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Koji Kondo's Super Mario Bros. Soundtrack (33 1/3)
Author: Schartmann, Andrew
Publication Date: 05/21/2015
Format: Paperback
Koji Kondo's Super Mario Bros. (1985) Score Redefined Video Game Music. With Under Three Minutes Of Music, Kondo Put To Rest An Era Of Bleeps And Bloops-the Sterile Products Of A Lab Environment-replacing It With One In Which Game Sounds Constituted A Legitimate Form Of Artistic Expression. Andrew Schartmann Takes Us Through The Various External Factors (e.g., The Video Game Crash Of 1983, Nintendo's Marketing Tactics) That Coalesced Into A Ripe Environment In Which Kondo's Musical Experiments Could Thrive. He Then Delves Into The Music Itself, Searching For Reasons Why Our Hearts Still Dance To The Primitive 8-bit Tunes Of A Bygone Era.--publisher's Description. Contexts. An Unlikely Hero Is Born ; Mario Grows Up ; Kondo's Compositional Philosophy ; Kondo's Instruments -- Music. Overworlds And Underworlds ; The Underwater Waltz ; Bowser's Castle Theme & Other Endings ; Sound Effects. Andrew Schartmann. Includes Bibliographical References.
Author: Schartmann, Andrew
Publication Date: 05/21/2015
Format: Paperback
Koji Kondo's Super Mario Bros. (1985) Score Redefined Video Game Music. With Under Three Minutes Of Music, Kondo Put To Rest An Era Of Bleeps And Bloops-the Sterile Products Of A Lab Environment-replacing It With One In Which Game Sounds Constituted A Legitimate Form Of Artistic Expression. Andrew Schartmann Takes Us Through The Various External Factors (e.g., The Video Game Crash Of 1983, Nintendo's Marketing Tactics) That Coalesced Into A Ripe Environment In Which Kondo's Musical Experiments Could Thrive. He Then Delves Into The Music Itself, Searching For Reasons Why Our Hearts Still Dance To The Primitive 8-bit Tunes Of A Bygone Era.--publisher's Description. Contexts. An Unlikely Hero Is Born ; Mario Grows Up ; Kondo's Compositional Philosophy ; Kondo's Instruments -- Music. Overworlds And Underworlds ; The Underwater Waltz ; Bowser's Castle Theme & Other Endings ; Sound Effects. Andrew Schartmann. Includes Bibliographical References.