still entire duke nukem theme just start running in my head each time i see that name what a classic. rest in peace
Bobby Prince, composer for Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and Duke Nukem 3D, has died
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Re: Bobby Prince, composer for Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and Duke Nukem 3D, has died
#22Related, including a great segment with the man himself talking about some of the music:
A Visit to id Software (November 1993)
Re: Bobby Prince, composer for Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and Duke Nukem 3D, has died
#23NEDM, 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.
he had great taste in metal. most of the tracks were adapted (now classic) speed/thrash metal.
Yep. The Doom 1 demo theme is Painkiller by Judas Priest
Re: Bobby Prince, composer for Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and Duke Nukem 3D, has died
#24Ah 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/
Re: Bobby Prince, composer for Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and Duke Nukem 3D, has died
#25Loss 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.
Re: Bobby Prince, composer for Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and Duke Nukem 3D, has died
#26Alas. Loved his work on Major Stryker.
Re: Bobby Prince, composer for Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and Duke Nukem 3D, has died
#27Re: Bobby Prince, composer for Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and Duke Nukem 3D, has died
#28I'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
Re: Bobby Prince, composer for Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and Duke Nukem 3D, has died
#29Today I learned that he also did (all of?) the sound effects for Doom.
RIP (and tear)
Re: Bobby Prince, composer for Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and Duke Nukem 3D, has died
#30Ah 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…
If anyone's interested in what songs the Doom music was referencing, here's a good overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y3RWlDz_AA