Music in Esports

On the Convergence of the Music and Gaming Industries

Eulalia Febrer-Coll

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CRC Press
21 July 2025

Music; Media, information & communication industries; Digital animation; Games development & programming; Audio processing

This book invites the reader to expand their idea of esports as an independent niche and consider it an integral part of a growing multi‑ and transmedia ecosystem that includes the global entertainment industry, where music plays an essential role.

The music present in and around esports games is an integral part of how they are communicated and mediated and, as such, holds a central role in binding their narratives cohesively and coherently to appeal to their audiences. Popular music theory is placed at the foundation of the issues raised in the chapters, as it is taken as a cornerstone for linking the esports international scene with the music industry. This text uses specific case studies from popular esports to support and illustrate each chapter, including League of Legends, Counter‑Strike, and Fortnite.

This book will be of great interest to researchers and students in the fields of esports, game design and development, musicology, and media studies.

By: Eulalia Febrer-Coll
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032625355
ISBN 10: 103262535X
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 21 July 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Eulalia Febrer‑Coll is the Subdirector of the Music Department and Academic Coordinator of the MA in Musicology at Universidad Internacional de la Rioja (UNIR). She holds a PhD in Popular Music from Cardiff University.