Ben Daglish

Ben Daglish (31 July 1966 – 1 October 2018) was an English composer and musician. Born in London, his parents moved to Sheffield when he was one year old. He was known for creating many soundtracks for home computer games during the 1980s, such as The Last Ninja, Trap, Krakout, 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 had attended the same school as Crowther, Bradfield Comprehensive School. Daglish mostly worked freelance but was employed by Gremlin Graphics for a couple of years.

Biography Daglish lived in Derbyshire where he composed, played and performed in a number of UK bands, including Loscoe State Opera. He also regularly performed with violinist Mark Knight and the band SID80s at retro computer game events such as Back in Time Live and Retrovision. He had also performed with Commodore 64 revival band Press Play On Tape together with Rob Hubbard. He was a fan of the late Ronnie Hazlehurst, a prolific composer for television. He died from complications from lung cancer on 1 October 2018.

Compositions Amstrad CPC

Basil the Great Mouse Detective Dark Fusion (1988 – Gremlin Graphics Software) Deflektor (1987 – Vortex Software) H.A.T.E. – Hostile All Terrain Encounter (1989 – Vortex Software) Mask (1987 – Gremlin Graphics Software) Mask II (1988 – Gremlin Graphics Software) Masters of the Universe (Les Maitres De L'Univers) (1987 – Gremlin Graphics Software) North Star (1988 – Gremlin Graphics Software) Skate Crazy (1988 – Gremlin Graphics Software) Supercars (1990 – Gremlin Graphics Software) Switch Blade (1990 – Gremlin Graphics Software) Terramex a.k.a. Cosmic Relief: Prof. Renegade to the Rescue (1988 – Grandslam) The Real Stunt Experts (1989 – Alternative Software) Thing Bounces Back (1987 – Gremlin Graphics Software)

Atari ST

3D Galax (1987) Action Fighter (1986) Artura (1988) Axel's Magic Hammer (1989) Blasteroids (1989) Butcher Hill (1989) California Games (1989) Captain America - Defies the Doom Tube (1988) Chase H.Q. (1989) Chubby Gristle (1988) Continental Circus (1989) Cosmic Relief (1987) Dark Fusion (1988) Deflektor (1988) Dynamite Düx (1988) FoFT - Federation of Free Traders (1989) Footballer of the Year 2 (1989) Gary Lineker's Hot Shots Greg Norman's Ultimate Golf (1990) H.A.T.E. – Hostile All Terrain Encounter (1989) Hot Rod (1990) John Lowe's Ultimate Darts (1989) Kingmaker (1993) Legends of Valour (1993) Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge (1990) Masters of the Universe (1988) Mickey Mouse: The Computer Game (1988) Monty Python's Flying Circus (1990) Motor Massacre (1988) Motörhead (1992) North Star (1988) Pac-Mania (1989) Passing Shot (1988) Prison (1989) Rick Dangerous (1989) Rick Dangerous 2 (1990) Road Raider (1988) Saint & Greavsie (1989) Skidz (1990) Super Cars (1989) Super Scramble Simulator (1989) Switchblade (1989) Terramex (1987) The Flintstones (1988) The Munsters (1988) The Running Man (1989) Thunderbirds (1989) Wizard Warz (1987) Xybots (1989)

Commodore 64

720° Ark Pandora Alternative World Games Artura Auf Wiedersehen Monty (with Rob Hubbard)

Amiga

Artura (1989) Chubby Gristle (1988) Deflektor (1988) Federation of Free Traders (1989) Pac-Mania (1988, re-arrangement of arcade game tunes) Switchblade (1989) Corporation (1990) Super Cars (1990)

ZX Spectrum

Artura (1989) Auf Wiedersehen Monty (1987) Avenger (1986) Blasteroids (1987) Blood Brothers (1988) Blood Valley (1987) Butcher Hill (1989) Challenge of the Gobots (1987) Chubby Gristle (1988) Dark Fusion (1988) Death Wish 3 (1987) Deflektor (1988) The Flintstones (1988) Footballer of the Year (1987) Future Knight (1987) Gary Lineker's Hot Shots (1988) Gary Lineker's Super Skills (1988) Gauntlet 2 (1988) H.A.T.E. – Hostile All Terrain Encounter (1989) Jack the Nipper 2: in Coconut Capers (1987) Krakout (1987) Mask 1, Mask 2 (1988) MASK III: Venom Strikes Back (1988) Masters of the Universe (1987) Mickey Mouse (1988) Moley Christmas (1987) Motor Massacre (1989) Mountie Mick's Death Ride North Star (1988) Pacmania (1988) The Real Stunt Experts Skate Crazy (1988) Super Scramble Simulator (1989) Super Sports Switchblade (1991) Techno Cop (1988) Terramex (1988) Thing Bounces Back (1987) Trap (128k) (1985) Wizard Wars