A composer's guide to game music / Winifred Phillips.
By: Phillips, Winifred
Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (285 pages) : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resource001: 45059ISBN: 9780262321334 (e-book)Subject(s): Video game music -- Instruction and study | Computer game music -- Instruction and studyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Composer's guide to game music.DDC classification: 781.5/4 LOC classification: MT64.V53 | P45 2014Online resources: Click to View | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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A comprehensive, practical guide to composing video game music, from acquiring the necessary skills to finding work in the field.
Music in video games is often a sophisticated, complex composition that serves to engage the player, set the pace of play, and aid interactivity. Composers of video game music must master an array of specialized skills not taught in the conservatory, including the creation of linear loops, music chunks for horizontal resequencing, and compositional fragments for use within a generative framework. In A Composer's Guide to Game Music , Winifred Phillips--herself an award-winning composer of video game music--provides a comprehensive, practical guide that leads an aspiring video game composer from acquiring the necessary creative skills to understanding the function of music in games to finding work in the field.
Musicians and composers may be drawn to game music composition because the game industry is a multibillion-dollar, employment-generating economic powerhouse, but, Phillips writes, the most important qualification for a musician who wants to become a game music composer is a love of video games. Phillips offers detailed coverage of essential topics, including musicianship and composition experience; immersion; musical themes; music and game genres; workflow; working with a development team; linear music; interactive music, both rendered and generative; audio technology, from mixers and preamps to software; and running a business.
A Composer's Guide to Game Music offers indispensable guidance for musicians and composers who want to deploy their creativity in a dynamic and growing industry, protect their musical identities while working in a highly technical field, and create great music within the constraints of a new medium.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why would you want to write music for games? -- A composer's creative skillset -- Immersion -- The importance of themes -- Music genres and game genres -- Roles and functions of music in games -- Preparation and workflow -- The development team -- Music needs of the game -- Linear music in games -- Interactive music in games -- Interactive music in games -- A game composer's technical skillset -- Acting like a business and finding work.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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