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Doom's original soundtrack is now preserved by the Library of Congress

Bobby Prince's 1993 MIDI metal score joins the National Recording Registry, putting Doom alongside Mario and Minecraft
Sounding off: Video game music has spent decades shaping popular culture, but only a handful of game soundtracks have been formally recognized as part of America's recorded history. Doom's induction into the Library of Congress National Recording Registry is another sign that the sounds of early PC gaming are no longer being treated as disposable background noise, but as cultural artifacts worth preserving.