Duke Nukem Forever 1998 full theme by James Grote (highest quality)

The full Duke Nukem Forever theme as heard in the 1998 trailer, composed in 1998 by James Grote and released in uncompressed quality by him in 2022

[CacoOscar]

"I was born to rock the world"

[kishibbydiggy]

Duke fans aren't just eating good this year, they're feasting.

[NeoArcane]

"I was born to rock the world"

~Duke Nukem, circa 1998.

[MALICEM]

That grungy lick at the intro is so nasty, i love it. Peak old rock that they don't do anymore

[teresazbikowska]

Duke Nukem Forever Restoration Project First Slice is out, same for DNF Enhanced v1.5.

[meowsandstuff]

Glad we finally have this out there. ;)

[wadoid]

For me, this version gives me the "It was a great game, a success story but it's old and this is the final game of the franchise" type of vibe. It is a banger and I'll be really really happy if they manage to make this game a complete one.

[hotrod]

This musical piece right here is the most perfect awesome track my ears have EVER listened to. It is only to me rivaled by the original score done for Dragonball Z by Bruce Falconer. This theme perfectly personifies the power, confidence, and dominating presence of Duke Nukem. What I love most is that subtle drum beat you can hear in the background. LITERALLY the heartbeat of the 90's beating strong and will last FOREVER!!!

[melasauce]

so weird to finally hear this without explosion sounds and Duke's voice lines mixed in

[SledgeNE]

I love this Theme. I watched the 1998-Trailer so often just for the music and for nostalgia. It's great! "Always bet on Duke!"

[mrscruffles]

Never forget what George robbed us of, guys.

[NoNameEntered]

I think this is the first time grabbag was done with real instruments. And it’s still the best version yet. I’ve been waiting for a high quality release of this since I saw the DNF 1998 trailer. Thank you!

[Tokumastu]

My favorite rendition of Grabbag. I'll be honest while I like what they were going for with the 2001 build, especially now with the restoration project. I still would've loved to see the quake build version.

[Marian_RDZ]

Never would've thought Duke would be coming back this year in this storming and frenetic way.

No wonder though, that's been his true essence ever since we knew him.

[nic]

The best Duke theme in my opinion. Love the ambience fx and the synths in the background. Especially the little part at 1:18. So glad we finally have a full quality version of this!!!

[Szederp]

I did not know people like you existed out there. I was so passionate about this version (and the game version too) I thought I had poor taste at some point. But it seems like other metal fans realize this is still the best version. Thank you for the upload, Sir! Greetings from Central Europe!

[brawlmaster]

GOD I love this theme SO much, James Grote is a genius!!!

[sparkywilson]

Tired of shooting crap?

Looking for the real deal?

Always bet on Duke!

*"I WAS BORN TO ROCK THE WORLD."*

[ThirdSpectrum]

It's so good to finally have a high quality version of this available now after seeing the old VHS trailers from E3.

[Marian_RDZ]

Surprised to hear those additional instruments playing alongside the main ones from 2:30 on,
guess they were inaudible because of the lower quality of the tracks the community had before.