Dan Golding
Dan Golding | |
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Origin | Victoria, Australia |
Occupation(s) | Composer, academic, writer |
Years active | 2016–present |
Website | dangolding |
Daniel "Dan" Golding is an Australian writer, composer, broadcaster, and academic.
Early life and education
Golding holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne.[1]
Academic career
As of 2023[update] Golding is Deputy Chair of Media and Communication at Swinburne University of Technology in Hawthorn, Victoria.[2]
Writing
Golding is the author of Star Wars After Lucas,
Music
Golding is the creator of the soundtracks for Untitled Goose Game,[11] The Haunted Island,[12] and Push Me Pull You.[13] His soundtrack for The Haunted Island won the APRA AMCOS award for best music at the 2019 Australian Game Developer Awards.[14] Untitled Goose Game was nominated for audio awards at the 2020 Independent Games Festival Awards,[15] the Game Developers Choice Awards,[16] and the British Academy Games Awards.[17]
In March 2020, Golding's soundtrack album for Untitled Goose Game was released by House House and Universal Music Australia.[18] In 2022, Orchestra Victoria performed his music for Untitled Goose Game, dynamically responding live to gameplay.[19] In 2023, the Australian federal government's National Cultural Policy cited the performance as bringing "together multiple genres and art forms and new audiences."[20]
Golding was the director of Australia's Freeplay Independent Games Festival from 2014 to 2017,[21] and from 2006 to 2009 was a member of the Dili Allstars.[22]
Broadcasting
Golding is the host of the weekly Screen Sounds program on
In 2015, Golding presented A Short History of Videogames, a four-part documentary series for
Works
Videogame soundtracks
Year | Title | Details | Awards |
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2016 | Push Me Pull You[28] | Developer: House House | |
2018 | Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island | Developer: Worm Club | Australian Game Developer Award for Best Music (won)[29]
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2019 | Untitled Goose Game | Developer: House House
Label: Decca (Universal Music Australia) on digital,[30] iam8bit on vinyl[31] |
Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album (nominated)[32][33]
APRA AMCOS Australian Game Developer Award for Best Music (nominated)[29] |
2019 | Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard[34] | Developer: Worm Club
Publisher: Super Hot |
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2022 | Brendan Keogh's Putting Challenge | Developer: Brendan Keogh
Publisher: Paper House Games |
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2022 | Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County | Developer: Worm Club
Publisher: Super Hot |
Australian Game Developer Award for Best Music (nominated)[35]
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2023 | Mars First Logistics[36] | Developer: Shape Shop[37] |
Books
Year | Title | Publisher | ISBN |
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2016 | Game Changers: From Minecraft to Misogyny, the Fight for the Future of Videogames[38] | Affirm Press | 9781925344509 |
2019 | Star Wars After Lucas: A Critical Guide to the Future of the Galaxy[39] | University of Minnesota Press | 9781517905422 |
References
- ^ a b Bunyan, Marcus (10 January 2019). "Dr Dan Golding - Lecturer, Swinburne University, and Writer — School of Culture and Communication". Faculty of Arts. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Broadcaster, composer, academic". Dan Golding. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ Liptak, Andrew (1 May 2019). "10 new science fiction and fantasy books to check out in May". The Verge. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Game Changers". Affirm Press. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ Johnstone, Stefanie. "The Rise of Skywalker ends a third Star Wars trilogy. Here's why stories work so well in threes". The Conversation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ James, Andrea (19 September 2016). "Dan Golding's brilliant response to the Marvel soundtrack originality debate". Boing Boing. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Williams, Cameron (26 May 2019). "Twenty years on, we're still feeling the aftershocks of The Phantom Menace". ABC News. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Rogers, Adam. "Star Wars Fans Know Nostalgia Well. It's Time to Build a Future". Wired. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Liptak, Andrew (1 May 2019). "10 new science fiction and fantasy books to check out in May". The Verge. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Sweeting, James (6 July 2019). "Review of Star Wars After Lucas: A Critical Guide to the Future of the Galaxy". Leonardo/ISAST. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Developing a horrible goose and a huge following | Film Victoria". www.film.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ Couture, Joel. "Road to the IGF: Grace Bruxner's The Haunted Island, a Frog Detective Game". www.gamasutra.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Push Me Pull You". pmpygame.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ Di Giovanni, Gianni. "The Winners for the 2019 AGDAs have been announced". www.pixelsift.com.au. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Mutazione, Eliza, Untitled Goose Game Are Some of the Key Nominees for the 22nd Annual Independent Games Festival". GlobeNewswire. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- Gamasutra. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ Stuart, Keith (3 March 2020). "Death Stranding and Control dominate Bafta games awards nominations". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ O'Connor, James (31 March 2020). "Honk! The Untitled Goose Game Soundtrack Is Available Now--Listen To It Here". GameSpot. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Radbourne, Lucas (29 June 2022). "ACMI to stage live concert of Melbourne videogame 'Untitled Goose Game'". Beat Magazine. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ Kerr, Chris (30 January 2023). "How a live performance of Untitled Goose Game shaped government policy". Game Developer. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ Dominguez, James 'DexX' (23 October 2014). "Freeplay, Australia's premier indie games festival, gets a shake-up". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "There's Something About Video Game Music ft. Dan Golding". PocketBuds (Podcast). 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Screen Sounds". ABC. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Art of the Score". Art of the Score. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "The Best Video Essays of 2016". Fandor. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "A Short History of Videogames". ABC Radio National. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "What Is Music". ABC iView. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Push Me Pull You". press.pmpygame.com. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ a b "The winners of the Australian Game Developer Awards revealed". Checkpoint. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Untitled Goose Game". Presto Music. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ Prescott, Shaun (21 July 2020). "Untitled Goose Game vinyl soundtrack has a neat trick up its sleeve". PC Gamer. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "2020 ARIA Awards Winners". www.aria.com.au. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "And The 2020 ARIA Awards Go To…". www.aria.com.au. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Frog Detective". frogdetective.net. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ Innes, Ruby (5 October 2022). "Australian Game Developer Awards 2022 Winners: Praise The Lamb". Kotaku Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ Smith, David (26 June 2023). "Mars First Logistics Is A Clever Aussie Game About Doing Chores With Lego". Kotaku Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ Verbrugge, Kieron (29 September 2022). "You Can Check Out A Free Steam Demo Of The Gorgeous Aussie-Made Physics Sandbox Mars First Logistics". Press Start. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Game Changers: From Minecraft to Misogyny". Right Now. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Star Wars after Lucas". University of Minnesota Press. Retrieved 10 October 2023.