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‘DOOM Eternal’ Composer Mick Gordon Frustrated With Soundtrack’s Final Mix
One of the big things about DOOM Eternal and its predecessor was the music by composer Mick Gordon. Gordon managed to replicate the adrenaline-fueled intensity that made Bobby Prince’s soundtrack for the original DOOM games so memorable. Which is why news of Mick’s apparent disappointment with Bethesda is surprising.
The story goes that after an initial delay, DOOM Eternal‘s soundtrack was released this past weekend. Audiophiles noticed that the soundtrack, while great, suffered from far more compression than 2016’s DOOM, and resulted in a poorly-mixed sound. Mick Gordon caught wind of this, and took to Twitter to explain that he didn’t end up mixing much of the album himself.
I didn’t mix those and wouldn’t have done that. You’ll be able to spot the small handful of tracks I mixed (Meathook, Command and Control, etc…)
— Mick Gordon (@Mick_Gordon) April 19, 2020
Mick didn’t elaborate as to why he wasn’t given the opportunity to mix all of the tracks on the album, but his annoyance was clearly apparent. This is after he had gone to great lengths to get a “heavy metal” choir for DOOM Eternal, and had even done a livestream showing his process of composing the soundtrack.
Of course, if you want to delve into the rumour mill, according to an unsubstantiated post on the DOOM subreddit, one poster claims to have had an interaction with Gordon via Instagram where Mick stated that he doubts he’ll work with Bethesda again. None of that’s been addressed by either Gordon or Bethesda, but the fact remains that you have a composer who wasn’t given the final say over his work.
DOOM Eternal is out now on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
A year after its initial release on PC, Red Hook Studios will finally be bringing Darkest Dungeon II to the PlayStation. The base game, as well as the “The Binding Blade” DLC and the Oblivion bundle which contains the base game and DLC – will be available as cross-buy across PlayStation 4 and 5 on July 15th. Pre-orders are now available.
“We have been very eager to bring Darkest Dungeon II to PlayStation players,” said Tyler Sigman, Design Director for Red Hook Studios. “The game feels great with DualSense Controller–we’ve been able to add touches like feeling the heartbeat of a hero on death’s door, or the rumble of the stagecoach’s wheels as it hits a trap. [The original] Darkest Dungeon was fortunate to find a strong community on PlayStation and we hope the same proves true with the sequel.”
As mentioned, in addition to the base game (which we reviewed here), “The Blinding Blade” DLC will also be available on PlayStation. The expansion sees players face off against The Warlord, a new roaming mini-boss to encounter on your journey to the Mountain in Darkest Dungeon II. The DLC also adds two new playable heroes in The Duelist and The Crusader, complete with a special unlock quest for the Crusader, unique trinkets, signature items and fully voiced backstories, including playable flashback encounters.
Darkest Dungeon II is available now on the Epic Games Store and Steam.
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