Sean Atkinson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3861473 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sean Atkinson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sean |
| FAMILY NAME | Atkinson |
| SIGNATURE | ATKINSON S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Texas Christian University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Soaring Through the Sky: Topics and Tropes in Video Game Music
In this article, I explore the analytical potential of musical topics and tropes in the study of video game music. Following Neumeyer (2015), Almén (2008), and Hatten (1994), I establish a methodology with which to approach musical topics in video game music. By way of a case study, I begin by defining the soaring topic through a historical and cultural examination of flying in cinema and video games. Flying, and more specifically soaring, has be…
Deceptive love and denied endings: Tropes in the music of Billy Joel
The music of Billy Joel is long overdue for prolonged attention from the scholarly field. As Walter Everett has acknowledged (2000), Joel's music is often more in line with common-practice systems than with popular genres, and when combined with his intuitive understanding of numerous popular styles, makes for a rich trove of harmonic interest. One of the common-practice devices Joel utilises effectively is the evaded cadence (also called a decep…
Integrating Domains: The Role of the Visual in Multimedia Analysis
Soaring Through the Sky: Topics and Tropes in Video Game Music
In this article, I explore the analytical potential of musical topics and tropes in the study of video game music. Following Neumeyer (2015), Almén (2008), and Hatten (1994), I establish a methodology with which to approach musical topics in video game music. By way of a case study, I begin by defining the soaring topic through a historical and cultural examination of flying in cinema and video games. Flying, and more specifically soaring, has be…
Integrating Domains: The Role of the Visual in Multimedia Analysis
Deceptive love and denied endings: Tropes in the music of Billy Joel
The music of Billy Joel is long overdue for prolonged attention from the scholarly field. As Walter Everett has acknowledged (2000), Joel's music is often more in line with common-practice systems than with popular genres, and when combined with his intuitive understanding of numerous popular styles, makes for a rich trove of harmonic interest. One of the common-practice devices Joel utilises effectively is the evaded cadence (also called a decep…
Soaring Through the Sky: Topics and Tropes in Video Game Music
In this article, I explore the analytical potential of musical topics and tropes in the study of video game music. Following Neumeyer (2015), Almén (2008), and Hatten (1994), I establish a methodology with which to approach musical topics in video game music. By way of a case study, I begin by defining the soaring topic through a historical and cultural examination of flying in cinema and video games. Flying, and more specifically soaring, has be…
Computer Science (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Art history (1 works) · Artificial Intelligence (1 works) · Cinema and Media Studies (1 works) · Data Visualization and Analytics (1 works) · Digital Games and Media (1 works) · Fantasy (1 works)