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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Baba Yetu, a song written for 2005 Firaxis/2K strategy game Civilization IV, has become the first ever music originally composed for a videogame to win a Grammy award. The track took home the 'Best ...

Olivia Munn awarded the golden buzzer on Tuesday’s episode of “America’s Got Talent” to a choir which performed the theme of “Civilization IV.” The Swahili theme song, Baba Yetu, was composed by ...

Thanks to Tears for Fears, we know that everybody wants to rule the world. And the long-running Civilization strategy game franchise lets you do exactly that. But what good is global domination ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Christopher Tin is best known as the composer of the first video game ...

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 ...