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. ...
Introduction: Towards a Polyphonic Approach to Games and Music Studies
Hillegonda C Rietveld (London South Bank University)
& Marco Benoît Carbone (London College of Communication)
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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 ...
“Heute gehört uns die Galaxie”: Music and Historical Credibility in Wolfenstein: The New Order’s Nazi Dystopia.
F. Peñate Domínguez (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
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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 ...
The Sound of 1-bit: Technical Constraint and Musical Creativity on the 48k Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Kenneth B. McAlpine (Abertay University)
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Sinclair 48K ZX Spectrum motherboard, Issue 3B. 1983, Manufactured 1984.
CC BY-SA 3.0 – Bill Bertram.
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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 ...
Driving the SID chip: Assembly Language, Composition, and Sound Design for the C64
James Newman (Bath Spa University, FHEA)
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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
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The MOS6581, more commonly known as the Sound Interface Device, or SID chip, was the sonic heart of ...
“All the Other Players Want to Look at My Pad”: Grime, Gaming, and Digital Identity
Rob Gallagher (King's College London)
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Cover image: D Double E in the video for "Street Fighter Riddim" (timandbarrytv, 2010)
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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 ...