Andrew Hulshult
American video game composer (born 1988)
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Andrew Hulshult (born 14 February 1988) is an American video game music composer and sound designer.[2] He is best known for his work with New Blood Interactive as well as his scores for several first-person shooters, such as Dusk, Quake Champions, and Doom Eternal.[3][4][5]
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Andrew Hulshult | |
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Hulshult at QuakeCon 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | February 14, 1988[1] |
| Genres | Video game music, Heavy metal music |
| Occupations | Composer, sound designer |
| Instruments | Guitar, synthesizer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Website | https://www.hulshult.com/ |
Career
Hulshult is based in Dallas, Texas, where he has lived since childhood.[6] He started in the industry composing for a Duke Nukem 3D remake that would eventually be canceled. Interceptor Entertainment CEO Frederik Schreiber wanted a heavy metal soundtrack for the game and described Hulshult's demos as "by far the best they had received."[6] That relationship eventually led to Hulshult scoring the 2013 remake of Rise of the Triad.[7] After Interceptor merged with 3D Realms, he continued with the company on several 3D Realms releases including Bombshell and Rad Rodgers.
Hulshult independently created remakes for classic video game tracks from games such as Quake II[8] and Doom,[9] the latter of which was attached to the Brutal Doom mod by Marcos "Sergeant_Mark_IV" Abenante. The mod won the IGN SXSW 2017 award for "Fan Creation of the Year", and Hulshult accepted for Sergeant_Mark_IV, who wasn't able to attend.[10]
Hulshult also continued his association with Rise of the Triad collaborator Dave Oshry, who became CEO of New Blood Interactive. The company published Dusk and later Amid Evil, both of which featured scores composed by Hulshult.[11]
In July 2018, Bethesda announced that a new in-game soundtrack for Quake Champions had been made by "the sweet metal Viking Andrew Hulshult."[12] The update went live a few weeks later.
In November 2018, the indie game Prodeus was announced, and by the March 2019 Kickstarter campaign Hulshult had been brought on for the soundtrack.[13]
In an August 2020 interview with Bethesda Germany, Doom Eternal directors Marty Stratton and Hugo Martin disclosed that they had selected local Texas artists Andrew Hulshult and David Levy as composers for The Ancient Gods DLC, with Hulshult having been frequently requested by fans.[14] Hulshult confirmed the announcement.[5]
In April 2023, Hulshult was confirmed to be scoring the film Iron Lung.[15] This is the first film soundtrack that he worked on.[16] The full Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released on January 26, 2026.[17]
Works
- Video Games
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded (Canceled) | With Marcin Przybyłowicz |
| 2013 | Rise of the Triad | Arrangements of Bobby Prince and Lee Jackson's soundtrack |
| 2014 | 3D Realms Anthology | Arrangements of music from various 3D Realms games. |
| 2016 | Brutal Doom | Unofficial mod addon[18] |
| Bombshell | ||
| 2018 | Rad Rodgers | |
| Dusk | ||
| 2019 | Amid Evil | |
| 2020 | Nightmare Reaper[19] | |
| Wrath: Aeon of Ruin | With Bjørn Jacobsen | |
| Prodeus | With James Paddock | |
| 2020–2021 | Doom Eternal | The Ancient Gods campaign expansion, composed with David Levy |
| 2021 | Dusk '82 | Chiptune soundtrack |
| 2022 | Quake Champions | With Chris Vrenna |
| 2024 | Doom + Doom II[20] | Updated versions of original soundtracks (see IDKFA, below) |
| 2025 | Heretic + Hexen[21] | Updated versions of original soundtracks |
| 2025 | Tokyo Underground Killer[22] |
- Film
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iron Lung[15] | Mark Fischbach |
- Albums
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 3D Realms Soundtrack Re-Rockestrated |
| 2015 | Rise of the Triad Official Soundtrack |
| 2016 | Bombshell Official Soundtrack |
| IDKFA | |
| Rad Rodgers 16-Bit Soundtrack | |
| 2018 | Dusk (Original Game Soundtrack) |
| 2019 | Amid Evil Soundtrack |
| 2020 | Prodeus Original Game Soundtrack |
| 2021 | Dusk '82 Original Game Soundtrack |
| 2022 | Nightmare Reaper (Original Game Soundtrack) |
| 2023 | Amid Evil: The Black Labyrinth (Original Game Soundtrack) |
| 2025 | Tome of Power (Official Heretic + Hexen Game Soundtrack) |
| 2025 | Tokyo Underground Killer (Official Game Soundtrack) |
| 2026 | Iron Lung (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |