Analyzing NES Music
Analyzing NES Music

Description
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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Details
9781835951095
Hardback
Height: 251 mm
Width: 178 mm