'I cannot believe this': Composer Winifred Phillips was 'blown away' after winning a Grammy for a remake of a 44-year-old RPG

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 02: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Winifred Phillips accepts the Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media award for "Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord" onstage during the 67th GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony at Peacock Theater on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images).

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord debuted in 1981 for the Apple II and very quickly became a hit, launching an acclaimed and influential series of RPGs that would persist throughout the 1980s and '90s. A remake of that game dropped in 2024, and to our great surprise it was nominated for a Grammy Award in the "Best Score Soundtrack for Videogames and Other Interactive Media" category. And last night, to our even greater surprise, it won.

"We're overjoyed for @winphillips on her well-deserved Grammy win for her soundtrack to Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord!" developer Digital Eclipse posted on Bluesky. "The album is downloadable for free from her Bandcamp page—congratulations, Winifred!"