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While I’m not personally familiar with the 33 1\/3 book series<\/a> from Bloomsbury Academic, it’s apparently well regarded for its analyses of famous music. As far as I know, Koji Kondo’s Super Mario Bros. Soundtrack (33 1\/3)<\/a> (Andrew Schartmann; 2015) is their first videogame entry.<\/p>\n

The legendary Super Mario Bros.<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(1985)\u00a0for the Nintendo Entertainment System<\/a> (NES) and arcade makes for an interesting subject. The game itself is of course iconic, but, if you think about, so is its sound effects and music.<\/p>\n

The premise is that Super Mario Bros.<\/em> represented something of a sonic evolution in the audio arts for videogames. While I’d argue that’s not necessarily the case, I’d be hard-pressed to think of anything more iconic that’s not solely sound effects or a translation of pre-existing music released earlier than 1985 for console or arcade platforms.<\/p>\n

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The book is pocket-sized. It’s slightly taller than a 6 inch smartphone and about 50% wider.<\/p><\/div>\n

Within the book is a brief and mostly unnecessary history and analysis of the game, then a complete deconstruction of its approximately three minute soundtrack. Given the length of this pocket-sized book, you’d be forgiven for thinking this was a superficial analysis, but it does amount to a deep dive, complete with accompanying musical notation.<\/p>\n

While list price is $14.95 for a small book that’s about 140 pages, it’s only $11.13 on Amazon right now ($9.99 for the Kindle version). If you’re into videogames and music theory, it’s a fascinating read, and a unique angle on an oft-covered subject.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Bloomsbury Academic for the review book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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