About Russell Lieblich
Lived 1953 – 2005 (aged 51). Russell Lieblich was an American musician, engineer, composer, game designer and game programmer.
Russell Lieblich (March 2, 1953 – January 26, 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 Commodore 64 (C64) music translation of one of LucasArts first titles, Ballblazer. He graduated with a Master's Degree in Music from UC San Diego.
His work spans more than 30 game titles; including Stealth ATF for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
A well known musician/composer from the demoscene, Romeo Knight, 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 51.
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Who was Russell Lieblich?
Video game composer
When was Russell Lieblich born?
Russell Lieblich was born on 2 March 1953 in New York.
When did Russell Lieblich die?
Russell Lieblich died on 26 January 2005 in Coram.
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Russell Lieblich was a musician, engineer, composer, game designer and game programmer.
What nationality was Russell Lieblich?
Russell Lieblich was American.
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