Bobby Prince, composer for DOOM and Wolfenstein, dies at 81

SWORD 剣39

Wanted to give my condolences to Bobby Prince. Running from Evil is my favorite song in the entire doom franchise. This song has gotten me out of tough moments as well as the covers. Thank you, Bobby Prince, for making such amazing music. Rest in peace. youtu.be/qURei6svd90?...

Xythar29

RIP. Commander Keen 4-6 were the first games I ever played on my PC with proper background music on my new soundblaster that I begged my parents to buy me as a combined christmas + birthday present. I liked the music so much I recorded it on a cassette tape so I could listen to it outside the game

Taco BellSouth Mobility22

I'm glad I heard from you first about this. Bobby was why I got into music at all.

Ruud @ Engine16

I heard today. So incredibly sad. We weren't friends or anything, but I was happy enough to meet Bobby a couple of times and talk game music. Phenomenal human being. As you say, a loss to the world.

linuxnerd12

People don't realize how prolific this dude was. Aside from the big names like Doom and Duke Nukem and Commander Keen, we have him to thank for the rockin tunes in Pickle Wars and Blake Stone and Major Stryker.

heapinfrimp10

this was probably my favorite Bob Prince track that wasn't in Doom or Doom2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN6y...

vivi's NEW AND IMPROVED sharing zone!10

i guess this is the way i find out. that’s rough, man. truly a horrible loss.

htfcuddles7

Rest in peace Bobby. Thank you for the amazing music you brought to our early days of gaming. None of the games would've been the same without it.

TheSRB2Guy6

May God Rest His Soul.

Alyxx 🏳️‍⚧️🐀5

He only kept improving with the years too. You can hear a clear evolution in his style from Wolfenstein 3D to Doom. His compositions got consistently better. ROTT was on a whole other level too.

Ramiro Sánchez 🇺🇾💻5

A significant loss for the gaming world. Thanks to his contributions to Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, and DOOM, the music from those games is so deeply ingrained in our culture today. My condolences to his family and friends.

Cyber Zero! Unchained 🔞4

Nooo 😔 So sad. I'm such a big fan from his work. Since Commander Keen. Rest in peace Legend 🙏

docbaker99.bsky.social4

And just after Doom's music got added to the Library of Congress too. that sucks But at least his Tunes will ensure he is remembered.

Kinto Openbook 🖤🩶🤍💜4

youtu.be/6WCx9imPJK0 Lemon Demon (Neil Cicierega)’s phenomenal 2005 album ends with some KEEN gameplay, and in the commentary Neil says ’god bless you Robert Prince’ (my feelings too) Go to 59:50

The Ugliest Pokemon Ever4

this one really hurts :((((( rest in peace maestro youtu.be/hhQw6NFxu0E

Κνωσός4

E1M1 on repeat in my head since seeing the news. About to fire Doom up for a play-through. Something tells me he loved his metal. RIP Bobby, thanks for the atmosphere in so many classic games 🤘

Ukobach3

What a picture. It has such exuberant "regular guy in a regular room, doing extraordinary things" vibes. What a legend. Rest in peace.

TAGAP3

Oh no, his music defined my formative years - together with Hülsbeck and Rob Hubbard. All I can say is thank you for everything.

David Billing3

Rest in peace, Bobby. Your music was a big part of the games we played.

Cawthorne 💜➡️ ShiroCo 2026 ✨2

I enjoyed Bobby Prince's music immensely in games back in the day, even though I was probably too young then to say why games with his music were just that little bit cooler. Instantly recognizable, catchy compositions, jamming tunes. Make 'em tap their feet wherever you are now, Mr Prince. 🎶

Jörg Tittel 🔜 DevGAMM Gdańsk2

So sorry for your - and all of our - loss. ❤️

fidndhs.bsky.social2

His music for DOOM was so iconic, that this year it was added to the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry. It's the third video game soundtrack to be included, after the Super Mario Bros. Theme (which was the first) and Minecraft: Volume Alpha (the second).

Gavin2

Damn, that's sad. Basically the soundtrack to my childhood

Cadbury Creme Egg Enthusiast2

i'm so happy he lived to see his DOOM OST enshrined in the Library of Congress rest well, Bobby

GT 🫪24

the commander keen music was so good, I've legitimately had this tune in my head for about 35 years now

Ben Kosmina11

Yeah, he’s talking about Keen Dreams! Makes a whole lot of sense considering the vegetables theme of that game Then the song got cut and they used it for the Well of Wishes instead Man I loved his Commander Keen music, so full of personality

A. Fresnel5

I kind of miss the days when Commander Keen was one of like five video games I would name if prompted to list video games I've played.

Jonaya Riley @ FoxGirl Games4

His music was such a memorable part of my childhood and young adult life - this sucks Hearing him talk about his process like this is fun, because my wife is a composer and this is exactly how she sounds, enthusiasm and all, talking about her work

Brian3

Thanks for sharing this - I loved those games.

DSE763

"Waiting for Romeo to play" is now playing.

Huwanz T'Unho (18+)3

Coincidentally, I was just playing the recent Doom games for Doom '16 ten year anniversary and the original two just to boot. Now I'm gonna finish the whole series for Bobby.

Joe Siegler6

If you never saw it, check out this video I posted to Youtube 17 years ago of Bobby Prince "singing" the lyrics to a piece of music written for Keen Dreams ( but used in Keen IV - the Dopefish level): www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w3y...

Indidoll4

Horrible news. Prince was an incredible composer who wrote some of the most iconic pieces of work in his field. He got a lot of flak for being a "ripoff artist" but that couldn't be further from the truth. May he find piece and warmth beyond.

Chief Oddball2

Responsible for some of the best video game music ever composed, and much more besides. Sad to hear of his passing.

binecho.bsky.social2

We owe so much to him, so many great soundtracks 🫡

thembo volante2

An incalculable loss. May his memory be a blessing.

Chris Chapman4

it's a tribute to him that this still goes hard

Nekohime Musou2

It reminds me of Torgo's theme from Manos: The Hands of Fate

punished kaija osmote2

I have E1M1 play when my drone boots up! RIP

emily sunshine2

look at how she massacred my boy

Nomad2

I'm sorry for the loss of your friend.