Unity, Ambiguity, and Flexibility in Theme Music for Game Shows: A Winning Combination

By: Gage, Christopher

With flashing lights, bright colors, and big money, game shows have been an integral part of American culture since the days of radio. While the music that accompanies game shows is charming and catchy, it presents two unique, opposing challenges: first, it must exhibit unity in its construction so that, at any point and for any length of time, it is a tuneful, recognizable signifier of the show to which it belongs; at the same time, it must also...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031468058
• ISBN13: 9783031468056
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.3"