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Ben Daglish

Ben Daglish (31 July 1966 – 1 October 2018) was an English composer and musician. Born in London,[2] 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, including such as The Last Ninja,[3] 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 had attended the same school as Crowther.[4] Daglish mostly worked freelance but was employed by Gremlin Graphics for a couple of years.

Daglish lived in Derbyshire where he composed, played and performed in a number of UK bands, including Loscoe State Opera.[6] 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.[7] He died from complications from lung cancer on 1 October 2018.