Thomas, a composer, educator, and entrepreneur, offers a guide to composing for video games. He details the principles of music scoring, video game scoring, and the design of music in a video game; basic and advanced techniques for games; the processes of music composition, production, and implementation; business aspects, such as finding gigs, rates, contracts, and maintaining creative productivity; the role of disruptive innovation; key composers; and philanthropy. “Guest Lectures” by other video game composers and specialists offer additional advice. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)