GDC 2017 Flash Forward: Creating the Musical Identity and Style of Your Game
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Channel: GDC Festival of Gaming · 2017 · Education
In today's market there are thousands of games. Developers can set their game apart from the competition with a unique-sounding score. Music provides the emotional depth of the gaming experience, but the score is also a powerful branding device for the game. The score defines the genre, aesthetics, the world, characters, factions, the story, time and location. This talk will discuss the collaboration and the flow of ideas between the game developer, audio team, and their contract composer. The composer's core task is to create a memorable sonic world that fits the vision, aesthetics and style of the game like a glove. Penka discuss how developers successfully present their vision and articulate their musical needs, and how composers interpret and execute the ideas of their collaborators. She'll illustrate how the score is refined in the collaborative process. She will also discuss scenarios where things could go wrong. Penka Kouneva | Lead Composer, Kouneva Studios Location: Room 3006, West Hall Date: Thursday, March 2 Time: 2:00pm - 2:30pm Format: Session Track: Audio Pass Type: GDC All Access, GDC All Access + VRDC, GDC Main Conference, GDC Main Conference + VRDC, Audio Track Pass, GDC Main Conference + VRDC - Get your pass now! More details: http://schedule.gdconf.com/session/creating-the-musical-identity-and-style-of-your-game?_mc=sm_x_gdcsf_le_tsnr_gdcsf_x_x-tw GDC talks cover a range of developmental topics including game design, programming, audio, visual arts, business management, production, online games, and much more. We post a fresh GDC video every weekday. Subscribe to the channel to stay on top of regular updates, and check out GDC Vault for thousands of more in-depth talks from our archives. Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/Official_GDC Check out our Facebook page for GDC exclusives https://www.facebook.com/GameDevelopersConference Visit our site: http://ubm.io/2ctNvqZ
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