The Game Music Toolbox: Composition Techniques and Production Tools from 20 Iconic Game Soundtracks

The Game Music Toolbox provides readers with the tools, models, and techniques to create and expand a compositional toolbox, through a collection of 20 iconic case studies taken from different eras of game music. Discover many of the composition and production techniques behind popular music themes from games such as Cyberpunk 2077, Mario Kart 8, The Legend of Zelda, Street Fighter II, Diablo, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Last of Us, and many others. The Game Music Toolbox features:Exclusive interviews from industry expertsTranscriptions and harmonic analyses101 music theory introductions for beginnersCareer development ideas and strategiesCopyright and business fundamentalsAn introduction to audio implementation for composers Practical takeaway tasks to equip readers with techniques for their own game musicThe Game Music Toolbox is crucial reading for game music composers and audio professionals of all backgrounds, as well as undergraduates looking to forge a career in the video game industry. Read more