The requirement to write, perform, record, produce, mix, master and implement two levels of music – with feedback rounds – every 30 days, when the levels themselves were bare-bone, now looked ridiculous,’ Gordon wrote. ‘Two months in, it was clear the schedule wasn’t going to work. It was a masterpiece in Excel but a disaster in reality. He further alleged the soundtrack was delayed before he was involved in the project, and that he still hasn’t been paid for ‘over half’ of Doom Eternal‘s score. Read: Australian video game composers celebrated at Sound Byte What is clear is that Gordon wants fans of Doom to know he put in the work and hopes they understand what has led to this point.Gordon alleged there were also major contract delays, all-hands-on-deck marketing meetings that interrupted production for six weeks, slow communication from id Software, and conversations bogged down by unrealistic expectations and arguments about recording. It's unclear what Gordon believes is the next step, but he's reached this point saying that he has no other option. Gordon's statement is full of links to emails, screenshots of files, and more. The result was a lawsuit and an effort to reach a settlement that's still ongoing, for which Gordon sees his statement as the necessary next step. Gordon takes issue with Id Software and Stratton in many significant ways, including accusing Stratton of blaming him for the issues with Doom Eternal's soundtrack days after promising they'd issue a joint statement in support of each other. To say that this brief description of Mick Gordon's statement isn't even half the story is a gross understatement. Before he finished, Stratton "took control" and the result is the OST that was released featuring a significant amount of work Gordon wasn't involved in. Gordon would discover Id Software had been working on its own soundtrack that he says "wasn't up to standard." In desperation, Gordon says he crunched the 12 songs he was contractually obligated to make. Gordon would go on to allege Stratton legally "threatened" him and cut the time down to just 13 days. A contract was only offered with 29 days before it needed to be released and was only for 12 songs. He explains that Bethesda announced "Mick Gordon's original Doom Eternal Soundtrack" without his approval or a contract. Gordon explains that Bethesda's unwillingness to "approve" his music led to battles, including a period of 11 months without pay - 11 months during which Gordon said he dealt with "endless demands" and "severe crunch." Marty Stratton, Studio Director, lied about Eternal's OST events in a Reddit post that used disinformation to blame me entirely for its failureĪ focus for many has been Doom Eternal's soundtrack, which Gordon also addresses. In a statement that's over 14,000 words long, Gordon explains that the development of Doom Eternal was "difficult" due in part to Id Software setting an aggressive schedule for track completion while failing to provide materials necessary for "illustrating the music's intended purpose." The rigidity of the schedule led to massive rewrites and lost work, and further what Gordon claims were blame and inflexibility from Id Software and Stratton in particular.Īnother pressing issue for Gordon during Doom Eternal's development was pay. Gordon is now pushing back against Stratton's 2020 Reddit claims. RELATED: DOOM Composer Unlikely to Return for Future Sequels Id Software executive producer Marty Stratton would go on to claim that Gordon didn't mix the full soundtrack due to production complications, and further blamed Gordon for needing an extension to finish his work. Certain parts of the soundtrack had been controversially remixed by another Id Software employee, it turns out. Gordon publicly clarified he wasn't involved with tracks that had been remixed, 48 of the 59, and further stated that he wouldn't be working with Id Software again. In 2020, Doom Eternal's soundtrack ignited when, after a delay, the quality of a majority of the soundtrack was heavily criticized. Gordon is now exercising what he describes as his "right to defend" himself on the subject. However, despite his prior achievements, Gordon's return to compose Doom Eternal's soundtrack was rife with controversy. The soundtrack for Id Software's Doom reboot in 2016 was hailed as a glorious example of how heavy metal can elevate a video game experience. Doom and Doom Eternal composer Mick Gordon has issued a lengthy statement regarding his ongoing issues with Bethesda over his treatment and work.
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