John is a Toronto-based author who does photography in his spare time. When not being insulted over Xbox Live, he spends his time playing soccer and perpetually napping. His favorite games include ...

There's always debate on which is the best Civilization game, but there's no argument on what the best piece of music out of the series happens to be. The only real question is whether Baba Yetu is ...

It's pretty easy for a prankster—or an enterprising PR person—to joke about the popular Civilization series of computer games making history. But sometimes it's actually true: A song originally ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Classic FM's Hall of Fame is alright. Sure, Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No.2 in F Major shows ...

A song written for a video game has won one of music’s top awards, the Grammy, for the first time in history. Baba Yetu, which appeared in Sid Meier’s Civilization IV, won the Grammy for best ...

For possibly the first time, a piece of videogame music got performed on America's Got Talent. The Angel City Chorale choir, comprising 145 singers, appeared on the show earlier this week and sung ...

Christopher Tin's 'Baba Yetu' composition for Civilization IV was awarded video gaming's first Grammy award for Best Instrumental Arrangement with Vocalist(s) during the 53rd Annual Grammy Award ...

The gaming industry received its first Grammy nomination for composer Christopher Tin's 'Baba Yetu,' the hauntingly epic opening score to 2005's Civilization IV. The song (which could even make ...

Composer Christopher Tin has been nominated for a Grammy Award for his hit song "Baba Yetu" which has appeared in Video Games Live since 2006 (debuted at the Hollywood Bowl) and was a big part of the ...

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Christopher Tin's "Baba Yetu," otherwise known as "that Civilization IV song that won't get out of your head," won a Grammy for "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists" at the 53rd ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Christopher Tin made video game history today, becoming the first composer to win a Grammy Award for a song composed for a game. Tin took home the ...