Christopher Tin
Composer · Born May 21, 1976 (50) · Redwood City, California, USA
Christopher Chiyan Tin (born May 21, 1976) is an American composer of art music, often composed for film and video game soundtracks. His work is primarily orchestral and choral, often with a world music influence. He won two Grammy Awards for his classical crossover album Calling All Dawns. Tin is perhaps best known for his choral piece Baba Yetu from the video game Civilization IV, which in 2011 became the first piece of video game music to win a Grammy Award. His Grammy win was considered a significant milestone for the critical acceptance of music from video games, and following his win the Recording Academy retitled their visual media categories to become more inclusive of video game soundtracks, before eventually creating a dedicated Grammy award for 'Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media'.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 21, 1976 (50)
- Redwood City, California, USA
- Composer
- 7 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Christopher Tin's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Christopher Tin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Christopher Tin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
12 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Confetti(2021)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Tess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Dead Space: Aftermath(2011)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all filmsDiplomacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Another Day In Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Wedding For One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The Insatiable(2006)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Origin of Stitch(2005)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Battle Plan Under Fire(2004)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Once Upon Atari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 2003 to 2020.
Biggest box office
Confetti (2021)
Highest rated
Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010)
Most popular right now
Dead Space: Aftermath (2011)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Christopher Tin's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the sound and music 53/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Christopher Tin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Christopher Tin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mike Disa shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Mike DisaShared titles: Dead Space: Aftermath (2011), Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010), The Origin of Stitch (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Mike Disa
Writers
- Brandon AumanShared titles: Dead Space: Aftermath (2011), Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Brandon Auman
Actors
- Graham McTavishShared titles: Dead Space: Aftermath (2011), Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Graham McTavish
Producers
- Cate LatchfordShared titles: Dead Space: Aftermath (2011), Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Cate Latchford
- Chung HyunShared titles: Dead Space: Aftermath (2011), Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Chung Hyun
- Jay FukutoShared titles: Dead Space: Aftermath (2011), Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Jay Fukuto
- Jim WyattShared titles: Dead Space: Aftermath (2011), Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Jim Wyatt