A Kirby song cover just won a Grammy

Kirby is formally a Grammy award winner — effectively, no less than in spirit. The pink, spherical creature helped earn Charlie Rosen and Jake Silverman a Grammy for the very best association, instrumental, or acapella for his or her tackle Meta Knight’s Revenge from the 1996 traditional Kirby Famous person. The quilt was initially carried out by the aptly-named 8-Bit Large Band, a 30 to 65-member orchestra that makes a speciality of placing its personal spin on online game music.

Previously, the 8-Bit Large Band has carried out Zelda’s Lullaby from the Ocarina of Time, Fourside from Earthbound, Large Blue from F-Zero, and way more. You may hearken to the group’s efficiency of the reimagined Meta Knight’s Revenge within the embed above — it’s an actual jazzy tackle the unique monitor, and dare I say, sounds even higher than Nintendo’s remake included in Tremendous Smash Bros.

Online game music isn’t nominated for a Grammy fairly often, however this win is particularly well timed contemplating the latest launch of Kirby and the Forgotten Land. In 2011, the track Baba Yetu from Civilization IV gained a Grammy after getting re-released in a separate album. Journey was nominated for greatest rating soundtrack for visible media in 2012, however ended up dropping to The Woman with the Dragon Tattoo.