Duke Nukem Forever 1998 full theme by James Grote (highest quality)

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Жыл бұрын

The full Duke Nukem Forever theme as heard in the 1998 trailer, composed in 1998 by James Grote and released in uncompressed quality by him in 2022
High quality WAV file: duke4ever.altervista.org/audio...

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@kishibbydiggy Жыл бұрын

Duke fans aren't just eating good this year, they're feasting.

@AustinDallasPictures Жыл бұрын

After a good meal, there's nothing like a good cigar. -Duke Nukem's grand daddy, Blondie.

@jeffreytripoli Жыл бұрын

A half-finished game from 20+ years ago is hardly a feast. Maybe a light snack at best but more likely just salt in the wound.

@callmepistol Жыл бұрын

Feel like I just ate at Duke Burger

@DevilMaster Жыл бұрын

There is more than just a half-finished game. There's the restoration project, which aims to complete it. There's the 2003 project, which aims to reimplement it in a custom version of id Tech 4 with some features of id Tech 5. And we got the various builds of Duke Nukem Critical Mass, with all of their assets.

@omarrodriguez4943 Жыл бұрын

@@DevilMaster Where's the 2003 project? Tech 4 was a fucking beast, can't wait to see how it looks.

@CacoOscar02 Жыл бұрын

"I was born to rock the world"

@SusieFanK Жыл бұрын

"Damn, i made this look good!"

@bunnehboi1985 Жыл бұрын

@@SusieFanK "I'm not gonna fight you... _I'M GONNA KICK YOUR ASS!_ "

@thenate5367 Жыл бұрын

@@SusieFanK "Now *that's* what I call a close encounter!"

@wadmodderschalton5763 Жыл бұрын

"Always bet on Duke"

@baxterbunny4403 Жыл бұрын

Do do do do

@NeoArcane Жыл бұрын

"I was born to rock the world" ~Duke Nukem, circa 1998.

@wolfgangvan-uber6515 Жыл бұрын

"Ooohhh that’s what I call a close encounter!"

@mrscruffles801 Жыл бұрын

Never forget what George robbed us of, guys.

@callmepistol Жыл бұрын

i just sent him a tweet. Told him to get active in the Duke Nukem Forever 2001 Restoration Project. I say we all petition to get him to help finish the game and redeem himself! comeback of the century. Everyone Deserves a second chance!

@mrscruffles801 Жыл бұрын

@@callmepistol Considering the response tweet he gave to Scott Miller I doubt he'll be much help, though I wouldn't mind if he did get involved (long as he doesn't delay it at all).

@IDHLEB Жыл бұрын

@@callmepistol did he block you already?

@wadoid4239 Жыл бұрын

@@callmepistol Wait there is an actuall project like that?

@cuttrogue Жыл бұрын

Was he responsible for the mess? I did not follow the stroy.

@melasauce9943 Жыл бұрын

so weird to finally hear this without explosion sounds and Duke's voice lines mixed in

@wolfgangvan-uber6515 Жыл бұрын

I still hear them anyway!

@wadoid4239 Жыл бұрын

For me, this version gives me the "It was a great game, a success story but it's old and this is the final game of the franchise" type of vibe. It is a banger and I'll be really really happy if they manage to make this game a complete one.

@F0nkyNinja Жыл бұрын

It's sounds so fucking epic, like the ending to an awesome movie.

@meowsandstuff Жыл бұрын

Glad we finally have this out there. ;)

@SledgeNE Жыл бұрын

I love this Theme. I watched the 1998-Trailer so often just for the music and for nostalgia. It's great! "Always bet on Duke!"

@nic3939 Жыл бұрын

The best Duke theme in my opinion. Love the ambience fx and the synths in the background. Especially the little part at 1:18. So glad we finally have a full quality version of this!!!

@hotrod360 8 ай бұрын

This musical piece right here is the most perfect awesome track my ears have EVER listened to. It is only to me rivaled by the original score done for Dragonball Z by Bruce Falconer. This theme perfectly personifies the power, confidence, and dominating presence of Duke Nukem. What I love most is that subtle drum beat you can hear in the background. LITERALLY the heartbeat of the 90's beating strong and will last FOREVER!!!

@marianorodriguez8157 Жыл бұрын

Never would've thought Duke would be coming back this year in this storming and frenetic way. No wonder though, that's been his true essence ever since we knew him.

@DevilMaster Жыл бұрын

Yeah. First Duke Nukem Critical Mass, then DNF 2001, and now this. There has been more Duke content released this year than in 2011 when DNF came out.

@mr.badass9442 Жыл бұрын

Don’t Forget about The Movie.That could lead to more games.The King is back.

@lugbzurg8987 Жыл бұрын

@@DevilMaster Wait, Critical Mass? The Nintendo DS game? What happened with that one? I haven't heard anything.

@DevilMaster Жыл бұрын

@@lugbzurg8987 Not the DS game, but the never released PSP game. It's a completely different game: a third-person shooter that plays out in semi-open levels. It can be played with PPSSPP v1.0.1 and it feels like a PC game circa 2002. It comes with the full source code, as well as all levels in the format of 3D Studio Max 2010. I started messing around with the level files to see what I could do, and I managed to port some of them (architecture only) to Unreal. You can download Duke Nukem: Critical Mass for PSP from archive.org/details/duke-nukem-critical-mass-playstation-portable

@lugbzurg8987 Жыл бұрын

@@DevilMaster OH! Thanks! Not sure how I missed this. 2001 has just been overshadowing everything. I don't think there's been this much Duke Nukem hype since 2001 itself.

@teresazbikowska7094 Жыл бұрын

Duke Nukem Forever Restoration Project First Slice is out, same for DNF Enhanced v1.5.

@CMONCMON007 Жыл бұрын

Always bet on Duke

@dannyevanger4418 Жыл бұрын

As always

@Szederp Жыл бұрын

I did not know people like you existed out there. I was so passionate about this version (and the game version too) I thought I had poor taste at some point. But it seems like other metal fans realize this is still the best version. Thank you for the upload, Sir! Greetings from Central Europe!

@mrscruffles801 Жыл бұрын

Frankly I think the Megadeth version is overrated. This is god tier.

@Szederp 8 ай бұрын

I wish could get a hold of that lil' tech demo. Imagine the possibilities with modders. @@mrscruffles801

@Mazaroth 18 күн бұрын

I personally like the "Manhattan Project" version of Grabbag.

@Szederp 17 күн бұрын

@@Mazaroth That. Is. Gay. Sue me!

@brawlmaster7 Жыл бұрын

GOD I love this theme SO much, James Grote is a genius!!!

@marianorodriguez8157 Жыл бұрын

Surprised to hear those additional instruments playing alongside the main ones from 2:30 on, guess they were inaudible because of the lower quality of the tracks the community had before.

@thenate5367 Ай бұрын

More like the version in the trailer is still a slightly different mix or arrangement

@NoNameEntered Жыл бұрын

I think this is the first time grabbag was done with real instruments. And it’s still the best version yet. I’ve been waiting for a high quality release of this since I saw the DNF 1998 trailer. Thank you!

@ThirdSpectrum Жыл бұрын

It's so good to finally have a high quality version of this available now after seeing the old VHS trailers from E3.

@ClaudioVarone3299 Жыл бұрын

Oh my god, finally. I've waited this for soo long.....

@KnoxCarbon Жыл бұрын

Always bet on Duke.

@SakurakoLover Жыл бұрын

I was Born to ROCK the World

@MILLER_gear Жыл бұрын

This is absolutely PURE GOLD!

@revenantevil Жыл бұрын

Time to be a king among men. Thanks for this, made my day!

@Zz-qf3es Жыл бұрын

I was born to rock the world

@PLMacflyPL Жыл бұрын

it's time to kickass and chew bubblegum ! Always bet on duke! ;-)

@PootisMayo Жыл бұрын

This is so glorious.

@rapappathepepper3996 Жыл бұрын

Oh it's such a great version...

@DNSKILL5 Жыл бұрын

Let’s rock!

@RedRobertify 9 ай бұрын

This would be perfect for a Duke Nukem movie

@insert_username_here208 Жыл бұрын

You know what I would love to hear in high quality? The music from the DNF 2003 gameplay video.

@IDHLEB Жыл бұрын

The generic butt rock

@billybobbob3003 Жыл бұрын

@@IDHLEB we want all the music!

@Advisor17 Жыл бұрын

Kickass! Where did the composer originally upload the track? Asking because KZfaq loves to butcher audio quality.

@RazielAU Жыл бұрын

The original uncompressed wav file was given to one of the members of the DNF2001 Restoration Project and he posted it publicly on the site in the description after getting permission from the composer to do so.

@AxelDragani Жыл бұрын

@@RazielAU amazing

@quaker2636 Жыл бұрын

Is it possible to contact James Michael Grote? I'm looking for his "Songs for Deathmatch" releases and they seem to be lost to time, nothing available in the net.

@MILLER_gear Жыл бұрын

2:09 Uhhh! That's what I call a close encounter!

@artistmain 6 күн бұрын

"Damn, I'm sounding goooooooood!"

@TheMateuszplebanek Жыл бұрын

Best Grabbag theme ever !!!

@cane6074 Жыл бұрын

Hail to the king, baby!

@YexyIsSexy Жыл бұрын

I keep waiting for Duke to do the moan that the startup track to DNF2001 has - this song slaps though, great job!

@jpc-273 Жыл бұрын

After the 2001 Build leak. I would like someone to recreate the 1998 version as well, either as a Quake or Half-Life mod.

@DevilMaster Жыл бұрын

Someone's already doing it. And that "someone" is me. www.moddb.com/mods/ego-enforcer

@KnoxCarbon Жыл бұрын

@@DevilMaster Just checked out your page. I'm eager to see how your project turns out

@sparkywilson1405 Жыл бұрын

Tired of shooting crap? Looking for the real deal? Always bet on Duke! *"I WAS BORN TO ROCK THE WORLD."*

@MondySpartan Жыл бұрын

Now you can rock the world in crystal clear quality!

@tehcooler Жыл бұрын

This is cool

@simondaniel4028 26 күн бұрын

High praise when I can't pick between this or Megadeth's version.

@teresazbikowska7094 Жыл бұрын

Awesome. Good quality.

@user-lj7ps6pw5l Жыл бұрын

Зашибумба. Отлично. Спасибо за это.

@LoneWolfNYC 11 ай бұрын

Best Duke Nukem theme ever created (with the one from Megadeth). It's just PERFECT !

@robopigcop7637 Жыл бұрын

Эксклюзивная мелодия 1998 года созданная к невышедшей Дюк Нюкем навсегда 2001,взятая фанатами у её создателя.На данный момент фанаты доделывают слитую кем то в интернет игру.🙏🏻

@Panchorinion Жыл бұрын

AT LAST

@zaphod5393 Жыл бұрын

Damn good duketheme!!!!!!!!!!

@VintageModernRemixes Жыл бұрын

Love this variation a la Duke! Thanks so much

@Albert_Wesker884 Ай бұрын

This grabbag sounds sad to me. Like a farewell song.

@leonnoel9661 Ай бұрын

"That's what I call a close encounter."

@itsonlylogical5548 Жыл бұрын

im finally glad this is here

@KakudHajdar Жыл бұрын

Great, thanks. Do you have a link to download this masterpiece in FLAC quality?

@DevilMaster Жыл бұрын

FLAC? No. WAV? Yes. duke4ever.altervista.org/audio.html

@cliffordjrjohnson3383 Ай бұрын

BRING BACK THE KING!!!

@Forsete Жыл бұрын

Damn, the drum mix is great in this especially the snare.

@GoldKingsMan Жыл бұрын

Wow!

@aricarphotomuc Жыл бұрын

Made this my ring tone. HAIL TO THE KING BABY!!

@IAmAlpharius20 Жыл бұрын

Pain.

@zeveron862 Жыл бұрын

My love theme ^^

@cjcurtisplus5 9 ай бұрын

We making it out of morningwood with this one 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@grzegorzrozmus1182 Жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@user-cs1ko6wr4q 18 күн бұрын

Long live Duke Nukem.☢️

@UrAvergFrTeen 21 күн бұрын

The main riff sounds like a demo from Megadeth's version of the theme

@DevilMaster 21 күн бұрын

Because Megadeth based their version on this one.

@homoe7976 25 күн бұрын

BALLS BALLS BALLS BALLS BALLS

@gordonfeetman5306 Жыл бұрын

It's time to maybe kick ass and I should chew bubblegum but I just don't feel like it

@drpolishmatt 7 ай бұрын

Does anybody have a tab for this version?

@gizelbelcoot 3 ай бұрын

His riff is much better than megadeth's one.

@simondaniel4028 24 күн бұрын

It is definitely different. I generally prefer this as a Duke Nukem song, but the Megadeth take is unk*nreal as well. Much more... texture.

@THEnicholasvancosky Жыл бұрын

poggers

@AdamGNordin 4 ай бұрын

That's one doomed space marine

@channelonecrapheap Жыл бұрын

Always bet on Duke!

@matheusrosa94 10 ай бұрын

Finally I get to hear this without Dave moaning

@callmepistol Жыл бұрын

Everyone Tweet George Broussard. Tell him to get involved in the Duke Nukem Forever 2001 Restoration Project. I say we all petition to get him to help finish the game and redeem himself! comeback of the century. Everyone Deserves a second chance!

@DevilMaster Жыл бұрын

There's only one role that George deserves: to be a janitor. Having him in the project would result in feature creep, delays, and having to ditch the entire work multiple times.

@omarrodriguez4943 Жыл бұрын

@@DevilMaster I mean, he was a major developer, I think it's fine. Especially if he can give us more insight of the 90% finished 2002 build, so modders can restore the game more accurately.

@KnoxCarbon Жыл бұрын

@@omarrodriguez4943 Broussard ran DNF into the ground and pissed away 3D Realms' money because he had no clue what he was doing. His constant need for the game to be the biggest and fanciest thing on the market forced the dev team to restart over and over again, killing team morale and leading to more problems and slower development time. Even now he won't take responsibility for mismanaging the project like he did, preferring to blame Miller for everything when Miller was the one trying to keep 3D Realms from sinking. (Which it inevitably did when 2K had enough of Broussard's shenanigans)

@mleczyk7638 8 ай бұрын

I think it would be better if Scott Miller was involved with project than George Broussard