Music in video games : studying play / edited by K. J. Donnelly, William Gibbons, Neil Lerner.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • New York ; London : Routledge, 2014.
  • ©2014
Description
xiii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Availability

Available Online

Copies in the Library

Location Call Number Status Location Service Notes
Mendel Music Library - Stacks ML3540.7 .M88 2014 Browse related items Request

    Details

    Subject(s)
    Editor
    Series
    Routledge music and screen media series [More in this series]
    Summary note
    With topics ranging from early classics like Donkey Kong and Super Mario Bros. to more recent hits like Plants vs. Zombies, the eleven essays in Music in Video Games draw on the scholarly fields of musicology and music theory, film theory, and game studies, to investigate the history, function, style, and conventions of video game music.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Mario's dynamic leaps : musical innovations and the specter of early cinema in Donkey Kong and Super Mario Bros. / Neil Lerner
    • The temporary avatar zone : pico-pico parties in Tokyo / Chris Tonelli
    • Nintendo's art of musical play / Roger Moseley and Aya Saiki
    • Transcribing musical worlds, or, is L.A. noire a music game? / Steven Beverburg Reale
    • Meaningful modular combinations : simultaneous harp and environmental music in two Legend of Zelda games / Elizabeth Medina-Gray
    • Wandering tonalities : silence, sound, and morality in Shadow of the colossus / William Gibbons
    • Fear of the unknown : music and sound design in psychological horror games / Rebecca Roberts
    • Lawn of the dead : the indifference of musical destiny in Plants vs. zombies / K.J. Donnelly
    • Music, history, and progress in Sid Meier's Civilization IV / Karen Cook
    • "The place I'll return to someday" : musical nostalgia in Final fantasy IX / Jessica Kizzire
    • From Parsifal to the Playstation : Wagner and video game music / Tim Summers.
    ISBN
    • 9780415634434 (hardback)
    • 0415634431 (hardback)
    • 9780415634441 (paperback)
    • 041563444X (paperback)
    LCCN
    2013030028
    OCLC
    855209478
    Other standard number
    • 40023440163
    Statement on language in description
    Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...
    Other views
    Staff view