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===Production and development=== The [[game engine]] for ''Civilization IV'' was built entirely from scratch,<ref name="gamespotqa">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/qanda-sid-meier-chronicles-civilization/1100-6162633/ |title=Q&A: Sid Meier chronicles Civilization |last=Thorsen |first=Tor |date=1 December 2006 |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |id=6162633 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120063646/http://www.gamespot.com/news/6162633.html?q=Civilization |archive-date=20 January 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2007 |quote=Firaxis cofounder and legendary game designer reminisces about the evolution of the storied PC series--and whether it will come to portables and next-gen consoles.}}</ref> with some help from NDL's [[Gamebryo]] engine.<ref name="gamebryo"/> This decision resulted in a full [[3D graphics|3D immersion]] of the game, which was the first in the series,<ref name="gamerankings">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/919352-sid-meiers-civilization-iv/index.html |title=Sid Meier's Civilization IV |date=25 October 2005 |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |id=919352 |access-date=23 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226145048/http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/919352-sid-meiers-civilization-iv/index.html |archive-date=26 December 2013 }}</ref> and which allowed easier readability<ref name="ignreview"/> and smoother, more in-depth zooming capabilities.<ref name="gameguru"/> Some of the quotes relating to the technology tree and [[narration]] for the game were provided by [[Leonard Nimoy]].<ref name="ignreview"/><ref name="gamespot"/> [[Music in the Civilization video game series#Civilization IV|The soundtrack for the game]] features compositions of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque origin,<ref name="cavgames"/> and design for the title music was influenced by ''[[The Lion King]]''.<ref name="cavgames"/><ref name="gamespot"/> Composer [[Christopher Tin]] wrote the opening theme song "[[Baba Yetu]]" (''[[Swahili language|Swahili]]'' "Our Father"), a rendition of the [[Lord's Prayer]], which was performed by [[Stanford University]]'s [[Talisman A Cappella]]. The song, when rereleased, became the first piece of video game music to be nominated for and to win a [[Grammy Award]].<ref name="grammygeek">{{cite web |url=http://www.geek.com/games/civilization-iv-theme-song-wins-a-grammy-1313873/ |title=Civilization IV theme song wins a Grammy |last=Brownlee |first=John |date=14 February 2011 |publisher=[[Geek.com]] |id=1313873 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206073251/http://www.geek.com/games/civilization-iv-theme-song-wins-a-grammy-1313873/ |archive-date=6 December 2013 }}</ref>
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