The Grammys Now Have a Category for Video Game Soundtracks

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While gameplay, graphics, narrative, and more go into making a great game, often, a fantastic soundtrack can help elevate a game's quality, as the perfect music pieces at the right moment can build a game's atmosphere. Whether it's a combination of already existing songs with some original pieces like the soundtrack of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy or a game relying entirely on a unique set of music like Hollow Knight or Bastion, many gaming awards shows have grown to accept that a soundtrack is incredibly important to a video game's success.

While the gaming industry has recognized amazing original video game soundtracks for some time, the music industry is finally acknowledging the musical prowess shown in games. The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy in recognizing achievement in the music industry, recently listed a new set of categories that would be added to its annual ceremony. Included in those new categories is the award for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media, a title so long that it barely fits onto the image posted on the Grammys Twitter account.

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The new Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games award will encompass «excellence in score soundtracks and albums comprised predominately of original scores.» The award will only recognize soundtracks created specifically for or as a companion to interactive media and video games released within the qualification period. Despite this being the first time the Grammys have given video game soundtracks their own category, this is not the first time that the awards ceremony has recognized the medium. 2011 was the first time the Grammys announced videogames being eligible for the awards.

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