Overview
- Robert Caskin “Bobby” Prince III died peacefully on Tuesday, June 16, at age 81, his family said and multiple obituaries reported.
- Prince wrote music and designed sound for dozens of early 1990s PC games, most famously Doom and Doom II, and also worked on Wolfenstein 3D, Duke Nukem 3D, Rise of the Triad, and Commander Keen.
- The Library of Congress selected the Doom soundtrack for the National Recording Registry in May 2026, and Prince received a Game Audio Network Guild lifetime achievement award in 2006.
- Colleagues and developers including John Romero, George Broussard, Tom Hall, Lee Jackson, and contemporary composers posted tributes that praised his melody, mentorship, and warmth.
- Prince’s work is widely noted for translating heavy‑metal styles into memorable tracks under early PC audio limits, and the Registry selection could raise wider preservation and study of video game music as part of America’s recorded heritage.