If somebody enquired, “Would you like to listen to some music taken from the depths of Hell?”, you may pause for a moment or two before making you ultimate choice. However, if that same person informed you that, “These tracks are taken from Mick Gordon’s amazing original DOOM soundtrack and cut at the Abbey Road Studios?”, I’m guessing you’d decide a whole lot quicker.
It’s been announced that Laced Records, in partnership with Bethesda Softworks, a ZeniMax Media company and id Software, will be bringing this soundtrack which scored “Best Music” winner from The Game Awards 2016, to both Vinyl and CD this coming Summer.
The DOOM (Original Game Soundtrack) will be available in four formats :-
Deluxe Double CD: Featuring a premium triple gatefold sleeve and available direct from Laced Records and participating retailers worldwide (RRP: $15.00)
Double LP: Pressed on 180g blood red vinyl and complete with premium packaging this version features 20 favorite tracks selected by the developers themselves. Available direct from Laced Records and participating retailers worldwide (RRP: $35.00)
Special Edition X4LP: Cut at the legendary Abbey Road Studios this four-disc vinyl set is encased within double hard slip cases and features premium printed inner sleeves with DOOM artwork. Pressed on black vinyl it includes the full DOOM soundtrack and is available to pre-order direct from Laced Records store and participating retailers worldwide (RRP: $80.00)
Special Limited Edition X4LP: The four-disc special edition comes with all the bells and whistles of the Standard Edition X4LP but is pressed on 180g blood red vinyl and adds the Deluxe Double CD, plus a custom turntable slipmat. The Special Edition is only available via pre-order for a 14-day window ending 2nd May 2018 direct from the Laced Records store only. (RRP: $100.00) – Following 2nd May 2018 only the Standard Edition will be available.
Composed by long-time Bethesda collaborator Mick Gordon, his dark and intense vision channels industrial metal to mirror DOOM’s trademark brutal power fantasy gameplay across 31 synth and metal-filled tracks (excluding the Double LP which has 20 tracks), spanning over two hours of runtime.
A true passion project, the recording process saw Gordon representing DOOM’s portrayal of Hell through the role of energy in sound production, imparting the physical properties of analogue equipment onto digital sources.
To mimic the power of Hell and its corruptive Argent energy, Mick created the “DOOM Instrument”. Consisting of pure sine wave inputs directed into four separate sound processing chains and a variety of post-processing techniques, it allowed Gordon to dynamically ‘corrupt’ generated sounds.
Further callbacks to the franchise’s legacy and imagery are found as the soundtrack’s signature screeching guitar lines are layered with the chainsaw audio from the original 1993 title.
Fans can pre-order all editions of the soundtrack via the Laced Records store:
North America: http://www.lacedrecords.com
