A composer's guide to game music /
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 chu...
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
The MIT Press,
2017.
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| Edition: | First MIT Press paperback edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Why would you want to write music for games?
- A composer's creative skillset
- Immersion : how music deepens the play experience
- 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 : rendered music
- Interactive music in games : music data
- A game composer's technical skillset
- Acting like a business and finding work.