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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464934003321

Autore

Phillips Winifred

Titolo

A composer's guide to game music / / Winifred Phillips

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-262-32133-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (285 p.)

Disciplina

781.5/4

Soggetti

Video game music - Instruction and study

Computer game music - Instruction and study

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.