Bobby Prince passed away

[Michael Frank]

This man and Lee Jackson became part of some of the most influential games of all time, be it Doom, Duke Nukem, Wolf3D, and many more, this man made tracks that are remembered fondly to this day, Message for the Archvile being one of my favorite tracks from Doom 2:

Rest in Peace Bobby Prince...

Also, remember that if you think you're a bad person, these assholes exists:

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A legend died and they can't even bring themselves to show some respect.

 

[SamanthaSamantha's icon]

RIP, legend U.U

(I won't even open that link — Christ).

 

[Zerpina]

@Michael Frank
Very sad indeed. I hate that the man passed away. As stated, he did a lot of badass music for classic games and equally badass ones. But he will always be remembered because of this. Condolences to his family.

As for 4chan, well, that's just how 4chan is. In their own deranged way, this is their way of paying respects to him. You have to remember, 4chan is a forum of edgelords who are stuck in late 90's to early 2000s cringiness.

I know I used to be one of them myself, a lifetime ago.

Again, condolences to Bobby Prince's family. I don't know what, if anything, is after this life, but I hope he finds peace and happiness in it.

 

[Michael Frank]

(I won't even open that link — Christ).

Imagine saying that someone plagiarized some songs made by bands to compose video game ost's, because you know, some notes are in almost exact order, then i remember that even the beach boys and some legit honest to god bands did that always, because as a music teacher once told me:
"some riffs are too good to be left to rot"
Also, the beach boys example:

You hear the first notes? That's Chuck Berry's "Jhonny B Goode" intro, note by note, and nobody cared, because you know, IT SLAPS. Plagiarism can only be applied if you literally cut almost the whole song, not just some notes, and even then, if you alter the tempo or a note, the congrats, that's not applicable to plagiarism anymore.
Also, another banger from Duke3D:

 

[Blueskunky Blueskunky]

I didn't even know this man existed before.
But Rest in peace, I hope he lived the best life possible

 

[KamakoKamako's icon]

Responsible for some of the sickest MIDI's known to man. Crazy to think how many hours I've listened to this guy's work over the years.

Shout-out to his work on DUKE3D with Lee Jackson. If I shared all my faves from the DOOM OST's I'd be here all day xD

 

[Michael Frank]

I didn't even know this man existed before.
But Rest in peace, I hope he lived the best life possible

The Doom ost got inducted into the Library of Congress, and he lived to see it happening:
https://www.engadget.com/2173357/th...ack-is-officially-in-the-library-of-congress/
Dude's tracks made an impact in the music community like you wouldn't believe, the reason why people make MIDI's rendition or original tracks these days is because he and Lee Jackson where the equivalent of Black Sabbath in the MIDI department.
"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."
- The Library of Congress describing how our mad lad made that sick bass

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

I had to do a double take, THE Bobby Prince? RIP

 

[Majormachina]

RIP, you absolute legend

 

[Blueskunky Blueskunky]

The Doom ost got inducted into the Library of Congress, and he lived to see it happening:
https://www.engadget.com/2173357/th...ack-is-officially-in-the-library-of-congress/
Dude's tracks made an impact in the music community like you wouldn't believe, the reason why people make MIDI's rendition or original tracks these days is because he and Lee Jackson where the equivalent of Black Sabbath in the MIDI department.
"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."
- The Library of Congress describing how our mad lad made that sick bass

Wait... WHAT??
I only knew about the Minecraft ost being archived in the Library of Congress, never knew Doom got included, which saying that out loud... It isn't really that surprising lmao!

 

[SamanthaSamantha's icon]

Imagine saying that someone plagiarized some songs made by bands to compose video game ost's

Imagine being such a spineless coward that you'd wait until the literal second someone dies to talk shit about them.

 

[silada]

Incredible how MIDI files became their own thing/culture due to the amount of love people put into their development. Also crazy how those things go unnoticed most of the time!? Yeah. 4chan was for a long time a good hiding spot, I think their involvement in GG and 2014 political divide alongside the way in which the media tries to portray alternative mediums of communication as the enemy to democracy did not help. Few people will have a critical eye to those things because they happened so long ago.

4chan was very vibrant community in 2003-2012. Surprisingly it was a very good hiding spot for niche people. Anime, videogames, cosplay and manga were seen as weird and depraved at that time, no one would have the courage to say they liked those things out loud for everyone to hear. Now it is a badge of honor and something people do to "belong" or seen as normal, these people are ungrateful towards underground cultures like 4chan.

Damn, I rambled on this one... maybe I'm trying to use the death of the guy to remind others of something that has died too. Well... time goes on. RIP.

 

[Michael Frank]

Imagine being such a spineless coward that you'd wait until the literal second someone dies to talk shit about them.

That's 4chan for you, they're not edgy, because that would imply they at least have something cool going on for them, they're just jerks.

There was a time where it was honestly an awesome place to just post or have a good laugh, but along the way it just became a giant brewing pot of asshats, like the council of 13:

But way less cool because at least the Skaven are funny.

Also this last picture serves as a literal example of how many of my multiplayer RTS experiences usually go, damned Elfs in Warcraft III...

 

[aquova]

Since no one has posted it yet, what is undoubtedly his greatest legacy

 

[Clippy]

 

[shaggi shaggi]

Rest in peace. You will live forever through your music.

 

[Viviana Santos]

I absolutely love the soundtracks from the first two DOOM games! Rest in peace, legend!

 

[SamanthaSamantha's icon]

Since no one has posted it yet, what is undoubtedly his greatest legacy

I think that was the moment where devs realized that getting you pumped for the upcoming action was just as important as the action itself — future games would be headlined by their best tracks as well and most previous ones either forfeited or sidelined their music.

 

[Megarockman _1987 Megarockman _1987]

He's gone forever, but he will live on in our hearts and his songs

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Also, remember that if you think you're a bad person, these assholes exists:

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A legend died and they can't even bring themselves to show some respect.

4chan being 4chan please someone nuke this place

 

[Ikagura]

He may have been "very inspired" by metal bands of the time when he did the Doom soundtrack but it was a hell of a soundtrack that was almost never heard in video games (Thunder Force IV was metal a bit earlier but that was quite niche).

Also, remember that if you think you're a bad person, these assholes exists:

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A legend died and they can't even bring themselves to show some respect.

Even drinking still-water would be healthier than going there.

One of my personal favourite

 

[Don Patch]

Dude was a legend!
Will be missed... but not forgotten.

 

[Bakuma1997]

May the legend behind the most iconic non-Nintendo tune on gaming ever finds peace in the most fitting way

In hell with the demons running away of him and his shotgun

 

[BrawlMan]

Rest in peace Bobby.

 

[Ikagura]

May the legend behind the most iconic non-Nintendo tune on gaming ever...

While I agree that Nintendo has had many top tier OSTs and that Doom's is absolutely great I think we shouldn't undermine Sega, Capcom, Konami nor Namco's soundtracks (among several western devs).

A legend died and they can't even bring themselves to show some respect.

Those people have composed 0 good soundtracks that are known even by non gamers.

And it's funny how Kondo got inspired by jazz, Koshiro with late 80's dance music and other Japanese composers with western (and non-western) soundtracks yet when Bobby does that it's suddenly not ok.

 

[zombie100379]

Bobby Prince, the composer who provided the soundtracks to legendary titles such as Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Doom II, has died. Prince’s family confirmed the composer’s death 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”.

Indeed, in addition to providing the soundtracks to id Software’s hits in the FPS genre, Prince also provided the soundtracks to other id Software classics, such as portions of the scores for Commander Keen series and the forerunner to the modern FPS, Catacomb 3-D. Prince also worked with Apogee Software and 3D Realms, providing the soundtrack for Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold, and teaming with Lee Jackson for Rise of the Triad and Duke Nukem 3D.


Prince’s death comes just after the Library of Congress announced back in May that his soundtrack for Doom would be preserved in the National Recording Registry.


The soundtrack for Doom and its sequel took inspiration from designer John Romero‘s collection of CDs at the studio, which included the likes of Alice in Chains, Pantera, and Metallica. In spite of the limitations composers faced with the sound cards of the era, Prince was able to replicate riffs from songs like “Master of Puppets” and “Painkiller” for tracks like “At Doom’s Gate”, the iconic opening track for Doom‘s first level, E1M1.


For Doom II‘s soundtrack, Prince continued to employ the same tactic, lifting rifts from songs like “Sex Type Thing”, “After All (The Dead)”, “South of Heaven” and more.


In addition to composing, Prince was also a practicing lawyer, and had pursued a career as an attorney before making his way into the video games industry.


Prince is survived by his wife Connie, and his sons, Robert Caskin Prince IV and Andrew (Cristy) Prince.