Bobby Prince, Composer for Doom and Wolfenstein, Dies at 81
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- Video game composer Bobby Prince, known for his iconic soundtracks for "Doom" and "Wolfenstein 3D," has died at age 81.
- The Library of Congress recently inducted his "Doom" soundtrack into the National Recording Registry.
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Bobby Prince was a pioneering video game composer and sound designer known for his work on influential titles like Doom and Wolfenstein 3D. His soundtrack for the original Doom was recently recognized by the Library of Congress.
Video game composer and sound designer Bobby Prince has died. An obituary states that Prince died on June 16 at the age of 81 following an illness. Developer id software shared the news of Prince's passing.
Prince was perhaps best known for his pioneering work on the Doom series. The Library of Congress inducted his soundtrack for the original game into the National Recording Registry just last month.
"Despite the limitations of the 1993-era sound card drivers, Prince composed the perfect riff-shredding accompaniment for the game's demon-slaying journey to hell and back," the Library of Congress stated. "Taking advantage of his knowledge of MIDI, Prince even worked to ensure that the sound effects he created could cut through the music by assigning them to different MIDI frequencies."
Prince also worked on games such as Wolfenstein 3D, Rise of the Triad and Duke Nukem 3D. In 2006, the Game Audio Network Guild honored Prince with a lifetime achievement award.
