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"Baba Yetu" is a song by composer Christopher Tin. It was composed in 2005 when video game designer Soren Johnson, Tin's former roommate at Stanford, asked him to compose the theme song for ''Civilization IV'' and was sung by Ron Ragin and the Stanford Talisman.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://web.archive.org/web/20140808043958/http://www.stanfordtalisman.com/html/oldnews2.html )〕 For its re-release in Tin's debut album ''Calling All Dawns'', it was sung by Ron Ragin and the Soweto Gospel Choir. In 2007, "Baba Yetu" was released by Alfred Music Publishing,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.alfred-music.com/product_info.php?products_id=5876 )〕 and in 2011 it was rearranged by Tin for an SATB a cappella choir with optional percussion accompaniment.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.alfred-music.com/product_info.php?products_id=8660 )〕 ==Awards and Achievements== On December 5, 2010, it was reported that "Baba Yetu" was nominated for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in the 'Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)' category, making it the first video game theme nominated for a Grammy Award. On February 13, 2011, it was announced as the winner of its category, making it the first piece of music composed for a video game to win a Grammy Award. At the 10th Annual Independent Music Awards, "Baba Yetu" was the winner in the 'Song Used in Film/TV/Multimedia' and 'World Beat Song' categories,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Christopher Tin )〕 and at the 2006 Game Audio Network Guild (GANG) Awards in 2006 it won Tin two awards. "Baba Yetu" has been performed at various venues and events around the world, including The Dubai Fountain, the Kennedy Center, Royal Festival Hall, the Hollywood Bowl,〔 the Dorian Festival of Luther College, and the New Year’s Concert of the sixty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly. "Baba Yetu" has garnered much critical praise; over 20 reviewers have singled out the theme on IGN, GameSpy, and Game Shark, and it is the subject of numerous blog posts and choral renditions. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Baba Yetu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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