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Bobby Prince, Influential ‘Doom’ Video Game Composer, Dead at 81
In addition to scoring Wolfenstein 3D and Duke Nukem 3D , Prince's Doom music was added to Library of Congress' National Recording Registry in May
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According to Rolling Stone’s source item, Bobby Prince, Influential ‘Doom’ Video Game Composer, Dead at 81, In addition to scoring Wolfenstein 3D and Duke Nukem 3D , Prince’s Doom music was added to Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry in May
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- Bobby Prince, Influential ‘Doom’ Video Game Composer, Dead at 81Rolling Stone - 2026-06-20T17:57:00+00:00
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