Pixel Soundtracks - (Music Pro Guides) by Tim Summers (Paperback)
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Highlights
- An accessible guide to video game music, this book covers essential topics for understanding game music--from how games produce chip sounds to the significance of game music in concerts.
- About the Author: Tim Summers is senior lecturer in music at Royal Holloway University of London.
- 272 Pages
- Music, Instruction & Study
- Series Name: Music Pro Guides
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About the Book
An accessible guide to video game music, this book covers essential topics for understanding game music-from how games produce chip sounds to the significance of game music in concerts. It explains both technical and cultural aspects, using twenty games as case studies, and sh...Book Synopsis
An accessible guide to video game music, this book covers essential topics for understanding game music--from how games produce chip sounds to the significance of game music in concerts. It explains both technical and cultural aspects, using twenty games as case studies, and shows how video game music works and why it matters to so many people.
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Drawing on the latest research and his flair for the literary, Tim Summers expertly guides the reader on a nostalgic, informative, and thoroughly enjoyable journey across the history of video game music. From experts to newcomers, anyone interested in games and their music will find something to love in this richly detailed but accessible book.
Tim Summers is one of the world's leading scholars on the study of video game music. This volume reasserts his primacy with highly informed and acute analysis in this expert study of video game music across the years. Each section of this new book focuses on a single game, which is exciting for those who know the game and highly informative for those who might not, and the writing is never less than compelling.
With this book, Tim Summers provides an impressively comprehensive introduction to the many powers and puzzles of video game music. This is an accessible and extremely valuable resource for newcomers to this area of study. Experienced readers will also find many new examples and insights in these pages!
About the Author
Tim Summers is senior lecturer in music at Royal Holloway University of London. Summers co-founded the European Ludomusicology Research Group and was a founding editor of the Journal of Sound and Music in Games. His books include Understanding Video Game Music, The Queerness of Video Game Music and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - A Game Score Companion. Tim regularly contributes to articles, podcasts and radio programs on the topic of video game music.