ZACH
ROBINSON
Biography
Zach Robinson is an Emmy Winning and Grammy nominated composer and music producer. Zach is most known for co-composing the score (alongside friend and collaborator, Leo Birenberg) to the mega-hit Netflix series Cobra Kai and Roku’s film Weird: The Al Yankovic Story for which they were awarded the 2023 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Music in a Limited Series, TV Movie, or Anthology Series. The duo were also nominated for a 2024 Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for their work on Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.
In 2023, Zach and Leo scored the high-octane action-comedy Netflix series Obliterated, the hit Peacock series Twisted Metal (based on the legendary video game franchise), and the neo-noir Netflix series Florida Man.
On his own, Zach recently scored the Netflix docu-series Wrestlers from the renowned team behind “Cheer” and Hulu’s Fright Krewe, a gateway horror animation for kids created by Eli Roth and James Frey. He is currently scoring the upcoming CBS reboot of Matlock starring Kathy Bates.
In addition to the Primetime Emmy Nomination, Zach has been nominated for an ASCAP Composer’s Choice Award and an International Film Music Critics Association Award for his work on Cobra Kai as well as a Hollywood Music in Media Award and a Society of Composers and Lyricists Award for his work on Weird. In 2021, Zach was nominated for an LA Area Emmy Award for his work on KCET’s Artbound: Light and Space.
Zach’s past projects include the Peacock series Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin, CBS medical drama Good Sam, Amazon's The Boys: Diabolical, action-thriller Run and Gun, Impractical Jokers: The Movie, Roku original Die Hart, Norwegian comedy Lange Flatte Ballers III, and the video game Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues. In addition to his compositional work, Zach is also a song producer, having worked with Carrie Underwood on re-recording the Survivor classic, “The Moment of Truth” and with Paul Anka on a re-record of his legendary song “My Way.”
After receiving his degree in music composition from Northwestern University, Zach cut his teeth working with acclaimed film composer, Christophe Beck, writing additional music for films such as Ant-Man, Edge of Tomorrow, Frozen, Hot Pursuit, Sisters, and The Peanuts Movie.
Zach has multiple musical projects in parallel to his composing career. His 1980's inspired electronic music project, D/A/D, is considered one of the most accomplished in the synthwave genre and has received accolades from Pitchfork and NPR. In 2019, Zach released an EP of rockabilly songs under the band name Ventura Dives.
Zach's passion lies in the fantastic. He is a mega-fan of classic B-film horror, space epics, lounge exotica, smokey noir, buddy cop movies, and 1950's/1980's visions of the future. He currently lives in his hometown of Los Angeles, with his wife Natania and their pit-mastiff mix, Gus.
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