Civilization IV wins Grammy
First videogame to do so.
Civilisation IV has carved itself into the history books after becoming the first videogame to win a Grammy.
Baba Yetu, a song written for the PC strategy game, won the Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) category of the prestigious awards.
The song won following its release on composer Christopher Tin's 2009 album Calling All Dawns, but it was originally created for the Firaxis-developed game. It plays during the game's opening theme.
Kieron Gillen reviewed Civilization IV for Eurogamer back in October 2005, awarding it a stonking 9/10.
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Flash backs anyone?
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Not that I'm hating on Civ 4, I still play that a lot with a friend because neither of us can run Civ 5 yet. It just feels a bit like hearing that Casablanca or something was on the Oscar list this year.
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Evidently not. I'm usually better at that sort of thing. Still, the award didn't really cite Civ 4 as the source, instead listing the album itself. The headline on the other hand is the opposite way round. Surely there's scope for a little confusion there?
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Kind of a joke though given how long ago it was composed, and Grammys have only just caught up on a 2009 album? Er.
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I think the moral of the story is that this should have won a Grammy years ago for being in Civ 4 but the Grammy people were a bit late in finding out about it.
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[link url=http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/02/civilization-baba-yetu-grammy/
]http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/02/ci...[/link]
Swahili translation here.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread...
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