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Mick Gordon, DOOM soundtrack composer, won't be coming back for future DOOM games

Composer Mick Gordon barely had a hand in mixing the soundtrack of DOOM Eternal, at that might be one to the main reasons for him not to get back on the series.
Mick Gordon, DOOM soundtrack composer, won't be coming back for future DOOM games

DOOM Eternal OST had some absolutely god-like heavy metal tunes, all thanks to the legendary composer Mick Gordon.

Gordon is known for his work on Lawbreakers, Wolfenstein: The New Order/The Old Blood, Prey, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus,  and of course, DOOM(2016) and DOOM Eternal.

But, unfortunately, it looks like he won't coming back to work on future DOOM games, and possibly even on any Bethesda game. 

This was confirmed by the composer himself when he was asked by a fan if he will come back to the series.

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It was noticed this weekend that officially released DOOM Eternal’s soundtrack wasn't mixed by Gordon, and the result is less than satisfying. As you can see in the Tweet below, there are some tangible differences in the track's wavelengths, if you compare BFG Division from Doom (2016) with the Doom Eternal version.

 

 

Gordon soon confirmed that he didn't' mixed Eternal version and that he "wouldn't have done that," saying that he was only involved in mixing Meathook, Command and Control and a few other and that the difference will be easy to spot. 

 

It would be a sad thing if Gordon is really leaving the DOOM series since his great music fits perfectly with the style of the game, but we guess there are some strong reasons for him and Bethesda to part ways. For now, we can only speculate and enjoy some of his works in the meantime.