The track 'Sargent D & the S.O.D.' was likely used as inspiration for 'Facing the Spider' used in Dis.

Not referenced in metadata, but several of the unused MIDI tracks bear a strong resemblance to tracks off this album: specifically the songs 'Pi Alpha Nu', 'Milano Mosh' and 'Speak English or Die'.

'Walk' inspired un51.mid from the unused music collection.

'This Love' inspired 'Waiting for Romero to Play', heard in The Courtyard / Monster Condo.

'Mouth for War' inspired the untitled song used in Fortress of Mystery and Hell Keep.

'Rise' inspired 'Kitchen Ace (and Taking Names)', heard in Command Control.

Not referenced in metadata, though multiple Doom music tracks are inspired by tracks off this album: However, in each case, there are strong similarities to Doom's music tracks. The following albums are not referenced in metadata comments.

Romero might have had the single, but it's equally plausible that he had the Last Action Hero soundtrack, which consisted primarily of songs by heavy metal bands that would have fit with the rest of the collection here.

The song was used as inspiration for 'I Sawed The Demons', heard in Deimos Anomaly.

'Big Gun' is referenced in the metadata in one MIDI file (un44.mid) the single was released June 1993.

'Sex Type Thing' inspired 'Into Sandy's City', heard in The Pit.ĪC/DC - Big Gun (single) or Last Action Hero soundtrack.

Metadata in two MIDI files reference tracks from this album (the first two tracks).

'Outshined' was used for un32 from the unused music collection.

'Rusty Cage' was used for un31 from the unused music collection.

However, only two of the MIDI files coincide with the tracks. Metadata in four MIDI files reference two songs from this album, the first two tracks from the album.

'South of Heaven' was used for 'Shawn's Got The Shotgun' heard in Dead Simple, The Citadel, and The Living End.

'Behind The Crooked Cross' was used for 'Deep Into The Code', heard in Pandemonium.

Referenced in metadata in one MIDI file (un48.mid), though another file is also a cover of a track from this album (un52.mid).

The percussion in D_E1M9.mus is nearly identical to that of that in un19.mid, and both tracks generally sound very similar to one another, especially since both add a supporting calliope later in the track. Though very different, 'We Die Young' may have been the basis for 'Hiding the Secrets', heard in Military Base.Referenced in metadata in two MIDI files. 'Angry Chair' was also used for 'Adrian's Asleep' in Bloodfalls.

Most tracks weren't used but 'Them Bones' was used for 'Bye-Bye American Pie', heard in Barrels o' Fun.Referenced in metadata in seven different MIDI files. The following albums were definitely used as inspiration for Doom's music this is substantiated by evidence from the metadata comments in the unused music tracks: Using available data it is possible to build up a map of what was likely to have been in the collection used by Prince. In 2007, some of Doom's unused music tracks were released by John Romero, and metadata comments in these files name the tracks that inspired them. It is known that in developing Doom's music, Bobby Prince had a small collection of heavy metal CDs given to him by John Romero that were being used as inspiration for covers. A well-known page on Doomworld titled Bobby Prince is a Filthy Thief details some of the more obvious similarities. Much of Doom's soundtrack is inspired by early '90s heavy metal music, and fans have long noted similarities between tracks from Doom's soundtrack and popular heavy metal songs. Please discuss planned edits on the talk page to ensure consensus before making extensive changes. Information added here will be held to the highest standards and will be required to include citations or supporting evidence. The topic of this article is a common source of contention.

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