LEADER 02524nam 22003613 450 001 9910855392203321 005 20240503080328.0 010 $a9783031468063 035 $a(CKB)31801775100041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31313100 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31313100 035 $a(EXLCZ)9931801775100041 100 $a20240503d2024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aUnity, Ambiguity, and Flexibility in Theme Music for Game Shows $eA Winning Combination 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aCham :$cPalgrave Macmillan,$d2024. 210 4$d©2024. 215 $a1 online resource (103 pages) 311 08$a9783031468056 327 $aIntro -- Composers and Copyrights -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- The Need for Flexibility -- Big and Small Screens: Music for Film, Television, and Video Games -- Two Basic Concepts: Unity and Ambiguity -- History and Scope -- Methodology and Terminology -- Looking Ahead: Analytical Plan -- References -- Chapter 2: Creating Unity Through Thematic Repetition and Saturation -- Generating Music through Motive and Other Characteristics -- Specific Examples of Musical Generation -- The Vamp -- Theme-Generated Cues in The Price Is Right -- Unity: Just Half of the Puzzle -- References -- Chapter 3: Creating Ambiguity Through Metrical, Formal, and Harmonic Disruptions -- Completing the Equation -- Repetition: The Double-Edged Sword -- Modulation and Tonal Disorientation -- Meter and Phrasing: Subverting Expectations -- Some Final Words on Expectation -- References -- Chapter 4: Bonus Round: Nostalgia and the Reboot -- Subject and Scope of This Chapter -- Historical Revivals Pre-2016 -- Recent Revivals, Renewed Nostalgia -- Music Package Updates and Refreshes -- Returning to an Original: Two Special Cases -- Looking Back: What's Ahead -- References -- Chapter 5: Conclusion -- Small- and Large-Scale Unity -- The Many Guises of Ambiguity -- Musical and Technological Updates: Balancing Past and Present -- Opportunities for Future Research -- Some Final Thoughts -- References -- Index. 676 $a781.546 700 $aGage$b Christopher$01738181 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910855392203321 996 $aUnity, Ambiguity, and Flexibility in Theme Music for Game Shows$94160168 997 $aUNINA