Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Baba-yetu!

     I fixed my Feeds (finally).  If you're still having problems, unfollow my feed and refollow it.  I had to change the URL since I changed my name.

     For those not closely into current gaming news, there was a big milestone reached a few days ago.  Christopher Tin was awarded a Grammy in the category of "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists" for the piece "Baba Yetu".  What is unique about this is that song was primarily composed for the video game Civilization 4!  It is the first time that a song composed for a video game has won a Grammy!  It gives the composers of video game music a huge boost in the credit.  It is very easy for ignorant people to blow off art pieces just because "it's from a game" but with this latest award given out, I'm very happy that such recognition is finally given for a media that has a lot of negative bias associated with it.  Big congratulations to Christopher Tin, huge props to the choir for singing sublimely, and I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did and still do today!

     Babe Yetu is actually the "Lord's Prayer" sung in Swahali.  I'm not a man of faith, but GOD DAMN does this song rock so much. The game actually came out in 2005, but the album "Calling All Dawns" containing the song was released in 2009, which qualified it for this year's Grammys.
Posted by Con Queso at 5:37 PM
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18 comments:

  1. cooperlifeFebruary 16, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    Civilization 5 is better though.

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  2. UnknownFebruary 16, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    Well deserved grammy. And why did you change your url?

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  3. KarynFebruary 16, 2011 at 7:07 PM

    While is it a great moment for video game music, there is much better music that came out in 2010. Any track with vocals from Final Fantasy XIII or Nier, for example. Video games almost need their own category, they are are so inaccessible for nomination. But I dunno, I tend to always disagree with award shows anyway. =P

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  4. PS3 FnaticFebruary 16, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    That guy has earned his Grammy.

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  5. loveblogginFebruary 16, 2011 at 8:15 PM

    this is great!

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  6. Das Auto!February 16, 2011 at 10:02 PM

    those are some good gaming tunes, although i've never heard of the composer before. that's cool he won an award tho

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  7. RetroSpiderFebruary 16, 2011 at 11:33 PM

    well earned indeed. game music is my favorite kind

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  8. CrazyJuanFebruary 17, 2011 at 12:16 AM

    I was gonna say it was the lords prayer in swahili and blow some minds, but looks like you already knew. :/

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  9. bey0ndthinkingFebruary 17, 2011 at 12:30 AM

    Interesting.... I agree with you that music from games can be more than just background noise. Most are pretty darn catchy and easy to listen to.

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  10. The Game Store GuyFebruary 17, 2011 at 12:31 AM

    Actually breezed this but didn't look into it. Thanks for the info! He really deserved it.

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  11. Body1February 17, 2011 at 2:02 AM

    Nice post BRO!!!

    I wait on my blog!!

    $upporting!!!

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  12. D.B.February 17, 2011 at 3:01 AM

    A great song and video. The coming of the USA part of the video put chills down my spine.

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  13. Patti D.February 17, 2011 at 3:32 AM

    grat song, thanks for the link!!

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  14. Ion762February 17, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    such a great song and also one of my favorite games I've sunk so many hours into it over the years

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  15. Stuff that matters, stuff that don'tFebruary 17, 2011 at 9:07 AM

    Civ IV is such an epic game, some of the music really makes it as well, so well deserved grammy.

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  16. TopchoFebruary 17, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    I've hear the song before but didn't know it's Lord's Prayer! Love it and it totally deserved the award :D

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  17. Lendo KharFebruary 17, 2011 at 5:18 PM

    These are great news I knew it had been nominated but didn't know it won a Grammy. I still remember the first time I listened BabaYetu, It was beautiful, with Earth from space and then I discovered my country finally got a Civ in the game. I almost cried.

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  18. Aaron M. GipsonFebruary 22, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    this song heralded many a sleepless night for me...

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