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A Requiem for Schrödinger’s Cat
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This chapter embarks on a close reading of the video game BioShock Infinite, investigating how its use of popular and classical music connects with the game’s larger themes. The chapter begins by describing how BioShock Infinite employs covers of popular music, such as the songs “God Only Knows” by the Beach Boys and “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper. A later section of the chapter analyzes in detail how the inclusion of portions of W. A. Mozart’s Requiem acts as a sonic manifestation of the larger issues of quantum mechanics and uncertainty that are at play in BioShock Infinite.
Title: A Requiem for Schrödinger’s Cat
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This chapter embarks on a close reading of the video game BioShock Infinite, investigating how its use of popular and classical music connects with the game’s larger themes.
The chapter begins by describing how BioShock Infinite employs covers of popular music, such as the songs “God Only Knows” by the Beach Boys and “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper.
A later section of the chapter analyzes in detail how the inclusion of portions of W.
A.
Mozart’s Requiem acts as a sonic manifestation of the larger issues of quantum mechanics and uncertainty that are at play in BioShock Infinite.
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