{"id":2001648,"date":"2026-06-20T13:11:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T10:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2001648"},"modified":"2026-06-20T13:11:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T10:11:55","slug":"doom-soundtrack-composer-bobby-prince-dies-aged-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2001648","title":{"rendered":"Doom soundtrack composer Bobby Prince dies aged 81"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/doom\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Doom<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Doom soundtrack composer Bobby Prince dies aged 81<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;He left an incredible mark on games and on my life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Screenshot-2026-06-20-at-14.08.02.png?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A man with curly gray hair wearing a blue t-shirt smiles at the camera, positioned to the right of a desktop computer setup. 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Music remained a &#8220;constant thread throughout his life and was shared with family, lifelong friends, and fellow musicians&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rest in peace to the video game music pioneer Bobby Prince. <br \/>Your music lives on forever. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8LAT6CGZ5Y\">pic.twitter.com\/8LAT6CGZ5Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 id Software (@idSoftware) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/idSoftware\/status\/2067989983827271832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;His innovative work helped define an era of gaming and influenced generations of players around the world,&#8221; the obituary said. &#8220;Through his compositions and sound design for landmark titles including Doom, Doom II, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/wolfenstein-3d\">Wolfenstein 3D<\/a>, Rise of the Triad, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/duke-nukem-3d\">Duke Nukem 3D<\/a>, Bobby helped establish video game music as a respected art form. In 2006, the Video Game Industry honoured him with a Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In 2026, the soundtrack to the original Doom was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress, ensuring that his groundbreaking work would remain part of America&#8217;s cultural heritage for generations to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Everyone at Romero Games is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Bobby Prince. He left an incredible mark on games and on my life. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xy7XBMR3n4\">pic.twitter.com\/xy7XBMR3n4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Romero \ud83e\udd18\ud83c\udffd (@romero) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/romero\/status\/2067891408770310583?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Everyone at Romero Games is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Bobby Prince. He left an incredible mark on games and on my life,&#8221; wrote John Romero on X\/Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>id Software wrote: &#8220;Rest in peace to the video game music pioneer Bobby Prince. Your music lives on forever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? 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Music remained a &#8220;constant thread throughout his life and was shared with family, lifelong friends, and fellow musicians&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rest in peace to the video game music pioneer Bobby Prince. <br \/>Your music lives on forever. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8LAT6CGZ5Y\">pic.twitter.com\/8LAT6CGZ5Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 id Software (@idSoftware) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/idSoftware\/status\/2067989983827271832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;His innovative work helped define an era of gaming and influenced generations of players around the world,&#8221; the obituary said. &#8220;Through his compositions and sound design for landmark titles including Doom, Doom II, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/wolfenstein-3d\">Wolfenstein 3D<\/a>, Rise of the Triad, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/duke-nukem-3d\">Duke Nukem 3D<\/a>, Bobby helped establish video game music as a respected art form. In 2006, the Video Game Industry honoured him with a Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In 2026, the soundtrack to the original Doom was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress, ensuring that his groundbreaking work would remain part of America&#8217;s cultural heritage for generations to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Everyone at Romero Games is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Bobby Prince. He left an incredible mark on games and on my life. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xy7XBMR3n4\">pic.twitter.com\/xy7XBMR3n4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Romero \ud83e\udd18\ud83c\udffd (@romero) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/romero\/status\/2067891408770310583?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Everyone at Romero Games is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Bobby Prince. He left an incredible mark on games and on my life,&#8221; wrote John Romero on X\/Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>id Software wrote: &#8220;Rest in peace to the video game music pioneer Bobby Prince. 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