The game music toolbox : composition techniques and production tools from 20 iconic game soundtracks /: composition techniques and production tools from 20 iconic game soundtracks. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Marios Aristopoulos.
• Authors: Aristopoulos, Marios
• Contents: 1. SPACE INVADERS (1978) - Mickey Mousing, Programmable Sound Generators, and the Birth of Interactive Game Music 2. BALLBLAZER (1985) - Algorithmic Guitar Solos to Infinity! 3. THE LEGEND OF ZELDA (1986) – Music Sequences, Musical SFX, and the SNES sound 4. AMEGAS (1987) - The Birth of the Tracker Sequencer 5. THE SECRET OF THE MONKEY ISLAND (1990) – The Secrets of Pirate Reggae! 6. STREET FIGHTER II (1991) –Melodic Tension in Guile’s, Ken’s and Blanka’s themes 7. MORTAL KOMBAT (1992) – From the Arcades to the Dance Floor, Formulaic Writing Makes a Classic Hit 8. DIABLO (1996): Chromatic chords and non-functional harmony in Tristram Village 9. ASSASSIN’S CREED - Music as a Time Travelling Device in Four Historical Games of the Franchise 10. JOURNEY (2012) – a Masterclass in Monothematic Scoring 11. THE LAST OF US (2013) – WHEN LESS IS MORE – SPACE & SILENCE AS STORYTELLING DEVICES 12. ALIEN ISOLATION (2014) – In Space None Can Hear You Scream! - Controlling Tension with a Vertical Layers System 13. MARIO KART 8 (2014) – Music as an Information Device 14. APOTHEON (2016) – Recombinant Cells - A Generative Technique for Producing Musical Variation 15. NO MAN’S SKY (2016) – A Conversation With the Audio Director Paul Weir 16. DOOM (2016) – The Doom Instrument – Using FX chains creatively 17. CALL OF DUTY WW2 (2017) – A Conversation with the Composer Wilbert Roget, II 18. SHADOW OF THE TOMB RAIDER (2018) – Music as Meditation, Lost Instruments, and 3D Mixing 19. CONTROL (2019) - A Conversation with Composer Petri Alanko 20. CYBERPUNK 2077 (2021) – Diegetic Music in Night City, Riff-based Composition, and the Sound of Sci-Fi
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: New York : Focal Press
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (196 pages), illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 781.54; Video game music -- Instruction and study; Video game music -- Analysis, appreciation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000876055; 9781000876031
• Related ISBNs: 9780367705503; 9780367705497
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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