The clash of opinions and realities has occurred. Mick Gordoncomposer of Prey, Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus and DOOM Eternal, last week posted a very extensive statement about the infernal title. In it, the creator highlighted that he did not agree with a letter what Marty Strattondirector of id Softwarehad published in 2020.
And it is that Stratton indicated at the time that Gordon stopped working in DOOM after breaking the trust of the studio by not producing the OST. Instead, Gordon noted that Stratton went so far as to offer him a six-figure fee for keeping his mouth shut. Due to the labor and personal damage suffered, and with unsuccessful negotiations with Bethesda and id Software through, Gordon expanded.
Throughout the message, the composer explains that the production was dominated by chaos and crunch. A lot of music was scrapped and he was not paid for that work, as he only charged per finished soundtrack. After demands and proposals, it was agreed to create 12 songs, but Gordon ran into a surprise.
id Software had done their own work on the music creating an alternate soundtrack, which was added to the tracks Gordon did write. For this reason, the creative complains that the credits of DOOM Eternal they contemplate Chad Mossholder as co-songwriter. The matter has reached the courts and, although Gordon has sought an amicable exit with Bethesda’s rectification through, Stratton has not given his arm to twist.
Various tests in the form of e-mails were provided by Gordon in his statement. Now, after having everything clear, the turn of Bethesda has come. The company owned by Microsoft has come out with its own statement, in which it does not clarify point by point as Gordon did, but makes it clear that his is an interested version
— Bethesda (@bethesda) November 16, 2022
Mick Gordon’s recent post has caricatured and misrepresented
the id Software team, development of DOOM Eternal, Marty
Stratton, and Chad Mossholder with a one-sided and unfair account of a
irreparable professional relationship.
We know all the details and history of this matter and we wholeheartedly support Marty, Chad and the id Software team. We reject the distortion of the truth and the selective presentation of incomplete “facts”. We are prepared with full documented evidence to disclose in an appropriate place when necessary.
Statements posted online have incited harassment and threats of violence against Marty, Chad, and the id Software team. Any threat or harassment directed at our team members will be responded to with prompt and appropriate action to protect their health and safety.
We remain incredibly proud of id Software’s previous collaborations with Mick Gordon and ask fans to refrain from drawing any conclusions based on their own and, more importantly, attacking any of the individuals mentioned in any of the parts. , including Marty, Chad or Mick.
As we can see, the company is more than clear that the weight of reason is supported by them, since They claim to have plenty of evidence. to demonstrate your vision. They claim that “harassment and threats of violence” towards the team have been incited by Gordon’s statement, which they will not tolerate in any way.
It does not seem that Bethesda wants to fight this battle on social networks, since it has indicated that it will publish said tests where necessary. Perhaps she is referring to a possible trial, but it is too early to tell. For now we will have to wait for how events unfold.
