The nominees for the Grammy Award for Best Video Game Soundtrack have been announced
By ForGeeks The nominations for the Grammys 2025 have been announced, including the Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media category, which appeared on the program for only the third time. The award was introduced in 2023, and the category has generated interest ever since by emphasizing music in games.
Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media.
The nominees for the 2025 Grammy for Best Video Game Music:
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – composer Pinar Toprak
- God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla – composer Bear McCreary
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – composer John Paisano
- Star Wars Outlaws – composer Wilbert Rogers II
- Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord – composer Winifred Phillips
Basic facts about the nominations
Composer Bear McCreary has set a unique achievement by becoming the only person to be nominated in this category every year since its inception. This year he received a nomination for God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla, which is his third nomination; he was previously recognized for Call of Duty: Vanguard and the main version of God of War Ragnarök.
According to the Recording Academy, this award recognizes outstanding soundtrack albums created specifically for video games or interactive media released during the qualifying period.
Past winners
- 2023: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök (composer Stephanie Economou)
- 2024 year: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (composers Stephen Burton and Gordie Haab)
The category continues to emphasize the importance of video game music in the entertainment industry, bringing together major projects such as Spider-Man 2 and Star Wars Outlaws, which have already won critical and fan acclaim for their soundtrack.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.
