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Composer Bobby Prince, Doom soundtrack creator, dies at 81

Published 19 June 2026

Bobby Prince, the pioneering composer who created the iconic, heavy metal-inspired soundtrack for the 1993 video game Doom, died on Tuesday, June 16, at the age of 81. His family confirmed his passing, which followed an illness. Prince's work defined the sound of a generation of early PC games.

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