Video Game Music Analysis

Friday Nights, 6:00-7:00 pm

10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13

$100 for all four classes

Week 1:  A sweeping overview of the history of video game music, the basics of video game music analysis using two different models: classical music theory and video game narrative structure (adaptive audio, non-linear stories, etc)

Week 2:  An in-depth look at Koji Kondo, the creator of some of the most iconic video game melodies (Mario, Zelda, Super Smash Bros)

Week 3:  Andrew Norman (an orchestral composer inspired by video game narratives), preparation for next week’s presentations

Week 4:  Students will present their own individual analysis of a video game soundtrack of their choosing