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Author Phillips, Winifred, author.

Title A composer's guide to game music / by Winifred Phillips
Published Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2014]
©2014

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Contents 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
Summary This book provides a comprehensive, practical guide that leads an aspiring video game composer from acquiring the necessary creative skills to understanding the function of music in games to finding work in the field. Phillips offers detailed coverage of essential topics, including musicianship and composition experience; immersion; musical themes; music and game genres; workflow; working with a development team; linear music; interactive music, both rendered and generative; audio technology, from mixers and preamps to software; and running a business. This resource offers indispensable guidance for musicians and composers who want to deploy their creativity in a dynamic and growing industry, protect their musical identities while working in a highly technical field, and create great music within the constraints of a new medium. -- Edited summary from book
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Video game music -- Writing and publishing.
Computer game music -- Writing and publishing.
Video game music -- Instruction and study
Computer game music -- Instruction and study
MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Theory.
MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Composition.
Computer game music -- Writing and publishing
Video game music -- Writing and publishing
Computerspiel
Musik
Komponist
Komposition
Videospiel
Genre/Form handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780262321334
0262321335
9780262321341
0262321343