Introduction to Video Game Music Studies

Undergraduate / Graduate

This course will offer an overview of current studies in video game music, a relatively new and interdisciplinary academic field. Through reading, listening, and playing, students will explore how and why music is incorporated into video games, as well as the relationship between games and other kinds of musical multimedia. Students will also have the opportunity to compose their own music. No background in music is required. This course counts towards the Media Theory requirement for the MAAD program.