Compositional features applied to the music video game track as narrative and gameplay elements: The example of yasunori mitsuda and his composition for chrono cross

Authors

  • Luiz Fernando Valente Roveran Unesp
  • Yara Borges Caznok Unesp

Keywords:

Videogame, Trilha musical, RPG, Chrono Cross, Yasunori Mitsuda

Abstract

This article aims to highlight the use of techniques and resources of musical composition as elements of constructive assistance to the other constituents of an electronic game - especially the narrative and its gameplay. This was done through the analysis of the musical track of a well-known Japanese RPG - Chrono Cross (1999) - and considering its connection with the game as a whole. The results point to an intrinsic relationship between music and the media to which it is associated, in addition to a clear concern of composer Yasunori Mitsuda in seeking an aesthetic and functional unity.

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Author Biographies

Luiz Fernando Valente Roveran, Unesp

Licenciado em Educação Musical pelo Instituto de Artes da Unesp (2013).

Yara Borges Caznok, Unesp

Doutorado em Psicologia Social pela Universidade de São Paulo (2001). Responsável pela criação e Coordenação do Projeto de Extensão Da Capo Curso Preparatório para o Vestibular de Música. Atualmente, é Coordenadora do Conselho de Cursos de Bacharelado em Música e de Licenciatura em Educação Musical do Instituto de Artes da UNESP, campus São Paulo.

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CDs

MITSUDA, Yasunori. Chrono Cross Original Soundtrack. Tóquio: DigiCube, 1999. 3 CDs (173 min): digital, estéreo. SSCX-10040.

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Jogos Eletrônicos

CHRONO Cross. KATO, Masato. Tóquio: Squaresoft, 1999. 2 CD-ROM, NTSC.

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Published

2014-07-13

How to Cite

VALENTE ROVERAN, L. F.; BORGES CAZNOK, Y. Compositional features applied to the music video game track as narrative and gameplay elements: The example of yasunori mitsuda and his composition for chrono cross. Revista GEMInIS, [S. l.], v. 5, n. 2, p. 185–203, 2014. Disponível em: https://revistageminis.ufscar.br/index.php/geminis/article/view/197. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2014): Televisão e Convergências

Section

Abordagens Multiplataformas

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