Beep: A Documentary History of Game sound

• Film, Game Music

  Latest Storybundle Includes BEEP: The Complete Interviews Book!

  March 29, 2017 | Ryan Paquet | Comments Off on Latest Storybundle Includes BEEP: The Complete Interviews Book! Share this Latest Storybundle Includes BEEP: The Complete Interviews Book!

  

  Last year, OSV reviewed Beep: A Documentary History of Game Sound which is an excellent overview of the world of game audio. The companion book,  Beep: The Complete Interviews written by Karen Collins and Chris Greening collects over 100 interviews with the leading names in the game sound industry and is part of the latest Storybundle. The Pay What You Want bundle (minimum $5) titled The Rogue Souls Bundle is available until April 13, 2017. Additional details on the bundle are below:

  Love video games? Then The Rogue Souls Bundle is PERFECT reading material for when you can’t play video games!

  Among the ten phenomenal ebooks we have in the bundle is You Died – The (Unofficial) Dark Souls Companion from Keza MacDonald & Jason Killingsworth, a history of FromSoftware’s majestic, tough as nails action RPG that’s at the same time interviews with key figures from playing & translating it, plus a bird’s eye view of the entire phenomenon. Also we’ve got a StoryBundle exclusive Bug Voyáge! A Tour of Classic Game Glitches by John Harris. Harris has delved deep into classic games – from Pac-Man to Galaga and beyond – to point out some amazing glitches, how you trigger them, and the underlying logic that makes them possible. In addition to all the wonderful game ebooks, we’re happy to feature the Video Game History Foundation as the designated charity for this bundle.

  Storybundle

  You can grab yourself a copy of this bundle over at Storybundle website. I already grabbed mine!

  If you haven’t had a chance to watch Beep: A Documentary History of Game Sound yet, you can rent or purchase the film here.

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  Beep: A Documentary History of Game Sound (Review)

  October 20, 2016 | Ryan Paquet | 3 Comments Share this Beep: A Documentary History of Game Sound (Review)

  

  The Beep Movie was officially released on September 30, 2016. I’ve watched the film, which is just short of two hours and a wonderful examination of the history of sound in video games. This includes a look at how music and sound design evolved from the penny arcade era to the modern era of gaming today.

  Although I been writing for Original Sound Version for close to two years I still consider myself a bit of a N00b when it comes to game audio. Most of my game audio experiences have come from playing games, and listening to soundtracks. Until now, I did not have a decent understanding of the behind the scenes of the game audio world and Beep pulls back the curtain for its viewers. Read on to hear my full review of the film and the Blu-ray release.

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• Film, Game Music, Indie Music

  Listen to the first tracks from the BEEP Movie Soundtrack (Pre-Order)

  September 1, 2016 | Ryan Paquet | Comments Off on Listen to the first tracks from the BEEP Movie Soundtrack (Pre-Order) Share this Listen to the first tracks from the BEEP Movie Soundtrack (Pre-Order)

  

  Canadian Composer, Leonard J. Paul just put The Beep Movie Soundtrack up for pre-order on bandcamp. The full soundtrack releases on September 16, 2016, and here’s what he had to say about the creation of the Beep Movie Soundtrack:

  Nearly two years in the making, this 100+ minute soundtrack is a true labour of love to support the “Beep” movie (BeepMovie.com) by Karen Collins. It is my first film soundtrack since the release of the soundtrack of the “The Corporation” by Mark Achbar, which has become the highest-grossing Canadian documentary to this date.

  The “Beep” soundtrack is likely the first feature length procedural music film score in history and most of the songs are entirely produced using the open source visual scripting language Pure Data. Each song uses mathematics to both create the sounds of all the instruments as well as improvise on my musical patterns to generate a different performance each time the song is played. Many thanks to cellist Peggy Lee for her heartfelt improvisations on several songs on the album. If you enjoy the music, please consider supporting the album with a purchase and by letting your friends know about the album. Many thanks to those who have supported us already.

  -Leonard J. Paul

  You can listen to the first fews track through the link below. I for one am very impressed with the groovy third preview track “Half Steppin’ – Freaky DNA”.

  You can pre-order The Beep Movie Soundtrack on bandcamp for $7.99 CAD, which is about $6 USD. All pre-orders include immediate access to the 5 preview tracks. If you need some more Canadian content in your life (and who doesn’t) Leonard J. Paul has you covered.

  The Beep Movie (Beep: A Documentary History of Game sound) will be released digitally, on DVD and Blu-ray on September 30, 2016 and can find links to pre-order it and the soundtrack on it’s official site here.

  Are you excited for Beep?

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