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Redwood City, California, USA
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…
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1976-05-21
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Christopher Tin is a Grammy-winning composer, whose eclectic career spans film, television, video games, advertising, and the record industry. His music is marked by a natural ease of melody, economy of gesture, and a flair for the dramatic. He is a native Californian, born of Chinese descent, and educated in England, and his aesthetic sensibilities are a blend of his diverse cultural background. His debut album Calling All Dawns was the recipient of two Grammys at the 53rd Annual Grammy Award
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- human
- Given name
- Christopher
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Redwood City
- Occupation
- conductor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Calling All Dawns
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- crossover
- Official website
- www.christophertin.com
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- ChristopherTin 2016Shoot 06.jpg
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- Christopher Tin
- date of birth
- 1976-01-01
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- Thomas Newman
- start of work period
- 2000-00-00
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- 6494
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