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2026 video game score Grammy nominees and winner
The Recording Academy lists these five entries for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in 2026:
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Minecraft - Volume Alpha | $22.49 | Buy on Amazon |
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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Original Video Game Soundtrack Blue and Pink Translucent Blend Colored... | $31.00 | Buy on Amazon |
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Bloodborne Vol. II (Original Soundtrack) | $38.99 | Buy on Amazon |
- Winner — Sword of the Sea: Austin Wintory, composer.
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – Secrets of the Spires: Pinar Toprak, composer.
- Helldivers 2: Wilbert Roget, II, composer.
- Indiana Jones And The Great Circle: Gordy Haab, composer.
- Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card & A Pirate’s Fortune: Cody Matthew Johnson and Wilbert Roget, II, composers.
The category’s official name is Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media. The Recording Academy’s winners and nominees page credits the composers and identifies Wintory and Sword of the Sea as the 2026 winner.
What the Grammy category recognizes
The Recording Academy says the award recognizes “excellence in score soundtrack albums comprised predominantly of original scores created specifically for a video game or other interactive media.” It is a soundtrack category for games and other interactive media, rather than the separate score category for visual media.
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#1 Best Overall
- Genre: Soundtrack
- Number of Discs: 1
- Number of Tracks: 12
- Album Title: Minecraft Volume Alpha
- Music Artist/Band: C418
Eligibility period for the 2026 award
The 2026 award honors recordings released from August 31, 2024, through August 30, 2025. The award year and eligibility window refer to different things: the Grammy was presented in 2026, while eligible recordings had to fall within that release period.
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The Academy’s category page lists the following winners for 2023 through 2026:
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- Blue & Pink Translucent Blend Colored Vinyl
- Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart Exclusive Vinyl Colorway
| Grammy year | Winner | Winning title |
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| 2026 | Austin Wintory | Sword of the Sea |
| 2025 | Winifred Phillips | Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord |
| 2024 | Stephen Barton and Gordy Haab | Star Wars Jedi: Survivor |
| 2023 | Stephanie Economou | Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn Of Ragnarok |
This is the four-year history listed on the Academy’s category page, not a complete all-time winners list.
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