{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d9f1de693f0ab351a9163409","clusterId":"c_0f5694ea1d76f099ff6fc581","slug":"rez-staff-recall-unused-underworld-and-aphex-twin-tracks","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Rez Staff Recall Unused Underworld and Aphex Twin Tracks","summary":"A 25th anniversary roundtable for Rez, held September 22 and 23 at The Tenth Mosaic at the Institut francais du Japon-Tokyo, brought producer Tetsuya Mizuguchi together with original director Jun Kobayashi, music producer Masakazu Hiroishi, and techno musician Ken Ishii. Mizuguchi said an Underworld version of Rez existed and Aphex Twin was on the verge of joining. Oval was added just before master-up.","whyItMatters":"The roundtable puts concrete, previously undiscussed production history on the record, naming Underworld, Fatboy Slim, and Aphex Twin as acts that might have appeared in Rez and Oval as a last-minute addition.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe event ran two days. Mizuguchi opened with a lecture tracing Rez to 1997, when he encountered an electronic music street parade in Zurich and connected the crowd\u0026#39;s surrender to music with the painter Wassily Kandinsky. He said the predecessor K Project searched for where groove is born, found an answer in call and response by way of Sado Island\u0026#39;s onidaiko and Kenyan polyrhythms, and turned that into the act of shooting.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe roundtable that followed moved to music. Mizuguchi told the panel an Underworld version of Rez existed, Aphex Twin was on the verge of participating, and Oval slipped in just before master-up, alongside talk of songs by Fatboy Slim.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Rez had an Underworld version and nearly landed Aphex Twin, per Tetsuya Mizuguchi. Oval was slotted in just before master-up, the detail that shows the music was still open in the final stretch.","twitterPost":"Tetsuya Mizuguchi says Oval was added to Rez just before master-up, a late substitution that hints at how tight the music selection stayed.","threadsPost":"Rez came close to an Aphex Twin contribution and once existed in an Underworld version, per Tetsuya Mizuguchi. Oval was added just before master-up. The substitutions point to music selection that stayed unresolved deep into production.","newsletterBlurb":"Rez marked 25 years with a stage event on September 22 and 23 at The Tenth Mosaic at the Institut francais du Japon-Tokyo. Tetsuya Mizuguchi lectured on the game's origins in a 1997 Zurich street parade and Wassily Kandinsky, then joined Jun Kobayashi, Masakazu Hiroishi, and Ken Ishii for a roundtable. There, Mizuguchi said an Underworld version of Rez existed, Aphex Twin was close to participating, and Oval was added just before master-up.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/kikakuthetower/261005d\",\"title\":\"Aphex Twin and Underworld Might Have Been Involved: A 25th Anniversary Roundtable on Rez, the Masterpiece That Fused Music and Games. Tetsuya Mizuguchi and Three Others Reveal the Phantom Participating Artists and the Brutal Reality Behind Production【The Tenth Mosaic】\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4801,"outputTokens":722,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791193468,"createdAt":"2026-10-05T09:39:57.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T09:43:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T09:43:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0f5694ea1d76f099ff6fc581","canonicalTitle":"「エイフェックス・ツイン」「アンダーワールド」が参加していたかもしれない──音楽とゲームが融合した名作『Rez』の25周年座談会。水口哲也氏ら4人が明かす、幻の参加アーティストと修羅場すぎる制作の裏側【The Tenth Mosaic】","representativeArticleId":"a_10ee9947226c3fb10e317414","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Rez\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Tetsuya Mizuguchi\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-05T03:00:02.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-05T03:00:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T09:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/kikakuthetower/261005d","title":"「エイフェックス・ツイン」「アンダーワールド」が参加していたかもしれない──音楽とゲームが融合した名作『Rez』の25周年座談会。水口哲也氏ら4人が明かす、幻の参加アーティストと修羅場すぎる制作の裏側【The Tenth Mosaic】"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Rez"],"studios":[],"people":["Tetsuya Mizuguchi"],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}