
Studies in Game Sound: The Music of Nobuo Uematsu in the "Final Fantasy" Series (Hardcover)
(No ratings yet)
Key item features
On the oeuvre of Nobuo Uematsu, the Beethoven of video game music.
Japanese musician and composer Nobuo Uematsu has built his career and reputation on his soundtracks to the enduring Final Fantasy video game series, which are notable for their remarkable cinematic feel. Today Uematsu is one of Japan’s most beloved living composers, credited with inspiring a new generation of classical music fans. This volume, the first book-length study of the music of Uematsu, takes a variety of different analytical approaches to his body of work. It offers readers interested in ludomusicology—the study of and research into video game music—a variety of ways with which to understand Uematsu’s compositional process and the role that video game music has in the overall gaming experience.
Japanese musician and composer Nobuo Uematsu has built his career and reputation on his soundtracks to the enduring Final Fantasy video game series, which are notable for their remarkable cinematic feel. Today Uematsu is one of Japan’s most beloved living composers, credited with inspiring a new generation of classical music fans. This volume, the first book-length study of the music of Uematsu, takes a variety of different analytical approaches to his body of work. It offers readers interested in ludomusicology—the study of and research into video game music—a variety of ways with which to understand Uematsu’s compositional process and the role that video game music has in the overall gaming experience.
Specs
- Book formatHardcover
- Fiction/nonfictionNon-Fiction
- GenreMusic & Party
- Pub date20220101
- Pages360
- Series titleStudies in Game Sound
Current price is USD$136.23
Price when purchased online
Out of stock
How do you want your item?
Out of stock
About this item
Product details
Music of Nobuo Uematsu in the Final Fantasy Series
On the oeuvre of Nobuo Uematsu, the Beethoven of video game music.
Japanese musician and composer Nobuo Uematsu has built his career and reputation on his soundtracks to the enduring Final Fantasy video game series, which are notable for their remarkable cinematic feel. Today Uematsu is one of Japan’s most beloved living composers, credited with inspiring a new generation of classical music fans. This volume, the first book-length study of the music of Uematsu, takes a variety of different analytical approaches to his body of work. It offers readers interested in ludomusicology—the study of and research into video game music—a variety of ways with which to understand Uematsu’s compositional process and the role that video game music has in the overall gaming experience.
Japanese musician and composer Nobuo Uematsu has built his career and reputation on his soundtracks to the enduring Final Fantasy video game series, which are notable for their remarkable cinematic feel. Today Uematsu is one of Japan’s most beloved living composers, credited with inspiring a new generation of classical music fans. This volume, the first book-length study of the music of Uematsu, takes a variety of different analytical approaches to his body of work. It offers readers interested in ludomusicology—the study of and research into video game music—a variety of ways with which to understand Uematsu’s compositional process and the role that video game music has in the overall gaming experience.
info:
We aim to show you accurate product information. Manufacturers, suppliers and others provide what you see here, and we have not verified it. Â
Specifications
Book format
Hardcover
Fiction/nonfiction
Non-Fiction
Genre
Music & Party
Pub date
20220101
Warranty
Warranty information
Please be aware that the warranty terms on items offered for sale by third party Marketplace sellers may differ from those displayed in this section (if any). To confirm warranty terms on an item offered for sale by a third party Marketplace seller, please use the 'Contact seller' feature on the third party Marketplace seller's information page and request the item's warranty terms prior to purchase.
Similar items you might like
Based on what customers bought
Best seller BATTLEFIELD 6, PlayStation 5 $69.00
Best seller
$6900current price $69.00BATTLEFIELD 6, PlayStation 5
10284.4 out of 5 Stars. 1028 reviewsBest seller EA Sports FC 26 - PlayStation 4 Game $69.00
Best seller
$6900current price $69.00EA Sports FC 26 - PlayStation 4 Game
2724.4 out of 5 Stars. 272 reviewsDebussy, Bergson and the Music of 'la duree', (Hardcover) $203.96
$20396current price $203.96Debussy, Bergson and the Music of 'la duree', (Hardcover)
In 50+ people's carts EA Sports FC 26 - PlayStation 5 Game $69.00
In 50+ people's carts
$6900current price $69.00EA Sports FC 26 - PlayStation 5 Game
8194.4 out of 5 Stars. 819 reviewsPalgrave Games in Context Music, Sound and Identity in Video Games, (Hardcover) $113.90 Was $126.70
$11390current price $113.90, Was $126.70$126.70Palgrave Games in Context Music, Sound and Identity in Video Games, (Hardcover)
Best seller BATTLEFIELD 6, Xbox Series X $69.00
Best seller
$6900current price $69.00BATTLEFIELD 6, Xbox Series X
2404.2 out of 5 Stars. 240 reviewsEastman Studies in Music Schubert in the European Imagination, Volume 1: The Romantic and Victorian Eras, Book 40, (Hardcover) $111.00
$11100current price $111.00Eastman Studies in Music Schubert in the European Imagination, Volume 1: The Romantic and Victorian Eras, Book 40, (Hardcover)
Storyplaying: Agency and Narrative in Video Games, (Hardcover) $123.71 Was $140.69
$12371current price $123.71, Was $140.69$140.69Storyplaying: Agency and Narrative in Video Games, (Hardcover)
Best seller Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – PlayStation 5 $40.00 Was $69.00
Best seller
$4000current price $40.00, Was $69.00$69.00Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – PlayStation 5
2294.6 out of 5 Stars. 229 reviewsEastman Studies in Music Nadia Boulanger: Thoughts on Music, Book 166, (Hardcover) $195.73
$19573current price $195.73Eastman Studies in Music Nadia Boulanger: Thoughts on Music, Book 166, (Hardcover)
Best seller Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, PlayStation 5 $69.00
Best seller
$6900current price $69.00Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, PlayStation 5
4114.5 out of 5 Stars. 411 reviewsStudies in Medieval and Renaissance Musi Machaut's Music: New Interpretations, Book 1, (Hardcover) $120.45
$12045current price $120.45Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Musi Machaut's Music: New Interpretations, Book 1, (Hardcover)
Boss Fight Books Final Fantasy VI, (Paperback) $14.95
$1495current price $14.95Boss Fight Books Final Fantasy VI, (Paperback)
Daggerheart Core Set, (Hardcover) $44.48
$4448current price $44.48Daggerheart Core Set, (Hardcover)
134.6 out of 5 Stars. 13 reviewsMusic Since 1900 The Royal College of Music and its Contexts, (Hardcover) $128.12
$12812current price $128.12Music Since 1900 The Royal College of Music and its Contexts, (Hardcover)
Best seller PGA Tour 2K25, PlayStation 5 $19.93
Best seller
$1993current price $19.93PGA Tour 2K25, PlayStation 5
1534.6 out of 5 Stars. 153 reviewsFinal Fantasy VII: Final Fantasy VII Poster Collection (Paperback) $19.27
$1927current price $19.27Final Fantasy VII: Final Fantasy VII Poster Collection (Paperback)
Mozart's Così Fan Tutte: A Compositional History, (Hardcover) $135.34
$13534current price $135.34Mozart's Così Fan Tutte: A Compositional History, (Hardcover)
Final Fantasy XIV Final Fantasy XIV: Chronicles of Light, Volume II, (Hardcover) $21.04
$2104current price $21.04Final Fantasy XIV Final Fantasy XIV: Chronicles of Light, Volume II, (Hardcover)
Genre, Music and Sound Ludomusicology: Approaches to Video Game Music, (Hardcover) $105.14
$10514current price $105.14Genre, Music and Sound Ludomusicology: Approaches to Video Game Music, (Hardcover)
Customer ratings & reviews
0 ratings|0 reviews
This item does not have any reviews yet
