Winifred Phillips Wins Grammy for Best Video Game Soundtrack
At the 67th Grammy Awards, the prestigious title of Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media was awarded to Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord, a 3D remake of the pioneering 1981 medieval fantasy RPG, Wizardry. Composer Winifred Phillips, accepting the award, expressed heartfelt gratitude to developer Digital Eclipse and the audience for their unwavering support and enthusiasm for game music. "Believing in music for games and recognizing it and for breathing life and enthusiasm and energy into what we do. It means so much," she stated.
The original Wizardry is hailed as the first party-based video game RPG and has inspired numerous iconic titles such as Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. The remake, built directly on the original game's code, offers players a unique experience by allowing them to view the classic Apple 2 interface during gameplay.

Phillips clinched the award over formidable competitors including Wilbert Roget, II for Ubisoft’s Star Wars Outlaws, John Paesano for Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Bear McCreary for God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla, and Pinar Toprak for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. In a subsequent interview, Phillips shared her astonishment at the win, saying, “I really didn’t expect it. The category was populated with so much brilliance this year, and I have so much deep respect for the other nominees in this category. So to have been recognized is just a highlight of my career. It truly is.”
She further elaborated on the unique nature of composing for video games, noting, “We do a very unique thing. We’re creating music that needs to accompany people who are having an experience and who are making choices, and having adventures and living a grand story, and we’re creating the music for that story. It’s such a wonderful privilege because you feel like you’re collaborating with the players. Like you know them and they know you. It’s really very special.”
Previous recipients of this distinguished award include Stephanie Economou for Ubisoft’s Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and Stephen Barton and Gordy Haab for Respawn’s Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. The first video game music to be recognized at the Grammys was Baba Yetu, arranged by Christopher Tin for Firaxis’ Civilization 4, which won Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2011.
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