The Theory and Practice of Writing Music for Games

Author:   Steve Horowitz ,  Scott Looney (Game audio and game scoring instructor at Pyramind Training and part-time faculty at Academy of Art University)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781032540085


Pages:   228
Publication Date:   25 January 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Steve Horowitz ,  Scott Looney (Game audio and game scoring instructor at Pyramind Training and part-time faculty at Academy of Art University)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9781032540085


ISBN 10:   1032540087
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   25 January 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Steve Horowitz is a creator of odd but highly accessible sounds and a diverse and prolific musician. Perhaps best known as a composer and producer for his original soundtrack to the Academy Award-nominated film “Super Size Me.”, Steve is also a noted expert in the field of sound for games. As audio director at Nickelodeon Digital, he has literally worked on hundreds of well known titles, projects that have garnered multiple Kid Screen, Webby, and Broadcast Design awards. Horowitz also received a Grammy Award in recognition of his engineering work on the multi-artist release, “True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe [Sugar Hill].” Best Bluegrass Album” (1996). The artist behind thirty one albums of mind bending original music, Steve currently resides in San Francisco. Scott Looney is a passionate artist, soundsmith, educator, and curriculum developer who has been helping students understand the basic concepts and practices behind the creation of content for interactive media and games for over fifteen years. He pioneered interactive online audio courses for the Academy Of Art University, and has also taught at Ex’pression College, Cogswell College, Pyramind Training, UC SantaCruz, City College SF, SF State University and Oregon State University. He has created compelling sounds for audiences, game developers and ad agencies alike across a broad spectrum of genres and styles, from contemporary music to experimental noise. In addition to his work in game audio and education, he is currently researching procedural and generative sound applications in games, and mastering the art of code.

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