Loss of an absolute legend.

One of my favorite videos (and songs) sang by Bobby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w3yoIOK-9U (Eat Your Vegetables)

RIP. You will be missed Bobby.

NEDM, Prince.

The sound of Doom was a big part of why it was so immersive, and everyone focuses on the mobs and gunshots (there's some pretty cool positional audio for the time), but the music really played a big part of the whole atmosphere.

Ah man, hell no :( The music in DOOM was such a huge influence on me. I had the Macintosh version which IIRC had the .mid files alongside the game, so I hung onto those and listened to them outside of the game quite frequently. I was just a kid at the time, and later on when I discovered bands like Pantera, Slayer, Judas Priest etc. I suddenly "got" all the references (not previously having known they were references/iterations on those bands' songs)! Great memories. RIP \m/

Wolfenstein 3D has such memorable tracks for me.. thanks for the music Bobby.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UgvFSV2xxI

Very sad news, RIP.

Particularly enjoyed his work for Duke Nukem 3D, you could easily tell the difference between the tracks made by Bobby and the ones made by Lee Jackson, Bobby's tracks were a bit darker and more gloomy, adding a lot of atmosphere.

Beautifully written article by the way, as the legend deserves.

those were my favorite games

Today I learned that he also did (all of?) the sound effects for Doom.

RIP (and tear)

I can easily recall the Duke nukem music, even though I haven't played it in about two decades

I've been teaching my students for years about sound and music, and I always showcase Bobby Prince's work. Here's a fun clip of him playing in the early days: https://youtu.be/9w3yoIOK-9U?is=alZLs2OSL8pJ7JEQ

RIP Legend.

Neat that just last month the Library of Congress added the Doom soundtrack to its registry too

https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/national-recording-registry-in...

At Doom's Gate has been stuck in my head for decades. RIP.

Pulled out my guitar to play the Duke Nukem theme and At Doom's Gate (...uh, minus those runs...)

RIP Legend.

F.

Such a good composer for all of those games I can remember those songs still.

RIP King https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrIgnNtZrN4

Shame. E1M8 (Sign of Evil) is still a great metal tune

Hell put in a special petition to heaven to at least borrow him for a bit—not to torture him, mind, but to retain him to score their official soundtrack.

F to a Legend and titan.

Related, including a great segment with the man himself talking about some of the music:

A Visit to id Software (November 1993)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpEBUV_g9vU

(https://smackernews.com/item/48600671 HN)

RIP one of the best.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=qVn6C6uiFo0

still entire duke nukem theme just start running in my head each time i see that name what a classic. rest in peace

Alas. Loved his work on Major Stryker.

Rest in peace.

mein leben!

Doom 1 Music Player (Sound Blaster | OPL3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_yIgqw-qR4