Creating Music and Sound for Games

by G.W. Childs IV

Overview

Get ready to step into the mysterious world of the video game sound designer and composer. Creating Music and Sound for Games examines the responsibilities associated with each of these roles and offers tips and insight for breaking into the business. With focused sections for each of these important roles, this book offers an insider's look into how the sound designer and compositor fit into the game production team and how these roles interact with one another. You'll cover the essential tools of the trade and will examine sound design and compositional tips that can save you time and make you more efficient.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781598637793
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	10/18/2011
Sold by:	CENGAGE LEARNING
Format:	eBook
File size:	12 MB
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About the Author

G.W. Childs IV has written several titles covering all manner of audio excitement, from Creating Music and Sound for Games to Using Reason Onstage: Skill Pack. Beginning with a distinguished career in the U.S. Army as an audio and video editor, G.W.'s passion led him to LucasArts, where he worked again as an audio editor, sound designer, and audio engineer on game titles such as The Force Unleashed and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. He was also an actor on Star Wars: Battlefront. During this time, G.W. also began freelancing as a sound designer for companies such as Propellerhead, with whom he acted as a sound designer for Reason 3 and Reason 4 factory sound banks, and Cakewalk, where he worked on the sound bank for Rapture. As a musician, G.W. has played for years in the critically acclaimed musical act Soil & Eclipse (www.soilandeclipse.com) and Deathline International. He has also remixed several well-known acts, such as Ray Charles, James Brown, and Gene Loves Jezebel.

Table of Contents

1. Overview of Integration of Music and Gaming. 2. Features Needed in Music Software for Game Music Composing 3. The Game Soundtrack—What it is and How it Works 4. Special Considerations Composing Cues for Games 5. Integrating Your Compositions with Game Clips 6. Syncing Your Composition to Game Scenes 7. Different Formats for Game Music 8. Submitting Your Game Music 9. Getting into the Game Music Industry App. A: List of Applications Mentioned