Recently we lost a titan of video game music. The man who composed some of the most iconic pieces of video game music of all time.

Is “At Doom’s Gate” the most iconic video game music of all time? I feel like it just might be. I can’t think of many serious competitors. It’s certainly Iconic enough that I have previously spent hours retracking it:

Another of my favourite pieces of Bobby’s work is “waterworld”, from Duke Nukem 3D. Lots of his music from Duke3d is iconic, too, but waterworld is a standout for me. I took the time to retrack that years ago, too:

Bobby created many, many amazing musical pieces and sound effects for a huge number of groundbreaking and super-influential games. As the composer for Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Doom II, it’s fair to say that he is essentially the father of the sound in the FPS genre.

Finally I’ll leave you with MazeDude’s awesome remix of Bobby’s “Wondering About My loved Ones” from Wolf3D. This has been in semi-regular rotation for me for about 20 years now:

Bobby made a massive dent in video game music. I personally have spent hundreds of hours – at least – listening to his work. He was 81. RIP.