Born in California, 1976
- Christopher Tin is a GRAMMY Award-winning composer of both concert and media music.
- Tin attended Stanford University and the Royal College of Music with studies in composition and English Literature.
- Fun fact: Simultaneously with his admission to RCM, Tin received the first Fulbright grant given for film scoring.
- In 2000, Tin became an intern for Hans Zimmer, writing music for television commercials and for a wide range of television stations, including PBS, the History Channel, and the Discovery Channel.
- Tin’s breakout hit was “Baba Yetu” (2005), a choral work for the video game Civilization IV.
- Additional fun fact: “Baba Yetu” was the first piece for video game to be both nominated and win a GRAMMY award.1
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Composer’s website
Sources
- Jonas Westover, “Tin, Christopher,” Grove Music Online (2016), accessed May 13, 2024, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-1002289576.