Understanding Game Scoring: The Evolution of Compositional Practice for and through Gaming

Contents

• Contents
• List of Tables
• List of Figures
• Chapter 1 An Introduction to Game Scoring
• Disasterpeace and FEZ: A Case Study of Game Scoring
• Music System Overview: Sequence Context Menu
• Music System Overview: Scripts Browser
• Music System Overview: Main Composition Sequencer
• Game Scoring as an Unique Mode of Musical Composition
• Methodology and Outline
• Bibliography
• Chapter 2 Game Scoring's Interactive Multimedia Context
• Spatial Emulation, the "Gaming Diegesis" and Game Scoring
• Interactivity: A New Element
• Audial Responsibility in the Interactive Multimedia Text: A Case Study of the Score for The Legend of Zelda (1987)
• Case Study Conclusions: Williams, Cage and Game Scoring as Aleatoric Composition
• Game Scoring Taxonomy: Title Music
• Game Scoring Taxonomy: Source Music
• Source Music Case Study: Kondo's "Lost Woods" Vs. Vreeland's "Reflection"
• Game Scoring Taxonomy: Results Music
• Chapter Conclusions
• Bibliography
• Chapter 3 Game Scoring and Gaming Technology
• Case Study: The Nintendo Entertainment System's Sound Hardware Configuration
• Channel Overview: Pulse Wave Channels
• Channel Overview: Triangle Wave Channel
• Channel Overview: Noise Channel
• Channel Overview: Delta Modulation Channel
• NES Game Scoring Techniques
• NES Game Scoring Techniques: 2-Channel Echo
• NES Game Scoring Techniques: Single Channel Echo
• NES Game Scoring Techniques: Arpeggio & Psychoacoustic Block Chords
• NES Game Scoring Techniques: TWC Kick Drum Sounds
• NES Game Scoring Techniques: Melodic Samples
• Putting It All Together: The APU Mixer
• Case Study Summary
• Game Scoring Taxonomy: Logo Jingles
• Game Scoring Taxonomy: Loading Music
• Game Scoring Taxonomy: Voice Acting and Vocals
• Chapter Conclusions
• Bibliography
• Chapter 4 Game Design and Game Scoring as Software Programming
• Game Scoring Taxonomy: Introduction Music
• Game Scoring Taxonomy: Demo Music
• Game Scoring Taxonomy: Gameplay Music
• Gameplay Music: Hub Music
• Gameplay Music: Area Music
• Area Music Case Study: Game Scoring as Mimetic Music Technology in Tetris (1984) and Guitar Hero (2005)
• Gameplay Music: Area Music, cont.
• Gameplay Music: Time System Jingles
• Gameplay Music: Battle Music
• Gameplay Music: Rest Music
• Gameplay Music: Dialogue Music
• Dialogue Music Case Study: The Owl and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993)
• Gameplay Music: Challenge Music
• Chapter Conclusions
• Bibliography
• Chapter 5 Game Scoring: Gameplay as Performance of Aleatoric Composition
• Before Video Games: The Aleatoric Tradition
• A Note on Sound Effects
• Case Study: Super Mario Bros. (World 6-2)
• Game Scores Vs. Game Soundtracks: Super Mario Bros. on CD
• Case Study Conclusions
• Game Scoring Taxonomy: Menu Sound Effects
• Mario Menus: A Case Study of Menu Sound Effects in Two Super Mario Games
• Menu Sound Effects, Cont.
• Game Scoring Taxonomy: Menu Music
• Game Scoring Taxonomy: Status Music (Gameplay Music, Cont.)
• Game Scoring Taxonomy: Gameplay Sound Effects
• Game Scoring Taxonomy: "Ambiences" or Ambient Sound Effects
• Chapter Conclusions
• Bibliography
• Chapter 6 Game Scoring: Conclusion
• Future Directions
• Significance
• Implications
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Index