Illusion Blaze with Seung-Hwan Ro – PA63

Retro gaming and game audio tends to get associated with US, Japan, and Europe because of the shear volume of games and media. But music is universal right? So, we thought to ourselves, why not look at some other countries take on game music -and in the 90s, Korea definitely brought some amazing stuff in the PC market. Illusion Blaze (일루젼 블레이즈) was released on the PC in 1994 and developed by Family Production. The company took a bold step to bring local content to the Korean gaming market and even released some of their titles abroad. Their games were mostly composed by a duo known as D.A.C. that was producing a mix of rock and electronic music into a unique balance of "destructive harmony." So, join in as we dip into Korean gaming history, Family Production, and chat with Seung-Hwan Ro of D.A.C. Visit pixelatedaudio.com/63 for show notes and track listing