Aubrey Hodges: New Projects

Regular readers of my little blog here are already familiar with my fondness for the soundtracks composed by Aubrey Hodges for the PlayStation and Nintendo 64 versions of Doom and Quake so I'll try not to bore anyone here by being redundant. (Though I must admit that after reading more about the system limitations he faced with those projects my respect for Mister Hodges has doubled.)

I bring this subject up again because this well-known composer of video game soundtracks recently left a comment on one of my previous posts concerning his works. While I confess that I'm tickled pink to see a renowned member of the video game industry visiting my casual little gaming blog, today's post is not intended to boast of that fact. Instead, I wanted to make this new post to convey some info that Aubrey mentioned in his comment that I don't want to be overlooked by readers whom it might interest. (I'm happy to provide some free advertising; I like the guy's work that much.)

So without further suspense, here is what Aubrey Hodges had to say:

Thank you for sharing my album links and I really do appreciate the kind words regarding my music. I have a ton of new material on the horizon that I have a feeling you will enjoy. Visit my site at aubreyhodges.bandcamp.com for the latest releases. The next release will be in August, 2013 and is titled "Journey Into the Sacred Places" and is a similar ambient style... only beautiful and peaceful. Ok... gotta get back in the studio now. Regards, -Aubrey Hodges

Some of you might wrinkle your noses at that "beautiful and peaceful" part, but not I. My tastes in music are more eclectic than my gaming habits, ranging from as soothing as compositions by Beethoven and Mozart to as tumultuous as albums by metal bands like Cannibal Corpse and Morbid Angel. From what I've heard of his soundtracks for games other than my favorites I think its safe to say that the range of Aubrey's composition talents is just as diverse and his new works will definitely be worth checking out. I'll certainly be keeping an eye (and an ear or two) on his Bandcamp page.

So I once again say thank you Aubrey Hodges, not only for your music but also for your comment here; it truly means a lot to me. Sometimes as I'm taking screenshots of games and typing I honestly wonder if anyone reads this apart from the handful of friends I've made along the way, so hearing from you really made my day.

Thank you and may you enjoy continued success. -Dianna

More Aubrey Hodges

As I mentioned in a previous post, Mr. Aubrey Hodges has at long last made some of his best game soundtracks available for public download. Though I'm still not in much of a blogging mood, this is something that I feel is definitely worth sharing in a follow-up post since more soundtracks are now available. Again, thank you Mr. Hodges!

Aubrey Hodges Delivers

I know I'm a bit late delivering this news (the DoomWorld News Post was about a week ago) but I wanted to share it here anyway as I feel it's a bit of a landmark.
For a long time now, the soundtrack(s) for the PlayStation version(s) of DOOM have only been available through controversial sources. Now, after some DoomWorld Forums participation by Aubrey Hodges himself, the soundtrack's composer has finally made the original soundtrack available to the public (for a small price). It has also been said that other soundtracks from the other DOOM and QUAKE games done by Aubrey Hodges will soon follow.

The first installment can be found here.

Thank you, Mr. Hodges.

PSX Doom/Doom64 Soundtracks

I've mentioned here before about my favorite Doom soundtrack being the music by Aubrey Hodges for the PlayStation incarnation of Doom. But no matter how much I babble on about it, nothing I say can really compare to simply letting you hear it for yourselves:

HANGAR

PLANT

TOXIN REFINERY

COMMAND CONTROL

PHOBOS LAB

CENTRAL PROCESSING

COMPUTER STATION

PHOBOS ANOMALY

DEIMOS ANOMALY

CONTAINMENT AREA

REFINERY

DEIMOS LAB

COMMAND CENTER

HELL GATE

HELL KEEP

PANDEMONIUM

UNHOLY CATHEDRAL

MT. EREBUS

LIMBO

HELL BENEATH

ATTACK

VIRGIL

CANYON

COMBINE

CATWALK

FISTULA

GERYON

MINOS

NESSUS

PARADOX

But let's not forget that Mr. Hodges also created similar music for Doom64 for Nintendo. Many of these tracks have a more "techno" feel than their PSX counterparts in my opinion, but still do just as well to set the ambient mood for a sci-fi/horror shootout:

STAGING AREA

TERRAFORMER

MAIN PROCESSING

HOLDING AREA

TECH CENTER

ALPHA QUADRANT

RESEARCH LAB

FINAL OUTPOST

EVEN SIMPLER

THE BLEEDING

TERROR CORE

ALTAR OF PAIN

DARK CITADEL

EYE OF THE STORM

DARK ENTRIES

WATCH YOUR STEP

SPAWNED FEAR

THE SPIRAL

BREAKDOWN

PITFALLS

Now be honest: doesn't hearing these make you want to play Doom with them?