Hell Awaits As The Original Soundtrack For "DOOM" (2005) Gets A Vinyl Release

Soundtracks are an essential part of any film. They add character, feeling, and depth to any scene. They queue when the villain will appear or if the hero is on his way to save the day. Either way, you look at it, soundtracks can make or break a film. Our friends at Varèse Sarabande and Craft Recordings are at it again with the long-awaited release of the 2005 film “DOOM”. Now this is the first time the film score by Clint Mansell and we have all the info on the release and how you can get your hands on it below.

Are you ready to take a trip to hell? Sure it doesn’t sound appealing but man will the music be KILLER!

From The Press Release:

Varèse Sarabande and Craft Recordings announce the first-ever vinyl release of Clint Mansell’s adrenaline-fueled score for Doom. This 2-LP set will be available on Green and Orange Smoke vinyl (in homage to the Doomguy’s suit colors) in North America, while the international edition is pressed on Black Ice vinyl. Releasing October 11th and available for pre-order today, Doom (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) will be available in a gatefold jacket featuring brand-new illustrations by acclaimed artist Micha Huigen on the cover and the inside of the package.

 Doom (2005) is a horror sci-fi feature film adaptation of the hit game from id Software, starring Karl Urban, Rosamund Pike and Dwayne Johnson (billed as The Rock). A team of marines are sent through a portal to a research facility on Mars, where they must battle demonic creatures that are revealed to be mutated humans from genetic experiments.

The action-packed romp features many nods to the iconography of the Doom video games, creature designs by the legendary Stan Winston Studios, and a lengthy first-person shooter sequence. The forward-thinking score by Clint Mansell elevated the tone and energy of the film by blending orchestration and electronics with authentic alt-rock elements, which crescendo with a remix of the Nine Inch Nails song “You Know What You Are?.” Praised IGN, “When the score is raging and bombastic, clanking and thrashing metal, it is absolutely at its best.”

 While Doom’s monsters and zombies are of alien origin, Mansell’s score hearkens to the games’ satanic birthplace of these beasts. The score smartly evolves from haunted house spookiness to balls-out action, all impeccably produced. “I wanted to sort of capture the adrenaline and that sort of metal thrash that goes with the game and world in my opinion. It’s like it needed something edgy,” Mansell commented on his creative process for the liner notes. “The original thought was to do a big orchestral score, and there is some orchestra in it, but it’s a very contemporary-type movie, and the score needed to be contemporary, too.” Mansell’s score ferociously operates right on the edge of turning to full rhythmic anarchy. Slicing percussion and voice erupt on “Destroyed” and manic drumming signal a “Containment Breach,” showcasing the composer’s continual use of musical attack and atmospheric flight. It’s in the notoriously exhilarating “First Person Shooter” where Mansell reaches his rock and roll apotheosis for the piece that served as the origin of his score: A gut-busting guitar solo unleashes his action theme into an electrifying, head-exploding concert of metal and synth effects.

 Composer Clint Mansell started his music career as the lead vocalist of the British cult alt-rock band Pop Will Eat Itself. After the band dissolved, Mansell moved to the United States and went on to become a prolific film score composer. He’s best known for his multi-decade collaboration with filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, composing the scores for his films Pi, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, The Wrestler, Black Swan, and Noah, which resulted in esteemed accolades for Mansell, including nominations for a Golden Globe® and a GRAMMY®.

Tracklist:

Side A

1. C24

2. Doom

3. Olduvai / Facing Demons

4. Searching...

Side B

1. Sibling Rivalry

2. The Lab

3. Taking Control

4. Mac Attack!

5. Resurrection

6. BFG!

Side C

1. Destroyed

2. Infirmary

3. Experiment: Stahl

4. Containment Breach

5. Superhumans And Monsters

6. “Kill ’Em All...

7. ...Let God Sort ’Em Out”

Side D

1. Mass Onslaught

2. First Person Shooter

3. Semper Fi

4. Go To Hell

5. Nine Inch Nails – You Know What You Are? (Clint Mansell Remix)

We don’t know about you fiends but this mix of industrial metal and epic musical transitions makes DOOM (2005) original soundtrack a must-own for any soundtrack fan. We will be sure to add this release to our collection and you should too.

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