A gospel rendition of Super Mario music simply gained The 8-Bit Massive Band its second Grammy Award. The orchestra, well-known for its jazz preparations of online game soundtracks, overcame stiff competitors within the class of Finest Association, Instrumental or A Cappella.
The association, titled “Super Mario Praise Break,” beat out Depraved star Cynthia Erivo, saxophonist Remy Le Boeuf, and the brass quartet The Westerlies for the award. The medley contains vigorous takes on the Super Mario Bros. theme, Bob-Omb Battlefield from Super Mario 64, Gusty Backyard Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy, and the Athletic Theme from Super Mario World.
“On this providing to the VGM neighborhood, we humbly current this medley of a few of Super Mario Bros. biggest melodies that will help you achieve entrance into the Mushroom Kingdom of heaven,” the video’s YouTube description reads.
WE WON!!!!! @the8bitbigband #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/VSJRy3sKVG
— Matthew Whitaker Music 🎶😎 (@_MattWhitaker) February 2, 2026
In 2022, The 8-Bit Massive Band gained an award for a similar class for overlaying “Meta Knight’s Revenge” from Kirby Super Star. The band additionally acquired a nomination ultimately 12 months’s Grammy Awards for an association of “Final Shock” from Persona 5. This 12 months, the group’s album “Orchestrator Emulator” was up for the Finest Giant Jazz Ensemble Album trophy.
The 8-Bit Massive Band was based in 2017 by Broadway orchestrator Charlie Rosen, who was on the Grammys stage to just accept the award alongside co-arranger Bryan Carter. The band has 30 to 65 members, most of hailing from New York Metropolis.
In different Grammy information, composer Austin Wintory gained the Finest Rating Soundtrack for Video Video games and Different Interactive Media award for his work on Sword of the Sea. Different nominees within the class have been Helldivers 2, Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle, and DLC packs for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Star Wars Outlaws.