Emotion in Video Game Soundtracking

This book presents an overview of the emerging field of emotion in videogame soundtracking. The emotional impact of music has been well—documented, particularly when used to enhance the impact of a multimodal experience, such as combining images with audio as found in the videogames industry. Soundtracking videogames presents a unique challenge compared to traditional composition (for example film music) in that the narrative of gameplay is non—linear – Player dependent actions can change t...