Like many others, I became an admirer of his music back in the early 80s. I lived behind the Iron Curtain at that time, in Hungary, and I was in awe of his music when playing The Last Ninja, I listened to his tunes from the W.E.M.U.S.I.C. demos probably a zillion times, and I smiled whenever I heard his Krakout game music. But back then, he was just a name behind the music for me. I had no access to Western magazines, so I had no idea how he looked like, I had no idea about his published interviews, I had no idea who he was as a person - all I knew is that "
Ben Daglish" stands for "
fantastic music".
That all changed when I had the privilege of meeting him in person in 2001 at the first Back In Time Live event. I was so excited to meet many of my musical idols at that event! No, not some famous 80s pop musicians - my idols were people like Rob Hubbard, Martin Galway, Tony Crowther - and Ben Daglish. And suddenly, he was not just a name to me any more - he was a fun, energetic person, full of life!
I met him two more times at two additional BIT Live events. Each time my admiration of him as a person kept growing. He knew how to have fun, how to get a crowd excited - and besides being a true entertainer, he was also an excellent performer of music!
But now, we are left with this giant void in his place. I do not know how I will ever be able to listen to his music the same way again...
He leaves a magical legacy behind as one of the true pioneers of computer game music. I feel privileged that I had the opportunity to meet him and hear him play live multiple times. His spirit and his music will no doubt live on in our hearts...
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Here are all the pictures of Ben I could gather from my archives, most taken by me, some taken by others. I couldn't get through them without tearing up...
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing
Rest in peace, Ben. You will never be forgotten!
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