Doom Eternal Composer Mick Gordon Shows You How Its Music is Made

There are many facets of the recentDoomrevival that stick out, among them being its music. In a recent stream,Doom Eternalcomposer Mick Gordondiscusses the music for the newly released game.FromMick Gordon’s Youtube channel, the Doom Eternal composer talks in-depth about the game’s music. In the video below, which is just over two hours, Gordon touches on the recording process, how these small tracks trigger depending on your gameplay, and the direction he took with the music for the sequel. He even shares tidbits that did not make it into the game.

There are a few bits of information I found interesting, although they seem a bit obvious once Gordon begins talking about his approach. It is fascinating how each “song” is broken into parts, each representing the current state the player is in. There are multiple tracks for fights and exploration, and the game melds them together to form natural transitions between the two.

Gordon’s approach to theDoom Eternalmusic is also surprising, and pretty hilarious. Initially, id Software wanted the music to be “bigger and badder, and louder and more aggressive and more proper in your face.” Gordon’s first attempt to bring that pitch to life with a track that clocks in at 264 BPM (beats per minute). It’s definitely a banger, but it was concluded that it was too distracting, especially since the game is rather difficult. If you want to listen to it yourself, it begins somewhere near the 42-minute mark.

TheDoom Eternalsoundtrack is not yet complete. A tweet from Bethesda confirmed it would not be ready for launch but would let everyone know when it is ready; Gordon also states in the video that he is currently working on making those little sections into songs. However, you can still enjoy the heavy metal sounds of theDoom(2016) soundtrack now on Spotify.

Doom Eternalis available right now for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Check out ourreviewand see what we think of Doomslayer’s latest adventure. If you are playing and want to don a very familiar suit, check out ourclassic Doomguy skin guide.