Nostalgia and videogame music : a primer of case studies, theories, and analyses for the player-academic /
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Nostalgia and videogame music : a primer of case studies, theories, and analyses for the player-academic /

This collection of essays addresses the fascinating intersection between nostalgia and videogame music. From Nintendo to PlayStation, Zelda to Bioshock, and cult to classic games - this anthology takes readers on a musical journey into personal, historical and virtual pasts. 15 b/w illus.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: PALCI EBSCO books
Other Authors: Aksoy, Can (Editor), Pozderac-Chenevey, Sarah (Editor), Rone, Vincent E. (Editor)
Format: Online Book
Language:English
Published: Bristol, UK ; Chicago : Intellect, 2022.
Series:Studies in game sound and music.
Subjects:
Video game music > History and criticism.
Video game music > Analysis, appreciation.
Nostalgia in music.
Access:Online version
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Nostalgia and Videogame Music
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Dedication and Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • PART 1: ARTICULATING NOSTALGIA AND VIDEOGAME MUSIC
  • 1. A Player's Guide to the Psychology of Nostalgia and Videogame Music
  • 2. And the Music Keeps on Playing: Nostalgia in Paraludical Videogame Music Consumption
  • PART 2: OBJECTIFYING NOSTALGIA AND VIDEOGAME MUSIC
  • 3. My Childhood Is in Your Hands: Videogame Concerts as Commodified and Tangible Nostalgic Experiences
  • 4. Remembering the Rules: Immersive Nostalgia in Final Fantasy Leitmotifs
  • 5. The Sounds of 8-Bit Nostalgia: The Resurgence of Chiptune Music in Contemporary Film-Based Videogames
  • PART 3: SUBJECTIFYING NOSTALGIA AND VIDEOGAME MUSIC
  • 6. A Link between Worlds: Nostalgia and Liminality in Musical Covers of The Legend of Zelda
  • 7. You Unlock This Game with the Key of Imagination: The Twilight Zone: The Game (2014), Musical Parody, and the Sound of Nostalgia
  • 8. "This Game Stinks": Musical Parody and Nostalgia in EarthBound
  • PART 4: CONFRONTING NOSTALGIA AND VIDEOGAME MUSIC
  • 9. Playing Music Videos: Three Case Studies of Interaction between Performing Videogames and Remembering Music Videos
  • 10. Remembering Tomorrow: Music and Nostalgia in Fallout's Retro-Future
  • 11. Confronting Nostalgia for Racism in American Popular Music via BioShock Infinite
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Index
  • Back Cover

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