Analyzing NES Music: Harmony, Form, and the Art of Technological Constraint

By Andrew Schartmann

Explores a core challenge of early video game composition: how to disguise repetition in music that repeats extensively. It develops a theory of harmony and form for Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) music and uses this theory to analyze five landmark scores: Super Mario Bros., Dragon Warrior, Metroid, Mega Man 2 and Silver Surfer. 170 b&w illus.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1835951090
• ISBN13: 9781835951095
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Intellect (UK)
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.