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Christopher Tin

1976 - Today

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Christopher Chiyan Tin (born May 21, 1976) is an American composer of art music, composing for film, television, and video game soundtracks. His work is primarily orchestral and choral, often with a world music influence. He is a two-time Grammy Award winner. Tin is best known for his work on title themes for the Civilization video game series, specifically the main theme "Baba Yetu" from the video game Civilization IV, which, at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2011, became the first piece of video game music to win a Grammy Award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Christopher Tin is the 1,437th most popular composer (down from 1,432nd in 2024), the 15,914th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,574th in 2019) and the 146th most popular American Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Christopher Tin ranks 1,437 out of 1,451. Before him are Ludovic Bource, Isidora Žebeljan, Rhys Chatham, Frederik Magle, Ēriks Ešenvalds, and Marcus Paus. After him are Rupert Gregson-Williams, Osvaldo Golijov, Rebecca Saunders, Eric Whitacre, Anu Malik, and Bombay Jayashri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Christopher Tin ranks 687. Before him are Viktoriya Isakova, Laura Harris, Tomáš Vokoun, Satam al-Suqami, Robert Kidiaba, and Dmitry Fofonov. After him are Erica Leerhsen, Monet Mazur, Yasuhiro Hato, Ko San, Rodrigo Amarante, and Miroslav Kostadinov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Christopher Tin ranks 15,921 out of 20,380. Before him are Perrey Reeves (1970), Kristin Armstrong (1973), Jayne Brook (1960), Stacey Dash (1966), Cynthia McKinney (1955), and Joey McIntyre (1972). After him are Joan Birman (1927), Rosemary DeCamp (1910), Erica Leerhsen (1976), Mookie Betts (1992), Kelly Oubre Jr. (1995), and Monet Mazur (1976).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Christopher Tin ranks 146. Before him are Vivian Kubrick (1960), Meredith Willson (1902), Jeremy Soule (1975), Justin Hurwitz (1985), Marc Shaiman (1959), and Rhys Chatham (1952). After him are Eric Whitacre (1970), Trevor Dunn (1968), Nicholas Britell (1980), Dustin O'Halloran (1971), Oneohtrix Point Never (1982), and Caroline Shaw (1982).

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