Kirby's 'Meta Knight's Counterattack' Arrangement Wins Grammy Award



On April 3, 2022 local time, the 64th Grammy Awards (Grammy Awards 2022), known as the world's premier music award, was held. Among them, the arrangement of the song 'Meta Knight's Revenge' used in ' Kirby Super Deluxe ', which is a popular work of the Kirby series of stars, is the 'Best Arrangement, Instrument' of the Grammy Award 2022. Received the 'Mental, Acapella' category.

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A Kirby song cover just won a Grammy --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/3/23009067/kirby-song-won-grammy-award-meta-knight-revenge

Among Nintendo's popular game series 'Kirby's Dream Land,' the most popular is 'Kirby's Dream Land,' which was released for Super Nintendo in 1996. Not only the game itself but also the BGM used is popular, and the BGM of the same name that flows in the game mode 'Meta Knight's Counterattack' has been ported to the Super Smash Bros. series and played 'Kirby Super Deluxe'. There must be some people who have heard of it even if they have never heard of it.

Chiptune artist Button Masher and the orchestra The 8-Bit Big Band arranged such 'Meta Knight's Counterattack' and the orchestra performed 'Meta Knight's Revenge (From' Kirby Superstar ') (feat. Button Masher)'. Was nominated for the 'Best Arrangement, Instrumental, Acapella' category of the Grammy Award 2022.

Kirby's 'Meta Knight's Counterattack' arrangement was nominated for the Grammy Awards 2022, what kind of song is it? --GIGAZINE



It was announced that 'Meta Knight's Revenge (From' Kirby Superstar ') (feat. Button Masher)' won the 'Best Arrangement, Instrumental, A Cappella' category at the award ceremony. ..



You can watch the Grammy Award-winning chiptune-style 'Meta Knight's Counterattack' below.

Meta Knight's Revenge (From 'Kirby Superstar') (feat. Button Masher) --YouTube


The 8-Bit Big Band, who was in charge of the performance, is an orchestra consisting of 30 to 65 people who arrange and play game music independently. In the past, the orchestra has arranged various songs such as 'The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time' ' Lullaby of Zelda ' and 'MOTHER 2' ' Forside '. The overseas media, The Verge, commented on the Grammy Award-winning chiptune-style 'Meta Knight's Counterattack,' which is an arrangement of the original song in a jazz style. It's better than the remade 'Meta Knight's Counterattack' . '

It's extremely rare for game-related songs to win Grammy Awards, and earlier awards date back to 2011 in Civilization IV's Baba Yetu.

Christopher Tin --Baba Yetu (Official Video) feat. Soweto Gospel Choir --YouTube


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