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==Resources==
==Resources==


==== Listening or Videos ====
==== Readings ====
 
* ''Music Theory Online:''
** [http://mtosmt.org/issues/mto.19.25.2/mto.19.25.2.atkinson.html Atkinson, "Soaring Through the Sky: Topics and Tropes in Video Game Music"]
** [https://www.mtosmt.org/issues/mto.19.25.3/mto.19.25.3.medina.gray.html Medina-Gray, "Analyzing Modular Smoothness in Video Game Music"]
 
====Listening or Videos====


*Reale, "Variations on a Theme by a Rogue A.I.: Music, Gameplay, and Storytelling in Portal 2" ([http://www.smt-v.org/archives/volume2.html#variations-on-a-theme-by-a-rogue-ai-music-gameplay-and-storytelling-in-portal-2-part-1-of-2 Part 1] | [http://www.smt-v.org/archives/volume2.html#variations-on-a-theme-by-a-rogue-ai-music-gameplay-and-storytelling-in-portal-2-part-2-of-2 Part 2])
*Reale, "Variations on a Theme by a Rogue A.I.: Music, Gameplay, and Storytelling in Portal 2" ([http://www.smt-v.org/archives/volume2.html#variations-on-a-theme-by-a-rogue-ai-music-gameplay-and-storytelling-in-portal-2-part-1-of-2 Part 1] | [http://www.smt-v.org/archives/volume2.html#variations-on-a-theme-by-a-rogue-ai-music-gameplay-and-storytelling-in-portal-2-part-2-of-2 Part 2])
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*Analysis of music from one or more video games
*Analysis of music from one or more video games
==Assessments==





Revision as of 13:50, 30 July 2020

This lesson is part of the Style & Compositional Techniques category.

Objectives

  • Students will be familiar with the compositional processes involved in writing for film, video, and video games
  • Students will be able to create a sequenced track which underscores a short video scene
  • Students will be able to plan a soundtrack for a limited video game segment with different possible player actions or movements

Resources

Readings

Listening or Videos

  • Reale, "Variations on a Theme by a Rogue A.I.: Music, Gameplay, and Storytelling in Portal 2" (Part 1 | Part 2)

Class Activities

  • Discussion of the mechanics and compositional challenges of scoring video games
  • Sketching a compositional plan for a short video game segment

Assignments

  • Analysis of music from one or more video games


Notes