For those of you just joining us, this is Day 8 of a 30 Day Video Game Music Challenge; each day consists of a different category of music, and I respond with a song that I feel fits it well, in terms of being one of my favorites of that category. Hard mode: I can't repeat games. Challenge mode: I can't repeat franchises either. (Repeat characters appearing in other franchises are fine.) In each entry, I've also been providing an honorable mention, a song that fits the bill quite well; in order to avoid removing other franchises from the running, I've been keeping these honorable mentions within the same franchise as the original item. Got it? Good!
The category for Day 8 is "Music from a shooter (first or third person)"; unfortunately, I don't play many shooters. The genre as a whole never spoke to me. Having said that, I do have a soft spot for the original Doom, and to that end, I've decided on the song for the opening level of the original game, "At Doom's Gate". This rendition, performed on a Roland SC-55 as the song had been originally composed, both rocks and delivers a nice hit of nostalgia.
For today's honorable mention, I'd be remiss if I didn't at least mention "Seed of Evil". This song, played in the final level of "Knee-Deep in the Dead", itself the first chapter of the original Doom and the final level most played as the free shareware version, signals what's to come. The Doomguy's about to plunge head-first into hell, and more importantly, he's doing so alone. Welcome to your Doom.