Russell Lieblich

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Russell Lieblich (1953-2005) was a game designer, programmer, and musician who first came to prominence for his music for Activision and Intellivision games, as well as doing the C64 music translation of one of LucasArts first titles, Ballblazer. He was one of the first to experiment in the realm of music/rhythm-oriented gameplay with a game he designed called Web Dimension, and then with one of his most loved works, the music for the cult game Master of the Lamps for the Commodore 64, a classic programmed by Peter Kaminski where music (a series of great "psychedelic rhythm and blues" songs) has a very important role. His work spans over 30 game titles. He graduated with a Master's Degree in Music from UC San Diego.

A well known musician/composer from the demoscene remixed Lieblich's C64 version of the Ballblazer music with a Beastie Boys vocal track, producing one of the most popular tracks featured on Remix64.

He died on January 26, 2005 after a heart attack outside his home on Long Island, New York, at the age of 53.