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G|A|M|E Issue 6, 2017 – Hear the Music, Play the Game

Issue 6, 2017 - Hear the Music, Play the Game Music and Game Design: Interplays and Perspectives Edited by H. C. Rietveld & M. B. Carbone   Cover Art: Extase – a music game designed by R. Herbulot; programmed by P. Dublanchet; graphics by M. Rho; head design by P. Ulrich; music by P. Eidel & A. ...
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Introduction: Towards a Polyphonic Approach to Games and Music Studies

Hillegonda C Rietveld (London South Bank University) & Marco Benoît Carbone (London College of Communication)   PDF Download  Cover image: Rez HD (UGA/Q? Entertainment 2008)   There is a growing recognition of the role of music in games by the gaming industry, game fans, and journalists. Several conferences have been established on the roles of music ...
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“Heute gehört uns die Galaxie”: Music and Historical Credibility in Wolfenstein: The New Order’s Nazi Dystopia.

F. Peñate Domínguez (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)   PDF Download  Cover image: Bethesda Softworks/MachineGames (2014)   Abstract This article addresses the use of “Nazi rock ‘n’ roll” in Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014) as a strategy to reinforce a historically selective sense of verisimilitude of the game’s dystopian setting. In W:TNO’s production, cover replicas of US ...
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The Sound of 1-bit: Technical Constraint and Musical Creativity on the 48k Sinclair ZX Spectrum

Kenneth B. McAlpine (Abertay University)   PDF Download  Sinclair 48K ZX Spectrum motherboard, Issue 3B. 1983, Manufactured 1984. CC BY-SA 3.0 – Bill Bertram.   Abstract: This article explores constraint as a driver of creativity and innovation in early video game soundtracks. Using what was, perhaps, the most constrained platform of all, the 48k Sinclair ZX ...
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Driving the SID chip: Assembly Language, Composition, and Sound Design for the C64

James Newman (Bath Spa University, FHEA)   PDF Download  Cover image: The MOS 6581 Sound Interface Device or 'SID' chip (now part of the Twisted Electrons 'Therapsid' synthesizer: https://twisted-electrons.com/product/therapsid/; originally manufactured in 1984). Image credit: James Newman   Abstract The MOS6581, more commonly known as the Sound Interface Device, or SID chip, was the sonic heart of ...
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“All the Other Players Want to Look at My Pad”: Grime, Gaming, and Digital Identity

Rob Gallagher (King's College London)   PDF Download  Cover image: D Double E in the video for "Street Fighter Riddim" (timandbarrytv, 2010)   Abstract A fusion of jungle, garage, hip-hop and Jamaican sound system culture, grime emerged from the housing estates of East London in the early 2000s. The genre has always had strong ties ...
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