In the music industry, there are few honors bigger than winning a Grammy Award. Started in 1959 by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States, the Grammies have turned into an important annual event, as the Academy hands out its coveted golden gramophone to the yearly winners.

And this year, something major has happened for the video game industry. For the first time in the history of the Grammy Award, a videogame soundtrack has been nominated. (To answer some inquiring commenters, Babu Yetu -- a lone track from Civilization IV composed by Christopher Tin -- was the first videogame song to be nominated for a Grammy, which it won. This is the first full videogame soundtrack to get a nomination.)As Tweeted out by former Thatgamecompany employee (and co-founder) Kellee Santiago, Journey has received a nomination in the Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media category, alongside The Adventures of Tintin - The Secret of the Unicorn, The Artist, The Dark Knight Rises, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and Hugo. Such industry titans as John Williams, Hans Zimmer and Trent Reznor are among the composers nominated for the aforementioned projects.For Journey, it’s composer Austin Wintory , who Tweeted out his astonishment.The 55th Annual Grammy Awards are on Sunday, February 10th at 8pm PT.

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