It has been less than two weeks since American blues guitarist Eric Gales has won two 2026 Grammy Awards, but it’s still sinking in, says the humble musician. He won it along with other artists for ‘Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media’ and ‘Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media’ for his contribution to the Sinners (2025) movie soundtrack. Gales particularly worked on ‘Elijah’ and ‘Grand Closin’ with composer Ludwig Goransson, to lend his mind-blowing electric guitar solos. He shares, “I'm still somewhere in the clouds. It is just some work from an amazing, miraculous movie. It is still shattering records, having a massive success, and to be tied and connected to that movie, I just couldn't have planned this out, or predicted it."

Such has the been the effect of the win on him that Gales, adds, “For the world to know, not just the United States, but the world to take notice of this movie, and hear my work is just huge. To see some awareness and notoriety from it is just beautiful.”