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8 - Composing for Independent Games: The Music of Kentucky Route Zero

from Part II - Creating and Programming Game Music

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2021

By
Ben Babbitt
Edited by
Melanie Fritsch  and
Tim Summers
Melanie Fritsch
Affiliation:
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Tim Summers
Affiliation:
Royal Holloway, University of London
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Summary

Composer Ben Babbitt is one third of the game development team Cardboard Computer, along with Jake Elliott and Tamas Kemenczy. Cardboard Computer is best known for the critically lauded adventure game Kentucky Route Zero, which was released in five instalments between 2013 and 2020. Here, Babbitt describes his background, philosophy and experiences writing music as part of a small team of game creators.

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The Cambridge Companion to Video Game Music , pp. 120 - 130
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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Further Reading

Collins, Karen. ‘An Introduction to Procedural Audio in Video Games.’ Contemporary Music Review 28, no. 1 (2009): 5–15.Google Scholar
Paul, Leonard J. ‘Droppin’ Science: Video Game Audio Breakdown’, in Music and Game: Perspectives on a Popular Alliance, ed. Moormann, Peter. Wiesbaden: Springer, 2013, 63–80.Google Scholar
Phillips, Winifred. A Composer’s Guide to Game Music. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2014.Google Scholar
Zdanowicz, Gina and Bambrick, Spencer. The Game Audio Strategy Guide: A Practical Course. New York: Routledge, 2020.Google Scholar

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