Reznor on DOOM 3

A Q&A on nine inch nails access (thanks Not One Of Us) offers Trent Reznor's take on why he did not end up working on the DOOM 3 soundtrack as planned. Here's the deal on what happened, and Trent's guess about who ended up doing the theme song:
john carmack and i had established a friendship while working on quake. he came to see up playing during the last tour and wanted to get my feelings on a remake of doom with a new advanced engine he was working on. we discussed how cool it would be to create a place that was immersive to the point it wouldn't need a "soundtrack" -- the technology was advanced enough to visually and aurally to create a rich environment you could truly explore and inhabit. we discussed my involvement as the overall sound producer -- from foley and voice over to ambient world noise.

later, i started work on what would be used at the e3 show 2 years ago. it was exciting working in a totally new way with new tools. i was working directly in the game editor and with the programmers refining the sound code and helping the environment come alive. tried "tuning" various environmental sound sources so they'd cohesively interact with on another in a "musical" way. the advanced technology provided enough horsepower to give me a seemingly limitless amount of freedom. it was a lot of work, a lot of thinking in a different way, and a lot of fun. i was working with the best guys in the field -- true geniuses.

out idea was to have no music, apart from a main theme i'd write for the intro. no rock, nothing current sounding, nothing to date the game.

well... eventually time and money and bad management came into play and it didn't work out. disappointing on a number of levels for me, but that's the way it went.

I have seen the engine at work and it is great. i'm looking forward to seeing what they've done with the game.

and i guess tool did the theme song
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Re: I can't wait
Jul 21, 2004, 15:29
Re: I can't wait Jul 21, 2004, 15:29
Jul 21, 2004, 15:29
 
I say Ghandi hires a shady lawyer to manufacture some prior art and copyright and patent e-penis in a scheme to let it catch on all over the world then charge for past royalties and damages. I'm sure the DMCA could even be used; it's wide enough to sue under for everything else, after all!

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Re: I can't wait
Jul 21, 2004, 15:23
Re: I can't wait Jul 21, 2004, 15:23
Jul 21, 2004, 15:23
 
SMT, unfortunately I dont take anyone seriously - so you are out of luck



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Re: No subject
Jul 21, 2004, 15:12
Re: No subject Jul 21, 2004, 15:12
Jul 21, 2004, 15:12
 
I don't know but digital dick gets bandied around here from time to time.

I like Pie, babies and Doom3

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Re: No subject
Jul 21, 2004, 15:10
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Jul 21, 2004, 15:10
 
"In other news, Space Captain has been dubbed the Derek Smart of music."

Aww, boourns. I just thought of that one. My hat's off sir.


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Re: No subject
Jul 21, 2004, 15:10
Re: No subject Jul 21, 2004, 15:10
Jul 21, 2004, 15:10
 
A quick search will show that alas, Ghandi was not the pioneer for that term.

What about on the BluesNews forums ?

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Re: No subject
Jul 21, 2004, 15:09
Re: No subject Jul 21, 2004, 15:09
Jul 21, 2004, 15:09
 
spacecaptain, do you go around calling people that like celery absolute retards that you don't want to associate with? What about people who like french fries?

Yes, there are objective measurements of these things. One is more healthy for you, one has less fat, most people will even agree that one tastes better. But some people eat one, and some people eat the other, some people eat both, some people eat neither.

JUST LIKE MUSIC, it's personal preference, get over it. There is no reason to let it bother you so much.

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Re: No subject
Jul 21, 2004, 15:05
Re: No subject Jul 21, 2004, 15:05
Jul 21, 2004, 15:05
 
A quick search will show that alas, Ghandi was not the pioneer for that term.

In other news, Space Captain has been dubbed the Derek Smart of music.

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Music
Jul 21, 2004, 15:03
Music Jul 21, 2004, 15:03
Jul 21, 2004, 15:03
 
Music is about opinion. there's nothing more to it. Joebob doesn't have to like what Jimbob likes, but typically Joebob's favorite musician isn't lacking in talent just because Jimbob doesn't like that artist.

I don't like country music, but I can see that a lot of talent and hard work goes into their music, just as much as Tool or Metalica put into theirs. And while I don't like most rap music, I think that their lyrics can be some of the best out there. They string words together in a way that you don't typically get from other music genres.

I wouldn't call Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears musicians... they're like Las Vegas entertainers. But from a music standpoint, where the artist or group plays instruments and writes lyrics, just because they don't put out that specific sound or style that you like doesn't mean they suck.

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Re: Razer Viper
Jul 21, 2004, 15:01
Re: Razer Viper Jul 21, 2004, 15:01
Jul 21, 2004, 15:01
 
"the point is that if you dont listen to music on a regular basis, or have a great interest in music - then I dont care what you have to say about it...

get it??"


ROTFLMO. Then why are you here. Once again your full of it.

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Re: No subject
Jul 21, 2004, 14:59
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Jul 21, 2004, 14:59
 


You cannot make anything fool-proof. The fools are too inventive
You cannot make anything fool-proof. The fools are too inventive

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Re: No subject
Jul 21, 2004, 14:58
Re: No subject Jul 21, 2004, 14:58
Jul 21, 2004, 14:58
 
10pts for Ghandi bringing e-penis to the modern vernacular!


I salute you, and not in THAT way.

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Re: No subject
Jul 21, 2004, 14:49
Re: No subject Jul 21, 2004, 14:49
Jul 21, 2004, 14:49
 
Space Captain: ahhh... we do have a fan music fan here then, interesting - ironically I'm listening to "Chairs Missing" by Wire right now even before I read your post. Well I'm glad you actually know about music, it actually makes me happy to find someone interested in real music on a random board. Well anyway... DOOM 3!!!

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Re: No subject
Jul 21, 2004, 14:40
Re: No subject Jul 21, 2004, 14:40
Jul 21, 2004, 14:40
 
You have to wait a little bit and then you can edit.

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Re: Thoughts?
Jul 21, 2004, 14:40
SMT
Re: Thoughts? Jul 21, 2004, 14:40
Jul 21, 2004, 14:40
SMT
 
space captain, approximately what ratio of MP3 files to compact discs is necessary to maintain critical credibility? If 5 CD's and 20GB of electronically stored music is fine, then what about 27 CD's and 16GB? I want to be taken seriously so I need you to define clear boundaries here.

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Re: No subject
Jul 21, 2004, 14:38
Re: No subject Jul 21, 2004, 14:38
Jul 21, 2004, 14:38
 
EDit: It's supposed to read -

"OOoooo .... the previous Doom threat was bragging about computer specs. This one is about music knowledge.

Either way, my e-penis is bigger than your e-penis"

With some smiley faces at the end to denote sarcasm.

WHy doesn't the edit function work Blue?! Us lousey spellers need it!

Oh yeah -


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Re: No subject
Jul 21, 2004, 14:33
Re: No subject Jul 21, 2004, 14:33
Jul 21, 2004, 14:33
 
OOoooo .... the previous Doom threat was bragging about computer specs. This one is about music knowledge.

Either way, my e-penis is begger than your e-penis

You cannot make anything fool-proof. The fools are too inventive
You cannot make anything fool-proof. The fools are too inventive

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Re: Razer Viper
Jul 21, 2004, 14:31
Re: Razer Viper Jul 21, 2004, 14:31
Jul 21, 2004, 14:31
 
20gb of music is also sufficient

the point is that if you dont listen to music on a regular basis, or have a great interest in music - then I dont care what you have to say about it...

get it??

its really quite simple

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Everybody happy in their ignorance and apathy
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Re: Engines
Jul 21, 2004, 14:29
Re: Engines Jul 21, 2004, 14:29
Jul 21, 2004, 14:29
 
...when all he is listening to is the latest one-hit-wonder korn, limp bizkit bullshit...

and people who are passing fans of the MTV garbage du jour CAN SUCK MY FUCKING DICK

Where are you getting all this stuff from? I can't find anywhere where anyone mentioned anything about that.

Also, what if someone has like 5 CD's but has a diverse collection of over 20GB of music on their hard drive? Does that person not like music?


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No subject
Jul 21, 2004, 14:28
No subject Jul 21, 2004, 14:28
Jul 21, 2004, 14:28
 
vinyl is way too much trouble - and no i dont consider myself hot shit.. I just have certain tastes that can be specific, and i dont give a fuck what some teeny-bopper has to say about "the scene"

heroin - yeh, i dig the old krautrock stuff like kraftwerk, can, neu, and the early guys like roxy music and throbbing gristle... sonic youth - never liked em myself, but i enjoy the 70s art punk like wire and I also have a great love of devo


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Re: Engines
Jul 21, 2004, 14:25
Re: Engines Jul 21, 2004, 14:25
Jul 21, 2004, 14:25
 
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!

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