...; and the broad semiotic potential of the game. Finally, the authors introduce the composer interview by Korb. © 2025 by the Society for the Study of Sound and Music in Games 2025 Hades thanatology metal semiotics narrative music analysis voice vocality Supergiant Games’ 2020 Hades is one...

..., musical analysis, semiotics, and studies related to Patsy Gallant’s biography (as well as her accounts of the making of the album during interviews and conversations with the author) to investigate the intersections between Take Another Look and the background music presented in early home console games...

...Jeremy W. Smith This article discusses fan adaptations of music from The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (2000), arguing that the creators of these adaptations pick up on semiotic meaning in the game’s original music and maintain this meaning while changing some structural features of the music...

... of video games featuring the god-slayer trope reveals that the bosses’ battle tracks may strategically combine rock and sacred music topics for significant semiotic effect. This article explores the meanings associated with rock and sacred music topics, using analytic methods from the burgeoning field...