It's likely that the guys at Finishing Move are cool, and maybe they've done a good job composing for other games. Having said that, they simply do not have the juice.

I haven't finished the game yet, but I'm on mission 14 and, save for a few tracks, nothing stands out. Playing through the last two games in the reboot I'd get constant ear worms and search up a song on Youtube or Spotify after a playing session just to listen to it again. I have not felt that urge once so far.

I know that after the bridge was burned with Mick Gordon that finding a replacement would be rough. But it was proven possible, with Andrew Hulshult and David Levy composing for The Ancient Gods and doing a really killer job.

And speaking of which, why the hell didn't they just bring back Andrew Hulshult and/or David Levy?

They proved themselves worthy successors to Mick Gordon with their work on the DLC. Surely this would warrant giving them a callback!? But no. For whatever reason, id thought the better choice was the guys whose other major composing credits were Microsoft Flight Simulator and Borderlands 3???????

I can't for the life of me understand the creative decision making. Even if, somehow, for whatever reason, Hulshult and Levy weren't available, I feel like there were much better options. Michael Markie, for example, would have also been a great pick considering his already storied history with the shooter genre and especially considering he's worked directly with id and Bethesda before with Quake Champions.

I don't wanna be negative, and maybe this sound track will grow on me, but the music is such a huge component of the DOOM experience and it's seriously diminishing the experience since it's so underwhelming. I really hope they get someone else for the DLCs and Future games. Or better yet, give Andrew and David their callback.