The Imp's Song

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The Imp's Song
Composer Bobby Prince
Arranger Bobby Prince
Released 1993-12-10
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Game Doom (DOS)
Title Origin Official
Loops Yes

The Imp's Song is the track from Doom series. It is named after one of the more common enemies in the game, the imp. Bobby Prince used Sequencer Plus Gold to compose the song. Listeners compare it to Metallica's The Thing That Should Not Be.

Games

Doom (DOS)

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Doom (DOS)
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Released 1993-12-10
Length 2:34
Format MUS
Loops Yes

In DOS version of Doom "Imp's Song" is heard on E1M2: Nuclear Plant.

The Song's internal name is "D_E1M2".

Doom (JAG)

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Doom (JAG)
Released 1994-11-01
Loops No

The Jaguar version of Doom no longer features music during gameplay, but after the player finishes a level, one of the selected track will play in the intermission screen. In the case of this song, "At Doom's Gate" is heard after the player completes MAP01: Hangar, MAP11: Refinery or MAP21: Mt. Erebus.

Doom (32X)

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Doom (32X)
Released 1994-10-??

"Imp's Song" plays on MAP02: Plant in this version.

Doom (SNES)

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Doom (SNES)
Released 1995-09-01

"Imp's Song" plays on E1M2: Nuclear Plant in this version.

Doom (3DO)

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Doom (3DO)
Released 1996-04-26
Loops Yes

The 3DO version features this on MAP02: Plant and MAP13: Command Center (instead of Demons On the Prey).

Doom (GBA)

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Doom (GBA)
Released 2001-10-26
Loops Yes

"Imp's Song" plays on E1M1: Hangar (instead of At Doom's Gate, unlike the other ports).

Final Doom: The Plutonia Experiment (DOS)

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Doom (DOS)
Output - MIDI.svg
Released 1996-06-??
Length 2:34
Format MUS
Loops Yes

Imp's Song also appears in The Plutonia Experiment and is played on MAP01: Congo.

The Song's internal name is "D_RUNNIN".

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