"Sound recordings need to be "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and can only be added 10 years after it was first created. The program has been running since 2002 following the creation of the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, and the first 50 entries were officially announced in 2003."
"Doom's soundtrack earned its place by being an "adrenaline-fueled soundtrack" produced during an era when video game composers had to deal with limitations of the time. "Prince composed the perfect riff-shredding accompaniment for the game's demon-slaying journey to hell and back," the Library said in a statement."
""Taking advantage of his knowledge of MIDI, Prince even worked to ensure that the sound effects he created could cut through the music by assigning them to different MIDI frequencies.""
"Inspired by bands like Alice in Chains, Pantera and Metallica--after Doom's chief designer, John Romero, loaned him those CDs--Prince would craft a soundtrack that is instantly recognizable. He followed that up with work on Doom 2 and several more games over the years, including Duke Nukem 3D and Balls of Steel alongside Lee Jackson."
The Library of Congress added Robert Prince’s original Doom soundtrack to the National Recording Registry. Sound recordings qualify when they are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant and must be at least 10 years old. The program began in 2002 under the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, with early entries announced in 2003. Doom’s soundtrack was selected as an adrenaline-fueled accompaniment created under the technical limits of its era. Prince used MIDI knowledge to separate sound effects from music by assigning them to different MIDI frequencies. Inspired by metal bands, he produced a riff-driven, instantly recognizable score for Doom’s demon-slaying journey, later contributing to Doom 2 and other games.
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