Ben Daglish

Ben Daglish is a composer and musician. Originally from London, his parents moved to the steel city of Sheffield when Ben was one. Daglish is known for creating many soundtracks during the 1980s for home computer games, including such 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. [ [http://www.ben-daglish.net/ronnie/index.html Daglish's pages on Hazlehurst] , who he describes as "one of the most talented of 20th century composers."]

Compositions

Amstrad CPC

* "Deflektor" (1987 - Vortex Software)
* "H.A.T.E. - Hostile All Terrain Encounter" (1989)

Commodore 64

* "720°"
* "The Last Ninja" (with Anthony Lee)
* "Ark Pandora"
* "Alternative World Games"
* "Auf Wiedersehen Monty" (with Rob Hubbard)
* "Biggles"
* "Bulldog"
* "Bombo"
* "Cobra" (arrangement of the unused movie theme "Skyline" by Sylvester Levay)
* "Deathwish III" (1987)
* "Gauntlet" and "Gauntlet II"
* "Hades Nebula"
* "Krakout"
* "Mask III - Venom Strikes Back"
* "Potty Pidgeon" (Death tune only)
* "Terramex"
* "Trap"

Commodore Amiga

* "Deflektor" (1988)
* "Pac-Mania" (1988, re-arrangement of arcade game tunes)
* "Switchblade" (1989)

inclair ZX Spectrum

* "H.A.T.E. - Hostile All Terrain Encounter" (1989)
* "Super Sports"
* "Deflektor"
* "Masters of Universe"
* "North Star"

References

External links

* [http://www.ben-daglish.net/ Homepage]
* [http://dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Composition/Composers/D/Daglish,_Ben/ DMOZ Directory]
* [http://www.ocremix.org/composer/id/31/ben-daglish/ Composer profile] at OverClocked ReMix
* [http://www.c64audio.com/ "C64Audio.com"] Publisher and record label for Daglish's Commodore 64 music
* [http://www.remix64.com/interview_ben_daglish.html Remix64's Interview with Ben Daglish]
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