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

The Doom soundtrack is certainly worthy of preservation (Bethesda)

Only three pieces of video game music have been selected for the National Recording Registry, with the Doom soundtrack being the latest inclusion.

Video game music, much like video games themselves, has become more widely accepted and celebrated in recent years, with gaming orchestral concerts especially commonplace nowadays.

And yet in all this time, only two video game soundtracks have been officially inducted into the National Recording Registry in the US, with a third only joining them today.

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