Trilha sonora de jogos eletrônicos: um estudo com compositores brasileiros

Abstract

The electronic game soundtracks were initially created by the programmers themselves and were constituted of simple noises. With the advance of technology, those tracks became mega productions composed by professional musicians who dedicate themselves to work with specific soundtracks. This research dissertates about the compositional process of game soundtracks and the possible distinctions in comparison to other types of composition. The general objective of this study is to investigate the possible differences in the craft of game soundtracks composition in comparison to other types of composition. The specific objectives include exploring the historical overview of electronic games, analyzing the history and importance of game soundtracks and ascertaining aspects of the sound creation of Brazilian composers in digital game tracks. Being an exploratory research of qualitative approach, were used as methodological mechanisms, a bibliographical review and a semi-open questionnaire. The survey questions, made for composers who work/worked on the field of music composition for games, sought to understand which were the influences, differences and challenges on the process of composing electronic game soundtracks. From this research, it was found that there are differences in the compositional processes, although sometimes not that big. It was also verified that those differences are due to the fact that the largest part of the soundtracks used on digital games have dynamic audio, audio type that adapts itself to the player's actions and/or game situations. This research can contribute on the area of musical composition for games, assisting the comprehension about the compositional process of music for electronic games and other types of media based on the report of Brazilian composers. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]