# Doom soundtrack by Bobby Prince

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Doom soundtrack by Bobby Prince and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend the Doom soundtrack for its atmosphere, which they remember vividly, and its influence on listeners. The Library of Congress has added it to its collection.

## Why people recommend it

- Strong, memorable game atmosphere (2 comments): "the music really played a big part of the whole atmosphere" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48604073)) "I can just close my eyes and hear the Doom soundtrack" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48595439))
- Huge influence on listeners (1 comments): "The music in DOOM was such a huge influence on me." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48605186))
- Added to Library of Congress (1 comments): "Neat that just last month the Library of Congress added the Doom soundtrack" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48602761))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Ambient 1: Music for Airports by Brian Eno](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ambient-1-music-for-airports.md): 10 recommend
- [In Rainbows by Radiohead](https://hackerapproved.com/p/in-rainbows.md): 7 recommend
- [OK Computer by Radiohead](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ok-computer.md): 6 recommend
- [Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich](https://hackerapproved.com/p/music-for-18-musicians.md): 5 recommend
- [Has Been by William Shatner](https://hackerapproved.com/p/has-been.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Doom soundtrack by Bobby Prince", https://hackerapproved.com/p/doom-soundtrack/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).