Doom Eternal by Id Software ripped and tore through hordes of demons and managed to garner universal acclaim. The sequel to 2016’s DOOM saw bigger guns, more extended levels, and an equally memorable soundtrack by famed game music composer Mick Gordon.
Unfortunately, things weren’t smooth for the soundtrack department, with Gordon publicly saying how he probably won’t work on future Doom projects, prompting a statement by Id software studio director Marty Stratton.
Two years since that incident, Mick Gordon has finally opened up about what exactly happened with the Doom Eternal soundtrack through a lengthy Medium post.
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Gordon claims that throughout the development of the game, Stratton and few people at the studio made it hard to work on the music, asking him to provide two levels worth of music when most of the game was early in development.
He also claims that he did not know about him working on the official soundtrack beforehand. Only when Bethesda announced the soundtrack bundled with a collector’s edition did he get to know about it. This prompted the delay for the official tracks to launch, as work started no sooner than March 2019, after the game launch.
Further claims of Zenimax and Id Software trying to silence Gordon about the incident by agreeing to pay him a six-figure compensation. Doom Eternal soundtrack is still not available to listen to on any music streaming platform. Furthermore, numerous people claim that the official soundtrack for the Collector’s Edition has numerous problems.
Bethesda or Zenimax Media has yet to comment on these claims.
