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Female Ranks Growing But Still Small in Game World
Although a greater percentage of women are reporting income from game audio this year, even after accounting for the lower average number of years of experience in the game audio industry, women still lag substantially behind men in this field. The figures were released as part of the 2016 Game Audio Industry Survey fielded by the producers […]
VR the Hot Ticket at GameSoundCon
Virtual reality sound for video games is a hot ticket at GameSoundCon, the annual conference for video game music and sound design that has sold out its Sept. 26-27 dates at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. “Virtual Reality is not only taking the game industry by storm, but most other forms of […]
Japan Groovin’ to ‘8Bit Music Power’
Nostalgia buffs who favor Nintendo Co.’s 1983 Family Computer video console will get a new music fix courtesy of Columbus Circle, which will release “8Bit Music Power,” a collection of classic chiptunes. The Japanese accessories manufacturer says the collection of 12 original tunes is the first new commercial Famicon cartridge release in 21 years. It will initially be available in […]
GameSoundCon Leaves it to Chance
Videogame music innovator Chance Thomas will keynote GameSoundCon 2015, taking place November 3-4 at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. The event brings together some of the most acclaimed composers and producers in the video game industry for two days of intensive presentations and hands-on training sessions. Thomas has created original music for some of the most successful […]
Taking it on the Road
Credibility — the final frontier. Video game music is now attracting respectable crowds of attentive concert-goers to live performances throughout North America and the world. Composer Tommy Tallarico, a veteran of 25 years, is currently cranking trax in Cologne, Germany, with the Kodály Philharmonic Orchestra. As part of his Video Games Live endeavor, which has dates […]
Color Me Shocked!
Although they were making a movie about video games, when it came to Pixels, composer Henry Jackman and director Chris Columbus wanted to steer away from the 8-bit sound one associates with Super Mario style boing-boing, opting instead for a symphonic score. What were they thinking? As revealed in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, “we discovered early on […]
‘Ludomusicology’ Explored
Ludomusicology – the study of music as it applies in videogames. I’ll bet you didn’t know it exists! Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) host Emily Reese is crazy about classical music and video game scores, and her fascinating interview with ludomusicologist Ryan Thompson explores the music of “Final Fantasy 6.” “The opera sequence itself kind of sums up, […]
‘Bleeps and Blops No More’
Excellent survey of music in video games, by Wendy Parker for Atlanta’s NPR station, WABE.
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