Bobby Prince
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Bobby Prince | |
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| Born | Robert Caskin Prince III Script error: No such module "person date". |
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| OccupationTemplate:Pluralize from text | Composer, musician |
| Website | bobbyprincemusic |
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Robert Caskin Prince III, known professionally as Bobby Prince, is an American video game composer and sound designer. He has worked as an independent contractor for several gaming companies, most notably id Software and 3D Realms. Some of his most notable works include Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Doom II: Hell on Earth, Duke Nukem II, and Duke Nukem 3D.
Early life and education
Bobby Prince was a founding member of R&B band the Jesters.[1] He was a 1LT platoon leader in Vietnam 1969–70.[citation needed]
Prince is a lawyer who passed the bar in 1980.[2]
Career
Prince has created music and sound effects for Commander Keen 4–6, Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure, Pickle Wars, Catacomb 3D, Wolfenstein 3D, Spear of Destiny, Blake Stone, Rise of the Triad, Duke Nukem II, Duke Nukem 3D, Abuse, Demonstar, and many other games.
Among his most notable and most enduring works is the soundtrack to the video game Doom. The Doom soundtrack grew very popular among gamers, with fans doing various cover versions and remix projects more than 20 years after the game's release. According to John Romero, a co-developer of Doom, several tracks from the game are copies of songs from popular heavy metal bands, such as Pantera and Alice in Chains.[3]
In 2006, he was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by his fellow game composers.[4]
His latest works include sound and music for the game Wrack (formerly Last Bastion).
Discography
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref |
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| 1991 | Catacomb 3-D | ||
| Rescue Rover 2 | |||
| Commander Keen in Goodbye, Galaxy | |||
| Commander Keen in Aliens Ate My Babysitter | |||
| 1992 | Wolfenstein 3D | ||
| Spear of Destiny | |||
| Night Raid | |||
| Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure | |||
| 1993 | Major Stryker | ||
| Bio Menace | |||
| Duke Nukem II | |||
| Word Rescue Plus | |||
| Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold | |||
| Argo Checkers | |||
| Hexxagon | |||
| Hexxagon 2 | |||
| Doom | Inducted into the National Recording Registry in 2026[5] | ||
| 1994 | Doom II: Hell on Earth | ||
| Rallo Gump | |||
| Pickle Wars | |||
| Blake Stone: Planet Strike | |||
| 1995 | Xenophage: Alien Bloodsport | ||
| Zorro | |||
| Black Knight: Marine Strike Fighter | |||
| Realm of Chaos | |||
| Rise of the Triad | With Lee Jackson. | ||
| 1996 | Duke Nukem 3D | ||
| Final Doom | Special thanks | ||
| Abuse | Sound effects | ||
| 1997 | Duke Nukem 64 | With Lee Jackson | |
| Balls of Steel | |||
| DemonStar | |||
| 1998 | Axis & Allies | ||
| 2014 | Wrack |
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Starrs, Chris (November 27, 2009). "Longtime Athens musician playing Saturday". OnlineAthens. Archived from the original on November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ^ State Bar of Georgia profile
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Influences on Doom Music".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Carless, Simon (March 27, 2006). "4th Annual G.A.N.G. Award Winners Announced". Game Developer. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ Bobby Prince's 'Doom' Soundtrack Inducted into Library of Congress|DayOne
External links
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