
Maestro Mario
How Nintendo Transformed Videogame Music into an Art
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Narrated by:
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Kaleo Griffith
About this listen
"Pa-dum-pum-pa-dum-pum - PUM!" Super Mario Bros. for the NES contains some of the most recognizable tunes in popular culture, and yet it’s safe to say that only a handful of people have thought beyond the music’s entertaining surface. After all, what could possibly be art-worthy about an early Mario score? Or any early game sound for that matter?
In search of answers to these questions, Andrew Schartmann takes us on a journey from the primitive "pongs" of arcade machines to the complex musical fabrics woven by composers of the NES era. Where does that distinctly Nintendo-flavored sound come from? What sets NES music apart from its predecessors? And how has that iconic ‘80s videogame sound "invaded" popular culture?
©2013 Andrew Schartmann (P)2014 Audible Inc.Good, but a missed opportunity
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The NES and Nintendo's other products could not be a better example of this topic. I honestly recommend this book to all, who loves good music and also gaming for once in a while, so like me, can now understand how these two arts, video game design and music, are so connected.
A must for music and game lovers
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Content was well-researched but a bit dry in the end as you're just being described a bunch of sounds that you never hear, and the author does do a lot of "well first we must define X" which feels a bit like padding
Should have included the music!
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Could have used example tracks
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For true audio enthusiasts
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