REVIEW | Ludomusicology: Approaches to Video Game Music

Authors

  • Sam Cleeve Birmingham City University

Keywords:

Ludomusicology, Music, Video Games

Abstract

Michiel Kamp, Tim Summers & Mark Sweeney Sheffield: Equinox, 2016 ISBN: 9781781791981 (PB) 10.5429/2079-3871(2017)v7i1.11en

Author Biography

Sam Cleeve, Birmingham City University

PhD Candidate Birmingham City University

References

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Grimshaw, M. (ed.) 2011. Game Sound Technology and Player Interaction: Concepts and Developments. Hershey: Information Science Reference.

Whalen, Z. 2004. “Play Along – An Approach to Videogame Music.” Game Studies 4(1). http://www.gamestudies.org/0401/whalen/.

Whalen, Z. 2007. “Film Music vs. Video-Game Music: The Case of Silent Hill.” In Music, Sound and Multimedia: From the Live to the Virtual, edited by J. Sexton, pp. 68–81. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

Harmonix 2005, Guitar Hero, video game, PlayStation 2, RedOctane, United States.

Slightly Mad Studios 2011, Shift 2: Unleashed, various platforms, Electronic Arts, United States.

Jason Graves. 2008. Dead Space Original Video Game Soundtrack. Electronic Arts, November 11, United States.

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Published

30-10-2017