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Category Shuffle Improves Video Game Composers’ Shot At Grammy

In March, a five-year-old song for Civilization V became the first original composition for a video game soundtrack to win a Grammy. While no award has been created specifically for video game scores – in fact, more than 30 categories have been eliminated for next year – a renaming of four categories means games will no longer be ghettoised into a single award under an “other visual media” class.


February 12, 2011
In Real Life

Why Can’t Video Games Go To The Grammys?

Say what you will about their relevance for popular music these days, but the fact remains the Grammys are still the world’s biggest music awards. So why can’t video games get their own nomination?


December 8, 2010
In Real Life

The Four Songs In The Way Of A Video Game Grammy

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Somehow the theme song for 2005′s Civilization IV is being nominated for a 2011 Grammy. The makers of the game have said that Christopher Tin’s Baba Yetu would become the first gaming song to win one. But it’s got competition.


December 4, 2010
News

Civilization IV’s Opening Theme A Finalist For Grammy

The opening theme for Civilization IV is the first original composition associated with a video game to be a finalist nominee for a Grammy. The track, “Baba Yetu,” is in the “Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists” category.