Doom composer Mick Gordon rejects generative AI in IGN interview at PAX Australia

Mick Gordon, the Australian composer behind the Doom (2016) score, drew a hard line against generative AI in an interview with IGN at PAX Australia 2026. Asked whether he would bring those tools into how he writes music, Gordon answered in three words: “F**k AI,” he told IGN.

What he said

Gordon’s case, as reported by IGN, is that generative systems are stuck remixing material humans already made. They build a database from training data and then make the most logical next step from that set, so they cannot forecast or invent the genuinely new ideas people come up with. He also said listeners will keep preferring art that comes from other people, and that the current AI wave gives audiences another reason to seek real human connection.

Upcoming work without AI, per IGN

According to the same IGN piece, Gordon’s music will appear in Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 when that game launches on October 14, including a track for the final boss fight. He is also scoring Defect, a cyberpunk squad shooter from a team with Doom and Call of Duty credits. IGN’s report frames both projects as human-made scores, not prompt-driven output.

UK fans get a live date as well: IGN says Gordon headlines the 2027 RADAR festival, where he plans to play Doom and Doom Eternal material with a full band for the first time.

What we don’t know yet

The IGN interview does not spell out every studio policy on AI for Boltgun 2 or Defect, and it does not name a venue or ticket window for the 2027 RADAR show beyond Gordon headlining.