Christopher Tin
Christopher Tin (* 1976 in California ) is an American composer whose works are mainly in the fields of classical and world music . He won two Grammys for his classic crossover album Calling All Dawns . Tin is also known as a composer of film scores, computer game soundtracks, and television commercials. His best known piece is Baba Yetu , which he wrote in 2005 for the computer game Civilization IV .
Life
Tin released his classic crossover album Calling All Dawns in 2009 . The album won two Grammy Awards in 2011 for Best Classical Crossover Album and Best Instrumental Arrangement with Vocal Accompaniment for the piece Baba Yetu . This is the first time a Grammy has been awarded to a piece composed for a computer game.
The album represents a cycle in three stages: day, night and sunrise. The three levels correspond to life, death and rebirth. The twelve pieces are sung in twelve languages, including Swahili , Polish , Persian and Maori . The lyrics come from various sources such as the Bible , Torah , the Bhagavad Gita as well as historical Persian poems and Japanese haiku . The album features performances by over 200 musicians from six continents, including Frederica von Stade , Anonymous 4 , the Soweto Gospel Choir , Dulce Pontes , Sussan Deyhim and many others.
Together with Shoji Kameda he released the more electronic album “God of Love” in 2012 under the name “Stereo Alchemy ”.
Awards
- 53rd Grammy Awards : Winner - Best Classic Crossover Album (2011)
- 53rd Grammy Awards: Winner - Best Instrumental Arrangement with Vocal Accompaniment (2011)
- International Songwriting Competition: 1st place - World Music Category (2010)
- John Lennon Songwriting Contest: Finalist - World Music Category (2010)
Web links
- website
- Christopher Tin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Baba Yetu on Youtube
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| SURNAME | Tin, Christopher |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | California |