Music In Video Games: Studying Play [1 ed.] 0415634431, 9780415634434

From its earliest days as little more than a series of monophonic outbursts to its current-day scores that can rival maj

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Music In Video Games: Studying Play [1 ed.]
0415634431, 9780415634434

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