Christopher Tin is an American composer, best known for his composition Baba Yetu, featured in the 2004 computer game, Civilization IV. Christopher Tin was born and raised in California. He worked on his undergraduate education at Oxford and Stanford University. At Stanford, he was active in the taiko group, Stanford Taiko, and conducted the a cappella group, Stanford Talisman, several musicals, and choral concerts at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. While there, he roomed with video game designer Soren Johnson.
he music of the computer game Civilization IV features a large variety of tracks both original and historical, from Gregorian chants to modern minimalism, and makes extensive use of classical music as well as both world music and folk music . Such a focus on the soundtrack and the inclusion of classical, world and folk music are rare among games, though relatively common for strategy games.Christopher Tin is an American composer, best known for his composition Baba Yetu, featured in the 2004 computer game, Civilization IV. Christopher Tin was born and raised in California. He worked on his undergraduate education at Oxford and.