Irrelevant quake

Quake Quake from id Software is generally regarded as the birth of the modern 3D first-person shooter and for some even as one of the best games of all time. Not only did it make the genre of multiplayer deathmatch socially acceptable, but as the spiritual heir to DOOM, Wolfenstein and the like, it also let us shoot at all kinds of monsters and gothic creatures - provided you didn't want to play in Germany, where the game was temporarily indexed.

If you ignore this logistical hurdle, then for me it was the 1996 release date, four years after I was born, which is why I had no contact with Quake . Nevertheless, I didn't want to miss the opportunity to at least listen to the OST, which was composed by none other than Trent Reznor, the singer of the band Nine Inch Nails. Anyone hoping for industrial rock gold in the ten-track score though, will be disappointed.

Games from the Quake-series

Quake (1996)

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (2007)

Apparently, halfway through the recording of the DOOM like theme Quake the instruments' microphones were switched off. The result is nine repetitive dark-ambient pieces that create a steampunk atmosphere à la Thief with rhythmic, mechanical humming. It's not really exciting and is at best suitable as background music for engine room footage or the next sonography. So if you haven't just been invited below deck for an ultrasound scan on a cruise ship, you can catch up on this experience here ... or just leave it alone.