History of Video Game Music
Discover the story behind video game music and soundtracks with Abertay University’s free online course featuring interviews with top video game composers.
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for anyone interested in game design and development. This includes those considering studying it at university and entering the games industry or becoming a video game music composer.
It will also appeal to anyone interested in electronic or gaming music, movie soundtracks, screen media, and video games.
Some experience of music notation and music theory would be helpful, but no prior knowledge is required or assumed.
What topics will you cover?
The Atari VCS
The ZX Spectrum
The Commodore 64
Week 1 Summary and Test
The NES
From Chips to Tunes
Playing with Sound: Adaptive Music Engines
Week 2 Summary and Test
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
Describe key moments in the development of video game soundtracks from the first generation of microcomputers and consoles to the present day
Explain how the technical constraints of early video game consoles and home computers shaped the qualities of the music that was written for them
Evaluate different approaches to writing and implementing interactive music for video games
Discuss the main ideas of the course and share your insights with other participants
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