“Video game music has been eligible for Grammys since 1999, and only one score was nominated before, which was ten years ago. There are people who I think were disgruntled with,” Wintry said.
Wintori stated that video games were not being nominated when they fell into the “Best Score Soundtracks for Film, Television and Other Media” category, because being labeled “other media” allowed them to be treated as a sort of miscellaneous category. I was doing “on the margins”.
But game music is breaking ground through technological innovation and new ways for consumers to experience it.
This includes live immersive video game concerts, video game scores, remixes and collaborations on platforms such as YouTube, Twitch, TikTok and Fortnite, augmented and virtual reality and even eye-tracking technology.
Economou said that having the Grammys is recognition that video game music is shaping “the musical landscape of society”.
McCurdy, who composed music for popular shows like “Battlestar Galactica,” “The Walking Dead,” and “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” believes that creating music for games, movies, and TV shows can be Doing is not that different.
“For me, the story and the themes are universal,” he said.
Nevertheless, he noted that video games present unique challenges for musicians because they are interactive experiences versus simply being viewed by an audience.
He added that the music should “serve in a unique technical capacity, beyond merely supporting the narrative”.
Collaborating with game developers and audio teams informed his ability to write music that could be easily integrated into video games.
“It’s a close collaboration unlike anything else in the entertainment industry,” McCurry said.
