“IT’S A Doom Game, of course the music has got to be metal, “Says brian lee white, the co-founder of production team finishing move and a key figure in the creation of Doom: The Dark Ages‘Ferocious, Riff-Tastic Soundtrack.
And he’s got a point. Since the pioneering First-Person Shooter Doom was released in 1993, the series of demon-saling games has been found closely associated with all things heavy metal. Bobby Prince’s influential original score was a collection of bone-crushing throughms that matched the intensity of battling your way through hordes of the Undead Perfectly, with 2004 Doom 3 was almost scored by nine inch nails’ trent reznor. His Rock Star Schedule Scuppered that Plan But Former Bandmate Chris Vrenna and Multi-Instrumentalist Clint Walsh was on hand to dream up a menacing, Industrial ACCOMPANIMENT to the value-VILTRANCS.
Fast-forward throwing two more standalone titles, two dlc and two separete expansion packs-all with similar apocalyptic outstraration-and we get to Doom: The Dark AgesReleased earlier this year, it took the action right back to the start of the series’ Hench protagonist the doom Slayer’s Story for a Medieval Mash-up of Murder and Mayhem. With the celebrated Soundtrack Coming out on Vinyl Soon, Finishing Move Tell Us All About Taking Inspiration from the Gods of Metal.
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The Dark ages‘Soundtrack is all about guitars
ID software needed a new composer for Doom: The Dark Ages So the Studio’s Lead Audio Designer Chad MossHolder Reached Out to Finishing Move to The collective had contributed music to Borderlands 3, The Callisto Protocol and Halo wars 2 But whats really seled the deal was co-founder brrian trifon posting pictures of his fender malmsteen on Facebook, a guitar modelled by Swedish Rock God Yngwie Malmsteen. “We know, it’s very boomer,” Jokes Lee White.
After they were shown a couple of early pieces of concept art including the new, viking-inspired doom Slayer, they knew they had to come up with something somebing “Totally different and wild” IF Getting the job.
“Bot the rebooted Doom 2016 And Its 2020 Follow-up Eternal Had this futuristic, tech metal element to them and we would find’t do a better version of that, so why not look to the past? We knew (The Dark ages) Was going to be a prequel (to the series), so we took inspiration from classic ’80s metal. ” The Finishing Move Team Came Up with Four Different Tracks Who Ended Up Matching Game Director Hugo Martin’s Vision Perfectly. New doom game is a huge honor but we knew we had to deliver, “Says trifon.
Finding the balance between loud and quiet was challenging
“We were constant playing the latest building of the game to get the emotion and the intensity of the music right,” Says lee white. There are big boss battles that feel like “Straight up Rock Concerts” in Doom: The Dark Ages But there are also planty of quiet mothers, with players encouraged to explore the vast levels.
“We had to pioneer a new sound that made sense in a bigger, more dynamic Doom Game Thought, “Says Lee White. As well as big riffs, The Dark ages Soundtrack features planty of nods to its mediaval setting. Finishing Move Used Classic Orchestral Instruments Including The Mandolin, Cello and Double Bass in their music, AlongSide Historical Instruments Such as Nyckelharpa and the Balalaika. “We had to find a way to blend there message, Organic Elements with It Feeling Corny,” Says Finishing Move Composer Alex Klingle. It took them a year to really hit their stride.
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This is a different kind of Doom soundtrack
The original Doom Is one of the most influential games ever released and the reboot series has been praised by fans new and old. Much of Finishing Move’s Team Grew Up Playing The Games And Though Working on a New One Was “Daunting”, they were determined to get it right
“Each game has been so different and id software are very keen not to do the same thing twice. The job.
“What makes this game different to previous Dooms Is that the doom Slayer is more of a tank than a sports car. The demons are actually scred of you, so we had to make sure the music supported that. ” This is where all that metal came into play.
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It’s a love-litter to the history of Heavy music
Rather than take inspiration from one band, Finishing Move Looked at the History of Heavy Metal for the Doom: The Dark Ages Soundtrack. “I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, Which Gave the World Metallica as Well as Exodus and Testament. Thrash metal in this soundtrack, “Says trifon.
The group was also inspired by the OG Heavy Metal Group Black Sabbath as Well as Groove Rockers Machine Head and Pantera. “It was important for us to have different flavors for all the different areas of the game,” explains klingle. The Dark ages features Doom‘s biggest and most eclectic map yet, with each area requiring its own soundtrack. “Some mothers nod to the chunky riffs of lamb of God and Killswitch enjoy. For the more other-windows of the game, Finishing Move Looked to Modern Superstars1 Spiritbox. “We Didn’T want the music to ever feel static.”
The soundtrack is part of an ongoing metal renaissance
The Most Important Note Finishing Move Got from Big Boss Martin was to make music he could sing in the shower to – and create riffs that would get stuck in his head. “Our Goal was to create something that would have got us inspired and excted as kids, back when we were the first discovering heavy music,” Says lee white. “We want to make it accessible enough for someone learning the guitar.”
“It’s also a really exciting time to be making music like this, beacuse it feels like guitar music is full back. Beating out straight-up pop stars in the top 40, “He Continues. “As a fan of heavy music since I was a kid, it’s amazing to be able to contribute something to the legacy of it.
‘Doom: The Dark Ages’ Soundtrack will be released on Vinyl this October. Pre-orders for the four-lp boxsset and double vinyl collection are live here
