Escape Beneath: An Original Game Score Inspired by an Analysis of Garry Schyman's Music

<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>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Music

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

School of Music

Year dc:date.available

2022

Author dc:creator

• Cooper, Daniel

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Stephen Lias
• Dr. Samantha Inman
• Dr. Inga Meier

• composition
• video games
• music
• garry schyman
• bioshock
• Music Theory

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/etds/485

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.sfasu.edu:etds-1505