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Composer Mick Gordon, best known for his work on 2016’s Doom and the recently released Doom Eternal, has thrown doubt on his future with the series following controversial changes made in the mixing of Eternal’s soundtrack.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n Following the release of the OST – available in the Doom Eternal collector’s edition – a number of fans and audiophiles took to social media to criticise its mixing. Twitter user @thatACDCguy<\/a> first noted the discrepancy between the original BFG Division from Doom 2016 and the BFG 2020 remix on the Eternal soundtrack, comparing the differences in wavelengths between versions. For those without a golden ear, this means there is less dynamic range – the ratio between quiet and loud – resulting in instrumentation sounding too condensed.<\/p>\n “Mick Gordon is a far more talented audio engineer than me, it’s not even close & that’s what makes this especially frustrating,” reads the tweet. “I expect much better from him. Again, the music itself is phenomenal, but this mix on the official soundtrack is frankly terrible.”<\/p>\n Here’s a comparison between the original BFG Division from Doom 2016’s official soundtrack (left) vs. the BFG 2020 remix on Eternal’s soundtrack from today (right).<\/p>\n Notice how the wavelengths in BFG 2020 form a nearly perfectly straight bar vs. the original with more definition pic.twitter.com\/TCJRdOe1Yf<\/a><\/p>\n — Doominal Crossing: Eternal Horizons 🐶 (@thatACDCguy) April 19, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n