Those of you familiar with Civilization 4 will remember the catchy opening theme for the game, entitled "Baba Yetu". The 3 and a half minute track, with vocals provided by the Soweto Gospel Choir, ...

A song written for a video game has won one of music’s top awards, the Grammy, for the first time in history. Baba Yetu, which appeared in Sid Meier’s Civilization IV, won the Grammy for best ...

There's always debate on which is the best Civilization game, but there's no argument on what the best piece of music out of the series happens to be. The only real question is whether Baba Yetu is ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Christopher Tin made video game history today, becoming the first composer to win a Grammy Award for a song composed for a game. Tin took home the ...

“There are some big moments,” he said. “Baba Yetu,” a gospel song that became the first video game theme to win a Grammy Award, will be performed by the newly formed choir, accompanied by the ...

For possibly the first time, a piece of videogame music got performed on America's Got Talent. The Angel City Chorale choir, comprising 145 singers, appeared on the show earlier this week and sung ...

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Videogame music has won its first Grammy, even though it may have been indirectly. A little over five years after the release of Civilization IV, one of the songs from its soundtrack has won a Grammy.

Final Fantasy Final Fantasy legend Nobuo Uematsu says video game music is getting more boring, and Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead agrees: "Nothing is made for anyone in particular anymore. (Except ...

Composer Christopher Tin has been nominated for a Grammy Award for his hit song "Baba Yetu" which has appeared in Video Games Live since 2006 (debuted at the Hollywood Bowl) and was a big part of the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Classic FM's Hall of Fame is alright. Sure, Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No.2 in F Major shows ...