Andrew Hulshult (born 14 February 1988) is an American video game music composer and sound designer. 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.
Career Hulshult is based in Dallas, Texas, where he has lived since childhood. 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." That relationship eventually led to Hulshult scoring the 2013 remake of Rise of the Triad. 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 and Doom, 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.
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.
In July 2018, Bethesda announced that a new in-game soundtrack for Quake Champions had been made by "the sweet metal Viking Andrew Hulshult." 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.
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. Hulshult confirmed the announcement.
In April 2023, Hulshult was confirmed to be scoring the film Iron Lung. This is the first film soundtrack that he worked on. The full Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released on January 26, 2026.Iron Lung (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Bandamp. January 26, 2026. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
Works Video Games YearTitleNotes2011Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded (Canceled)With Marcin Przybyłowicz2013Rise of the TriadArrangements of Bobby Prince and Lee Jackson's soundtrack20143D Realms AnthologyArrangements of music from various 3D Realms games.2016Brutal DoomUnofficial mod addonBombshell2018Rad RodgersDusk2019Amid Evil2020Nightmare ReaperWrath: Aeon of RuinWith Bjørn JacobsenProdeusWith James Paddock 2020–2021Doom EternalThe Ancient Gods campaign expansion, composed with David Levy 2021Dusk '82Chiptune soundtrack2022Quake ChampionsWith Chris Vrenna2024Doom + Doom IIUpdated versions of original soundtracks (see IDKFA, below)2025Heretic + HexenUpdated versions of original soundtracks2025Tokyo Underground Killer
Film YearTitleDirector2026 Iron LungMark Fischbach
Albums YearTitle20143D Realms Soundtrack Re-Rockestrated2015Rise of the Triad Official Soundtrack2016Bombshell Official SoundtrackIDKFARad Rodgers 16-Bit Soundtrack2018Dusk (Original Game Soundtrack)2019Amid Evil Soundtrack2020Prodeus Original Game Soundtrack2021Dusk '82 Original Game Soundtrack2022Nightmare Reaper (Original Game Soundtrack)2023Amid Evil: The Black Labyrinth (Original Game Soundtrack)2025Tome of Power (Official Heretic + Hexen Game Soundtrack)2025Tokyo Underground Killer (Official Game Soundtrack)2026Iron Lung (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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