MUSI20173 The Art of Game Music (University of Melbourne): rated 4.5/5 overall across 5 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
MUSI20173 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music in Music. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 艺术的游戏音乐
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Music
Faculty: Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject introduces the basics of creating music for video games. Aspects of the function and crafting of music for game use including, sound and visual interactivity, indeterminacy and the music dramatic narrative will be examined.
MUSI20173 has 5 scored reviews: overall 4.5/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 5.0 stars); 4 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.4/5).
On Reddit: "Ive done this subject before in 2019, its kinda parallel with the subject called music for film and animation. I had a lot of fun in both these subjects. The lecturer, if its still the same guy, was really engaging and this subject teaches you about mainly the importance of musi…"
On Reddit: "I did this in 2019, didn't have to work very hard and got a 90. It's a fun subject but I did put time into the final assessment to do the best I could, probably the best piece of uni work I have done (commerce student). Some experience of music and gaming will help, but not real…"
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Q: Is MUSI20173 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 5 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 4.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MUSI20173, and when is it offered?
A: MUSI20173 is taught by the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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