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The The geek. shut-in the of domain the ALMOST - indul the of some have did we and developers, first person view was key to the experience, experience, the to key was view person first were games computer time, long a or PERFECTLY" John Carmack at id Software in 1995 — Photo: Photo: — 1995 in Software id at Carmack John JOHN ROMERO JOHN Quake Soundtrack / 1996 by American McGee, February 2020 by John Carmack, May 2018 May Carmack, John by / 1996 / Quake Soundtrack Quake American McGee at id Software in 1995 — Photo: IAN MAPLESON ROCK STARS" ROCK AND MEET MEET AND N HINDSIGHT IT makes sense. A group of It all started with a fax. That anachronis- been made. The game stopped when a flying techno wizards working to open the digital tic precursor to the digital wave upon which video card nearly decapitated Dave. — — gates to hell from within Suite 666 of a our games and music rode into the ‘90s. "Nine At the show in downtown Dallas we were FUTURE I nondescript office building in Mesquite, Texas Inch Nails is coming to Dallas and the devel- out of our element. Geeks in the mosh-pit. But end up collaborating with a band of digital opers at id Software are invited to the show." we knew and loved the music and were excited maestros occupying an old funeral home 500 The id offices were frequent stage to Trent's to meet Trent for the first time. Coming back- BUILD THE THE BUILD miles away in New Orleans, Louisiana. Of music. John and I would take turns blasting stage he was kind and humble. We were fans. course a Nail Gun would be invented so that Pretty Hate Machine alongside cohorts such as He was a fan. We did an awkward round of the Nine Inch Nails "NIN" logo could be plas- Manson, Meat Beat Manifesto, and Depeche "love your work"and promised to find a way tered on an ammo box full of nails. Mode. But there was something special about to continue talking about games and music. At "WORK HARD, HARD, "WORK We were all channeling an intensity, NIN's music which even before the invite we that moment I already had a sense we would dysfunction, rage, excitement, and creativity knew to mesh with what we were developing. work together and returned to the id studio full which perfectly meshed in the final prod- "Them boys need to take their Ritalin," of energy and excitement. uct. There really couldn't have been a better muttered the cleaning guy as he swept up piles The first trip to New Orleans was, like soundtrack for those days of fast cars, violent of broken audio and video cards from the floor all the rest, surreal. Picked up at the airport deathmatches (both in the games and in real outside Dave Taylor's office. Myself, John by Chris "Podboy" Vrenna in his Volkswagen life), unbridled expressions of intelligence, ego, Romero, and Sean Green, had just finished a Cabriolet. Whisked through the streets of the masculinity, curiosity, and discovery. round of "PC Card Ninja" - flinging discarded Garden District towards the Nothing Studios The music, sounds, visuals, personalities, computer equipment at a sheet-rock wall until on Magazine Street. "Anne Rice lives there," and technologies merged almost perfectly. a hole large enough to fit a head through had said Chris as we passed Victorian mansion. 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In much the same way way same the much In music. digital of days - bath the exited just who’d girl the from tion could say we were already inspired by the Nine wide open field for building the soundscape of music and sounds the on "Work" complex. with organic and meaty sounds in those early early those in sounds meaty and organic with - ques odd an seemed line?” a want you “Do Inch Nails CDs in heavy rotation at the office. the game. building the of corridors labyrinthine the in ly lived out on the edge of what could be done done be could what of edge the on out lived Charlie's. - While it is amusing to imagine Trent com- Over the course of a year, American willy-nil materialized Manson and Ramirez), a collection of sound effects and music which which music and effects sound of collection a Checkpoint at ended night insane an Many ter. posing music for the chintzy FM synth sound McGee repeatedly made the trip down to New (Twiggy White Jeordie Clouser, Charlie crew. Those visits to New Orleans resulted in in resulted Orleans New to visits Those - Quar French the of holes watering the across cards of the day, we had a new tool available Orleans to work with Trent and his crew as NIN the with league in bands and collaborators laughed. hopping bar marathon and food, Cajun tours, to us with the advent of CD ROM drives – we they dove into sound effect creation as well as of collection ragtag a were There tool. and toy “You guys are full of shit,” I observed. Everyone Everyone observed. I shit,” of full are guys “You the studio for the amusement of all, swamp swamp all, of amusement the for studio the could run full quality music in the background the background audio. There wasn’t any real music electronic imaginable every with brim Coke is bad.” Muffled laughter from the group.