Ben Daglish
Encyclopedia
Ben Daglish is a composer
and musician
. His parents moved to Sheffield
when Daglish was aged one year old. He is known for creating many soundtrack
s during the 1980s for home computer games, including Commodore 64
hits as The Last Ninja
, Trap, 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 lives in Derbyshire where he still composes, plays and performs in a number of UK bands, including Loscoe State Opera. He also regularly performs with violinist madfiddler and the band SID80s
at retro computer game events such as Back In Time Live and Retrovision
. He has also performed with Commodore 64 revival band Press Play On Tape together with Rob Hubbard
. He is a fan of the late Ronnie Hazlehurst
, a prolific composer for TV.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
. His parents moved to Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
when Daglish was aged one year old. He is known for creating many soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
s during the 1980s for home computer games, including Commodore 64
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
hits as The Last Ninja
The Last Ninja
The Last Ninja is an action-adventure game developed and published by System 3 in 1987 for the Commodore 64. As the first in the Last Ninja series, it set the standard for the unique look and feel for its sequels: Last Ninja 2 , Last Ninja Remix and Last Ninja 3...
, Trap, and Deflektor
Deflektor
Deflektor is a puzzle game developed by Vortex Software and published by Gremlin Graphics in 1987. In this game, the player has to rotate mirrors to deflect a beam in order to destroy all the mines of each level. There are also other devices the player has to be careful not to touch with the beam...
. 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 lives in Derbyshire where he still composes, plays and performs in a number of UK bands, including Loscoe State Opera. He also regularly performs with violinist madfiddler and the band SID80s
SID80s
SID'80s, also known as Stuck in D'80s, is a retro Commodore 64 rock band playing covers for old Commodore 64 game music written in the 1980s but performed in their own particular style...
at retro computer game events such as Back In Time Live and Retrovision
Retrovision
Retrovision is a semi-regular retrogaming event in the UK, presented as a social opportunity for retro gamers to meet each others and also to play games on hardware provided by the venue....
. He has also performed with Commodore 64 revival band Press Play On Tape together with Rob Hubbard
Rob Hubbard
Rob Hubbard is a music composer best known for his composition of computer game theme music, especially for microcomputers of the 1980s such as the Commodore 64...
. He is a fan of the late Ronnie Hazlehurst
Ronnie Hazlehurst
Ronald "Ronnie" Hazlehurst was an English composer and conductor who, having joined the BBC in 1961, became its Light Entertainment Musical Director....
, a prolific composer for TV.
Amstrad CPC
- Deflektor (1987 - Vortex Software)
- H.A.T.E. - Hostile All Terrain Encounter (1989)
Commodore 64
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- The Last NinjaThe Last NinjaThe Last Ninja is an action-adventure game developed and published by System 3 in 1987 for the Commodore 64. As the first in the Last Ninja series, it set the standard for the unique look and feel for its sequels: Last Ninja 2 , Last Ninja Remix and Last Ninja 3...
(with Anthony Lee) - Ark Pandora
- Alternative World Games
- Auf Wiedersehen MontyAuf Wiedersehen MontyAuf Wiedersehen Monty is a computer game for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC and MSX. Released in 1987, it is the fourth of the Monty series, following Monty is Innocent, Monty on the Run and the successful original Wanted: Monty Mole...
(with Rob HubbardRob HubbardRob Hubbard is a music composer best known for his composition of computer game theme music, especially for microcomputers of the 1980s such as the Commodore 64...
) - Biggles
- Bulldog
- Bombo
- Chubby Gristle
- Cobra (arrangement of the unused movie theme "Skyline" by Sylvester LevaySylvester LevaySylvester Levay is a Hungarian composer. He was born 16 May 1945 in Subotica , in the North Bačka District of Vojvodina, Yugoslavia ; his name is pronounced in English similarly to "lave-ah-ee."...
) - Deathwish III (1987)
- FirelordFirelord (video game)Firelord is an action-adventure game released in 1986 for ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64 by Hewson Consultants.-Plot:The player controls the knight Sir Galaheart, who must explore the cursed kingdom of Torot on a quest to recover the four charms of eternal youth...
(1986) - GauntletGauntlet (arcade game)Gauntlet is a fantasy-themed hack and slash 1985 arcade game by Atari Games. It is noted as the first class-based multiplayer game. Released during the emergence of popularity of other role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, the game was a sensation, being one of the first true dungeon crawl...
and Gauntlet IIGauntlet IIGauntlet II is a 1986 arcade game, the first sequel to the game Gauntlet, released the previous year. Gauntlet II, like its predecessor, is a fantasy-themed hack and slash.-Overview:... - Hades NebulaHades NebulaHades Nebula is a 1987 Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum game by Nexus Information Systems. It is a vertical-scrolling space shooter. The player controls an upgradable fighter that must battle its way through thousands of enemy ships before it confronts the last boss, Emperor Hades...
- KrakoutKrakoutKrakout is an arcade/puzzle game that was released for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64 and MSX platforms in 1987. One of the wave of enhanced Breakout variants to emerge in the wake of Arkanoid, its key distinctions are that gameplay is horizontal in layout, and that it allows...
- Mask III - Venom Strikes Back
- Potty Pidgeon (Death tune only)
- SkateRock
- Terramex
- Trap
Commodore Amiga
- Chubby Gristle (1988)
- Deflektor (1988)
- Pac-ManiaPac-Maniais an arcade video game in the Pac-Man series, released by Namco in 1987 and distributed by Atari Games in the United States and Europe. It is a pseudo-3D interpretation of the classic maze game genre using an isometric view and features most elements of the original Pac-Man, as well as several new...
(1988, re-arrangement of arcade game tunes) - Switchblade (1989)
Sinclair ZX Spectrum
- H.A.T.E. - Hostile All Terrain Encounter (1989)
- Super Sports
- Deflektor
- Masters of Universe
- North Star
External links
- Homepage
- Artist profile at OverClocked ReMixOverClocked ReMixOverClocked ReMix, also known as OC ReMix and OCR, is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and paying tribute to video game music through arranging and re-interpreting the songs with new technology and software, as well as by various traditional means...
- C64Audio.com Publisher and record label for Daglish's Commodore 64 music
- Remix64's Interview with Ben Daglish