Music
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Synopsis
| All kinds of music heard during the game. |
Relationships
Many contexts, including:
Sound Layers and Semantics File:M385px-SoundLayersAndSemantics-front-v20.png, Entrainment 
, Relaxation 
, Anticipation 
, Engagement 
, Decay 
, Emotional Script 
, Trance 
, Narrative 
, Window of Opportunity 
, Diegetic Music 
, Contextual Music 
, Musical Outcome 
, Signature 
, ....
Peers:
Ambiance 
, Foley 
, Sound Effects 
, Dialogue 
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calls for:
Requisite Variety File:M385px-RequisiteVariety-front-v20.png, Acoustic Ecology 
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Description
Music is the most widely used of the Sound Layers and Semantics in game design, particularly in not so recent games. More recent games and complex games, tend to include Music in a complex Acoustic Ecology that also includes a sophisticated Ambiance and abundant Foley. Still, the extent of these explorations is highly dependent on the characteristics of the game.
It is argued that the use of Music in games is still strongly influenced by the practice in cinema and by the fact that many sound designers work and were educated in that industry pending ref. There is also extensive discussion about the limitations of cinema-like Music in games, considering differences such as interactivity, variable duration of scenes, potential unpredictability, etc pending ref.
Music, as field, has historically developed and refined many techniques that have proven to tackle human emotions. Examples are the use of Entrainment to influence the Emotional Script or reach Trance, by progressively changing tempo and dynamics.
Some games exhibit Contextual Music, which depends on space and/or level and/or gameplay.
Examples
