Christopher Tin

Personal Info

Know For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

1976-05-21 (49 years old)

Place of Birth

Redwood City, California, USA

Christopher Tin

Biography

Christopher Chiyan Tin (born May 21, 1976) is an American composer of art music, often composed for film and video game soundtracks. His work is primarily orchestral and choral, often with a world music influence. He won two Grammy Awards for his classical crossover album Calling All Dawns. Tin is perhaps best known for his choral piece Baba Yetu from the video game Civilization IV, which in 2011 became the first piece of video game music to win a Grammy Award. His Grammy win was considered a significant milestone for the critical acceptance of music from video games, and following his win the Recording Academy retitled their visual media ca...

Production

2020

Confetti

as Music

2008

Wedding For One

as Original Music Composer

2010

Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic

as Original Music Composer

2006

2003

2009

Diplomacy

as Music

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