Bobby Prince, Influential ‘Doom’ Video Game Composer, Dead at 81
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Bobby Prince was 81 years old. In the 1990s, he made sounds from the drums of his time like no one else.
Robert “Bobby” Prince was the composer of the soundtrack for the renowned shooting game that was released in 1993.
Bobby Prince, Influential ‘Doom’ Video Game Composer, Dead at 81
Bobby Prince, the renowned video game composer who scored titles like Doom and Wolfenstein 3D, has died at the age of 81. Prince’s family confirmed the composer’s death, adding that he “passed peacefully into Heaven’s Musical Gates on June 16, 2026.” No cause of death was provided. “His innovative work helped define an era of gaming and influenced generations of players around the world,” Prince’s family wrote in a Legacy.com obituary. “Through …
‘Wolfenstein 3D’, ‘Doom’ Composer Bobby Prince Has Passed Away at 81
Bobby Prince, the composer who provided the soundtracks to legendary titles such as Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Doom II, has passed away. Prince’s family confirmed the composer’s death on June 16 late last week at the age of 81. No cause of death was released. id Software, the company that gave Prince his first job in the industry, paid tribute to the composer, referring to him as a “video game music pioneer.” Rest in peace to the video game musi…
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