The soundtrack to the beautiful indie game Journey has been nominated for an award for the 2013 Grammys, the first for a video game soundtrack.
Thatgamecompany's PlayStation 3 game has been been praised for its innovative gameplay, art and score. Composer Austin Wintory was nominated for "Best Score Soundtrack from a Visual Medium" Grammy.
Wintory tweeted, "Well I don't really have words right now .... I just got a Grammy nomination for Journey."
Journey's soundtrack is up against the soundtracks for The Dark Knight Rises, The Artist, Hugo, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, and The Adventures Of Tintin - The Secret Of The Unicorn.
This is the first time a video game soundtrack has been nominated for a Grammy. Composer Christopher Tin won a Grammy in 2011 for "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists" for his piece "Baba Yetu", which he originally wrote for Civilization IV.
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Wintory has also composed music for other games, including flOw, another thatgamecompany title, Monaco and Horn, an iOS game. He also composes movie scores.