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  DJ Max Fever Interview: Developer, Publisher, and Korean Composers Nauts and ESTi

  January 22, 2009 | Jayson Napolitano | 2 Comments Share this DJ Max Fever Interview: Developer, Publisher, and Korean Composers Nauts and ESTi

  

  We posted awhile back that the Korean-developed DJ Max Portable series is finally making its way to the States as DJ Max Fever.  While you’ve likely read our review of the related DJMAX TECHNIKA arcade soundtrack, DJ Max Fever is poised to please fans on the PSP with its blistering difficulty and amazing track selection come January 27.

  With the release date so close, we thought it’d be a good time to sit down with some of the people who worked on the title to learn more. While executive producer Michael Yum from PM Studios and Kalos Kim from Pentavision Entertainment in Korea answer questions on the development side, we also get some questions in with soundTeMP composer ESTi and fellow Korean composer Nauts.  This is definitely a big deal for me as a crazed soundTeMP fan, so I hope you’re as excited as I am!

  Read the full interivew with this talented group after the jump. (more…)

• Game Music, Reviews

  DJMAX TECHNIKA Exclusive Collection: A Generous Serving of Korea With A Dash of Japan (Review)

  January 16, 2009 | Jayson Napolitano | 4 Comments Share this DJMAX TECHNIKA Exclusive Collection: A Generous Serving of Korea With A Dash of Japan (Review)

  

  Here we are with another opportunity for me to share my love for composers from Korea. Just a couple months ago we reviewed the free La Tale Original Soundtrack, and if you were a fan of that release, you’ll be happy to know that most of the composers who worked on that game are featured on the DJMAX TECHNIKA Original Soundtrack. But that’s not all you’ll find here, as the soundtrack to this arcade rhythm game is just as diverse as any DDR release we’ve seen in the past.

  So what is the DJMAX TECHNIKA Exclusive Collection? It’s actually a box set that can be purchased in Korea as a sort of accompaniment to the arcade game. Included are a Platinum Crew Membership, sticker sheets, a screen cleaner, a thorough booklet with lyrics, staff and composer biographies (in Korean), and of course, a two disc soundtrack.  The first disc features the shorter in-game versions, while the second disc, titled “Platinum Mixing,” hosts extended and alternate versions of some of the tracks.  This is truly an amazing collection.

  Read our review after the jump. (more…)

• Game Music

  La Tale Audio Interview with HyunTaek “DINY/iNID” Yun

  November 5, 2008 | Jayson Napolitano | 5 Comments Share this La Tale Audio Interview with HyunTaek “DINY/iNID” Yun

  

  We are huge fans of game music coming out of Korea, and you may recall that we were impressed with the La Tale soundtrack that was released online for free last month. We’ve been making a strong effort to get the word out about composers in Korea, and this time around, we’ve got an exclusive interview with DINY/iNID, the lead composer for La Tale.

  We talk about his inspirations, his favorite tracks, and the audio direction for La Tale, and touch on his love for the PSG sound source.  We also discuss the use of aliases among game composers in Korea, and get a full list of the compoers who worked on La Tale’s soundtrack.

  Hit the jump for HyunTaek Yun’s first international interview. (more…)

• Game Music, Reviews

  The Sweetness That is La Tale: Korean Synth Pop At Its Finest (Review)

  October 2, 2008 | Jayson Napolitano | 2 Comments Share this The Sweetness That is La Tale: Korean Synth Pop At Its Finest (Review)

  

  My love for the Korean music studio soundTeMP is widely known, and from the first time I heard La Tale, I knew immediately that they were involved with the game’s music in some way. While they didn’t work on this game as a group, soundTeMP member Jinbae “ESTi” Park, who you may have heard in Granado Espada or Ridge Racer 7 is a part of the team responsible for La Tale’s awesome soundtrack. Some composers I’m not familiar with also contributed, including DINY, be, NieN, and jo.

  What’s La Tale, you ask? It’s a new 2D MMORPG by Actoz Soft in Korea that is being published by OGPlanet in the United States. After digging around for information about the game’s soundtrack, I discovered that the Korean website not only confirms the involvement of ESTi and the others, but also hosts the almost three hours of music featured in the game for free download.

  Find out if the soundtrack lives up to the soundTeMP name after the jump. (more…)

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