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Posted October 05, 2018
Last Monday, Oct. 1st 2018, Ben Daglish died from lung cancer at the age of 52.

Most people who lived through the era of the C64 probably know his name since he was considered one of the greatest game musicians on this system. He was responsible for many great game soundtracks like Gauntlet 1 and 2, Deflektor, Krakout, They stole a Million, Thing bounces back, Wizard Warz, or Zarjaz but especially the soundtrack to The Last Ninja will never be forgotten.

I hope he now rests in peace.

[Starts playing the whole almost 50 minutes long Last Ninja soundtrack in tribute to one of the greatest who left us too early.]
Posted October 05, 2018
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Geralt_of_Rivia: Last Monday, Oct. 1st 2018, Ben Daglish died from lung cancer at the age of 52.

Most people who lived through the era of the C64 probably know his name since he was considered one of the greatest game musicians on this system. He was responsible for many great game soundtracks like Gauntlet 1 and 2, Deflektor, Krakout, They stole a Million, Thing bounces back, Wizard Warz, or Zarjaz but especially the soundtrack to The Last Ninja will never be forgotten.

I hope he now rests in peace.

[Starts playing the whole almost 50 minutes long Last Ninja soundtrack in tribute to one of the greatest who left us too early.]
yes ben was one of my fav composers too. when last ninja was released in '87, oh man those were the times!!
esp. the last ninja soundtrack was so out of this world at the time of its release ... amazing still today :D

rest in peace ben ...
Post edited October 05, 2018 by _mz_
Posted October 05, 2018
RIP Ben. I enjoyed your music when a friend was showing me his 64. Was amazing what these guys could get out of the sid chip.
Posted October 05, 2018
Damn, that's sad to hear! :(

He was indeed one of the best musicians on the C64 and i still love listening to his tunes.

Rest in peace Ben, your music will live on.
Posted October 05, 2018
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Geralt_of_Rivia: Last Monday, Oct. 1st 2018, Ben Daglish died from lung cancer at the age of 52.

Most people who lived through the era of the C64 probably know his name since he was considered one of the greatest game musicians on this system. He was responsible for many great game soundtracks like Gauntlet 1 and 2, Deflektor, Krakout, They stole a Million, Thing bounces back, Wizard Warz, or Zarjaz but especially the soundtrack to The Last Ninja will never be forgotten.

I hope he now rests in peace.

[Starts playing the whole almost 50 minutes long Last Ninja soundtrack in tribute to one of the greatest who left us too early.]
Yep Gauntlet and last ninja 2 of the greats. It's funny but games these days just don't have that same sort of punchy feel to them.
Posted October 05, 2018
This is sad new, indeed. Another piece of my childhood lost, not to mention a great musician and what appears to have been a nice man.

The following is a beautiful guitar arrangement for one of his songs from The Last Ninja that I've been returning to every one in a while over the years:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi8Cce46hGo

Vila i frid, Ben.
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