Five video games have been recognized for their outstanding soundtracks and nominated for a 2025 Grammy Award. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Star Wars Outlaws, and Wizardry: Providing Grounds of the Mad Overlord have all made it to the shortlist for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media at the 2025 Grammy Awards.
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Full List of Nominated Games and Composers
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – Pinar Toprak, composer
- God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla – Bear McCreary, composer
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – John Paesano, composer
- Star Wars Outlaws – Wilbert Roget, II, composer
- Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord – Winifred Phillips, composer
History of the Grammy Awards Category
This is the third year the category has run at the Grammy Awards. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla secured the inaugural award in 2023, while Star Wars Jedi: Survivor won last year.
The 2025 Grammy Awards will be broadcast on 2nd February, 2025.
Impact of Games in Award Shows
Music isn’t the only area where games are making an impact in major award shows. Earlier this year, Genvid’s experimental choose-the-outcome, episodic Silent Hill series, Ascension, won the Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Innovation in Emerging Media Programming for Silent Hill: Ascension. Genid boss Jacob Navok was a “testament to the dedication” of the team.
Amazon’s Fallout adaptation also now has two Emmy awards to its name.
FAQs
Q: When will the 2025 Grammy Awards take place?
A: The 2025 Grammy Awards will be broadcast on 2nd February, 2025.
Q: Who won the Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media award in 2023?
A: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla secured the award in 2023.
Q: Which game won the Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Innovation in Emerging Media Programming?
A: Genvid’s Silent Hill series, Ascension, won the award.
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