It's be hella funny is they brought in celldweller and atlas plugged for the dlc.
But the real answer is a hulshult reznor combo
But the real answer is a hulshult reznor combo
I don't really see how saying "I didn't do that and wouldn't of done that" throwing under the bus? No response would lead to most thinking mick mixed a bunch of songs badly when he didn't mix those. Honestly regardless of the answer people would of reacted the same.Yeah, after how Mick threw Chad under the bus, I wouldn't want to work with him anymore if I were id.
Eh. He made a mistake but it's easy to see how the situation put him between a rock and a hard place.
Either he overextends himself and says he'll take on a huge ordeal in a very short period of time, or he hands off his work to people who may not handle it with the care he feels it deserves and who would also be working within severe time constraints.
I don't really see how saying "I didn't do that and wouldn't of done that" throwing under the bus? No response would lead to most thinking mick mixed a bunch of songs badly when he didn't mix those. Honestly regardless of the answer people would of reacted the same.
He was only contractually obliged to 12 tracks, the rest were on a bonus.Mastering 59 tracks in 'more than a week' (so I assume less than two weeks?) sounds like an insane undertaking. Even if he'd had more tracks sent before that date, composing and mixing so many tracks in such a short amount of time sounds impossible.
and the fact it was part of the CE. Well cack.In short Mick didn't deliver music on time (for game and for OST).
All parties involved did unfortunately.
But from what I was reading there was no bonus for extra tracks only a bonus for being on time. There was a 12 track minimum to deliver. The only part I think mick Gordon messed up on was saying that he needs more time and can deliver upwards to 30 tracks. Which seems that was a choice not about money but something to do out of quality.He was only contractually obliged to 12 tracks, the rest were on a bonus.
Mick is an experienced developer who is typically given top billing on projects such as this. The significant delay that Id accepted on the OST release, even considering the legal exposure in not delivering a promised piece of the product, is a demonstration of how much influence he has to negotiate contracts.
If he didn't get enough time/money to pay for him and his team to complete a contract that's totally on him.
Worst thing about this is the attacks on their Lead Audio Designer. I hate the internet sometimes.
Contractors can be quite busy.I'm stunned that id didn't have Mick under contract for the OST until only two months before launch. That's staggering.
The deadline was more than fair
Right, but apparently it wasn't due to that. The post explains it by saying, with reference to E3 the previous year, that "we didn't have Mick under contract for the OST and because of ongoing issues receiving the music we needed for the game, did not want to add the distraction at that time."
oof, please noIt's be hella funny is they brought in celldweller and atlas plugged for the dlc.
But the real answer is a hulshult reznor combo
The CE promise definitely put them in a shitty position. They should have released it separatelyRight, but apparently it wasn't due to that. The post explains it by saying, with reference to E3 the previous year, that "we didn't have Mick under contract for the OST and because of ongoing issues receiving the music we needed for the game, did not want to add the distraction at that time."
Seems negligent to leave the OST contract so late, given that they'd already promised it as part of the CE. Either sort it out earlier or don't make that promise.
Right, but apparently it wasn't due to that. The post explains it by saying, with reference to E3 the previous year, that "we didn't have Mick under contract for the OST and because of ongoing issues receiving the music we needed for the game, did not want to add the distraction at that time."
Seems negligent to leave the OST contract so late, given that they'd already promised it as part of the CE. Either sort it out earlier or don't make that promise.
Bingo.The CE promise definitely put them in a shitty position. They should have released it separately
That's not cool. Come on, now. This is on him. Not id.
I agree that they delayed the OST contract likely because of Mick not sticking to schedule on the in-game music. But they should have come up with a different solution. They clearly already had scheduling issues with him, so they shouldn't have doubled down.If you read quote you just posted it sounds like Mick was barely keeping schedule to deliver tracks for the game so they didn't want to put OST on him too as they prioritized in-game music over OST tracks.
Should they have moved on OST earlier and just contracted 3rd party? Maybe, but I imagine Mick would have raised hell over such move.
How about we don't blindly take the side of a corporation here? To me it sounds like Mick refused to compromise his art in the face of unrealistic time constraints.
He didn't meet his contractual deadlines. That's got nothing to do with artistic integrity. It's still a commercial arrangement.How about we don't blindly take the side of a corporation here? To me it sounds like Mick refused to compromise his art in the face of unrealistic time constraints.
The outcome is the same. A Doom game with no Mick Gordon. And the music was half of my love for the series at this point.
You don't have the whole story and, also, what of all the other artists working on this project?How about we don't blindly take the side of a corporation here? To me it sounds like Mick refused to compromise his art in the face of unrealistic time constraints.
Can any of those artists do what Mick does?You don't have the whole story and, also, what of all the other artists working on this project?
Can Mick do what they do? No. There's no game without them.
These are time constraints that he contractually agreed to.How about we don't blindly take the side of a corporation here? To me it sounds like Mick refused to compromise his art in the face of unrealistic time constraints.
Agree to disagree then.Can Mick do what they do? No. There's no game without them.
He does great work but I'd take an Andrew Hulshult soundtrack over this any day.