A piece of video game music gets a Grammy nod today as Chritopher Tin's "Baba Yetu" winds up in the awards' Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) category.
The song served as a theme for hit PC strategy game Civilization IV. The track also appears on Tin's Calling All Dawns album, which is the source the Grammy Awards recognizes for the song. Video Games Live Executive Producer Tommy Tallarico told Joystiq that "Baba Yetu" is the first-ever video game song nominated for a Grammy.
If you haven't heard "Baba Yetu," you're missing out. Along with the Halo theme, the Myst theme, and Nobuo Uematsu's extensive category, it's one of the catchier video game theme songs out there.
For insight into video game soundtracks, check out our Culture Club podcast on the soundtrack to NieR:
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Civ IV theme nominated for Grammy, first game music ever nominated [Joystiq]
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Friday, December 3, 2010