“Star Wars Jedi: Survivor” Soundtrack Nominated for a Grammy Award
Respawn Entertainment’s Star Wars Jedi: Survivor released over six months ago now, but the game continues to gain acclaim and recognition. Today, the Grammy Awards announced their nominations for the next annual awards ceremony, and Stephen Barton and Gordy Haab’s soundtrack for the game was among the nominees for “Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media”. This nomination places Barton and Haab’s work among rather illustrious company, given that other heavy hitters like God of War Ragnarok and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II are also up for the award.
The official Star Wars X (formerly known as Twitter) account was quick to congratulate the Jedi: Survivor composers on their achievement:
Congratulations to Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and composers Stephen Barton and Gordy Haab on their Grammy nomination for Best Score for Video Game. pic.twitter.com/khbS4n5ods
— Star Wars (@starwars) November 10, 2023
Today’s announcement marks a significant milestone for Barton and Haab, both of whom have been composing music for Star Wars projects for years now. Haab’s body of work includes multiple video games in the franchise, starting all the way back with BioWare’s 2011 MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic. Barton first lent his talents to the saga with 2019’s Jedi: Fallen Order before returning to collaborate with Haab again for this year’s sequel.
It’s also worth noting that video games have only recently begun to receive notice from the Grammys. The category for which Barton and Haab were just nominated was added to the Grammys only last year in addition to several other new awards.
The event will take place on February 4, 2024. We here at Star Wars News Net wish the best of luck to Stephen Barton and Gordy Haab as well as all other nominees!
Source: Grammy Awards, Star Wars X account
Eric has been a fan of Star Wars ever since the age of five (or so) when his parents sat him down in front of a TV with pizza and a Sprite and showed him the original trilogy. He keeps trying to convince more fans to read the amazing 1980s Star Wars newspaper comics by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson. When he's not reading, watching or playing Star Wars media, he's often enjoying other great fantasy and science fiction sagas or playing roleplaying games with his friends.
