Video-game music has grown into a vast array of different styles, sounds, and applications. As a newer field of music, game scoring has begun to receive high acclaim. Garry Schyman has become one of the most successful composers within the video-game industry. His music has received many awards and nominations throughout the years. Despite this, research and analysis into his compositions and techniques are almost non-existent. This thesis studies his techniques within the video-game scores for BioShock, BioShock 2, BioShock Infinite, Middle Earth Shadow of War, and Torn; and then applies them into an original score for an upcoming video game called Escape Beneath from Dread Vector Studios.
","abstract_html":"<p> Video-game music has grown into a vast array of different styles, sounds, and applications. As a newer field of music, game scoring has begun to receive high acclaim. Garry Schyman has become one of the most successful composers within the video-game industry. His music has received many awards and nominations throughout the years. Despite this, research and analysis into his compositions and techniques are almost non-existent. This thesis studies his techniques within the video-game scores for <em>BioShock</em>, <em>BioShock 2</em>, <em>BioShock Infinite</em>, <em>Middle Earth Shadow of War</em>, and <em>Torn</em>; and then applies them into an original score for an upcoming video game called <em>Escape Beneath</em> from Dread Vector Studios. <em></em></p>","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Cooper, Daniel"],"institution":null,"degree_name":"Master of Music","degree_level":"Thesis","degree_discipline":"School of Music","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Dr. Stephen Lias","Dr. Samantha Inman","Dr. Inga Meier"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2022,"date_issued":"2022-12-01T08:00:00Z","date_published":"2022-12-01T08:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-24T04:30:37Z","subjects":["composition","video games","music","garry schyman","bioshock","Music Theory"],"languages":[],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/etds/485","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Dr. Stephen Lias","Dr. Samantha Inman","Dr. Inga Meier"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Cooper, Daniel"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2022-12-06T08:00:00Z"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["School of Music"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Thesis"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Master of Music"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["composition","video games","music","garry schyman","bioshock","Music Theory"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/etds/485"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["Video-game music has grown into a vast array of different styles, sounds, and applications. As a newer field of music, game scoring has begun to receive high acclaim. Garry Schyman has become one of the most successful composers within the video-game industry. His music has received many awards and nominations throughout the years. Despite this, research and analysis into his compositions and techniques are almost non-existent. This thesis studies his techniques within the video-game scores for BioShock, BioShock 2, BioShock Infinite, Middle Earth Shadow of War, and Torn; and then applies them into an original score for an upcoming video game called Escape Beneath from Dread Vector Studios.
"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Escape Beneath: An Original Game Score Inspired by an Analysis of Garry Schyman's Music"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Dr. Stephen Lias","Dr. Samantha Inman","Dr. Inga Meier"],"dc:creator":["Cooper, Daniel"],"dc:date.available":["2022-12-06T08:00:00Z"],"dc:description.abstract":["Video-game music has grown into a vast array of different styles, sounds, and applications. As a newer field of music, game scoring has begun to receive high acclaim. Garry Schyman has become one of the most successful composers within the video-game industry. His music has received many awards and nominations throughout the years. Despite this, research and analysis into his compositions and techniques are almost non-existent. This thesis studies his techniques within the video-game scores for BioShock, BioShock 2, BioShock Infinite, Middle Earth Shadow of War, and Torn; and then applies them into an original score for an upcoming video game called Escape Beneath from Dread Vector Studios.
"],"dc:identifier":["https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/etds/485"],"dc:subject":["composition","video games","music","garry schyman","bioshock","Music Theory"],"dc:title":["Escape Beneath: An Original Game Score Inspired by an Analysis of Garry Schyman's Music"],"thesis:degree_discipline":["School of Music"],"thesis:degree_level":["Thesis"],"thesis:degree_name":["Master of Music"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T04:30:37Z"}