List of Unusual Suspects

Some of you may not know this, but I used to write music for the most popular game of all time, Doom. Doom was the crucible in the evolution of PC games. I occasionally, because I’m totally vain, Google myself and see what others have to say about me.

lupinx-Kassman said:

-Almost every song Mark Klem and Tolwyn has made for a project.

Agreed, so I am surprised no one has mentioned STRAIN yet. Especially that crazy medley from level 2 and really memorable tunes from levels 11 and 14.

When it comes to entire WADs, Icarus is #1 for me. It has a recurring theme (and a cool one!) that appears on levels 2,7,12,26… maybe more. Also the music from the 1st level is worth mentioning. And 22 (But it’s actually a J.S.Bach’s fugue; I couldn’t be more surprised when I heard it in a Doom level)

MM: levels 9,11,14. MM2: levels 5,9 (fantastic riff),14 and 26 (when all of a sudden, a theme from MM appears).

Requiem seems much weaker, but levels 7 (a tribute to Rush) and 11 have cool tunes again.

OK, if I had to skip Klem & Tolwyn, I would choose HR2. Heavy metal tracks suit the levels well and this music is not as naive as “heavy” music from original Doom.

Ahhh. Good times. For the record, I still write music, and actually still write music for games, but I don’t normally use the nickname Tolwyn anymore.

Wanted to post my cover of Red Barchetta from Rush before I simply get too old to sing it. Enjoy!

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Great new song by the Barenaked Ladies.

Been having a real good time going back through old gaming files. I used to be in a gaming club called PCGS, and we’d play, among many other games, Motocross Madness 2. This screenshot is from a race in June of 2000. In the picture you can see Wedge and Spiphy, 2 of the members of the club. Good times.

My 8-year old daughter has joined the local swim team. She’s always loved the water and swimming, but I was amazed at her time in the 50 yard freestyle. Just under 58 seconds. She literally left ever other swimmer in her age group… in the dust. Wow.

Dreams sure are a wierd thing. When I dream, they are epic. Not some fleeting fanciful 30 second whimsy, but rather they seem to be hour-long journeys. Last night I went roller skating. And it seemed very real. I’m a good skater, to be blunt (not the in-line variety). I was on the speed team when I was a kid, etc. But I haven’t donned a pair  in close to twenty years. Last night, phycisally, I felt like I really had on a pair of skates, and believe today I could pick it back up easily.

I also got to see my late father, Quimby, which was nice. Great to see dad again. He would drive me and a buddy or two Wednesday to the local rink for years when I was a child. I miss that.

Recently, I went to my Highschool’s 20-year reunion. One of the song present there was Aha’s Take On Me, which I just had to do in the studio. Enjoy!

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Meaning, you don’t have the right to find it… I was reading Fox News about these Atheists that complain about prayer in (insert anything here). I had to really hand it to the wisdom, and intelligent articulation of some much-overlooked truth in this nation.

The atheists, while they have every right to practice their atheism, they do not have an absolute right not to be exposed to viewpoints they don’t agree with.

I couldn’t say it better myself. Some other quotes used in the Read more…

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