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Ben Daglish (31 July 1966 – 1 October 2018) was an English composer and musician. Born in London,[2] his parents moved to Sheffield when he was one year old. He was known for creating many soundtracks for home computer games during the 1980s, including such as The Last Ninja,[3] Trap, Krakout, and Deflektor. Daglish teamed up with fellow C64 musician and prolific programmer Tony Crowther, forming W.E.M.U.S.I.C., which stood for "We Make Use of Sound in Computers". Daglish had attended the same school as Crowther.[4] Daglish mostly worked freelance but was employed by Gremlin Graphics for a couple of years.[5]

Ben Daglish
Ben Daglish performance: Wastelands loader (The Last Ninja) (Underworld, 2016) Photo by Jason Moon
Background information
Also known asBenn[1]
Born(1966-07-31)31 July 1966
London, England
Died1 October 2018(2018-10-01) (aged 52)
GenresSoundtracks
Occupation(s)Composer

Biography


Daglish lived in Derbyshire where he composed, played and performed in a number of UK bands, including Loscoe State Opera.[6] He also regularly performed with violinist Mark Knight and the band SID80s at retro computer game events such as Back in Time Live and Retrovision. He had also performed with Commodore 64 revival band Press Play On Tape together with Rob Hubbard. He was a fan of the late Ronnie Hazlehurst, a prolific composer for television.[7] He died from complications from lung cancer on 1 October 2018.[8]


Compositions



Amstrad CPC



Atari ST



Commodore 64


Source: The High Voltage SID Collection[9]


Commodore Amiga



Sinclair ZX Spectrum



References


  1. "An interview with Ben Daglish". Metal-e-Zine Archive. Karsmakers World. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  2. Yin-Poole, Wesley (4 October 2018). "Tributes paid to Ben Daglish, 1980s video game music legend who has died age 52". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. Imagine Publishing. Classic Videogame Hardware Genius Guide. Imagine Publishing. ISBN 9781908222220.
  4. "An Interview with Ben Daglish". Remix64.com. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  5. "Lemon64.com - all about Commodore 64". Lemon64.com. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  6. Daglish, Ben (20 November 2003). "Ben Daglish - Biographies". Ben-daglish.net. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  7. Daglish's pages on Hazlehurst, who he described as "one of the most talented of 20th century composers." Ben-daglish.net
  8. "Ben Daglish C64". Facebook.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  9. "HVSC - Commodore 64 music for the masses!". Hvsc.c64.org. Retrieved 25 May 2020.



На других языках

[de] Ben Daglish

Ben Daglish (* 31. Juli 1966 in London; † 1. Oktober 2018) war ein britischer Musiker und Komponist. Bekannt wurde er vor allem als Komponist zahlreicher erfolgreicher Titelmusiken für Heimcomputer-Spiele in den 1980er- und 1990er-Jahren.
- [en] Ben Daglish

[es] Ben Daglish

Ben Daglish (Chiswick; 31 de julio de 1966-Derbyshire; 1 de octubre de 2018)[1] fue un compositor y músico británico. Era conocido por haber creado música para videojuegos durante la década de 1980, incluyendo éxitos para Commodore 64 como The Last Ninja (con Anthony Lees), Trap y Deflektor. Se asoció con el músico de Commodore 64 Tony Crowther y juntos formaron el dúo W.E.M.U.S.I.C. ("We Make Use of Sound In Computers"; en inglés: Hacemos Uso del Sonido en Computadoras).

[ru] Даглиш, Бен

Бен Даглиш (англ. Ben Daglish, 31 июля 1966 — 1 октября 2018) — британский композитор, написавший музыку ко множеству компьютерных игр.


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