How The DOOM Soundtrack Changed Metal Forever

How did Mick Gordon's soundtrack for Doom 2016 change metal forever? What is the influence of Mick Gordon and the Doom soundtrack?
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0:00 Intro
3:09 Early years of Doom
5:47 The Doom reboot & Mick Gordon
12:53 Mick Gordon vs ID Software
15:39 The influence of the Doom soundtrack

[ChrisThrashHeavydeLeon]

I was one of the vocalists in the Doom Eternal Choir, and it was fuckin awesome regardless of the outcome with all that bs Mick had to go through. I’ve worked with Mick before on the Killer Instinct soundtrack as well and he 100% is a great dude. He will continue to keep killing it with everything he does.

[perfectparadox]

The fact that ”when the doom music kicks in” is such a well known frase speaks volumes

[Crimsonsin]

“Let’s synthesize a fucking lawnmower” - Mick Gordon

[EmmanuelB]

"What's your music genre?
— Violence."

[KillerArcadeGames]

Mick is one of the nicest guys. He generously donated $1k to my wife’s cancer fund without ever meeting us. We did end up meeting for dinner at a later date. I’m eternally grateful. I’m a huge Killer Instinct fan, he was hired to make the music for the 2013 sequel. It’s safe to say everyone I’ve talked to thinks he nailed the sound and paid great homage to the original soundtrack. He’s insanely talented.

[coleharmon]

That GDC talk is an all time classic for game audio folks. Absolutely worth watching if you’re even a tiny bit into music or sound design production.

[alexpimentel]

I've got a buddy that worked with Mick on the Killer Instinct soundtrack (before Mick got the ID contract) and he had nothing but good things to say about the guy.

[OrangeSunnSet]

Maybe Mick's biggest achievement was simplifying Messhugah and introducing their sound to a giant audience.

[joeabernathy]

This is the content I'm here for. I got introduced to metal through the original doom with its midi covers.

[unholymunk]

A big shoutout to carmageddon for having those Fear Factory songs should also be mentioned... I know it had a influence in my life

[jahblo]

There isn't a better combo than killing demons and metal music.. when the metal kicks in this game, I had goosebumps

[FaddaJoe]

There's no denying Mick Gordon's massive influence on the development of the metal genre, but like all pioneers he stood on the shoulders of giants. Namely, Meshuggah, whose unique blend of synths, low-tuned guitars, and driving unconventional rhythms also defined an entire genre: Djent.

[robertbhatt]

He achieved a wonderful mix of Slipknot, NIN and Meshuggah.

[catoleg]

Mick performed Doom soundtrack along with Periphery drummer and Sonic Mayhem on synths. Sonic Mayhem is the guy who composed soundtrack for Quake 2 and partial Quake 3

[musicNix]

Next: Command & Conquer Red Alert Soundtrack

[DeadPixel]

As many others have already said: there were already bands (like Fear Factory and Messhugah) putting out exactly this style of metal decades ago. Mick Gordon wasn't the first to use this style of metal. BUT, he definitely helped to make the style much more popular than it ever was before. I'll definitely give him credit for that.
In fact, it's a perfect parallel for Doom and the entire "first person shooter" game genre. While Doom wasn't the first "FPS" game, it was the game that catapulted the genre into mainstream popularity. We already had Wolfenstein, Blake Stone, and other games. And there was a niche crowd of dedicated PC gamers that said "That's cool". But it was Doom that made *the entire world* completely lose their minds with amazement. And nowadays, it's the same situation with Mick Gordon and this industrial-djent 'Doom' style he is known for today. He was not the first to do this style of music, but he's the guy who made it so trendy nowadays.

[xneurosiis]

I remember from a recent video, you saying that you’re basically burnt out (if I got that wrong, sorry) on doing nu-metal stuff. Hopefully this was fun to do, and something different for you, Finn.

With how huge gaming is now, video game soundtracks are also as popular as ever. A lot of games’ soundtracks are being pressed to vinyl, and available for streaming - not something you would’ve seen back in the 90s or 2000s.

[ABlankAndrew]

Mick can do no wrong, his work on Prey 2016 is incredible too

[djguydan]

Highly recommended to watch his GDC talk on developing the soundtrack!

[hardwiretoo]

Carmageddon. The original from the 90's had 3 songs from Fear Factory on it Body Hammer, Zero Signal, and Demanufacture. The big thing was they were instrumentals. It wasn't until a friend picked up The Mortal Kombat soundtrack that I finally found out who they were because of Zero Signal. Back then you couldn't just make Beavis and Butt Head mouth guitar noises into your phone to find out the name of a song. At least not without ending up in a padded cell. Point is that game is when I learned I like metal.