{"id":46715,"date":"2018-07-30T10:44:28","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T17:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/?p=46715"},"modified":"2018-07-30T10:44:28","modified_gmt":"2018-07-30T17:44:28","slug":"the-theme-song-for-civilization-iv-still-rocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/2018\/07\/30\/the-theme-song-for-civilization-iv-still-rocks\/","title":{"rendered":"The theme song for Civilization IV still rocks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/XStvwK6yKvs<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the Angel City Chorale bringing down the house on America&#8217;s Got Talent. They are indeed talented, but their choice of song obviously helped showcase their amazing sound. Christopher Tin&#8217;s Baba Yetu, originally written as Civilization IV&#8217;s theme song, remains a powerful, beautiful piece of music. The Lord&#8217;s Prayer in Swahili seems to transcend language. It deservedly won a Grammy in 2011. You can check out the version used in-game <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IJiHDmyhE1A\">here<\/a>, or the re-release from Tin&#8217;s album, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Calling-All-Dawns-Christopher-Tin\/dp\/B00JUWX1EQ\">Calling All Dawns<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/XStvwK6yKvs That&#8217;s the Angel City Chorale bringing down the house on America&#8217;s Got Talent. They are indeed talented, but their choice of song obviously helped showcase their amazing sound. Christopher Tin&#8217;s Baba Yetu, originally written as Civilization IV&#8217;s theme song, remains a powerful, beautiful piece of music. 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