Gun" is referenced in metadata; the single was released June 1993. | ||
| − | * Used as inspiration for Doom | + | * Used as inspiration for [[E2M1: Deimos Anomaly (Doom)]]. |
* Romero might have had the single, but it's equally plausible that he had the Last Action Hero soundtrack, which was mostly heavy metal bands that fit with the rest of the collection here. | * Romero might have had the single, but it's equally plausible that he had the Last Action Hero soundtrack, which was mostly heavy metal bands that fit with the rest of the collection here. | ||
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'''Black Sabbath - Dehumanizer''' | '''Black Sabbath - Dehumanizer''' | ||
* Released June 1992. Not referenced in metadata. | * Released June 1992. Not referenced in metadata. | ||
| − | * "After all (the dead)" clearly inspired the music for Doom | + | * "After all (the dead)" clearly inspired the music for [[MAP10: Refueling Base (Doom II)]] / [[MAP16: Suburbs (Doom II)]]. |
Revision as of 13:40, 25 May 2014
Much of Doom's soundtrack is inspired by early '90s heavy metal music, and fans have long noted similarities between tracks from Doom's soundtrack and popular heavy metal songs. A well-known page on Doomworld titled Bobby Prince is a Filthy Thief details some of the more obvious similarities.
In 2007, some of Doom's unused music tracks were released by John Romero, and metadata comments in these files name the tracks that inspired them. It's known that in developing Doom's music, Bobby Prince had a small collection of heavy metal CDs given to him by John Romero that were being used as inspiration for covers. Using available data it's possible to build up a map of what was likely to have been in that collection.
Definites
Alice In Chains - Dirt
- Released September 1992. Referenced in MIDI metadata.
- Most tracks weren't used but "Them Bones" was used for MAP23: Barrels o' Fun (Doom II).
Alice In Chains - Facelift
- Released August 1990. Referenced in MIDI metadata.
- None of the tracks were used in Doom.
Slayer - South Of Heaven
- Released July 1988. Referenced in MIDI metadata.
- "Behind The Crooked Cross" was used for E3M3: Pandemonium (Doom).
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
- Released October 1991. Tracks referenced in MIDI metadata, though the album name is not. The first two tracks were turned into MIDI files, but neither were used.
Stone Temple Pilots - Core
- Released September 1992. Tracks referenced in MIDI metadata, though the album name is not. The first two tracks were turned into MIDI files.
- "Sex Type Thing" inspired MAP09: The Pit (Doom II).
Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
- Released February 1992. Not referenced in metadata, though multiple Doom music tracks are inspired by tracks off this album:
- "Rise" inspired E1M4: Command Control (Doom).
- "Mouth for War" inspired E3M1: Hell Keep (Doom).
- "This Love" inspired MAP18: The Courtyard (Doom II) / MAP26: The Abandoned Mines (Doom II).
Speculative
AC/DC - Big Gun (single) or Last Action Hero soundtrack
- "Big Gun" is referenced in metadata; the single was released June 1993.
- Used as inspiration for E2M1: Deimos Anomaly (Doom).
- Romero might have had the single, but it's equally plausible that he had the Last Action Hero soundtrack, which was mostly heavy metal bands that fit with the rest of the collection here.
S.O.D. - Speak English or Die
- Not referenced in metadata, but several of the unused MIDI tracks bear a strong resemblance to tracks off this album: specifically the songs "Pi Alpha Nu", "Milano Mosh" and "Speak English or Die"
- The track "Sargent D & the S.O.D." was likely used as inspiration for the music in E3M8: Dis (Doom), titled "Facing the Spider".
Black Sabbath - Dehumanizer
- Released June 1992. Not referenced in metadata.
- "After all (the dead)" clearly inspired the music for MAP10: Refueling Base (Doom II) / MAP16: Suburbs (Doom II).
