The Canadian company of the same name is still active today and includes the well-known Wilhelm Scream in its portfolio. Eventually, I came across the source in a collection called «Sound Ideas 6000». Hearing that made me even more curious to find out who was the original creator of the effects. Instead, they had been taken from a widely used collection of sound effects. He told me that it wasn’t them who had come up with the effects. Numerous Reddit pages, Steam forums and YouTube channels are dedicated to the «Doom» soundscape, discussing where the sounds were heard and who created them.Īll my questions were answered when I got to meet John Romero, one of the legendary «Doom» developers, a few years ago. And I often hear them in movies, series and songs. The iconic sound effects from the 90s cult games «Doom» 1 and 2 have been part of my life since childhood. Does anybody know if there is a documentary about how the doom sounds were made?’ Isn’t that funny? I had no idea.» Sounds that shaped a generationįrom creaking doors to fire bursts to blood-curdling monster screams. There’s a posting here: ‘Original doom sound effects. «Really? I had no idea.» When I tell Mike McDonough that various internet forums are dedicated to his sound effects, the renowned sound designer is gobsmacked.