Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord Composer Winifred Phillips Wins Grammy for Best Soundtrack in a Video Game

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord, a 3D remake of the original 1981 RPG, has received the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media. Composer Winifred Phillips expressed her gratitude to Digital Eclipse and the audience for their support, stating the award signifies a significant recognition of music's role in gaming.

Phillips' win is particularly noteworthy given the strong competition, including nominations for prominent titles like Star Wars Outlaws, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. In a post-ceremony interview, she described her surprise and respect for the fellow nominees. She highlighted the unique collaborative nature of video game scoring, emphasizing the dynamic interplay between the music and the player's experience.

Phillips joins a prestigious list of previous Grammy winners in this category, including Stephanie Economou (Assassin's Creed Valhalla) and Stephen Barton and Gordy Haab (Star Wars Jedi: Survivor). This award further solidifies the growing recognition and appreciation for video game music within the broader music industry, building upon the legacy of Christopher Tin's "Baba Yetu" (Civilization 4), the first video game music to win a Grammy in 2011.