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Analyzing NES Music: Harmony, Form, and the Art of Technological Constraint

Analyzing NES Music: Harmony, Form, and the Art of Technological Constraint

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Availability:In StockContributor:Andrew SchartmannSeries:Studies in Game SoundPublish date:2025-05-28Pages:250
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Intellect (UK)ISBN-13:9781835951095ISBN-10:1835951090UPC:9781835951095Book Category:MusicBook Subcategory:Genres & Styles, Instruction & StudyBook Topic:Electronic, TheorySize:9.70 x 6.70 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.2Product ID:SCKCVRHF2S

Explores a core challenge of early video game composition: how to disguise repetition in music that repeats extensively. It develops a theory of harmony and form for Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) music and uses this theory to analyze five landmark scores: Super Mario Bros., Dragon Warrior, Metroid, Mega Man 2 and Silver Surfer. 170 b&w illus.

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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Intellect (UK)ISBN-13:9781835951095ISBN-10:1835951090UPC:9781835951095Book Category:MusicBook Subcategory:Genres & Styles, Instruction & StudyBook Topic:Electronic, TheorySize:9.70 x 6.70 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.2Product ID:SCKCVRHF2S
Andrew Schartmann is a faculty member at New England Conservatory and serves as audio director at Yale's XR Pediatrics video game lab. He is the author of several books including Koji Kondo's Super Mario Bros. Soundtrack.
Publisher: Intellect (UK)

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