Christopher Tin - Baba Yetu (Official Video) feat. Soweto Gospel Choir

Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters hold it up as the greatest video game song, evoking wonder and pride in humanity.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Christopher Tin

Topic

video game music

Format

music

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

4

Recommendation years in dataset

2016–2022

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• > I honestly can’t remember anything special about Civ4/5/6 Aww c’mon, not even one thing? What about the greatest video game song ever produced (Baba Yetu): [VIDEO] Agree on Alpha Centauri—definitely recommend picking up a copy on GOG for anyone in the mood for a …

• Complaints about Civ's omission of the dark side of history ring hollow to me. Civ is, at its heart, a deeply aspirational and optimistic game. Watching the Baba Yetu intro from Civ IV[1] gives me the same sense of wonder and pride in humanity that …

• ABSOLUTELY. I am not plugged into a community of musicians these days, but in college and the decade afterwards we were hearing, performing music written by contemporary composers. Choral music, mostly. But cello concertos, crazy harpsichord binges, and banging on drums were there, too. A …