Description
| Product ID: | 9781789382273 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Studies in Game Sound and Music |
| Title: | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time |
| Subtitle: | A Game Music Companion |
| Authors: | Author: Tim Summers, Melanie Fritsch |
| Page Count: | 334 |
| Subjects: | Music, Music, Media studies, Media studies |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Discusses the use of music in a well-loved and culturally significant game - Ocarina of Time. Examining music in different contexts, it identifies music''s role and function within the game and in gameplay overall, and uses this to investigate wider issues in music and media studies and fan cultures. New in paperback. 119 b/w illus. Some 22 years after its creation, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is still held in high critical regard as one of the finest examples of the video game medium. The same is true of the game’s music, whose superlative reception continues to be evident, whether in the context of the game or in orchestral concerts and recordings of the game’s music. Given music’s well-established significance for the video game form, it is no coincidence that music is placed at the forefront of this most lauded and loved of games. In Ocarina of Time, music connects and unifies all aspects of the game, from the narrative conceit to the interactive mechanics, from the characters to the virtual worlds, and even into the activity of legions of fans and gamers, who play, replay and reconfigure the music in an enduring cultural site that has Ocarina of Time at its centre. As video game music studies begins to mature into a coherent field, it is now possible to take the theoretical apparatus and critical approaches that have been developed in antecedent scholarship and put these into practice in the context of an extended concrete game example. The most extensive investigation into the music of a single game yet undertaken, this book serves three important primary purposes: first, it provides a historical-critical account of the music of an important video game text; second, it uses this investigation to explore wider issues in music and media studies (including interactivity, fan cultures, and music and technology); and third, it serves as a model for future in-depth studies of video game music. |
| Imprint Name: | Intellect Books |
| Publisher Name: | Intellect Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-03-22 |
