Nonamer Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 http://www.grammy.com/nominees (number 86) This is a huge step forward for video game music. OCRemix posted this on Youtube: "CONGRATULATIONS to Christopher Tin for being the first composer to win a Grammy award for VIDEO GAME MUSIC for Civilization IV's "Baba Yetu!" He just won! Head to his video and give your congrats! http://youtu.be/IJiHDmyhE1A - Tell him OC ReMix sent you! Then download http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01843/ !" I personally love this track. Although I would not have heard it if it weren't for Brentalfloss's track: In the meantime, post about the track, the 2011 Grammy Awards, or anything Grammy related. Quote
zircon Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 That's awesome!! But wait... didn't he win TWO Grammys? http://www.grammy.com/nominees?year=2010&genre=All Best Classical Crossover Album AND Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) Quote
Toadofsky Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 Even not being game related, the song is great. Definitely deserved an award, more so than "Love the Way you lie". So sick of hearing that song on the radio... Quote
Native Jovian Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 How did a song from a game released in 2005 win a 2010 Grammy? Quote
Gario Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 Wow, that's amazing. It's great to hear something like this in the Grammy awards. Maybe I'll actually watch them next year because of this Quote
KyleJCrb Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 How did a song from a game released in 2005 win a 2010 Grammy? It was also featured on this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calling_All_Dawns Quote
BardicKnowledge Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 Hey, great news that I had meant to check up on -- thanks for following up for everyone! Quote
Hemophiliac Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 I'm actually pretty certain that the arrangement of Baba Yetu on Calling All Dawns is different then the track found in Civilization. Calling All Dawns is a song cycle and has something of a common motif/theme in a few of the tracks...this appears for the first time in Baba Yetu. So it's kinda a new track because of it. Not to mention that Calling All Dawns came out this last year. If you like this kind of choral music you should get this album, it's fantastic. I gotta thank BardicKnowledge for getting for me Huge congratulations to Christopher Tin! Quote
luhny Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Awesome news. A job well done, many congrats! Quote
Kizyr Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 I'm actually pretty certain that the arrangement of Baba Yetu on Calling All Dawns is different then the track found in Civilization. Calling All Dawns is a song cycle and has something of a common motif/theme in a few of the tracks...this appears for the first time in Baba Yetu. So it's kinda a new track because of it. Yeah, this is definitely the case. I think he may have also redid the lyrics with another choir? (The Soweto Gospel Choir was credited in Calling All Dawns, but not in Civ4). The song was really revamped since (I'd say) he repurposed it for use in an overall album rather than for the opening of Civ4. Which incidentally is why Christopher Tin is pretty awesome--he knows how to fit the song to the medium he's using to convey something. But anyway! This is great news. I can't remember the last time I actually cared about a Grammy win. KF Quote
Chernabogue Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 This is really great, 'Baba Yetu' deserves these Grammy's. Quote
Ferret Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 I still disagree and still feel that such disagreement is warranted. Quote
Kenogu Labz Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 I don't see how any song having any religious content would be ineligible or undeserving of an award. If you weren't told this was the Lord's Prayer in Swahili, you would be none the wiser; the song holds merit with or without knowledge of the lyrics. Taking offense at Christianity does not equate to taking offense at anything remotely connected to Christianity, or leveraging well-known material related to it. As it is, I personally don't quite see what makes the song so special; then again, having not played Civ IV myself, I'm probably not seeing it in full context. Certainly a bit catchy, but not as deserving as some others, I think. Hoping to see this trend continue for other game-based compositions as well! Quote
Velocifero Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Love love this song. I think it sounds better than before too. Quote
Hemophiliac Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 Yeah, this is definitely the case. I think he may have also redid the lyrics with another choir? (The Soweto Gospel Choir was credited in Calling All Dawns, but not in Civ4). The song was really revamped since (I'd say) he repurposed it for use in an overall album rather than for the opening of Civ4. Which incidentally is why Christopher Tin is pretty awesome--he knows how to fit the song to the medium he's using to convey something. But anyway! This is great news. I can't remember the last time I actually cared about a Grammy win. KF Yes, all of the songs were recorded anew for this album. Quote
luhny Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 True, it is different. But I see it as sign of life or at least as a step into the right direction. I just find so many tracks of video game music much more interesting than the simple pop stuff MTV and the like sells to our youth today. So anything that causes attention (if even partly) connected to video game music is good IMHO. Flame me all you like, I am nerd enough to not take it seriously with mucho <3, luhny Quote
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