Composing for theatre is the same as composing for games: The Techniques (part 4) – Vertical Layering

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This is part 4 in a five part series on the similarities in challenges faced by composers of both games and theatre, and the similar evolution of their solutions. In the first post I talked about those challenges brought about by the live and interactive nature of theatre and games, respectively: timings change, and are …

Composing for theatre is the same as composing for games: The Techniques – Continued (part 3)

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There's a great deal of overlap between the techniques of scoring theatre and games. In the first post of this series, I talked about the practical similarities between these two platforms: of writing music to accompany and synchronise with events that are unlikely to happen at the same time each time they are performed, be …