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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 Awards: Best Classical Crossover Album, and Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists (for the song ‘Baba Yetu’).
He received his undergraduate education at Stanford University and Oxford University, studying Music Composition, Conducting, and English Literature. After winning a Fulbright Scholarship, he continued his studies at the elite Royal College of Music in London—the alma mater of many of the giants of British composition: Benjamin Britten, Ralph Vaughan-Williams, Gustav Holst and others. There, he earned an MMus with Distinction, graduating with the highest marks in his class, and winning the Horovitz Composition Prize. He is also a Sundance Institute fellow.
His music has been performed live by many orchestras around the world, including the National Symphony Orchestra, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Philharmonia, Metropole Orchestra, and hundreds of amateur choirs around the world. His sheet music is published by Alfred Publishing.
In addition to his album work, he is also an active composer of music for films, video games, advertising, and many other media. He has won awards for his video game music, for titles such as Civilization IV and Pirates Of The Caribbean Online.
His debut album Calling All Dawns was the recipient of two Grammys at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards: Best Classical Crossover Album, and Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists (for the song ‘Baba Yetu’).
He received his undergraduate education at Stanford University and Oxford University, studying Music Composition, Conducting, and English Literature. After winning a Fulbright Scholarship, he continued his studies at the elite Royal College of Music in London—the alma mater of many of the giants of British composition: Benjamin Britten, Ralph Vaughan-Williams, Gustav Holst and others. There, he earned an MMus with Distinction, graduating with the highest marks in his class, and winning the Horovitz Composition Prize. He is also a Sundance Institute fellow.
His music has been performed live by many orchestras around the world, including the National Symphony Orchestra, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Philharmonia, Metropole Orchestra, and hundreds of amateur choirs around the world. His sheet music is published by Alfred Publishing.
In addition to his album work, he is also an active composer of music for films, video games, advertising, and many other media. He has won awards for his video game music, for titles such as Civilization IV and Pirates Of The Caribbean Online.
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devoidikk wrote:
Baba yetu yetu ~ [2] <3
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MistahJohnson wrote:
Maybe... another album?
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antonoowka wrote:
"Baba Yetu" amazingly reminds me of "The Lion King".
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Ofensu wrote:
Baba yetu yetu ~
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mad_koala wrote:
Maybe, the best music... ever
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Tinmiriel wrote:
Just purely wonderful and beautiful music! And I emphasize on PURE.
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SunSearcher wrote:
Grammy :)
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Lamapunk wrote:
Heard "Aloha, Lovely and Jerry" for the first time recently and I gotta say I think it's your best yet. Congrats with the Grammys!
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sal__ wrote:
Congrats on the Grammys! I would have been very surprised if the results were different, both wins were totally deserved.
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Flamen89 wrote:
congrats man ;)
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protolink wrote:
Congratulations on the Grammys! Well deserved!
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Tanner47 wrote:
Congrats on the Grammy!
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Vlasikhin wrote:
neoclassic
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DEATHINFIREX wrote:
BABA YETU YETULIA
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jekook wrote:
amazing music! [2]
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zowey wrote:
amazing music!
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MirrorDepth wrote:
@Okanehira I lol'd.
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Chaos_Wolf wrote:
Touching, epic music.
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Okanehira wrote:
BABA YETU ATTACKED BY ZULUS! BABA YETU LEAVE ME ALONE GHANDI
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nova77LF wrote:
Agreed: the album is pure awesomeness!
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Palo Alto, CA, 1994: at his daughter’s urging, Steve Jobs...
25 Aug 2011 | from christophertin.tumblr.com/
Palo Alto, CA, 1994: at his daughter’s urging, Steve Jobs
attends a performance of a musical written by her high school
friend. Afterwards, he tells her “That was the best thing I’ve ever
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Music is made up of tiny moments of drama. Everything has its...
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As an arranger, my instinct is to clear room for vocals....
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Composing is just the artful arrangement of elements. You could...
27 Jun 2011 | from christophertin.tumblr.com/
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