Tributes are being paid to Ben Daglish, the influential composer of many video games from the 1980s, who has died aged 52.

Daglish composed the music for a number of games released in the 80s, including Cobra, Trap, The Last Ninja and Deflektor, on all three major 8-bit computers of the time: the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC.

According to a message from Sarah, Ben Daglish’s wife, posted to Facebook, the composer died on 1st October from complications associated with lung cancer.

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Source: Eurogamer Tributes paid to Ben Daglish, 1980s video game music legend who has died age 52