Doom II OST - Map 18,27 - Waiting For Romero To Play

Bobby Prince: "This song was easily named. You wouldn't believe how people in the id Software offices used to line up to watch John Romero play DOOM. Long before the sound effects were in the game, John would provide his own, and he was good at making a lot of sound effects with his mouth. But, the reason that people lined up to watch him play was that he put everything he had into playing the game. If it was a deathmatch, look out! John threw a constant barrage of taunts, screams and other sounds at the opposing players. One day I noticed how quiet things got while people were gathering to watch and I decided to do some pensive music to go with such times. Thus, the song became "Waiting For Romero To Play."
John has now left id Software to form his own company. There are better players at id, but none of them will ever have people lining up in anticipation of watching them play as John did. I know that id Software will sorely miss the manic energy that John Romero provided".
Map 18: The Courtyard
Map 27: Monster Condo
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From composer Robert Prince: "This song was easily named. You wouldn't believe how people in the id Software offices used to line up to watch John Romero play DOOM. Long before the sound effects were in the game, John would provide his own, and he was good at making a lot of sound effects with his mouth. But, the reason that people lined up to watch him play was that he put everything he had into playing the game. If it was a deathmatch, look out! John threw a constant barrage of taunts, screams and other sounds at the opposing players. One day I noticed how quiet things got while people were gathering to watch and I decided to do some pensive music to go with such times. Thus, the song became "Waiting For Romero To Play." John has now left id Software to form his own company. There are better players at id, but none of them will ever have people lining up in anticipation of watching them play as John did. I know that id Software will sorely miss the manic energy that John Romero provided."

[@anthonystonham2648]

Sure, I was here in 1994... at the developement for the game... John is naturally gifted!

[@Darth_Yersinia]

That’s amazing

[@mrllamaton1873]

I am still waiting for a mic in doom deathmatch so i can do such things

[@joseignaciogazzi3278]

Now I undesrstand why Romero liked so much Brutal Doom

[@SMV-CC88]

Not as much as the average Critical Ops player, the sweatlords

[@rmmartins133]

I constantly feel like Phil Anselmo will start screaming YOU KEEP THIS LOVE at any moment

[@yew8707]

SAME

[@thepsychiatrist3774]

Ancient comment

[@Renameyourself-nx2pm]

If ever words were spoken...

[@scr8846]

​@@Renameyourself-nx2pm Painful and untrue... I'd say I loved but I lied...

[@2112austin]

GOD DAMMIT ROMERO! HURRY UP AND PLAY SOME DOOM WITH ME!

[@FPSRussiaFan1995]

I sent him an invite and he never joined :'(

[@lethalbroccoli01]

I heard when the original doom was being developed there weren't any sounds, so John romero would make them himself. The whole team would go to romeros office and watch him play doom.

[@kokletadsfjci]

decino to romero wanting a deathmatch probably

[@jakek3232]

Waiting For Dime To Play.

[@PinchySkree]

dimeSad.

[@MetalSmasherGaming]

R.I.P. "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott.

[@RexcorJ]

\m/ ;_; \m/

[@civilwildman]

@@MetalSmasherGaming And as of two years ago this 22nd of this month, his brother Vinnie joined him. There is no Pantera without them as well as Phil and Rex. :*(

[@alvaro9118]

:(

[@Jojoubert]

"If ever words were spoken Painful and untrue I said I loved but I lied In my life All I wanted Was the keeping Of someone like you As it turns out Deeper within me Love was twisted and pointed at you"

[@crxpticOG]

Joubert Joe Vieira Lellis pantera!!!

[@seamuspeacock346]

YOU KEEP THIS LOVE

[@ozzyvelasquez1005]

@@seamuspeacock346 (THING)LOVE(CHILD)LOVE(TOYY)

[@seamuspeacock346]

@@ozzyvelasquez1005 YOU KEEP THIS LOVE

[@ozzyvelasquez1005]

@@seamuspeacock346 (FIST)LOVE(SCAR)LOVE(BREAK)

[@mhill781]

I was into this game as a nerdy teen before I ever listened to Pantera. I didn't listen to Pantera until friends introduced me, then when I heard This Love, my mind flashed to this song. Same goes for several other tracks in the legacy Doom games. I got my stepdad into Doom, then when he got to Map 7, he said, "That music sounds awfully like Slayer."

[@kuskus_th13]

this track makes me feel nostalgic for something that never happened

[@OuchMyHooves]

maybe because someone didn't take this love.

[@darkeningtouch]

I remember this particular level on a 90's night as a kid. Ominous, Dark, creepy, eerie music. Masterpeice.

[@007Environment]

That would be Map 27, which is Monster Condo if you describe it as Omnious, Dark, Creepy, and eerie. Map 18 also uses this song, but its environment is not as omnious or dark or creepy compared to Map 27.

[@Waspinator1998]

"YOU TAKE THIS LOVE!" Yep, Doom took "This Love," alright...

[@lucascheres]

yeah, the game has been released two years after "this love"

[@dongmcoll187]

@@lucascheres No shit, simps just jumping on the band wagon, fuck if any of em know of doom 1 means

[@MrNoot39449]

@@dongmcoll187 I am confusion, what are you talking about?

[@xxnoxx-xp5bl]

@@MrNoot39449 I don't think even he knows...

[@lethalbroccoli01]

@@dongmcoll187 Jesse, what the fuck are you talking about?

[@yoe91]

I don't know if anyone feels that way but playing Doom as a kid with this track in the background it always like this unique kind of "quiet evil". And especially with the riff tails with the scale runups or downs, this sense of losing myself in the calm beauty of evil.

[@OscarMemo333]

romero was taking a dump

[@gjtrue]

*Daikatana*

[@johnshepherd7882]

That dump turned out to be SIGIL

[@OscarMemo333]

@@johnshepherd7882 sigil?

[@paxhumana2015]

@@johnshepherd7882 , says the person that has had their franchise slide into irrelevancy. Oh, by the way, how many people are going to be playing your franchise, as well as making as many mods to it as to Doom I, Doom II, and Final Doom, thirty years from now?

[@cato3277]

And deathmatching

[@MrPoeGhost]

There has been an awakening. He's back.

[@andyfaithnomoreguitarist5444]

I played this level only for the amazing music,i love it,Doom has the best heavy metal music in history!

[@lethalbroccoli01]

+Andy Faith no More guitarist, this song isn't metal, the fuck?

[@Ceaseless96]

Hugh Min The song it references is. This Love - Pantera.

[@jerichoparrish2144]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnzccmqYm5l8eJIsi=gPjwprXYPqgtVvHy

[@gravijiga]

I never thought of this as a scary song even when i was young. It always reminded me of libraries and old victorian houses with thier books and fancy woodwork.

[@007Environment]

Is that because of the design in Monster Condo?

[@redmuun519]

This sounds more eerie than Pantera’s version. I dig it a lot, if I had a theme song this would be it

[@007Environment]

This will sound very eerie if you listen to it when it is very dark surrounding you.

[@RuathaK]

This music fit the Monster Condo level so perfectly. Most of the level was dark, with pools of flickering light here and there. The monsters were often hidden behind false walls and platforms, so when you first hit the level, there were no monsters to be seen. Just darkness, flickering lights, and this music. Awesome.

[@meiwakuna]

My favorite Doom 2 song. Starting out slow and soothing, but amps up with intensity as it continues. John Romero also influenced the way I make maps very much. I love everything about this song.

[@SRGIProductions]

this has the guitar riff from "This Love" by Pantera.

[@MatthewJury]

Gilbert Hoefler Wow! What an amazing observation!!! At first I was like "Wow, no way!!!" then I did some more research and, it turns out, you are 100% Right!!!!!!

[@SRGIProductions]

I know my music, bro.

[@MrSebitas20]

+CineManiacs what are you doing here? make yours terry traps

[@MatthewJury]

+XxSebaxX198 fuck you bro

[@MatthewJury]

XxSebaxX198 I hope you have a child who is born without limbs, sight, smell, ability to talk, or hearing. so you just have a fucking vegetable that isnt worth anything.

[@warhead5043]

YOU KEEP THIS LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! YOU KEEP THIS LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE!

[@skylo706]

Still waiting for romero to feel this love

[@Deimos_PeanutFlavour]

Keep*

[@Dubbag]

one of the more hypnotizing tracks of the game

[@Alton4]

this music is so mysterious and in the some time makes you feel that the evil surrounds you...you are armed only with the barrel shotgun and you face the legion of demons.... really awesome

[@acfreak55]

this song kind of freaked me out as a kid no joke, one of the only ones that did as a kid.

[@xandergonzo4853]

me too, the mansion level was a bitch with that design and enemy selection

[@rarabunfunny3611]

It is eerie even for doom standards

[@rustlord7507]

I like this song does it make me weird

[@MIKEY3738]

@@rustlord7507 not at all, its actually one of my favorites, like top 3. If anything, Nobody told me about ID was much creepier, the song played in E2M8 - Tower Of Babel.

[@user-qv9ho1lj3z]

I can see why it would freak people out (I’m pretty sure it probably did to me when I was a kid) but this song gives me so much nostalgia and I love courtyard level it’s played in. It’s probably the second half of the song that’s probably creepy.

[@doland.8068]

I used to be scared of this. now i think its awesome.

[@viniciusvalois2634]

This music for me is great for those cold, rainy days, when you're off-work at home, your house is nicely warm, you can sit on your chair while serving yourself with a good cup of hot chocolate, looking through the window and placidly watching the snow/rain falling outside...

[@sarpsarp8987]

I am with you all the way, man!

[@PartyCrasher04]

Don't forget the fireplace! If you have one of course

[@vroomkaboom108]

no no, you guys got the melancholic tone but didn’t catch the suspensive pinch to it! I myself like to have this music on when i have my apartment in complete darkness and im on my chair right before the window, looking down on the parking lot/street as if waiting for someone to arrive like a mobster with orders to put someone down...

[@duckieduckie5692]

Listen to 'This Love' by Pantera. It's ripped from that.

[@vroomkaboom108]

Duckie Duckie except theres a bunch more screamo and angst and at least this version lets you vibe off whatever you feel like

[@mokibomo]

Amazing, amazing music. It fits so well when you pull out the little arsenal you have, to find yourself in a dark, big room with small lights at the corners. Traps everywhere, Revenants waiting for you.

[@UKSKIDS]

You keep this doom!!!

[@Renameyourself-nx2pm]

"If ever words were spoken"...

[@yew8707]

Absolutely adore This Love so hearing a midi rendition is a treat !

[@kaspersaldell]

Top-tier Pantera song

[@olzhas1one755]

fun fact: this song was originally supposed to play during the e1m3 level, but romero changed it for some whatever reason

[@vegeta353658]

Source?

[@benrichardson5798]

Yuri on Edge kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2eYqX2ci9Ccl6s At 15:00

[@bensteinundknochen9404]

@@benrichardson5798 do you have a time stamp for that? Video is over half an hour long.

[@benrichardson5798]

@@bensteinundknochen9404 as I said it's at 15:00

[@RIISK04]

@Axion you make no sense.

[@thewitch4508]

This song is perfect for studying and relaxing in general. I love it! Its my fav of all time. The newer doom songs are focused on metal from what i can tell, and while the songs are sick and all, i love the simplicity and variety of doom 1 and 2's songs, with this being the best doom song of all time for me.

[@marcianovinkenslag]

Probably the game which stuck by me the most throughout the years. Unbelievable what a gem of a game this was, with this song probably being my favourite. Used to play this game with a friend of mine, when I was much too young. I remember getting to ‘the courtyard’ which was a bitch of a level to play in UV-mode. The grim looking level combined with this supporting music was unbelievable. On the short way back to my house i remember looking left and right if there was a mancubus ready to devour me. Unbelievably great times...

[@dragosleft]

them fat synths at the begging are amazing

[@DraculaXHunter101]

I'd been the tempting one Stole her from herself This gift in pain Her pain was life And sometimes I feel so sorry I regret this the hurting of you But you make me so unhappy I'd take my life and leave love with you I'd kill myself for you, I'd kill you for myself

[@DNchap1417]

DraculaXHunter101: You keep THIS LOVE, thing, love, child, love, toy You keep THIS LOVE, fist, love, scar, love, break You keep THIS LOVE, LOVE, LOVE (2X)You keep THIS LOVE!!!!!

[@SpunkMayo]

+DNchap1417 Yes we all know the fucking lyrics, thanks.

[@jobelthirty1294]

Spunk Mayo why are you the way that you are?

[@theeternalslayer]

@@DNchap1417 No...more....head...trips!!!!!

[@JoeJohnson-mk4qd]

@@theeternalslayer (enter Dimebag's sick guitar riff)

[@lucasljorge]

These line notes by Bobby Prince are amazing...

[@tablehetfield9508]

This song is creepy af when you play alone

[@GDooMCF]

Crispy Doughnut not for me

[@lethalbroccoli01]

+Koops Akimoto Multiplayer was in Doom 1, before Doom 2. Edit: Oh nevermind i see what you mean xD

[@TheDoomMaster]

Not me.

[@dimebagdarrell8698]

The original song is This Love by pantera ;)

[@dimebagdarrell8698]

Right?

[@fan.80s_90s]

Bobby Prince did great work for all the OST for doom 2 hell on earth.

[@HellhammerSS]

You take this love!!!!!!Love!!!

[@dysteriuus3924]

pure classic right here

[@luvbits]

YOU KEEP THIS LOVEEE

[@Dr.Oofers]

Romero said he’d be on in 10 minutes. It’s been 30, where is he?

[@minochoreno]

If ever words were spoken Painful and untrue I said I loved but I lied In my life All I wanted Was the keeping Of someone like you As it turns out Deeper within me Love was twisted and pointed at you You keep this love (thing), love (child), love (toy) You keep this love (fist), love (scar), love (break) You keep this love, love, love You keep this love, love, love You keep this love I'd been the tempting one Stole her from herself This gift in pain Her pain was life And sometimes I feel so sorry I regret this (the hurting of you) But you make me so unhappy I'd take my life (and leave love with you) You keep this love (thing), love (child), love (toy) You keep this love (fist), love (scar), love (break) You keep this love, love, love You keep this love, love, love You keep this love No more head trips You keep this love (thing), love (child), love (toy) You keep this love (fist), love (scar), love (break) You keep this love, love, love You keep this love, love, love You keep this love You keep this love You keep this love You keep this love You keep this love

[@314rft]

For some reason, this song has an "exploring a large old abandoned building searching for something" feel.

[@viniciusvalois2634]

Mainly at night, complete darkness, you can barely see anything and... no one knows what lurks in the shadows, awaiting to jump at you.

[@angeldeb82]

What a beautiful, wonderful sound, almost like an orchestra, for that matter! :)

[@morgant1331]

this is my favorite doom song

[@blueyosh43]

Might be mine too.

[@ZEDXHUNTER24]

demonic library

[@sarpkacmaz5910]

This soundtrack made Level 18 a very nice level.

[@Pablothus]

I totally agree. Playing DooM for the first time was one of the few experiences that made my pilgrimage from boy to adult. When I first played DooM I was pissing on my pants but I quickly thought "I have to grow a pair..." and slowly I started to develop a taste for horror. No other game will ever make me feel the way DooM did.

[@Deimos_PeanutFlavour]

This surprisingly fits well with an aquatic/underwater cave-like environment.

[@007Environment]

If you were to listen to this song when you're driving in your vehicle, during the day it feels like Map 18 and during the night it feels like Map 27.

[@Kojirremer]

Well, Monster Condo is pretty much a haunted building, complete with real demons, hellspawn, revenants and lost souls. Let's also throw a pyromaniac bunch of fatsos for completeness. Ah, also packed full of neat tricks and traps like the oh-so-empty-LOL library, or the open-ceiling area that is quite well iluminated... 'til you go somewhere you're not supposed to be and all hell breaks loose... after most of the lights are turned off. Oh, I LOVE THAT MAP!

[@Grim0514]

Found "this love" by pantera for the first time and while listening immediately thought, ah this is one of the songs doom ripped

[@miguelcarlos454]

I just realized its literally the riffs from this love my guy

[@gasabur2934]

Waiting for Romero to Design the Levels

[@UmongusSussehFrusseh]

This music makes me think about a Cyberdemon hiding in the dark sneaking up on you.

[@sickhorrorfreak]

YOU GET THIS LOVE!

[@libi2077]

DooM 1 and DooM 2 are my favorite games forever😞🖤❤💯

[@guilhermeottoni1367]

Great music! One of the best from Doom 2. MAP27 is also one of my favorites.

[@Mrepicman6750]

YOU KEEP THIS LOVE!

[@sams109]

listen to this love and this at the same time.. it sounds pretty good :S

[@Koal1989]

"Come on Romero! Join the game already and grab this plasma gun, I already have one and you'll need it more then me!"

[@theshinxgirl]

Huh, something about a Dimebag, a legendary guitarist and a song named “This Love” hits my head, I wonder what it is lol

[@MorbidSatan24]

This love originally by Pantera is a lot easier to play on guitar but Doom's version of this song is actually a lot harder to learn.

[@iosifstalin5348]

It's hard, but NOT that hard If you want to equal this, then try to play This Love's Solo

[@lethalbroccoli01]

@@iosifstalin5348 he's talking about the other parts. The riff in this song gets a lot more complex than this love does.

[@gansitogamer7182]

It is wonderful to hear this melody

[@cyclops9750]

If you ever find a pathway to hell and want to kill the demons but your too scared then put this whole soundtrack on and not only will you feel like a badass but an angle! Doin gods work!

[@ronitronC137]

This song is good to play when your waiting on something, or someone

[@themightymonarch2109]

I feel like this is a really swell loading screen theme. It makes me really nostalgic for some reason.

[@Gander6309-KranchTheDestroyer]

When I hear this I think of the level with the archvile and barons. I've always thought of it as the demon hotel

[@mazilli1]

DOOM É FODA ,, MELHOR DE TODOS ,,

[@mokibomo]

Ah, Monster Condo... i'll never forget the scary libaries. And how that damn Arachnothron abushed me at the start at the level.. Long live Doom.

[@cyclops9750]

The legend is that he is still waiting for him to play

[@NikolaiAllen]

My god, I've had the pantera song on my phone for years now and played doom since I was a child. Only now am I putting two and two together!

[@pablofloresalquinta7414]

With that outro since 3:57, the song starts to get me with some kind of anxiety. Good theme

[@gamesgo6724]

Its literally me waiting to john romero play with me in doom.

[@pixelaxel12]

The exit is behind you.

[@joseignaciogazzi3278]

That moment when Silco had to decide between Zaun and Jinx.

[@johnybcognoscenti]

DooM games really do make you or break you. Especially, on the UV difficulty. And DooM makes you really disciplined. Love and respect forever

[@rxzmuvv3288]

Such a relaxing song for a game about killing demons

[@StephenDoherty1994]

My favourite song in Doom II of all time (I prefer the acoustic guitar version the best but this one is still brilliant!)

[@Rarestgameplayer]

I listen to the music in order to make me relaxed.

[@euronymouseuro5797]

Это шедевр!🤘

[@greyenergy2328]

Pantera - this love :d

[@2ATubaKnight]

DAMMIT DOOM! THIS SHOTGUN IS EMPTY, BRING ME ANOTHER!

[@dominicakabonez]

By god, this is amazing.

[@Motownsports89]

Damn it pantera this beer is warm! -Beavis and butthead

[@Patrickwwy2168]

Fun fact: this song was actually supposed to play in E1M3 but Romero changed it for whatever reason.

[@oleevv]

I spend so long trying to get every secret in monster condo, like half a hour, only to look up that its only available for 30 seconds after the start of the level. This music now plays in my nightmares

[@Velocity_RDA]

This love Pantera respect!

[@PartyCrasher04]

And yet here, we still are. Waiting for Romero to play...

[@sage_archive]

Monster Condo !!

[@SkydreamPony]

Fondest memory of this song is playing the level The Chasm in Doom 2 and using the music change cheat IDMUS to set the music to this. Eery and awesome.

[@JoeJohnson-mk4qd]

I know what I'm going to go do now.

[@rinaldoman3331]

Pantera - Love

[@raymontdabizach]

*1.25x playback speed*

[@cigoLxeL]

Context is everything. When you stumble upon the massive chamber filled with hanging corpses in MAP 27, it sounds a lot more sinister, believe me.

[@Doomblade89]

This theme used to scare the duck out of me when I was a kid

[@andrewkarlsson8621]

Imagine listening this in a abandon house. Which would scare to death.

[@spidertopus]

This Love = This DOOM

[@DoomerNavajo7]

You take this love!

[@AceofAces777]

I actually don't think this song is creepy or evil sounding at all. It's relaxing and kinda hypnotic to me.

[@obsoletemansoup]

this is very fitting with the picture

[@tony882]

You keep this love

[@NIMRODakaNIMROD]

Well, pretty much everyone's first association here would be "This Love" by Pantera and yes, of course, the chord progression and the way the chords are arpeggiated is virtually the same for the most part... But what if I told you that this track is actually a sort of mashup and there's *another* song hidden in there? Listen to this and listen carefully to the parts that do NOT sound like "This Love" and then listen to George Benson's 1978 rendition of the Drifters classic "On Broadway" - looks like there's a decidedly non-metal influence to this track as well...

[@benrichardson5798]

There's another song composed by Bobby Prince for Doom with non-metal influencies.It's called un15 and was later recycled for Blake Stone:Aliens of gold.Confront this song with Let it ride by Bachman Turner Overdrive (the segment next to the intro) and you'll listen the same riff.

[@PowerGlove84]

Ha ha I get it Romero like as in John Romero