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This behind the scenes look at the making of DOOM Eternal's soundtrack is metal AF

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Luke Hardwick

4 years, 1 month ago

Doom Eternal Soundtrack Behind the Scenes

Mick Gordon, the composer responsible for crafting several of Bethesda's more memorable soundtracks, is very good at his job.

DOOM has a longstanding history of being a game centered around extreme brutality (it's okay because they're demons). Therefore, it's important that the music, which I like to imagine is actually just the music that Doomslayer hears inside his head whilst shredding ass with impunity, is tonally on par with carnage happening on-screen.

To achieve this end, Gordon enlisted the help of several vocalists from various heavy metal bands to assist in assaulting our ear canals with an audio beatdown teeming with demonic-sounding chants and otherworldly screeches.

The red-tinted lighting paired with the candle-lit microphone shrine is also a very nice touch.