Bobby Prince's groundbreaking soundtrack is one of 25 recordings inducted into the famed Library of Congress today. The United States Library of Congress got a little cooler today by inducting the soundtrack of the original Doom into its National Recording Registry. The Doom soundtrack, by composer Bobby Prince, is one of 25 recordings now designated as "audio treasures worthy of preservation for all time based on their cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage." "Music and recorded sound are essential, wonderful parts of our daily lives and our national heritage. The National Recording Registry works to preserve our national playlist for generations to come," acting Librarian of Congress Robert R. Newlen said. "The Library of Congress is proud to select these audio treasures and will work to preserve them with our partners in the recording industry." Other recordings in the 2026 crop of inductees include the Taylor Swift album 1989, Mambo No. 5 by Pérez Prado and His Orchestra (that's the original, not the Lou Bega version), Feliz Navidid by José Feliciano, Weezer's Blue Album, The Devil Went Down to Georgia (Charlie Daniels Band) and Midnight Train to Georgia (Gladys Knight and the Pips), and The Fight of the Century: Ali vs. Frazier, a broadcast recording of the famous boxing match between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali, which saw Ali take his first professional loss. It's the proverbial mixed bag, in other words, although frankly that's just the Weezer talking—otherwise it's a solid list all around. (I'm not a huge fan of I Feel For You either, but it's fine to the extent that I get why other people would like it.) What we're really here for, though, is the rip-and-tear aural experience of Doom, and the Library has some very nice things to say about it: Originally released in 1993, the videogame Doom brought a heavy metal energy to MS-DOS systems across the globe, while at the same time pioneering the ever-popular fi