Topic: Grammy Awards to Officially Recognize Games

[idolminds]

Hooray for game music!

The Recording Academy has revealed that it will put videogames on the same level as television and film by adding them to the descriptors of four awards. Prior to the change, games were lumped in with "other visual media" while movies and TV got top billing, which only helped to discourage videogame music from being submitted.
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There's no shortage of quality videogame music out there, whether it be from Halo or Civilization. Christopher Tin, who composed the song "Baba Yetu" for Civilization IV, recently won a Grammy for the song after re-releasing it on a new, non-videogame music album.
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The four awards that now list videogames along with TV and films are: The Music for Visual Media, Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, and Best Song Written for Visual Media.

Now we just need to retroactively nominate Okami, Shadow of the Colossus, Myst, and Guild Wars.

[sirean_syan]

How much do you want to bet the next Call of Duty will get it for licensing some major rock band for the trailers?