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The Original Doom Soundtrack Is Officially in the Library of Congress

The registry selected 25 new recordings this year, and only three video game soundtracks have ever been added, officials said.

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Other new inductees include Beyonce's 'Single Ladies' and Taylor Swift's '1989.'

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The original Doom soundtrack is officially in the Library of Congress

Other new inductees include Beyonce's 'Single Ladies' and Taylor Swift's '1989.'

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Doom becomes third game to have its soundtrack preserved by Library of Congress

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Heavy Metal From the Midi-Hell: Music From "Doom" Becomes American Cultural Property

The US Congress Library records the soundtrack of the legendary first-person shooter "Doom" in its national sound archive. Music is thus officially "cultural, historical or aesthetically important". It is only the third game to receive this honor.

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Original 'Doom' Soundtrack Inducted Into the 2026 National Recording Registry

The original Doom soundtrack released in 1993 has been inducted into the 2026 National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress.

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The original Doom soundtrack joins 'our national playlist' in the US Library of Congress

Bobby Prince's groundbreaking soundtrack is one of 25 recordings inducted into the famed Library of Congress today.

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Bobby Prince’s ‘Doom’ Soundtrack Inducted into Library of Congress

As part of its usual round of inducting works of art “worthy of preservation” by the U.S. Library of Congress, the organisation today listed Robert “Bobby” Prince’s ‘Doom’ soundtrack, composed […]

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