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'''''I Sawed the Demons''''' is a song from [[Doom]] composed by [[Bobby Prince]] which relies heavily on two electric guitars and drums. Listeners often compare the song to AC/DC's ''Big Gun'' or Helstar's ''Burning Star''. Bobby Prince used [[Sequencer Plus Gold]] to compose this track.
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'''''I Sawed the Demons''''' is a song from [[Doom]] composed by [[Bobby Prince]] which relies heavily on two electric guitars and drums. Listeners often compare the song to AC/DC's ''Big Gun'' or Helstar's ''Burning Star''. It also follows a similar chord structure from the [[James Bond Theme]], as well as the title music from [[After Burner]]. Bobby Prince used [[Sequencer Plus Gold]] to compose this track.
  
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==Title==
 
The title of the tune is an obvious play-on-words, featuring the word "sawed" as if a past tense of the word "see" but, in fact, the word "saw" meaning "to cut with a (chain-)saw".
 
The title of the tune is an obvious play-on-words, featuring the word "sawed" as if a past tense of the word "see" but, in fact, the word "saw" meaning "to cut with a (chain-)saw".
  
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  | Image      = Doom - DOS - E2M1.png
 
  | Image      = Doom - DOS - E2M1.png
 
  | Arranger  = {{Arranger|Bobby Prince}}
 
  | Arranger  = {{Arranger|Bobby Prince}}
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| Programmer =
 
  | Released  = 1993-12-10
 
  | Released  = 1993-12-10
 
  | Length    = 2:31
 
  | Length    = 2:31
  | Format    = [[MUS]]
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| BPM        =
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  | Format    = [[MUS (DMX)]]
 
  | Loops      = Yes
 
  | Loops      = Yes
 
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'''''I Sawed the Demons''''' originally appears in the DOS version. The only level where it is played is ''E2M1: Deimos Anomaly'', if you have either Registered Doom or Ultimate Doom.
 
'''''I Sawed the Demons''''' originally appears in the DOS version. The only level where it is played is ''E2M1: Deimos Anomaly'', if you have either Registered Doom or Ultimate Doom.
  
Its internal name is "D_E2M1" within DOOM.WAD file. This track is not included in the shareware version of the game.<br clear="all"/>
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Its internal name is "D_E2M1" within the <tt>DOOM.WAD</tt> file. This track is not included in the shareware version of the game.<br clear="all"/>
  
 
===Doom (JAG)===
 
===Doom (JAG)===
 
{{Infobox SubSong
 
{{Infobox SubSong
  | Platform = JAG
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  | Platform   = JAG
  | Game     = Doom (JAG)
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  | Game       = Doom (JAG)
  | Recording = {{Recording|Jerry|05 - Doom - JAG - I Sawed the Demons.ogg}}
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  | Recording = {{Recording|Jerry|05 - Doom - JAG - I Sawed the Demons.ogg}}
  | Image     =  
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  | Image     =  
  | Arranger = {{Arranger|Unknown}}
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  | Arranger   = {{Arranger|John Carmack}}
  | Released = 1994-11-01
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| Programmer =
  | Length   = 2:40
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  | Released   = 1994-11-01
  | Format   = [[Jerry]]
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  | Length     = 1:46
  | Loops     = Yes
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| BPM        =
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  | Format     = [[UNK]]
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  | Loops     = Yes
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Doom (3DO)===
 
===Doom (3DO)===
 
{{Infobox SubSong
 
{{Infobox SubSong
  | Platform = 3DO
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  | Platform   = 3DO
  | Game     = Doom (3DO)
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  | Game       = Doom (3DO)
  | Recording = {{Recording|PCM|10 - Doom - 3DO - I Sawed The Demons.ogg}}
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  | Recording = {{Recording|PCM|10 - Doom - 3DO - I Sawed The Demons.ogg}}
  | Image     = DOOM - 3DO - E2M1.png
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  | Image     = DOOM - 3DO - E2M1.png
  | Arranger = {{Arranger|Bryan Celand}}, {{Arranger|Randy Scott}}
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  | Arranger   = {{Arranger|Bryan Celand}}, {{Arranger|Randy Scott}}
  | Released = 1996-04-26
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| Programmer =
  | Length   = 2:24
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  | Released   = 1996-04-26
  | Format   = [[AIFF]]
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  | Length     = 2:24
  | Loops     = Yes
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| BPM        =
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  | Format     = [[AIFF]]
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  | Loops     = Yes
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
<br clear="all" />
 
<br clear="all" />
  
===Final Doom: The Plutonia Experiment (DOS)===
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===Final DOOM (DOS)===
 
{{Infobox SubSong
 
{{Infobox SubSong
  | Platform = DOS
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  | Platform   = DOS
  | Game     = Final Doom: The Plutonia Experiment (DOS)
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  | Game       = Final DOOM (DOS)
  | Recording = {{Recording|MIDI|12 - Doom - DOS - I Sawed the Demons.ogg}}
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  | Recording = {{Recording|MIDI|12 - Doom - DOS - I Sawed the Demons.ogg}}
  | Image     =  
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  | Image     =  
  | Arranger = {{Arranger|Bobby Prince}}
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  | Arranger   = {{Arranger|Bobby Prince}}
  | Released = 1996-06-17
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| Programmer =
  | Length   = 2:31
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  | Released   = 1996-06-17
  | Format   = [[MUS]]
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  | Length     = 2:31
  | Loops     = Yes
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| BPM        =
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  | Format     = [[MUS (DMX)]]
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  | Loops     = Yes
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Doom (GBA)===
 
===Doom (GBA)===
 
{{Infobox SubSong
 
{{Infobox SubSong
  | Platform = GBA
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  | Platform   = GBA
  | Game     = Doom (GBA)
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  | Game       = Doom (GBA)
  | Recording = {{Recording|GBA|08 - Doom - GBA - I Sawed the Demons.ogg}}
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  | Recording = {{Recording|GBA|08 - Doom - GBA - I Sawed the Demons.ogg}}
  | Image     = DOOM - GBA - E2M1.png
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  | Image     = DOOM - GBA - E2M1.png
  | Arranger = {{Arranger|Allister Brimble}}
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  | Arranger   = {{Arranger|Allister Brimble}}
  | Released = 2001-09-26
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| Programmer =
  | Length   = 2:00
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  | Released   = 2001-09-26
  | Format   = [[GSF]]
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  | Length     = 2:00
  | Loops     = Yes
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| BPM        =
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  | Format     = [[UNK]]
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  | Loops     = Yes
 
}}
 
}}
  

Latest revision as of 14:48, 21 February 2023

I Sawed the Demons
Composer Bobby Prince
Released 1993-12-10
Title Origin Official

I Sawed the Demons is a song from Doom composed by Bobby Prince which relies heavily on two electric guitars and drums. Listeners often compare the song to AC/DC's Big Gun or Helstar's Burning Star. It also follows a similar chord structure from the James Bond Theme, as well as the title music from After Burner. Bobby Prince used Sequencer Plus Gold to compose this track.

Title

The title of the tune is an obvious play-on-words, featuring the word "sawed" as if a past tense of the word "see" but, in fact, the word "saw" meaning "to cut with a (chain-)saw".

Games

Doom (DOS)

Platform - DOS.png
Doom (DOS)
Output - MIDI.svg
Output - GF1.svg
Output - GF1.svg
Output - MIDI.svg
Output - OPL2.svg
Doom - DOS - E2M1.png
Arranger Bobby Prince
Released 1993-12-10
Length 2:31
Format MUS (DMX)
Loops Yes

I Sawed the Demons originally appears in the DOS version. The only level where it is played is E2M1: Deimos Anomaly, if you have either Registered Doom or Ultimate Doom.

Its internal name is "D_E2M1" within the DOOM.WAD file. This track is not included in the shareware version of the game.

Doom (JAG)

Platform - JAG.png
Doom (JAG)
Output - Jerry.svg
Arranger John Carmack
Released 1994-11-01
Length 1:46
Format UNK
Loops Yes


Doom (3DO)

Platform - 3DO.png
Doom (3DO)
Output - PCM.svg
DOOM - 3DO - E2M1.png
Arranger Bryan Celand, Randy Scott
Released 1996-04-26
Length 2:24
Format AIFF
Loops Yes


Final DOOM (DOS)

Platform - DOS.png
Final DOOM (DOS)
Output - MIDI.svg
Arranger Bobby Prince
Released 1996-06-17
Length 2:31
Format MUS (DMX)
Loops Yes


Doom (GBA)

Platform - GBA.png
Doom (GBA)
Output - GBA.svg
DOOM - GBA - E2M1.png
Arranger Allister Brimble
Released 2001-09-26
Length 2:00
Format UNK
Loops Yes


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