i'm going through youtube videos to construct my 'game music of 2023' post, and i see SO MANY comments on soundtrack videos saying "it's a shame this didn't win best music" or "this should have been nominated for best music" or "why didn't they play this at TGA"
let me be real. the game awards are AN award show. perhaps the most popular?
but also who gives a fuck!! check out the BAFTAs. check out the ASCAP & BMI awards. check out the DICE awards. check out the GDC awards. check out the IGF awards. hell, check out the lists made by industry workers, or your friends!!
check out how many fan arrangements or covers there are out there. check out how many rips there are on siIvagunner. check out how many times the OST's been ripped & put on pirate sites. these are all perfectly acceptable marks of achievement. these are ways to know that the art made for something made an impact on someone enough for them to engage with it.
Check out other smaller scale award shows they are great!
