{"id":113776,"date":"2020-06-04T21:36:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T21:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamasutra.com\/view\/news\/364173"},"modified":"2020-06-04T21:36:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T21:36:00","slug":"learn-how-mortal-kombat-11-uses-leitmotiv-to-define-characters-at-gdc-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/06\/04\/learn-how-mortal-kombat-11-uses-leitmotiv-to-define-characters-at-gdc-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn how Mortal Kombat 11 uses leitmotiv to define characters at GDC Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roster of compelling characters is a key component of fighting game design, and at GDC Summer<\/a> this August you’ll have a rare chance to hear how the fighters in NetherRealm’s award-winning Mortal Kombat 11 <\/em>were supported and defined by canny use of leitmotiv. <\/p>\n

Leitmotiv is a form of melody that eschews complex, lyrical phrases in favor of simple motivic statements and unique, identifiable signature sounds, and in a GDC Summer Audio track<\/a> talk on “A Bloody Symphony of Characters: Music and Leitmotiv in ‘Mortal Kombat 11<\/em><\/a>‘” veteran composer Wilbert Roget will walk you through the process of writing and developing these unique character themes.<\/p>\n

Roget is an award-winning composer, and those who attend his virtual talk can expect to walk away with tips and advice on effectively using leitmotivs in your own work. You’ll also get a clear breakdown of the differences between leitmotivic and thematic melody, and learn the contextual advantages of diverse leitmotivs and signature sounds over thematic orchestral melodies when scoring for cinematic games. <\/p>\n

It promises to be a rare look at a unique and intriguing aspect of character design for games, so don’t miss out — register now for GDC Summer<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

For more details on GDC Summer, scheduled to take place virtually August 4th through the 6th, visit the show’s official website<\/a>, or subscribe to regular updates via Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, or RSS<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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A roster of compelling characters is a key component of fighting game design, and at GDC Summer this August you’ll have a rare chance to hear how the fighters in NetherRealm’s award-winning Mortal Kombat 11 were supported and defined by canny use of leitmotiv.  Leitmotiv is a form of melody that eschews complex, lyrical phrases in favor of simple motivic statements […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":113777,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}