[STEAM] Geoff Follin, Well-Known Composer for Games of the '80s and '90s, Dies at 58

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Video game composer Geoff Follin, known for his role in crafting ‘80s and ‘’90s-era songs for the Nintendo Entertainment System, has passed away at the age of 58 from pancreatic *******.

Follin’s passing was announced yesterday by his brother and fellow composer Tim in a

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). According to Tim, Follin passed away earlier this week while awaiting scans from his pancreatic ******* diagnosis on May 7.

“The speed at which this has happened has been utterly brutal. He leaves behind an amazing wife and three amazing children, the oldest 19 and the youngest only 16. You can imagine how devastating this is for all of them and for the rest of us,” Tim wrote on

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. “He was four years older than me and I idolised him and copied him throughout my teens and throughout my life. He was the most empathic, caring, loving brother you could wish for, I loved him as much as it's possible to love anyone.

“Geoff was too young for this. He never smoked, hardly drank, exercised regularly and ate healthily. He did everything you're supposed to. And yet this happened,” Tim wrote, encouraging their longtime fans to consider donating to pancreatic ******* research organizations.

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