Thank you for capturing the history of Killer Instinct music through this excellent documentary. It was literally a dream come true to be a part of a project this big!

I can listen to Mick talk about music production in games for hours.

I was part of that PAX choir for Thunder's theme! So technically, I'm part of the KI soundtrack.

I had no idea that Ali Edwards, the now legendary singer in DMC 5 for Devil Trigger and her husband were directly involved with Mick Gordon on Killer Instinct. It's crazy how connected the best music in the industry is.

"I don't mind sharing these old version they're terrible" First thing he proceeds to play sounds like heaven

Microsoft: "Mick, we have a low budget"

"This werewolf is ripping the orchestra apart." Holy hell that is the perfect description of that theme. No wonder it's my favorite--Mick had such a clear vision of how it should sound.

microsoft: "YoU cAn´T jUsT uSe a HuMaN lEg BoNe FoR mUsIc!" mick gordon´s new objective: .... you can also hear it in doom eternal´s soundtrack The Betrayer

It's actually incredibly mind-blowing how much work was put into every aspect of this game. Even years on, it is still being talked about and I'm discovering more about what passion was poured into it. As KI is one of my favourite games of all time, I'm proud.

TJ combo trailer was an absolute "alignment of the stars" miracle, a one in a lifetime event. Max comments on his videos they were working on his moves days before his trailer came out and he barely had weeks of work and they got something kind of functional to show. And the knowing now his music was a last minute crunch makes it even more epic

1:34:38 Holly schnikies, even without the backings Erikas voice still gives me chills

This is such a rad doc. Thanks so much for pouring your passion into this! I'll be watching this every 5-10 years of my life looking back on what an incredible time we all had. \m/ \m/

"I want to represent. I wanted to do the best I could" that's. An understatement. Still listening to TJ's theme all the time and still loving it

My favorite track? Hands down, it's Herald of Gargos. It's got one of my best friends doing the vocals. Here's the full story, I was taking my morning poop, reading through Twitter when I saw Mick's tweet. I thought of two people, Chris and the vocalist for my band. Told Chris first, pushed him to do it because he loved the game so much. He had ZERO confidence that he'd get the gig. I'm glad he got it, what Mick said about him looking like he's never said a cuss word in his life isn't exactly true, but Chris is genuinely one of the most caring and nicest dudes that walks this planet. .

This is exactly the kind of detail i want to hear from any "big production" music producer. I'd like to see something like this from producers like Swizz Beats or Dr. Dre and of course other game music Producers like Michiru Yamane, Inon Zur, Hans Zimmer, Nobuo Uematsu, Koji Kondo etc

1:34:16 And so the comment I left on the Village of Whispers upload all those years ago was validated~♥ Luv all of you guys! #BringBackKI

When I heard the flute by itself in Thunder’s theme, I instantly got chills, and tears in my eyes. What did you do to me, Mick?! Lol Edit: I was listening to the Temperance & Vengeance portion and look up to see my 6 year old daughter dancing lol. So awesome!

When Mick Gordon said the reason for 2 versions of Maya's theme was because he lost the original session (56:56), I felt that! Top 10 Producer Heartbreaks

Mick is from a Aussie town named Mackay. I live in a town several kilometres away, but still fairly close in the grand scheme of things. I always feel some North Queensland pride whenever his music comes up in conversation about amazing video game soundtracks.

46:39 this is beautiful. It's like a microcosm of TJ Combo's story - looking at his own cybernetics and deciding It's not working, it's not worth it. He's running out of time, he's past his prime, but he needs to make a difficult decision. And so he "throws it all out and tries again", he rips out his cybernetics to get one more authentic attempt. That crazy gamble worked for him, and it worked for Mick and Omega too

This guy's the next level of music genius. For real.

Hinamatoom should be in musical Hall of Fame, its so powerful sounding that its simply a treasure

What an amazing video! Supreme victory!

Reminder: People tried to paint Mick Gordon as some sort of two faced asswipe based on a couple tweets removed of context and nuance during the release of Doom Eternal. A lot of vitriol was slung his way for simply saying "I wouldn't have mixed it that way" and "I probably won't be working with Id again" and all of it came from people injecting those statements with drama and angst when really he was just saying he mixed things differently and wanted to work on other stuff. That didn't stop everyone from attacking Id until they got an official statement that basically vindicated Mick of any drama, and yet SOMEHOW despite the response literally stating there was no internal drama going on and that Mick and Id had agreed on a Plan B were he not able to release tracks on schedule, the community STILL went for his throat like he'd thrown the Id team under the bus (which, reminder, the Doom community did, not Mick). And being a Killer Instinct fan this shit is so fucking frustrating to watch because you can immediately tell who only knew about Mick because of Doom. All the things they accused him of were so out of character. Even during development, he was commenting on how certain tracks like Riptor's came out a little stale because he'd allocated more time to Aganos and wished he could give them a do-over. The man is pretty humble and the first five minutes of this video reminded me of that given he goes RIGHT INTO his mistakes before anything else. Post recent events edit: I was wrong to defend Id in the slightest. Marty did literally everything wrong and Mick wasn't just innocent in this situation, he was the victim.

As a fan of Robin Beanland's work, I was affraid how will it be continued in KI sequel. I am fan of Mick Gordon ever since. I can imagine Celldweller's horror to continue after Mick. Did good job too. Btw for me Mick Gordon with Sonic Mayhem playing Descent into Cerberon... the ultimate epicness.

mick is a god, and most of his non doom work goes unappreciated, thank you for this

KI 2013 has got to have one of my all time favorite soundtracks. It's so good.

- 2:59 Robin Beanland got it right - 6:11 guitar harmonics - 10:32 the flute - 13:17 PAX crowd chant - 21:32 swedish chant - 24:44 kangling - 33:38 I don't know if you can use this - 43:14 EVO rap - 44:02 hitting emotionally and lyrically - 52:51 54:09 rap lyrics - 1:05:29 mortal kombat - 1:11:56 you wanna do cinder's theme? - 1:26:50 468 voices? - 1:29:11 walking rock - 1:36:03 seriously happy - 1:43:52 you have access to a recording studio?

This was fantastic (saw it on Maximilian's stream). KI has one of THE BEST soundtracks, and it's awesome to see how truly inspired it was.

Thanks for watching. What's your favorite song from the Killer Instinct soundtracks? If you want more KI audio goodness check out "Killer Sounds", our doc on the audio production of the entire Killer Instinct series: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bZ2YjNxlzdLepYE.html

Oh hell yeah, I've been excited to see this! Any chance of interviewing Celldweller about the Season 3 music in the near future?

Killer Instinct (2013) was initially released when I was about a month into taking guitar lessons. Mick Gordon's OST for it was the work I first came to know from him, and so it came as a pleasant surprise that he was gonna do the music for the 2016 Doom game (which, by the way, I'm sure we all had an inkling that parts of "Inferno" got put into "BFG Division"). I think Seasons 1 and 2 stand out as some of my favorite stuff I heard from Mick, because it was such a large collaborative effort with numerous cultures, other artists, even people from the fighting game community and the Microsoft and Iron Galaxy employees who contributed to "Polemos." I owe it to tracks such as "Hinnamatoom," "Inferno," and "Type-03" that I got into metal music. The mixing of influences from other genres and cultures was really cool to me, even before I got into bands that do the same thing, like Faith No More, Twelve Foot Ninja, Skindred, and others. I once commented on a video featuring Fulgore's theme with an inquiry on how the guitars were played so fast, to which someone answered, "Mick Gordon's best friend is his guitar," or something to the effect. I'm really glad you reached out to all these people to get their views and stories on how composing KI (2013)'s outstanding tunes went. I can do nothing else but appreciate them a hell of a lot more. I think I'll have to listen back on "Touch Me and I'll Break Your Face" to find all those sayings of "bitch."

Village of Whispers is my favorite. The composition is very complex and it's very nuanced. Combining multiple genres is not easy, I know this from experience. And for something done so well, especially when two styles don't typically mesh well - and it's done right. That's genius.

I love the direction they took for Orchids theme, one of my favorite characters of all time and this theme is just beautiful in that.

Esteban you’re the GOAT. Thank you for getting everyone their just due in what is one of the best game OSTs of all time

This has been a fascinating watch. Genuinely this soundtrack contains some of my favorite pieces of music I’ve ever listened to. So getting this inside knowledge is incredible to me. Thank you for putting this all together!

Killer Instinct is still Mick's magnum opus! It has yet to be beaten by Mick or anyone else. Casey's work on DMC5 gets close though. But everyone, who was even a little involved with the soundtrack deserves all the credit and appreciation. Without them we wouldn't have KI's soundtrack as we have it today. I personally see the calm, kinda sad sounding part in Herald of Gargos as Jago fighting for crontrol.

I said to myself while watching the last doc "Man, I could just listen to a full doc of Mick describing how he made every song" you've made my dream come true

Maximilian Dood sent us all over! Thank you for supporting KI and showcasing the absolutely amazing hard work that went into every aspect.

Mick seems like such a good dude, it breaks my heart that we may never get his fully released cut of the Doom Eternal soundtrack. That was by far my favorite soundtrack of his and its just stuck in legal limbo.....

1:52 I actually burst out laughing, it's like Daytona USA x Killer Instinct

God damn legend this dude. Thank you for bringing me to tears with those tracks. Remembering the announcement back in 2013. Crazy times.

Damn he’s good. Thanks for all the work you do Esteban, killed it as always

This is absoluitely amazing, Killer instinct is hands down my favourite video game OSTs just because of the diversity of styles. It's great to see how all these tracks came about, and I'm so glad i went to that PAX panel where Mick recorded the crowd. At the time we were all confused with what was happening but then a few months later, hearing the chanting in-game was one of the coolest things ever, as a gamer and a KI fan.

Killer Instinct is among the few games that I never turn the music off, I absolutely love and adore this game to this day

Ah I love these! Seeing Gordon and the crew talk about this is VERY inspiring! Once again Thank you Mick Gordon and everyone involved on making this classic! Also Warlord is one of my favorites!

So awesome to see our boy Chris featured in this documentary and having him be a part of KI history! He’s still tearing it up on vocals i our band! Go check it out and stay Metal!

I. LOVE. EVERYONE. IN. THIS. DOC. Thank You HBTB. You have mastered your craft, and brought so much to people like me who love this stuff.

The fact that the pause / after fight menu plays the notes of the instinct when you go through the options is just the coolest thing ever. I felt like the next gen of Xbox started the moment I heard it.

This is why i believe mick on the Doom Eternal Soundtrack, he cares deeply for his craft and would never want to turn in poor product

Fantastic video and a great accompaniment to Killer Sounds. As a big fan of KI and Mike's work elsewhere (not just DEWM) this was just a great interview to listen along to. Wishing you and yours all the best. 🤘

This is so awesome. Especially all of the takes that didn't work or make it into the final product. Gives a lot of context into how much testing and experimenting goes into stuff like this. And I would drop my frying pan too if mick tweeted at me asking to help with a game 😆

Absolutely adore this soundtrack. Hilariously, I DO say that Herald of Gargos is my personal favorite, and a huge, huge part of it is those final sections of the song. The "reworking" of Jago's theme into its corrupted, unleashed state is fantastic throughout, but from the section that's more calm at the end right up until the walls come crashing down and song just goes full throttle till the end of the "Killer Instinct" combo section... that part gives me chills every time. It really sounds like someone having one final look at their life, before just letting loose and having fun at the end of the world. No more tomorrow, no more constraints. It's the perfect embodiment of someone embracing the apocalypse as a final opportunity, and I could not love it more.

Hope Mick's ok, there was quite a kerfluffle over his mess with the Doom Eternal soundtrack

Mick Gordon, the guy who juggles deadlines, combo breaks crunch time into last minutes masterpieces

Again thank you for making this!!!

This game was a passion project disguised as a triple A title. Everything felt deliberate and it also felt like there was little to no interference from the higher ups. This game was always gonna be a gamble, nothing was ever guaranteed, but god damn did everything pay off. The fact this game is a decade old and still feels new is a testament to how much love and care went into it

friggin great video, man

This was amazing. Great job.

Inferno is such a masterpiece of jolting adrenaline-inducing video game music, that last part does exactly what Mick remembers from his childhood.

Seriously, mick should strongly consider releasing the music in its bits and pieces. Celldweller style to see what the community can come up with as far as remixes go. Also long live the Tribe baby!

This is so cool thank you so much for this document!

Incredible work. Thanks for the documentary.

Ayyye! Happy to see another killer documentary!!!

Hey, thanks for doing all that for us, those docs are pure gold!

this was amazing to watch! thanks!

Another phenomenal doc. Thank you for these!

Love all these KI docs so much!

Thank you so much. Your documentaries are top tier.

Love Mick Gordon and his Killer Cuts!

thank you max for sharing this video to all of us for the beauty

Brilliant documentary, this is awesome.

What an incredible documentary, thanks for the hard work, this needs to be seen by more people

These documentaries have been awesome! I’ve been playing KI since season 3 & it still never gets old. Mayas theme is my all time favorite track in this game but it’s hard to not love em all. So cool being able to see what could have been & the process behind it all!

Seriously dope stuff! Thanks for posting this! Love to hear Mick and friends geek out over all the intricacies of scoring the game! Boosh!

Thank you for this. Sooooooo good! Hisako drums and bass line hype me so much!

This is incredible. Wonderful job!

Thanks so much for these documentaries. They are so great and you can tell how much work went in to them!

Thank you for making these man, I’ve rewatched this and the history of the game one so many times now. KI 1 was my first game ever and I thankfully got to enjoy 2013 KI all these years later. So seeing all the passion and heart that got put into them is great 👍

I was at that PAX panel in Melbourne, Mick's enthusiasm was infectious! Thanks for this amazing video!!

Stumbled on this last night. It did not feel like almost two hours, really enjoyed this vid. ❤️

Thank you so much for putting this video together. I absolutely adore Mick's KI soundtrack. Talk about going above and beyond. It's so massive sounding and incredibly technical. I always wanted to break down the Polemos song, because the rhythm in that song is so abstract to me. Such an amazing privilege to get an inside look into how all these songs came together. Much love to HB2B and everyone involved in making this documentary!

I'm just glad this video exists

Honestly, fascinating work. I love the creativity, story telling and passion that went into this. Makes me want the game to come back even more!

Thank you. I loved it.

I loved all of these KI pieces so much. Amazing job. Can’t help but feel the passion and love the people who worked on in it have rub off on you

Everyone talks about the Doom 2016 and Eternal OSTs when talking about Mick Gordon, and those ARE amazing soundtracks, but so many of those people overlook the Killer Instinct soundtrack which in my opinion really put Mick on the map. Such a killer set of tunes that I still come back to every so often to jam out with.

Love this hidden gem of a video.

This is so fucking cool not just in the context of making music but in making art in general. I'm an animator and so much of what he talks about regarding the process is identical (talking about Mick).

Thank you for this documentary so inspirational ... sooooo good!

This is so awesome! Thank you for doing this. Village of Whispers is hands down my favourite track, and I have been dying to find out info on how it was created

One of the best videos on KZfaq. Great content, well edited and structured 👏🏻

We always need more Mick Gordon!

The amount of detail of love out into all of the music by Mick is incredible. It really shows the passion and drive he has to create something special. All of that hard work put in by him and everyone else involved easily shows in the quality of the finished soundtrack.

Fantastic documentary! Thank you very much for doing all the work! It's very interesting and inspiring at the same time. ❤️💕💕👍💐🌺

Man, I could listen to Mick talk for days! You can feel his passion for his work.

This was awesome. I'm learning on making some game music myself, but it's pretty neat to see professionals show how they were able to make some songs. My personal favorite was Thunder's theme and watching how they made that song makes me love it even more! Thank you for making this video.

Mick gordon is one of the best at making a great soundtrack..seriously he is one of the best if you want a good soundtrack give him his freedom and help em out. The music he makes is so special to me :D hes a good dude as well

Thank you for awesome dive into the soudtrack ! So interesting ! Mick is an alien of music, really from another universe... KI main theme is going to be legendary for another 20 years ;)

This is incredibly valuable. Cheers