Christopher Tin

Quick Facts

Full Name	Christopher Tin
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	May 21, 1976(1976-05-21)
Age	48
Birthplace	California
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Gemini

Christopher Tin Biography

Christopher Tin is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on May 21, 1976 in California, California, United States. Known for his work throughout the classical genre. In 2009, he released his debut album, Calling All Dawns, for which he won two Grammys. He has also composed scores for various commercials, TV shows, and films, including X2: X-Men United.

His first professional internships were with Hans Zimmer working on the soundtracks for such films as The Lion King and Gladiator.

Christopher Tin was raised in Palo Alto, California by immigrant parents from Hong Kong. He worked on his undergraduate education at Stanford University with a brief period as an exchange student at Oxford, double majoring in Music Composition and English Literature, and minoring in Art History. During this period he supplemented his classical studies by participating in various jazz, musical theatre, and world music student groups. He graduated in 1998, receiving a BA with Honors, and continued to study at Stanford, receiving an MA in Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities (with an emphasis in film studies) in 1999.

In 1999 he was admitted to the Royal College of Music in London for their MMus in Composition for Screen program, and simultaneously received a Fulbright Scholarship, the first to be awarded for film scoring. There he studied composition with Joseph Horovitz and orchestration with Julian Anderson, as well as conducting with Neil Thomson. He graduated with Distinction, also winning the Joseph Horovitz composition prize as the student with the highest overall marks in his course.

He grew up in California.

Christopher Tin Net Worth

Christopher Tin is one of the richest Composer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Christopher Tin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He graduated from Stanford University in 2004 with his honors B.A. in musical composition and English literature. He subsequently received his M.A. in humanities from Stanford in 1999. He studied at Oxford University in England as an exchange student.

He also gained widespread acclaim for his “Baba Yetu” composition for the video game Civilization IV. In 2010, he became the first ever composer to win a Grammy award for a video game composition.

Christopher Chiyan Tin (born May 21, 1976) is an American composer of concert music, film, and video game scores. His work is primarily orchestral and choral, often with a world music influence. He has won two Grammy Awards for his classical crossover album Calling All Dawns.

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Who is Christopher Tin Dating?

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In 2009, Tin released his classical crossover album Calling All Dawns. The album is a song-cycle in three uninterrupted movements: Day, Night, and Dawn (corresponding to life, death, and rebirth). The twelve songs are sung in twelve languages, including Swahili, Polish, French, Persian, and Maori. The lyrics are taken from diverse sources, including the Torah, the Bhagavad Gita, Persian and Japanese poetry, and lyrics by contemporary writers. Appropriate vocal traditions are used in the performance of each song, and include African gospel, Beijing opera, medieval chants, and Irish keening.

Facts & Trivia

Christopher Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Christopher Tin celebrates birthday on May 21 of every year.

In 2009, Christopher Tin and multi-instrumentalist and producer Shoji Kameda formed a Los Angeles-based production duo, Stereo Alchemy. Their debut album God of Love, was released on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2012. It featured a variety of Renaissance and Romantic era poems (from Thomas Carew, Christina Rossetti, John Donne and others) reinvented as lyrics for trip hop and synth pop songs.

What nationality is Christopher Tin?

American

How old is Christopher Tin?

46 years (May 21, 1976)

Where did the song Baba Yetu come from?

“Baba Yetu” (Swahili: “Our Father”) is the theme song for the 2005 video game Civilization IV. It was composed by Christopher Tin and performed by Ron Ragin and the Stanford Talisman. For its re-release in Tin’s debut album Calling All Dawns, it was performed by the Soweto Gospel Choir.

What genre is Christopher Tin?

Genres

Where did Christopher Tin go to school?

Education