Video Game Orchestra Wins A Grammy For Cover Of A Kirby Song
It's been a pretty big couple of weeks for everyone's favorite pink mascot, Kirby. Not only did he just set off on a brand new platforming adventure with Kirby and The Forgotten Land, but now The 8-Bit Big Band has won a Grammy for a rendition of a song from one of his classic games from a bygone era.
The 8-Bit Big Band, a jazz orchestra known for reimagining a plethora of video game tunes, covered «Meta Knight's Revenge» from 1996's beloved Super Nintendo release Kirby Superstar. The band celebrated their win in a Twitter post on Sunday evening featuring a chant, «LONG LIVE VIDEO GAME MUSIC!!»
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HOLY SHIT WE WON THE GRAMMY!!LONG LIVE VIDEO GAME MUSIC!!! Thanks to everybody who’s ever listened to <a href=«https://twitter.com/the8bitbigband?ref_src=» https: www.gamespot.com>@the8bitbigband
, ALL of artists who have contributed their time/talent and of course HUGE thanks to my co-arranger the one and only <a href=«https://twitter.com/Button__Masher?ref_src=» https: www.gamespot.com>@Button__Masher!!! MUCH LOVE! pic.twitter.com/4JTakDTPQC
The 8-Bit Big Band has impressed in the past with covers of other classic video game tunes like «Zelda's Lullaby» from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, «Spring Yard Zone» from Sonic the Hedgehog, and many more. In February, they released a rendition of «Still Alive» from Valve's hit game Portal, which quickly rose to the top of their most-streamed songs.
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