ReMix: Doom 'Doomed'
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- Game: Doom (id, 1993, WIN)
- ReMixer(s): Rimco
- Composer(s): Bobby Prince
- Song(s): Sign of Evil (E1M8)
- Posted: 2000-12-31, evaluated by djpretzel
I hereby declare Rimco the king of new-age - or anything resembling it - on this site (Note that new age IS different from ambient, etc). Who exactly is Rimco? Well, he just happens to be the same person, going by a different name, as Aurasil, responsible for the AWESOME 'Yie Ar Kung Fu' ReMix that I think is severely under-downloaded and have already said would make my top ten. This guy's ReMixes are awesome people - GET THEM! Note that I went back and changed his Yie ar mix to reflect his new name and site - visit his site for some great original pieces as well. I could go on and on about the textures in his ReMixes - this ReMix in particular has synths that seem distorted, but they never get ugly - they stay RIGHT on the fringe of being clean and distorted, where the textures shimmer but there's no grunge or feedback. Beautiful.
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the The iconic source and this ReMix tell me the same message but in
different ways:
Source - "You will die in this decrepit place. Nothing you do will alter that fact. The demons here don't like your company, and they'll slaughter you if you so much as cry." (harsh and blunt)
ReMix - "You fought hard, dear Space Marine, and in the end it just wasn't enough. Now lay down your arms and your spirit, and find inner peace. You will join your fallen comrades on the other side." (gentle and forgiving)
This mix is so much easier to listen to, is what I'm saying. It hits the right tones softly but firmly.
- Polo on April 6, 2009
Source - "You will die in this decrepit place. Nothing you do will alter that fact. The demons here don't like your company, and they'll slaughter you if you so much as cry." (harsh and blunt)
ReMix - "You fought hard, dear Space Marine, and in the end it just wasn't enough. Now lay down your arms and your spirit, and find inner peace. You will join your fallen comrades on the other side." (gentle and forgiving)
This mix is so much easier to listen to, is what I'm saying. It hits the right tones softly but firmly.
- Polo on April 6, 2009
This remix saps my will to live.
EDIT: I meant (and mean) that in full seriousness. A complete transformation of one's emotional state upon listening is the highest compliment I can imagine giving a piece of music. This remix does exactly that. Thank you, Mr Craig.
- K.B. on February 16, 2009
EDIT: I meant (and mean) that in full seriousness. A complete transformation of one's emotional state upon listening is the highest compliment I can imagine giving a piece of music. This remix does exactly that. Thank you, Mr Craig.
- K.B. on February 16, 2009
This has to be one of my favourites, definately of the earlier OCR
period. It was this mix that really exploded the wall between
videogame music and music that I would regularly listen to. It also
was the first that exposed just what can be lurking in the
strangest places. Doom for me was just a dark, gritty game that I
played through once and never thought of much, and when I learnt
that something so beautiful could be extracted from that, my
perception on music in general opened up tenfold.
Rimco interpreted the melody flawlessly. It contains everything the original does, but seamlessly includes some truly stunning moments that Bobby Prince himself would be jealous of, in a "Why didn't I think of that!?" sort of way.
If OCR could be summed up in a mix, this would be my pick. It's simple and complex at the same time, beautiful and macabre, and just plain awesome. I'm gushing now so I'll stop, but I really loved the mix and I'm glad others agree.
- Marmiduke on February 13, 2009
Rimco interpreted the melody flawlessly. It contains everything the original does, but seamlessly includes some truly stunning moments that Bobby Prince himself would be jealous of, in a "Why didn't I think of that!?" sort of way.
If OCR could be summed up in a mix, this would be my pick. It's simple and complex at the same time, beautiful and macabre, and just plain awesome. I'm gushing now so I'll stop, but I really loved the mix and I'm glad others agree.
- Marmiduke on February 13, 2009
This is the reason I even signed up. This song is haunting. I
usually don't listen to remixes except for doom remixes, and unlike
the metal ones, this is carefully thought out. It's hauntingly
beautiful. I sincerely hope Rimco does some more doom remixes. My
favorite part is 3:23 afterwards
- Jeremy66 on January 12, 2009
- Jeremy66 on January 12, 2009
God, this piece is just amazing. Beautiful, and Saddening.
I really hope Rimco does more pieces, this guy got me onto ocremix in the first place.
- goombapatrol on December 6, 2007
I really hope Rimco does more pieces, this guy got me onto ocremix in the first place.
- goombapatrol on December 6, 2007
Welp... Guess I'll be the freak with the eerie review to completely
throw things off.
Before I go on I must add that I have indeed heard the original and found that to be quite creepy. Despite this, I actually get two different sensations from this song. When I connect the song to Doom, I can feel heartache and a sadness like no other. To the point of tears. Something, or someone, has or will die and it will be a horrid death filled with unimaginable pain.
But when I listen to it as a song apart from the source, I feel a build up of romance. Almost like a forbidden love that must be kept in quiet shadow. It gives me chills and makes me sigh so very deeply, most especially towards the very end. I have chosen to go with this sensation... probably just because I'm a bit of a romantic.
Either way, the song is magnificent and I think it stands quite well against the test of time. I fell for this song years ago and just came back to it. It hasn't lost it's power over me even for a second.
- Alimah Kali on November 22, 2007
Before I go on I must add that I have indeed heard the original and found that to be quite creepy. Despite this, I actually get two different sensations from this song. When I connect the song to Doom, I can feel heartache and a sadness like no other. To the point of tears. Something, or someone, has or will die and it will be a horrid death filled with unimaginable pain.
But when I listen to it as a song apart from the source, I feel a build up of romance. Almost like a forbidden love that must be kept in quiet shadow. It gives me chills and makes me sigh so very deeply, most especially towards the very end. I have chosen to go with this sensation... probably just because I'm a bit of a romantic.
Either way, the song is magnificent and I think it stands quite well against the test of time. I fell for this song years ago and just came back to it. It hasn't lost it's power over me even for a second.
- Alimah Kali on November 22, 2007
This song admittedtly kinda introduced me to video game music
remixes in general. Sadly, nothing else has ever quite lived up to
this one.
Absolutely astounding mix.
- SUparJErk on July 25, 2007
Absolutely astounding mix.
- SUparJErk on July 25, 2007
Man, I LITERALLY just CRIED while listening to this remix. Not
balled or anything, mind you, but my eyes did well up and I shed a
tear or two. It gets to me every time but just now was the first
time I've actually responded that emotionally to it. It just gives
me such a sense of hopelessness and...well, DOOM. Yet, somehow it
lets me know that there is a small light at the end of the
tunnel...this song is absolutely amazing, Rimco. Thanks.
- Valhalla Knight on May 19, 2007
- Valhalla Knight on May 19, 2007
Hey all, this is my first posting to the site as well.
This remix is one of my all-time favorites (of the 228 I've downloaded so far, and counting). I'm not a remixer myself so I can't comment on the details of music quality, but all I know is that it evokes a somber , sad, gripping, pleading mood.
I get the visual of the Doom Marine making his final stand against the demons and Barons of Hell in E1L8. Guns blazing, gore splattering, and then the deathblow. The anguished scream as the marine succumbs to the horde... and then a profound sorrow as our hero is devoured. It is the funeral dirge for the Doom Marine.
There are many awesome tunes on this site, and this is at the top of my list.
Please create more, Rimco -- this song kicks ass.
- amosender
- amos_ender on October 26, 2005
This remix is one of my all-time favorites (of the 228 I've downloaded so far, and counting). I'm not a remixer myself so I can't comment on the details of music quality, but all I know is that it evokes a somber , sad, gripping, pleading mood.
I get the visual of the Doom Marine making his final stand against the demons and Barons of Hell in E1L8. Guns blazing, gore splattering, and then the deathblow. The anguished scream as the marine succumbs to the horde... and then a profound sorrow as our hero is devoured. It is the funeral dirge for the Doom Marine.
There are many awesome tunes on this site, and this is at the top of my list.
Please create more, Rimco -- this song kicks ass.
- amosender
- amos_ender on October 26, 2005
This being my very first post on OCR, I'll try to make this
good.
This is certainly one of the top 20 on my playlist. This particular mix seems almost too powerful. Just the way the melody builds up to that main part, then holds you was enough to get a strong emotional reaction out of me.
Even though I've played the game and at the time would stop shooting long enough to enjoy the song, this piece gives me a bit of a different feeling....
I guess if I had a lover who had passed away like an hour or two ago, this song would probably sum up the feeling of loss very well. THAT's probably the emotion that I mentioned earlier might be. I'm still debating whether this would be appropriate to play at a funeral, despite it's origin.
At any rate, I love this song ... However, there is a down side to my personal review.
I love the song, but the one thing that brings this song down in my opinion is the sample quality. This song makes no attempt to hide the low quality of the samples used. As an avid listener of the old types of mod songs (mod, s3m, xm, it, etc.), this sounds like it was tracked using ScreamTracker or the like. The only samples that don't sound like they're 8-bit are the drums, though that's not too hard to accomplish even for 8-bits.
If this song were rebuilt using higher quality samples, that would just make my day. I'll admit that the first thought that ran through my mind when I first started listening to this song was; "Damn, was this converted from a mod? If this wasn't an mp3, I could play this with no problem on my pettily little laptop."
In the case of mods, CPU power is what makes or breaks mod songs, and my laptop is an old Pent. 166, so I was quite annoyed with this song at first. But I'm over that now.
And thus ends my post.
- GrrDraxin on October 12, 2005
This is certainly one of the top 20 on my playlist. This particular mix seems almost too powerful. Just the way the melody builds up to that main part, then holds you was enough to get a strong emotional reaction out of me.
Even though I've played the game and at the time would stop shooting long enough to enjoy the song, this piece gives me a bit of a different feeling....
I guess if I had a lover who had passed away like an hour or two ago, this song would probably sum up the feeling of loss very well. THAT's probably the emotion that I mentioned earlier might be. I'm still debating whether this would be appropriate to play at a funeral, despite it's origin.
At any rate, I love this song ... However, there is a down side to my personal review.
I love the song, but the one thing that brings this song down in my opinion is the sample quality. This song makes no attempt to hide the low quality of the samples used. As an avid listener of the old types of mod songs (mod, s3m, xm, it, etc.), this sounds like it was tracked using ScreamTracker or the like. The only samples that don't sound like they're 8-bit are the drums, though that's not too hard to accomplish even for 8-bits.
If this song were rebuilt using higher quality samples, that would just make my day. I'll admit that the first thought that ran through my mind when I first started listening to this song was; "Damn, was this converted from a mod? If this wasn't an mp3, I could play this with no problem on my pettily little laptop."
In the case of mods, CPU power is what makes or breaks mod songs, and my laptop is an old Pent. 166, so I was quite annoyed with this song at first. But I'm over that now.
And thus ends my post.
- GrrDraxin on October 12, 2005
I remember thinking this would make great credits music for the
doom movie back when I first heard it.
My, how things have changed...
- The Orichalcon on May 20, 2005
My, how things have changed...
- The Orichalcon on May 20, 2005
Wow. Just found this one off ormgas, and am [i]quite[/i] impressed.
Most of the first few hundred OCR tracks are mediocre at best, but
not this one. The intro is moderately repetitive, but then just as
I was about to gripe about that, more complexity is added. And I
feel like that pause at the beginning was extended slightly more
than was comfortable, but I really don't have much to complain
about.
Nice feel, pretty nice implementation. I just 5'd you.
- neminem on May 19, 2005
Nice feel, pretty nice implementation. I just 5'd you.
- neminem on May 19, 2005
Well, it looks like there's been a lot of interesting discussion
since I was here last. I'm sorry but I still can't tell if you are
being sarcastic Protrocity, but that's an issue with my extended
time away from the forums as opposed to the post. Nonetheless, if
you have time to clarify, I would appreciate it.
Take care all.
- PerLichtman on December 19, 2004
Take care all.
- PerLichtman on December 19, 2004
The Orichalcon wrote: I dunno if you're being sarcastic, Prot. I can't tell with you.
Most of this piece sounds original to me. Still in my Top 1.
I just listened to the original. I find it very confusing how this is such a great reimagination of the original and NOT a rip AT ALL, and yet Rimco's other songs made later in time are direct rips. Confusing. Wait, actually Yie Ar Kung Fu was made before this. Whatever.
Nevertheless, I now consider this remix justified and awesome. GJGJJGJGJGJGJ
- Protricity on October 2, 2004
I dunno if you're being sarcastic, Prot. I can't tell with
you.
Most of this piece sounds original to me. Still in my Top 1.
- The Orichalcon on September 29, 2004
Most of this piece sounds original to me. Still in my Top 1.
- The Orichalcon on September 29, 2004
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