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==Music on the Commodore 64== Hubbard subsequently wrote or converted music for a variety of publishers on over 75 games between 1985 and 1989. Some of his most popular tunes include ''[[Commando (video game)|Commando]]'', ''[[Monty on the Run]]'', ''[[Sanxion]]'', ''[[International Karate]]'', ''[[Skate or Die!]]'', ''[[Crazy Comets]]'', ''[[Master of Magic (Mastertronic)|Master of Magic]]'', ''[[Delta (video game)|Delta]]'', ''[[Thrust (game)|Thrust]]'', ''[[Lightforce]]'', ''[[Spellbound (computer game)|Spellbound]]'', ''[[One Man and his Droid]]''. The game ''Knucklebusters'' includes Hubbard's longest tune: a 17-minute opus. Hubbard has mentioned his personal favourites are ''[[Sanxion]]'', ''[[Kentilla]]'', ''[[W.A.R.]]'', ''[[International Karate]]'', and ''[[Crazy Comets]]''.<ref name = "karsmakers.nl">{{cite web|url=http://www.karsmakers.nl/metal-e-zine/robb.htm |title=Interview with Rob Hubbard |website=Karsmakers.nl |access-date=2016-06-20}}</ref> His least favourite was ''[[Samantha Fox Strip Poker]]'', which he admitted to having done purely for money; he was listed in the game credits with the alias ''John York''.<ref name="c64.com"/> He has stated that he had many musical influences including [[Jean Michel Jarre]], [[Larry Fast]] and other synth bands.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trondal.com/c64sid/rhubbard.html |title=Interview with Rob Hubbard |website=Trondal.com |access-date=2016-06-20}}</ref> Hubbard mainly composed for the Commodore 64's ''[[MOS Technology SID|SID]]'' sound chip. He worked freelance and turned down offers from companies to work in-house.<ref name="ReferenceS" />
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