Unlimited Replays : Video Games and Classical Music Hardback
by William (Assistant Professor of Musicology, Assistant Professor of Musicology, Texas Christ Gibbons
Part of the Oxford Music/Media Series series
Hardback
Description
Classical music is everywhere in video games. Works by composers like Bach and Mozart fill the soundtracks of games ranging from arcade classics, to indie titles, to major franchises like BioShock, Civilization, and Fallout.
Children can learn about classical works and their histories from interactive iPad games.
World-renowned classical orchestras frequently perform concerts of game music to sold-out audiences.
But what do such combinations of art and entertainment reveal about the cultural value we place on these media?
Can classical music ever be video game music, and can game music ever be classical?
Delving into the shifting and often contradictory cultural definitions that emerge when classical music meets video games, Replay Value offers a new perspective on the possibilities and challenges of trying to distinguish between art and pop culture in contemporary society.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:210 pages, 13 tables; 31 screen captures
- Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication Date:10/05/2018
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- ISBN:9780190265250
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:210 pages, 13 tables; 31 screen captures
- Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication Date:10/05/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9780190265250
