Bits & Beats is our premiere newsletter focusing on musical storytelling, particularly through examining music theory and game design. We also love looking at both electronic & traditional instruments, as well as music-making apps.
The key arc for the gripping narrative in The Last of Us chronicles the shift from 'before' and 'after' for the hardened protagonist Joel, while the key arc in Journey symbolises the narrative of the traveller's adventure and homecoming.
In this topic, we explore uses for transitioning dynamically between different different audio tracks, in a non-linear fashion. (This...
How fast a particle moves back and forth -> how high the note sounds So human ears and other creatures&...
What’s different about music in games and dynamic media Music can be thought of as notes/sounds over time....
Introduction We'll explore concepts further in separate topics and link them here, if you’re feeling unfamiliar with...
Sky: Children of the Light In the game Sky: Children of the Light, a lot of sound effects in the...
Many songs can build on loops or musical ideas, gradually layering in more depth. In video games, this can be...
This post explores some dynamic uses of instrument layers, within video games. Journey In the game Journey, you’re a...