Episode 231: A Tribute to Bobby Prince

This week’s episode is a special tribute to Bobby Prince (aka Robert Caskin Prince III), the composer for several id Software games and their series, such as Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Duke Nukem, and Rise of the Triad. He passed away recent on Jun 16th. Bobby Prince had an interest in MIDI technology during the late 1980s and early 1990s, having a music background when he was part of a high school band called “Jesters”. He learned to create backtracks for various genres and was active on the BBS (bulletin boards) for computer music and MIDI. By chance, he happened to reply to a call for someone able to create music for video games. After speaking with Scott Miller and later John Romero, he worked on the music for the second trilogy of the Commander Keen series. He also did sound, along with music for Wolfenstein 3D, using his experience as a platoon soldier during his time in the Vietnam War. The music he composed is heavily influenced by rock and metal music from groups such as Alice in Chains, Megadeath, Black Sabbath, Pantera, and Slayer. His composition for Doom has been entered into the National Recording Registry. Join us as we listen to several compositions by Bobby Prince, along with their covers and remixes, and learn more about him…   Bobby Prince Music blog Legacy (Bobby Prince) Doom II Music (Fandom)     Track Listing All original tracks composed by Bobby Prince.   “Welcome to a Kick in Your Pants in Good Old Hillville” – [Commander Keen in Goodbye, Galaxy] “Commander Keen 4 – ‘Welcome to a Kick in Your Pants in Good Old Hillvile’ (EWI Cover)” – covered by Soundole VGM Cover “Get Them Before They Get You” – [Wolfenstein 3D] “Wolfenstein 3D – Get Them (EF Remix)” – remixed by EliteFish “Running From Evil” – [Doom II] “Running From Evil // Cover” – covered by Vincent Moretto Outro: “E1M1 – At Doom’s Gate – Doom” – [Doom] – composed by Bobby Prince; covered by FamilyJules featuring ToxicxEternity   YouTube playlist Discord Channel         Source