Nina Penner
@ninapenner
Assistant Professor of Music, Brock University. Author of Storytelling in Opera and Musical Theatre (Indiana UP, 2020). Writer for @somanygames.co.uk. Currently thinking about the possibilities of games as a medium and how music shapes player experience.
My kids will be spreading the word about these indie games to the 3 and 6 year olds. They loved these stickers so much that I just barely managed to keep any for my own collection.
Congrats, Lex House, composer of Green Thing from the Planet Jupiter, recognized for audio at Level Up!
So proud of @brocku.bsky.social students: 2nd for audio (store.steampowered.com/app/3338200/...), 2nd for accessibility (store.steampowered.com/app/3477530/...), and 1st for people’s choice (store.steampowered.com/app/3565690/...) at Level Up 2025!
It has arrived—the very day I planned to wrap up Banner Saga with my class. But I’ll be teaching it in future years. A one-of-kind score and series. Looking forward to digging into this! @awintory.bsky.social @bannersaga.com
Wore my @beastieball.bsky.social tee to teach Game Music today. Cant wait to play it again when it launches in 1.0. Merch from @theyetee.com: theyetee.com/collections/...
I found this in my office this morning. (I have a grant due today, and it is in!) Incredibly grateful for my colleagues here at Brock University.
My Bandcamp December 2024 haul. The Short Hike Piano Collections includes sheet music! I look forward to playing A Short Hike (very poorly) for my older daughter.
My Spotify Wrapped was pretty predictable. Love to be able to write about the music I love for my work! Thanks @johnrobertmatz.bsky.social @lena.fyi @awintory.bsky.social @darrenkorb.bsky.social!
(I'm saw this and thought it was fun.) Introduce yourself in 4 games. I love all of these games though I wouldn't necessarily say they are my 4 favourite games of all time. But they are the games that explain how I game to be writing and teaching game music today.
Ready for my run-through of “Mentorship Relationships and the Weight of Tradition in Lena Raine’s Soundtrack to Chicory: A Colorful Tale,” a paper I’m giving at the American Musicological Society in a few weeks. @greg.style @fangamer.com
The Kingston Symphony's world premiere of Traveler: A Journey Symphony by @awintory.bsky.social was just astounding. I had listened to the LSO's recording (which is incredible) but what a difference to hear it live! So special to have Wintory in attendance and willing to talk with us afterwards.
Congrats all Fall 2024 Brock University grads! Proud to cheer Andrew Hayes (B.Mus.) & Paul Drotos (M.A., Game Studies, from our first graduating class!) from the podium.