Doom's 1993 soundtrack inducted into the Library of Congress

While the United States Congress can't seem to find its ass with both hands of late, the United States Library of Congress has a bead on what's vital to the American people: the soundtrack to the video game Doom has been inducted into its collection.

Written for the 1993 video game by audio legend Bobby Prince, the music for Doom was composed before the game's levels were even finished. This, along with the limited range of sound cards from that era, makes Prince's hair metal masterpiece nothing short of a digital miracle. Prince, who also had a hand in Duke Nukem's sound, was responsible for many of the sound effects that accompany Doom's riffy music tracks:

Different computers play animations at different speeds, so there was no standard time code. I'd create a sound for a weapon, compile it into the game, then watch the animation while the effect played, tweaking timing until it worked — all while keeping in mind that animation speed would vary.

Neat.

Previously:

• Minecraft soundtrack inducted into Library of Congress
• Super Mario Bros. theme added to Library of Congress
• Doom music legend Mick Gordon denounces the executive at iD Software who publicly scapegoated him