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[[Image:Quake_Soundtrack.jpg|thumb|''QuakeSoundtrack'']]'''''Quake''''' is a video game by id Software released on June 22, 1996, which features music by [[Nine Inch Nails]]. Historically, there was confusion as to whether the soundtrack was credited to NIN or [[Trent Reznor]] alone, but this was cleared up by id Software designer American McGee[https://www.quaddicted.com/interviews/americanmcgee] and by the 2020 vinyl edition. Reznor was also responsible for the game's sound effects. Most versions of the game included 10 audio tracks from the game as standard CD-Audio files, so the game disc could be played The [[Soundtracks|soundtrack]] was remastered and reissued in a CD player with the first track reserved for game data (which cannot be read by a CD player), 2020 on vinyl and 10 additional tracks of music. Some versions of the game include shortened edits of the music tracksdigital.
==Track Listing==
===Digital===
#"[[Quake Theme]]" - 5:09
#"[[Aftermath]]" - 2:26
#"[[The Hall Of Souls]]" - 8:20
#"[[It Is Raped]]" - 6:05
#"[[Parallel Dimensions]]" - 7:25
#"[[Life]]" - 8:38
#"[[Damnation]]" - 5:36
#"[[Focus]]" - 6:29
#"[[Falling (Quake song)|Falling]]" - 3:33
#"[[The Reaction]]" - 5:15
===12" Vinyl===
'''Side A'''
#"[[Quake Theme]]"#"[[Aftermath]]"#"[[The Hall of Of Souls]]"
'''Side B'''
#"[[It Is Raped]]"#"[[Parallel Dimensions]]"#"[[Life]]"
'''Side C'''
#"[[Damnation]]"#"[[Focus]]"#"[[Falling]]"#"[[The Reaction" ===Original CD-ROM===Most versions of the video game were distributed on a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_Mode_CD mixed mode CD]]", with the first track containing the video game data, and the remaining 10 tracks containing standard CD Digital Audio. The purpose is for the CD audio tracks to accompany the video gameplay. The standard audio tracks can also be played back in a regular CD player.
#game data
#"[[Quake soundtrack - Track 1]]" - 5:05#"[[Quake soundtrack - Track 2]]" - 2:23#"[[Quake soundtrack - Track 3]]" - 8:18#"[[Quake soundtrack - Track 4]]" - 6:02#"[[Quake soundtrack - Track 5]]" - 7:20#"[[Quake soundtrack - Track 6]]" - 8:35#"[[Quake soundtrack - Track 7]]" - 5:33#"[[Quake soundtrack - Track 8]]" - 6:26#"[[Quake soundtrack - Track 9]]" - 3:30#Track 10 - 5:13 ==2020 Reissue==On September 16th, 2020, it was announced that the ''Quake'' 12"2xLP would be available for sale via the [[nin.com]] store. Per [[John Crawford]] on [[Echoing the Sound]], it was confirmed that the release has the [[Null numbers|Null]] 0.5 release number. The packaging credited the music to Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails, and listed [[Charlie Clouser]], [Quake soundtrack - Track 10[Robin Finck]], [[Danny Lohner]], and [[Chris Vrenna]]" as having been involved. The final, blank side of the vinyl is etched with program code from the game. A digital release was also made available on December 4, 2020. Reznor also posted the following to nin.com, which was later removed: <nowiki>*</nowiki>NOTE<br>WE DESIGNED THIS REISSUE TO INCLUDE A BOOKLET CONTAINING ESSAYS FROM ID SOFTWARE’S JOHN CARMACK AND AMERICAN MCGEE. A CERTAIN UNNAMED VIDEO GAME PUBLISHER MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO INCLUDE THIS IN THE PACKAGE, SO PLEASE HONOR THEIR WISHES BY NOT CLICKING [https://www.nin.com/john-carmak-american- 5mcgee/ HERE] TO EVEN SEE THE ESSAYS OR [https:13//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2486/0276/files/QUAKE_essays_SEP15_FIN4_GRACoL_CL.pdf?v=1600226971 HERE] TO PRINT THE BOOKLET OUT FOR YOURSELF.
Although the PDF booklet pixelated all the in-game screenshots (likely to avoid any rights issues, since Activision had objected to the inclusion of the booklet), super-fans of the game were quickly able to identify from which parts of the game the pixelated screenshots came. Several fan-created restorations of the booklet were created, and some fans even organized limited print runs of the restored booklets. ==Alternate Track Titles==Until the 2020 release, the official names for the tracks were unknown, as they were untitled in the accompanying game literature.[http://nincatalog.com/items-with-official-tracks/quake-us-cd-1230/] They were referred to by their track number; however, because the first audio track is the CD's second track (the first being reserved for the actual game data), this usually led to confusion. Alternatively, fan-made titles and game level names are often brought up when CD ripping/playing software looks up the information on the CDDB, and some of them ended up being the official titles. The official titles were uploaded to the CDDB at least [https://groups.google.com/g/alt.music.nin/c/2mSFCuyar4Y/m/0Zj1YNqO0tMJ as early as 2000], and were likely provided by someone at [[Nothing Studios]] or id Software.
#game data
"Track 2" plays upon completion of each level when statistics are shown (time spent, secrets, kills)
==Vinyl releaseTrivia==On September 16thReznor became involved as the result of mutual fandom between himself and developers at id Software. He was a big fan of ''Doom'' and had sent tickets and backstage passes to developers, 2020, it was announced that the expressing an interest in working on ''Quake'' 12" 2xLP would be available for sale via the [[nin.com]] store. Per [[John Crawford]] on [[Echoing the Sound]], it was confirmed that the release has the [[Null numbers|Null]] 0https://books.5 release numbergoogle. The packaging credited the music to Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails, and listed [[Charlie Clouser]com/books?id=pw0EAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false], [[Robin Finck]], [[Danny Lohner]], and [[Chris Vrenna]] as having been involved. The final, blank side of the vinyl is etched with program code from the game.
[[Image:QuakeNailgunAmmo.jpg|thumb|right|Nailgun ammo.]]
A particular weapon in game play is the "nailgun" which can be reloaded by collecting ammo boxes decorated with the [[Logo History|NIN logo]]. Also, Reznor was the original choice for sound design on id Software's ''Doom 3'', but circumstances halted his involvement. Former NIN member Chris Vrenna composed the game's theme song.
The game's readme refers to mentions something called [[Nothing Interactive]], an entity that has not never been to referred to before on any other NIN or since[[Nothing Records]] product.
==Credits==
*Written by Trent Reznor (C) 1996 Leaving Hope/TVT Music. ASCAP
*Special thanks to Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails for sound effects and music.
===Vinyl Credits===
*Written, arranged, produced, programmed and performed by Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails
*Nine Inch Nails (1996): Charlie Clouser, Robin Finck, Danny Lohner, Trent Reznor, Chris Vrenna
*Mastering: Tom Baker at Baker Mastering
*Art Direction: John Crawford
*Design: Corey Holms
*War Room Photos: John Romero
*Legal: Ross Rosen for Ross B. Rosen & Associates, LLC
*Management: Silva Artist Management
*Booking: Marc Geiger for WME
*Business Management: William Harper and Michael Walsh for Gelfand, Rennet & Feldman
==External Links==
*[https://nincatalog.com/by-label/27/ ''Quake Soundtrack'' at nincatalog.com]
*[https://archive.org/details/nin_quake_liner_replaced Re-created vinyl liner notes]
*[http://www.discogs.com/Trent-Reznor-Quake/master/8535 Discogs.com entry]
*[httphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quake Quake_(video_game) Wikipedia articleon the game]*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quake_(original_soundtrack) Wikipedia article on the soundtrack]
*[http://www.gamespot.com/features/6092391/p-6.html GameSpot article]
*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D0%26ref_%3Dnb%5Fsb%5Fnoss%26y%3D0%26field-keywords%3Dnine%2520inch%2520nails%2520quake%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps&tag=thniinnawi-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957 ''Quake Soundtrack'' at Amazon]
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