The best video game soundtrack of the year will be decided for the third time at the 67th annual Grammy Awards, and the Recording Academy of the United States has released its list of five nominees up for the prize. The awards ceremony is scheduled to be held on February 2, 2025, in Los Angeles, and the award for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media is being contested by a variety of three new games, one DLC, and one remake of a classic 1981 roleplaying game.
The Grammy Awards, named after the gramophone that sits prominently on each awards statue, was first held in 1959 to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry. The 2025 awards show will include 94 categories, including one honoring the best music in video games, which saw its introduction in 2023.
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This year's official list of Grammy nominees includes three AAA games: Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, composed by Pinar Toprak; Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, composed by John Paesano, and Star Wars Outlaws, composed by Wilbert Roget II. Also...