Would you consider the soundtrack in Doom as the best you've experienced in a game?

[Ferdinand]

I've played lots of games like the Last of Us, Skyrim, Red Dead Redemption series, and many more. However , none of those games has made me feel the type of emotion that I felt when I played Doom. To me, it is the game with the best soundtrack from all the games that I have played. Do you consider it the best for you as well, or have you got a different opinion?

 

[Oliver]

The original Doom soundtrack is genuinely impressive for what it is — industrial, relentless, perfectly matched to the pacing. I'd argue it's one of the few cases where the music is actually functional rather than decorative. That said, personally I hold the Morrowind theme in higher regard, and the Baldur's Gate 2 score is exceptional if you want something that earns an emotional response. Doom is remarkable. I wouldn't call it the best I've experienced, but it's probably the most purposeful.

 

[Tyler]

Mick Gordon absolutely cooked on that soundtrack. The way it syncs to the combat is not something most games even try to do. Doom 2016 specifically — every fight felt like the music was reacting to what you were doing. Hard to name many games that pull that off at that level.

 

[Lukas]

The Doom 2016 soundtrack works because it is reactive — it actually responds to what is happening in the level rather than just looping. That is rarer than you would think. Most game music is ambient layering with a combat track switched on top. Worth noting that Mick Gordon's approach has influenced a few titles since, though not always to the same effect.