Christopher Tin

Christopher Tin is an American composer known for orchestral and choral music that blends classical concert traditions with influences from film and video game scoring. He gained international recognition for «Baba Yetu», a choral setting of the Lord's Prayer in Swahili written as the theme for the video game Civilization IV, which became one of the first pieces of video game music to win a Grammy Award.

Tin's compositional style is distinguished by its embrace of world music: he frequently sets texts in multiple languages, from Swahili and Italian to Maori and Icelandic, and layers them with lush orchestration and large choral forces. This global, multilingual approach runs through his acclaimed album Calling All Dawns, which won two Grammy Awards, and its follow-up projects, cementing his reputation as a composer who treats cultural and linguistic diversity as central to his musical identity rather than as decoration.

Beyond his concert works, Tin has contributed music to film and other video games, continuing to bridge the worlds of classical composition and popular media. His work is frequently performed by orchestras and choirs internationally, and pieces like «Sogno di Volare» and «Mado Kara Mieru» have extended his reputation as a leading figure in modern crossover orchestral music.