Beep: A Documentary History of Game Sound explained

Beep: A Documentary History of Game Sound
Director:Karen Collins
Music:Leonard J. Paul
Cinematography:Matthew Charlton
Studio:Ehtonal
Runtime:115 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:English
Budget:CAD 61,606[1]

Beep: A Documentary History of Game Sound is a 2016 Canadian documentary film written and directed by Karen Collins,[2] who, according to Dana Plank on the Journal of the Society for American Music, has published "some of the most influential texts on the history of game audio."[3] The documentary examines the history of game sound design[4] from penny arcades, pinball and video games up to 2015.[5] The documentary was founded through Kickstarter, and features interviews with people involved in game sound design,[6] [7] [8] such as: Marty O'Donnell, Nathan McCree, George Sanger, Nobuo Uematsu, Yoko Shimomura and Winifred Phillips among others.[9]

It was awarded with the Best Editing film in the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival in 2016.[10] [11]

Cast

The following people were interviewed in the documentary:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beep: A Documentary History of Video Game Music & Sound. www.kickstarter.com. 3 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Fazio. Giovanni. 'Beep' tracks down 8-bit maestros. www.japantimes.co.jp. 14 December 2016 . The Japan Times. 3 January 2018.
  3. Plank. Dana. Beep: A Documentary History of Game Sound. Directed by Karen Collins./Beep: Documenting the History of Game Sound. Interviews by Karen Collins with Chris Greening. Waterloo, Canada: Ehtonal Inc., 2016.. Journal of the Society for American Music. 2018 . 12 . 116–118 . 10.1017/S1752196317000591 . 192390099 . 9 May 2018.
  4. Web site: Schneider. Marc. 'Beep' Documentary Traces History of Video Game Music. www.billboard.com. billboard.com. 3 January 2018.
  5. News: Here's your chance to back a documentary about video game sounds. 2014-09-03. The Daily Dot. 2018-01-05. en-US.
  6. Web site: Why video game sound is so powerfully bonding. Crecente. Brian. 2014-09-08. Polygon. 2018-01-05.
  7. News: 'Beep': A Kickstarter project about the history of game sound and music. Gutenberg. Steve. September 6, 2014. CNET. 2018-01-05. en.
  8. Web site: Porter. Matt. Author of Sound Blaster: The Official Book talks about the early days of PC audio. . 3 November 2015 . 5 January 2018.
  9. Web site: Schneider. Marc. 'Beep' Documentary Traces History of Video Game Music. www.billboard.com. billboard.com. 3 January 2018.
  10. Web site: Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2016 – Award Winners. documentarydrive.com. 12 July 2016 . 3 January 2018.
  11. Web site: Winners of the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2016. asianfilmfestivals.com. 12 July 2016 . 3 January 2018.

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