Koji Kondo's Super Mario Bros. Soundtrack

Author: Andrew Schartmann
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1628928557
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 169

Book Description
Koji Kondo's Super Mario Bros. (1985) score redefined video game music. With under three minutes of music, Kondo put to rest an era of bleeps and bloops-the sterile products of a lab environment-replacing it with one in which game sounds constituted a legitimate form of artistic expression. Andrew Schartmann takes us through the various external factors (e.g., the video game crash of 1983, Nintendo's marketing tactics) that coalesced into a ripe environment in which Kondo's musical experiments could thrive. He then delves into the music itself, searching for reasons why our hearts still dance to the “primitive” 8-bit tunes of a bygone era. What musical features are responsible for Kondo's distinct “Mario sound”? How do the different themes underscore the vastness of Princess Peach's Mushroom Kingdom? And in what ways do the game's sound effects resonate with our physical experience of the world? These and other questions are explored within, through the lens of Kondo's compositional philosophy-one that would influence an entire generation of video game composers. As Kondo himself stated, “we [at Nintendo] were trying to do something that had never been done before.” In this book, Schartmann shows his readers how Kondo and his team not just succeeded, but heralded in a new era of video games.

Super Mario Series for Piano

Author: Koji Kondo
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 0739088106
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 83

Book Description
After decades of anticipation, Alfred is proud to release the officially licensed, collectible sheet music companion folios to the Super Mario Bros.™ video game series. The 34 arrangements in this intermediate-advanced piano edition are note-for-note transcriptions of instantly recognizable melodies beloved by generations of gamers around the globe. From Koji Kondo's iconic "Super Mario Bros.™ Ground Background Music" to the New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii™ themes, the dozens of pieces in this book represent two and a half decades of Nintendo® video game favorites. Adding to the fun, graphics from the corresponding games grace each page of the sheet music. Impress friends, family, and audiences of all ages by playing from this magnificent collection, which makes a great gift for every pianist. Titles: * Super Mario Bros.™ Ground Background Music * Super Mario Bros.™ Underground Background Music * Super Mario Bros.™ Underwater Background Music * Super Mario Bros.™ Castle Background Music * Super Mario Bros.™ Invincible Background Music * Super Mario Bros.™: The Lost Levels Ending * Super Mario Bros.™ 3 Map 1 * Super Mario Bros.™ 3 Ground Background Music * Super Mario Bros.™ 3 Boss of the Fortress * Super Mario Bros.™ 3 Skyship Background Music * Super Mario World™ Title * Super Mario World™ Castle Background Music * Dr. Mario™ Chill * Dr. Mario™ Title Background Music * Super Mario Kart™ Mario Circuit * Super Mario World™ 2 Yoshi's Island™ Athletic * Super Mario World™ 2 Yoshi's Island™ Ground Background Music * Super Mario 64™ Main Theme * Super Mario 64™ Water Land * Mario Kart™ 64 Circuit * Super Mario Sunshine™ Dolpic Town * New Super Mario Bros.™ Title * New Super Mario Bros.™ Giant Background Music * New Super Mario Bros.™ Battle Background Music 2 * New Super Mario Bros.™ Battle Background Music 1 * Super Mario Galaxy™ Ending Staff Credit Roll * Mario Kart™ Wii™ Rainbow Road * New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii™ Ground Background Music * New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii™ Underwater Background Music * New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii™ Desert Background Music * Super Mario Bros.™ Time Up Warning Fanfare * Super Mario Bros.™ Course Clear Fanfare * Super Mario Bros.™ World Clear Fanfare * Super Mario Bros.™ Power Down, Game Over

Super Mario Jazz Piano Arrangements

Author: Koji Kondo
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 1470625628
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 38

Book Description
The globally beloved musical themes of Nintendo's Super Mario™ video games sound great when they're played on the piano, and these new jazzy renditions make them more fun than ever! Each arrangement in this collection was crafted under direct supervision by Nintendo and renowned video game composer Koji Kondo, so each theme retains its musical integrity---but with a unique and lighthearted twist that's guaranteed to entertain. Pianists will enjoy the challenge of these 15 intermediate to early advanced arrangements, and audiences of all ages will be impressed and delighted to hear them. Titles: * Super Mario Bros.™ Ground Theme * Super Mario Bros.™ Underground Theme * Super Mario Bros.™ Underwater Theme * Super Mario Bros.™: The Lost Levels Ending * Super Mario Bros.™ 3 Ground Theme * Super Mario World™ Title * Super Mario World™ Athletic Theme * Super Mario Kart™ Mario Circuit * Super Mario World™ 2 Yoshi's Island Ground Theme * Super Mario 64™ Main Theme * New Super Mario Bros.™ Battle Theme 2 * Mario Kart™ Wii™ Rainbow Road * New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii™ Title * New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii™ Ground Theme * Super Mario Galaxy™ 2 Yoster

Super Mario Series for Guitar

Author: Koji Kondo
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 0739087258
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 67

Book Description
After decades of anticipation, Alfred is proud to release the officially licensed, collectible sheet music companion folios to the Super Mario Bros.ä‹¢ video game series. This collection of 34 themes is arranged for solo guitar performance with full notation and TAB.Œæ Each song is arranged in easy guitar keys at an easy--intermediate level, and all pieces are suitable for recitals, concerts, and solo performances. Beloved by generations of gamers around the globe, these instantly recognizable melodies are drawn from more than two decades of NintendoŒ¬ video games, from Koji Kondo's iconic "Super Mario Bros.ä‹¢ Ground Background Music" to the New Super Mario Bros.ä‹¢ Wiiä‹¢ themes. Adding to the fun, graphics from the corresponding games grace each page of the sheet music. Impress friends, family, and audiences of all ages by playing from this magnificent collection, which makes a great gift for every guitarist. Titles: * Super Mario Bros.ä‹¢ Ground Background MusicŒæ * Super Mario Bros.ä‹¢ Underground Background MusicŒæ * Super Mario Bros.ä‹¢ Underwater Background MusicŒæ * Super Mario Bros.ä‹¢ Invincible Background MusicŒæ * Super Mario Bros.ä‹¢: The Lost Levels EndingŒæ * Super Mario Bros.ä‹¢ 3 Map 1Œæ * Super Mario Bros.ä‹¢ 3 Ground Background MusicŒæ * Super Mario Bros.ä‹¢ 3 Boss of the FortressŒæ * Super Mario Bros.ä‹¢ 3 Skyship Background MusicŒæ * Super Mario Worldä‹¢ TitleŒæ * Super Mario Worldä‹¢ Castle Background MusicŒæ * Dr. Marioä‹¢ ChillŒæ * Dr. Marioä‹¢ Title Background MusicŒæ * Super Mario Kartä‹¢ Mario CircuitŒæ * Super Mario Worldä‹¢ 2 Yoshi's Islandä‹¢ AthleticŒæ * Super Mario Worldä‹¢ 2 Yoshi's Islandä‹¢ Ground Background MusicŒæ * Super Mario 64ä‹¢ Main ThemeŒæ * Super Mario 64ä‹¢ Water LandŒæ * Mario Kartä‹¢ 64 CircuitŒæ * Super Mario Sunshineä‹¢ Dolpic TownŒæ * New Super Mario Bros.ä‹¢ TitleŒæ * New Super Mario Bros.ä‹¢ Giant Background MusicŒæ * New Super Mario Bros.ä‹¢ Battle Background Music 2Œæ * New Super Mario Bros.ä‹¢ Battle Background Music 1Œæ * Super Mario Galaxyä‹¢ Ending Staff Credit RollŒæ * Mario Kartä‹¢ Wiiä‹¢ Rainbow RoadŒæ * New Super Mario Bros.ä‹¢ Wiiä‹¢ TitleŒæ * New Super Mario Bros.ä‹¢ Wiiä‹¢ Ground Background Music * New Super Mario Bros.ä‹¢ Wiiä‹¢ Underwater Background MusicŒæ * New Super Mario Bros.ä‹¢ Wiiä‹¢ Desert Background MusicŒæ * Super Mario Bros.ä‹¢ Time Up Warning FanfareŒæ * Super Mario Bros.ä‹¢ Course Clear FanfareŒæ * Super Mario Bros.ä‹¢ World Clear FanfareŒæ * Super Mario Bros.ä‹¢ Power Down, Game Over

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Author:
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9780739091159
Category : Nintendo Wii video games
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The soundtrack to Nintendo's New Super Mario Bros.(tm) Wii is packed with melodic, syncopated themes that sound great on the piano! With this officially licensed sheet music collection, pianists can dazzle friends and family by playing 17 familiar themes from the beloved video game. The arrangements in this Easy Piano edition are moderately streamlined compared to those in the separately published Intermediate-Advanced edition, yet they retain a full and impressive sound. Titles: Title Theme * Ground Theme * Underground Theme * Underwater Theme * Desert Theme * Castle Theme * Airship Theme * Koopa Battle * Castle Boss Battle * Toad House * Enemy Course * Invincible Theme * Staff Credit Roll * World 1 Map * Player Down * Game Over * Ending Demo.

How to Write About Music

Author: Marc Woodworth
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1628920432
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 433

Book Description
If writing about music is like dancing about architecture, you'd do best to hone your chops and avoid clich�s (like the one that begins this sentence) by learning from the prime movers. How to Write About Music offers a selection of the best writers on what is perhaps our most universally beloved art form. Selections from the critically-acclaimed 33 1/3 series appear alongside new interviews and insights from authors like Lester Bangs, Chuck Klosterman, Owen Pallet, Ann Powers and Alex Ross. How to Write About Music includes primary sources of inspiration from a variety of go-to genres such as the album review, the personal essay, the blog post and the interview along with tips, writing prompts and advice from the writers themselves. Music critics of the past and the present offer inspiration through their work on artists like Black Sabbath, Daft Punk, J Dilla, Joy Division, Kanye West, Neutral Milk Hotel, Radiohead, Pussy Riot and countless others. How to Write About Music is an invaluable text for all those who have ever dreamed of getting their music writing published and a pleasure for everyone who loves to read about music.

Richard Hell and the Voidoids' Blank Generation

Author: Pete Astor
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1623568560
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 139

Book Description
To wander the streets of a bankrupt, often lawless, New York City in the early 1970s wearing a T-shirt with PLEASE KILL ME written on it was an act of determined nihilism, and one often recounted in the first reports of Richard Hell filtering into the pre-punk UK. Pete Astor, an archly nihilistic teenager himself at the time, was most impressed. The fact that it emerged (after many years) that Hell himself had not worn the T-shirt but had convinced junior band member Richard Lloyd to do so, actually fitted very well with Astor's older, wiser self looking back at Blank Generation. Richard Hell was an artist who could not only embody but also frame the punk urge; having seeded and developed the essential look and character of punk since his arrival in New York in the late 1960s, he had just what was needed to make one of the defining records of the era. This study combines objective, academic perspectives along with culturally centred subjectivities to understand the meanings and resonances of Richard Hell and the Voidoids' Blank Generation.

Analyzing Classical Form

Author: William E. Caplin
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199987297
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 759

Book Description
Analyzing Classical Form offers an approach to the analysis of musical form that is especially suited for classroom use at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Students will learn how to make complete harmonic and formal analyses of music drawn from the instrumental works of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.

The Legend of Zelda Series for Piano

Author: Koji Kondo
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 0739087932
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 87

Book Description
After decades of anticipation, Alfred is proud to release the officially licensed, collectible sheet music companion folios to The Legend of Zelda™ video game series. The 33 arrangements in this intermediate-advanced piano edition are note-for-note transcriptions of instantly recognizable melodies beloved by generations of gamers around the globe. From Koji Kondo's iconic "The Legend of Zelda™ Main Theme" to The Legend of Zelda™: Spirit Tracks themes, the dozens of pieces in this book represent two and a half decades of Nintendo® video game favorites. Adding to the fun, graphics from the corresponding games grace each page of the sheet music. Impress friends, family, and audiences of all ages by playing from this magnificent collection, which makes a great gift for every pianist. Titles: * The Legend of Zelda™ Title Theme * The Legend of Zelda™ Main Theme * Zelda II™ - The Adventure of Link™ Title Theme * Zelda II™ - The Adventure of Link™ Palace Music * The Legend of Zelda™: A Link to the Past™ Title Screen * The Legend of Zelda™: A Link to the Past™ Hyrule Castle Music * The Legend of Zelda™: A Link to the Past™ Main Theme * The Legend of Zelda™: A Link to the Past™ The Dark World * The Legend of Zelda™: Link's Awakening™ Main Theme * The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ Title Theme * The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ Princess Zelda's Theme * The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ Hyrule Field * The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ Lost Woods (Saria's Song) * The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ Gerudo Valley * The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ Song of Storms * The Legend of Zelda™: Majora's Mask™ Prelude of Majora's Mask * The Legend of Zelda™: Majora's Mask™Termina Field * The Legend of Zelda™: The Wind Waker™ Main Theme * The Legend of Zelda™: The Wind Waker™ Dragon Roost Island * The Legend of Zelda™: The Wind Waker™ Ocean Theme * The Legend of Zelda™: The Wind Waker™ Molgera * The Legend of Zelda™: Four Swords Adventures Village of the Blue Maiden Restored * The Legend of Zelda™: Four Swords Adventures Field Theme * The Legend of Zelda™: Twilight Princess Hyrule Field Main Theme * The Legend of Zelda™: Twilight Princess Hidden Village * The Legend of Zelda™: Twilight Princess Midna's Lament * The Legend of Zelda™: Phantom Hourglass Ciela's Parting Words * The Legend of Zelda™: Spirit Tracks Title Theme * The Legend of Zelda™: Spirit Tracks Field Theme * The Legend of Zelda™: Spirit Tracks Train Travel (Main Theme) * The Legend of Zelda™ Triforce Fanfare * The Legend of Zelda™ Correct Solution * The Legend of Zelda™ Whistle of Warp

Yoko Kanno's Cowboy Bebop Soundtrack

Author: Rose Bridges
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1501325841
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 143

Book Description
Cowboy Bebop is one of the most beloved anime series of all time, and if you ask its fans why, you can expect to hear about its music. Composer Yoko Kanno created an eclectic blend of jazz, rock, lullabies, folk and funk (to list just a few) for Cowboy Bebop's many moods and environments. Cowboy Bebop's blend of science fiction, westerns and gangster films promised to be "the work which becomes a new genre itself," and only Kanno's score could deliver. In this volume of 33 1/3 Japan, musicologist Rose Bridges helps listeners make sense of the music of Cowboy Bebop. The book places it within the context of Bebop's influences and Kanno's larger body of work. It analyzes how the music tells Spike, Faye, Jet and the rest of the crew's stories. Cowboy Bebop and its music are like nothing else, and they deserve a guide to match. 33 1/3 Global, a series related to but independent from 33 1/3, takes the format of the original series of short, music-basedbooks and brings the focus to music throughout the world. With initial volumes focusing on Japanese and Brazilian music, the series will also include volumes on the popular music of Australia/Oceania, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and more.