Ben Daglish

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Ben Daglish (born July 31, 1966 in London - † October 1, 2018 ) was a British musician and composer. He was best known as the composer of numerous successful theme pieces for home computer games in the 1980s and 1990s.

Life

Ben Daglish was born in Chiswick , London in 1966 . In his early youth he moved to Sheffield . There he was active as a percussionist and conductor in the City Of Sheffield Youth Orchestra. In the early 1980s he began composing and programming music for computer games . He later worked as a composer and artist for various theater companies and was an actor and musician in many places such as B. Belfast , Tuscany and Jerusalem . Then he played on a wide variety of instruments with various ensembles - including the group "Loscoe State Opera". Occasionally he appeared with the Danish rock band Press Play on Tape , which dresses C64 - Chiptunes in rock or pop clothing. In addition to his artistic work, Ben Daglish worked as a consultant and programmer .

Daglish lived in Derbyshire with his family . He died of lung cancer in October 2018 at the age of 52 .

Work (excerpt)

game year System (s) Publisher
3D galax 1987 Atari ST Gremlin Graphics
Action fighter 1986 Amstrad CPC , Atari ST , Commodore 64 , Commodore Amiga , Sinclair ZX Spectrum Firebird
Artura 1988 Amstrad CPC , Atari ST , Commodore 64 , Sinclair ZX Spectrum Gremlin Graphics
Goodbye, Monty 1987 Commodore 64 Gremlin Graphics
Axel's Magic Hammer 1989 Atari ST Gremlin Graphics
Blasteroids 1989 Atari ST , Commodore 64 , Sinclair ZX Spectrum Tengen
Butcher Hill 1989 Atari ST , Sinclair ZX Spectrum Gremlin Graphics
California Games 1989 Atari ST Epyx
Captain America - Defies the Doom Tube 1989 Atari ST US gold
Chase HQ 1989 Atari ST Ocean
Chubby Gristle 1988 Atari ST , Commodore 64 , Commodore Amiga , Sinclair ZX Spectrum Grand slam entertainment
Continental Circus 1989 Atari ST , Commodore 64 Taito
Cosmic relief 1987 Atari ST Datasoft
Dark Fusion 1988 Amstrad CPC , Atari ST , Commodore 64 , Sinclair ZX Spectrum Gremlin Graphics
Defenders of the Earth 1990 Commodore 64 Enigma Variations
Deflector 1988 Amstrad CPC , Atari ST , Commodore 64 , Commodore Amiga , Sinclair ZX Spectrum Gremlin Graphics
Dynamite Dux 1988 Atari ST Activision
FoFT - Federation of Free Traders 1989 Atari ST , Commodore Amiga Gremlin Graphics
Footballer of the Year 1987 Commodore 64 , Sinclair ZX Spectrum Gremlin Graphics
Footballer of the Year 2 1989 Atari ST , Commodore 64 Gremlin Graphics
Gary Lineker's Hot Shots 1988 Atari ST , Commodore 64 , Sinclair ZX Spectrum Gremlin Graphics
Gary Lineker's super skills 1988 Atari ST , Commodore 64 , Sinclair ZX Spectrum Gremlin Graphics
Gauntlet 1986 Commodore 64 Atari Games
Gauntlet II 1988 Commodore 64 , Sinclair ZX Spectrum Atari Games
Greg Norman's Ultimate Golf 1990 Atari ST Gremlin Graphics
HATE - Hostile All Terrain Encounter 1989 Amstrad CPC , Atari ST , Sinclair ZX Spectrum Gremlin Graphics
Hot rod 1990 Atari ST Activision
John Lowe's Ultimate Darts 1989 Atari ST Gremlin Graphics
Kingmaker 1993 Atari ST US gold
Legends of Valor 1993 Atari ST US gold
Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge 1990 Atari ST Gremlin Graphics
Masters of the Universe 1988 Amstrad CPC , Atari ST Gremlin Graphics
Mickey Mouse: The Computer Game 1988 Atari ST , Commodore 64 , Sinclair ZX Spectrum Gremlin Graphics
Monty Python's Flying Circus 1990 Atari ST Virgin Games
Motor massacre 1988 Atari ST Gremlin Graphics
Motorhead 1992 Atari ST Virgin Games
The Munsters 1988 Atari ST , Commodore 64 Alternative software
North Star 1988 Amstrad CPC , Atari ST , Commodore 64 , Sinclair ZX Spectrum Gremlin Graphics
Pac-Mania 1989 Atari ST , Commodore 64 , Commodore Amiga , Sinclair ZX Spectrum Grand slam entertainment
Passing shot 1988 Atari ST Mirrorsoft
Prison 1989 Atari ST Krisalis
Rick Dangerous 1989 Atari ST , Commodore 64 Rainbird software
Rick Dangerous 2 1990 Atari ST MicroProse
Road Raider 1988 Atari ST Mindscape
Saint & Greavsie 1989 Atari ST Grand slam entertainment
Skidz 1990 Atari ST Gremlin Graphics
Super cars 1990 Amstrad CPC , Atari ST , Commodore 64 , Commodore Amiga Gremlin Graphics
Super scramble simulator 1989 Atari ST , Sinclair ZX Spectrum Gremlin Graphics
Switchblade 1989 Amstrad CPC , Atari ST , Commodore 64 , Commodore Amiga , Sinclair ZX Spectrum Gremlin Graphics
Terramex 1987 Amstrad CPC , Atari ST , Commodore 64 , Sinclair ZX Spectrum Grand slam entertainment
The Flintstones 1988 Atari ST , Commodore 64 , Sinclair ZX Spectrum Grand slam entertainment
The Last Ninja 1987 Commodore 64 System 3
The Running Man 1989 Atari ST Grand slam entertainment
They stole a million 1986 Commodore 64 Ariolasoft
Thunderbirds 1989 Atari ST Grand slam entertainment
Wizard Wart 1987 Atari ST , Commodore 64 , Sinclair ZX Spectrum US gold
Xybots 1989 Atari ST Tengen

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Remix64.com: An Interview with Press Play On Tape @ Back in Time Live 2004. Retrieved March 4, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Ben-Daglish.net: Biographies. Retrieved February 11, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Ben Daglish C64. Retrieved October 4, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Daglish, Ben
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British musician and composer
DATE OF BIRTH July 31, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH London (United Kingdom)
DATE OF DEATH 1st October 2018