Despite being a General MIDI file I think it’s a fabulous bit of programming. You want to hear what that sounds like? You can download the original track MIDI file here (it’s referred to as “e1m1” which was the name of the level) – open it with Windows Media Player or Quicktime.
The only samples in DOOM were very short and used for sound effects. It played back using the crappy little GM synth on your soundcard – no samples, no audio files. The thing to remember is that back in 1993 the music in games was MIDI based. The opening track, “At Doom’s Gate”, has this iconic guitar riff thundering through it which brings in this immense sense of urgency and terror as you first encounter the frenetic action of DOOM. The idea was to make it as “metal” as possible and so he drew inspiration (some say stole) from the likes of Metallica, Pantera, Slayer and Alice in Chains. Since the game never plays the General MIDI version with the. In the original DOOM, the music was scored by sound designer and composer Robert Prince. The previous version of the pack included both the General MIDI and AdLib versions of Track 1.
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