Tetsuya Mizuguchi has been discussing Rez's production history in public, most recently at a 25th anniversary session at The Tenth Mosaic in September. He described the game's origin in a 1997 Zurich Street Parade visit and confirmed that an Underworld version of Rez was made but never released.
Tetsuya Mizuguchi's recent public appearances are tied to Rez's 25th anniversary. The Tenth Mosaic, a two-day game culture festival at Tokyo Nichi-Futsu Gakuen on September 22 and 23, included a Rez session with Mizuguchi and Ken Ishii among a lineup that also featured Kazutaka Kodaka, Masafumi Takada, Keiichiro Toyama, Frederic Raynal, and a Persona 30th anniversary talk. Several sessions had sold out before the event opened.
At the event, Mizuguchi gave a lecture on the game's origins, tracing the project to a 1997 visit to the Zurich Street Parade. A roundtable followed with original director Jun Kobayashi, music producer Masakazu Hiroishi, and techno artist Ken Ishii. Mizuguchi said an Underworld version of Rez was made but never released, and that Fatboy Slim's track for Stage 2 was pulled about three weeks before launch over a sampling concern.
Hiroishi added that he pitched Rez to Aphex Twin in London, and that the artist accepted the job before failing to deliver. Performer Ebizo, also known as sound director Nobuhiko Tanuma, replaced the Fatboy Slim track in two weeks. A later talk session at the Institut Francais in Tokyo's Shinjuku ward covered the licensing work, naming the techno acts Hiroishi approached and confirming that an Underworld stage built around the track sharing the game's name existed at some point in production.
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A 25th anniversary talk session for Rez was held on the first day of The Tenth Mosaic, a game culture event at the Institut Francais in Tokyo's Shinjuku ward on September 22 and 23. Tetsuya Mizuguchi described the project's origin in a 1997 Zurich Street Parade visit, and Jun Kobayashi, music producer Masakazu Hiroishi, and Ken Ishii joined the discussion of the game's development.
A 25th anniversary stage event for Rez was held on September 22 and 23 at the Institut francais du Japon in Tokyo, as part of the game culture festival The Tenth Mosaic. Producer Tetsuya Mizuguchi gave a lecture on the game's origins, followed by a roundtable with original director Jun Kobayashi, music producer Masakazu Hiroishi, and techno artist Ken Ishii. Mizuguchi said an Underworld version of Rez was made but never released, and that Fatboy Slim's track for Stage 2 was pulled about three weeks before launch over a sampling concern. Hiroishi said he pitched Rez to Aphex Twin in London, and that the artist accepted the job before failing to deliver. Performer Ebizo, also known as sound director Nobuhiko Tanuma, replaced the Fatboy Slim track in two weeks.
Archipel will hold The Tenth Mosaic, a two-day game culture festival, on September 22-23 at Tokyo Nichi-Futsu Gakuen. The lineup includes talks with Kazutaka Kodaka and Masafumi Takada, a Rez 25th anniversary session with Tetsuya Mizuguchi and Ken Ishii, a horror panel with Keiichiro Toyama and Frederic Raynal, and a Persona 30th anniversary talk. Shuhei Yoshida curates an indie legacy showcase with 15-plus titles, and music sets include Yuzo Koshiro and Saori Kobayashi. Several talk sessions have already sold out.