Composition

The creative use of indeterminacy, that is, "chance," is an often-overlooked design opportunity despite the universality of chance in art, nature, science, and life. How can "chance," a seemingly capricious phenomenon, be made to work for someone? One...

Musical scores – like literature, poetry, and technical manuals – are documents. The central tenet of this book is that musical composition in the digital age is a form of document engineering. In essence, music shares with other forms of creative...

Tim Summers provides an engaging introduction to video game music aimed at game fans, music enthusiasts, budding composers, music professionals, and anyone with an interest in the topic. Based on the latest research, chapters explore a wide variety of...