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"Dreams" is the third official (fourth overall) single by rapper The Game, taken from his debut album, The Documentary. It is produced by Kanye West and features a sample of "No Money Down" by Jerry Butler. Co-Written by Jimmy "Henchmen" Rosemonds' artist, "Beloved"
The song is dedicated to Yetunde Price (the elder half-sister of tennis stars Serena Williams and Venus Williams), who was shot dead on September 14, 2003. The Williams' also came from The Game's hometown of Compton, California.
The song is also known for having an incorrect lyric in 'I woke up from that coma 2001, about the same time Dre dropped 2001'. This references the Dr. Dre album 2001, actually released in the year 1999.
The music video shoot for the song was where Dr. Dre first met Bishop Lamont who he eventually signed to Aftermath.
The song was placed 16th on about.com's Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2005. And had singer Mya Harrison in the music video
There is also another OFFICIAL remix of the song with Trey Songz where The Game raps his normal 1st & 3rd verse and Trey Songz singing the 2nd verse.
There is a third OFFICIAL remix featuring Fort Minor which uses the instrumental from Where'd You Go and the a cappella from Dreams.
Category:Game (rapper) songs Category:Songs produced by Kanye West Category:2005 singles
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Name | Yasunori Mitsuda |
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Background | non_performing_personnel |
Born | January 21, 1972Tokuyama, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |
Instrument | Piano, guitar, bouzouki |
Genre | Celtic, jazz, orchestral |
Occupation | Composer, musician |
Years active | 1992–present |
Label | NTT PublishingDigiCubeSleigh Bells |
Despite his job title as a composer, Mitsuda worked for two years as a sound engineer. In 1994, after threatening to quit to Square's vice president, Hironobu Sakaguchi, he was assigned to compose the soundtrack to Chrono Trigger. After the game's success and the music's acclaim, he went on to compose several other games for Square, including Xenogears. In 1998 Mitsuda left Square to work as a freelance composer, founding his own music production studio, Procyon Studio, in 2001 as well as his own record label, Sleigh Bells. The company has since expanded to nine employees, and Mitsuda continues to compose for video games, as well as for anime series and his own independent albums.
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Category:1972 births Category:Freelance musicians Category:Japanese composers Category:Living people Category:People from Yamaguchi Prefecture Category:Video game composers
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Name | Christopher Tin |
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Birth date | 1976 |
Birth place | California |
Occupation | Composer |
Yearsactive | 2001–present |
Influences | Thomas Newman, Elliott Goldenthal |
Website | http://christophertin.com/ |
Tin returned to Los Angeles and continued his career by producing TV show music and working as an intern with Hans Zimmer, composer for The Lion King and Gladiator, and Joel McNeely, with whom he worked on Mulan II. He also composed "Daydream" for Apple Inc.'s music software, GarageBand, and the music for an international advertisement of Puma AG. He also worked on TV show music, notably for Nova, The History Channel, and Discovery Channel.
On December 5, 2010, it was reported that "Baba Yetu" has been nominated for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in the category for 'Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists', making it the first video game theme nominated for a Grammy Award.
"Baba Yetu" has also been performed at various venues and events around the world, such as the opening ceremonies of the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung Taiwan, The Dubai Fountain (the world’s largest water feature), concert programs at The Kennedy Center and Disney Concert Hall, and many more. Additionally, "Baba Yetu" is one of the most widely performed pieces of contemporary choral music, with hundreds of amateur choirs singing it internationally.
The album is a song-cycle in three uninterrupted movements: Day, Night, and Dawn (corresponding to life, death, and rebirth). The twelve songs are sung in twelve languages, ranging from Swahili to Polish, from French to Persian to Maori. The lyrics are taken from diverse sources, including the Torah, the Bhagavad Gita, ancient Persian and Japanese poetry, and lyrics by contemporary writers. Vocal traditions include African choral music, opera, medieval chant, Irish keening, and more.
The album features performances from over 200 musicians on six continents, including Frederica von Stade, Anonymous 4, the Soweto Gospel Choir, Dulce Pontes, Sussan Deyhim and many more.
Category:21st-century classical composers Category:Alumni of the Royal College of Music Category:Alumni of the University of Oxford Category:American film score composers Category:American musicians of Chinese descent Category:Fulbright Scholars Category:Living people Category:Stanford University alumni Category:Video game composers Category:1976 births
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