Ben Daglish is a name that might resonate with a lot of gaming fans from the 1980s, as he's a composer responsible for the music of old-school classics like The Last Ninja, Cobra, and Deflektor, but his wife Sarah has just revealed via Facebook that he has just passed away at the age of 52.
"For those of you who don't already know I'm deeply sorry to pass on the news that Ben died very suddenly on Monday morning," the message reads. "We know that it will come as a shock to many of you as it has to us. We are all at home feeling loved and supported, and our thoughts are with all of you who knew, loved, got irritated by and were lucky enough to have a little bit of his magic in your lives."
Tributes have of course been pouring in from across the community, from people who knew him as a lovely person to those who appreciated his work, and our thoughts go with his family at this time too.