Kirby music won a GrammySourced
A jazz arrangement of a Kirby game tune won a Grammy.
The US-based 8-Bit Big Band rearranges video game music for jazz orchestra. Its version of Meta Knight's Revenge, from Kirby Super Star, won the 2022 Grammy for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella. It was the first win for music from a Nintendo game.
A game tune reached the awards stage in big-band form.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-01