Videogame Music: chiptunes byte back?

Mitchell, Grethe and Clarke, Andy (2007) Videogame Music: chiptunes byte back? In: Situated Play: DiGRA 2007 Conference Proceedings. Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, University of Tokyo., Tokyo, pp. 393-399. ISBN UNSPECIFIED

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This chapter explores the sonic subcultures of videogame art and videogame-related fan art. It looks at the work of videogame musicians - not those producing the music for commercial games - but artists and hobbyists who produce musci by hacking and reprogramming videogame hardware, or by sampling in-game sound effects and music for use in their own compositions. It discusses the motivations and methodologies behind some of this work. It explores

Additional Information:This chapter explores the sonic subcultures of videogame art and videogame-related fan art. It looks at the work of videogame musicians - not those producing the music for commercial games - but artists and hobbyists who produce musci by hacking and reprogramming videogame hardware, or by sampling in-game sound effects and music for use in their own compositions. It discusses the motivations and methodologies behind some of this work. It explores
Keywords:Videogames, Chiptunes, Fan Art, Videogame Art, Sonic subcultures, Videogame music, 8-bit, 8-bit aesthetic, looping, appropriation, remixing, reworking, Gameboy, C64, LSDJ, Nanoloop
Subjects:P Mass Communications and Documentation > P304 Electronic Media studies
W Creative Arts and Design > W340 Types of Music
W Creative Arts and Design > W350 Musicology
W Creative Arts and Design > W300 Music
W Creative Arts and Design > W390 Music not elsewhere classified
W Creative Arts and Design > W280 Interactive and Electronic Design
Divisions:College of Arts > Lincoln School of Film & Media > Lincoln School of Film & Media (Media)
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