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1. The Ghosts of Popular Music Past and Video Games Future

Author : Andra Ivănescu

Published in: Popular Music in the Nostalgia Video Game

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

In this chapter, the main ideas of the book are outlined, and its primary concepts are defined and explained. This chapter looks at nostalgia and its prominence in contemporary culture, with a focus on video game nostalgia and some of its incarnations, from retrogaming to the ‘nostalgia game’, one of the central concepts of the book, which is here defined and contextualised. The role of appropriated music in the context of video games, and nostalgia games in particular, is then examined, and identified as particularly significant.

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Metadata
Title
The Ghosts of Popular Music Past and Video Games Future
Author
Andra Ivănescu
Copyright Year
2019
Book
Popular Music in the Nostalgia Video Game

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-04280-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-04281-3

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04281-3_1