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

by Andrew Schartmann

This study of Nintendo's five landmark music scores offers new insights into video game music composition and creativity with limited technology.

Faced with severe technological constraints on system memory, composers of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) sought ways to disguise repetition in music that repeats extensively. Their efforts gave rise to a set of compositional techniques for creating the illusion of variety.

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