

"We Die Young" was used for "Hiding the Secrets", as evidenced by M_E1M9's metadata.Referenced in metadata in two MIDI files. "Angry Chair" was also used for "Adrian's Asleep" in Bloodfalls.Most tracks weren't used but "Them Bones" was used for "Bye-Bye American Pie", heard in Barrels o' Fun.Referenced in metadata in seven different MIDI files. The following albums were definitely used as inspiration for Doom's music this is substantiated by evidence from the metadata comments in the unused music tracks and in the MIDI format version of the songs found in os2.wad: Using available data it is possible to build up a map of what was likely to have been in the collection used by Prince. In 2007, some of Doom's unused music tracks were released by John Romero, and metadata comments in these files name the tracks that inspired them. It is known that in developing Doom's music, Bobby Prince had a small collection of heavy metal CDs given to him by John Romero that were being used as inspiration for covers. A well-known page on Doomworld titled Bobby Prince is a Filthy Thief details some of the more obvious similarities. Much of Doom's soundtrack is inspired by early '90s heavy metal music, and fans have long noted similarities between tracks from Doom's soundtrack and popular heavy metal songs.

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