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#QUAKE II COMPOSER CODE#
The fourth side has no grooves, instead being etched with some of Quake's source code the source code is what prompts the CD-ROM from playing the game data, skipping to the soundtrack when inserted into music players.Ĭredits adapted from the 2020 vinyl release. The titles seen above are taken from the 2020 vinyl re-issue, in which the official titles of the songs were finally revealed. Some fans came up with unofficial titles, most of the time linking the song to the name of the level in which it first appears. Quake's original packaging provided no official song titles.Because the soundtrack is pressed onto the same disc as the game itself, track one is relegated to game data.Major Mike of GamePro said that "With harsh, rockin' guitar riffs, and creepy low-key synthesizers, the music goes perfectly with each level and thoroughly enhances the overall atmosphere." Writing for Destructoid, Peter Glagowski said, "Not only did it show that the industry was moving beyond being targeted solely at children, but it pushed the action of its game into overdrive." Track listing Īll music written and performed by Nine Inch Nails. In his 1996 review of the game for GameSpot, Trent Ward wrote, "Simply put, this is the best soundtrack ever created for a computer game." Ward went on to write about how the eerie sounds and unsettling background noises heighten the game's already tense atmosphere. The Quake official soundtrack received positive reception, with many appreciating how the music builds upon the game's atmosphere. We tried to make the most sinister, depressive, scary, frightening kind of thing It's been fun." Critical reception
About the soundtrack, Reznor said, "it is not music, it's textures and ambiences and whirling machine noises and stuff. The music is often called "subtle", "disturbing", and "hair-raising". The music on Quake has been described as dark, immersive, and intended to accentuate the game's oppressive tone. He would later go on to win an Academy Award for his ambient soundtrack work. Problems playing this file? See media help.Īside from the first relatively driving track, Quake is a predominantly ambient soundtrack, and was Reznor's first experimentation with the genre.
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