Zach Robinson (composer)
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Zach Robinson is an American composer and music producer.[1][2] He is known for co-composing the score for the Netflix series Cobra Kai and Roku’s film Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2023 for Outstanding Music in a Limited Series, TV Movie, or Anthology Series, alongside collaborator Leo Birenberg.[3][4] The duo were also nominated for a 2024 Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story and, in 2025, for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) for their Cobra Kai score.[5][6]
Life and career
[edit]Robinson earned a degree in music composition from Northwestern University in 2012.[7] After graduating, he worked under the film composer Christophe Beck, contributing additional music to films such as Frozen (2013), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Ant-Man (2015), Hot Pursuit (2015), and The Peanuts Movie (2015).[1]
Robinson has collaborated with composer Leo Birenberg on several projects.[8] Their notable works include composing the score for the Netflix series Cobra Kai (2018–2025), set in The Karate Kid universe, as well as Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022), the Peacock series Twisted Metal (2023), and Marvel's Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2025).[9][10] Independently, he has composed for the CBS series Matlock (2024–2025), the Netflix docu-series America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (2024–2025), Wrestlers (2023), Hulu’s Fright Krewe (2023) and more.[11][12]
Selected filmography
[edit]As Composer
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2016 | Sing It! (10 Episodes) | Composed with Leo Birenberg |
| 2018-2019 | Oljefondet (10 Episodes) | |
| 2022 | Good Sam (13 Episodes) | |
| 2022 | Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin (6 Episodes) | Composed with Leo Birenberg |
| 2022 | The Boys Presents: Diabolical (1 Episode) | Composed with Leo Birenberg |
| 2020-2023 | Die Hart (18 Episodes) | Composed with Leo Birenberg |
| 2023 | Florida Man (7 Episodes) | Composed with Leo Birenberg |
| 2023 | Wrestlers (7 Episodes) | |
| 2023 | Fright Krewe (10 Episodes) | |
| 2023 | Obliterated (8 Episodes) | Composed with Leo Birenberg |
| 2018-2025 | Cobra Kai (65 Episodes) | Composed with Leo Birenberg |
| 2024-2025 | Matlock (18 Episodes) | |
| 2024-2025 | America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (14 Episodes) | |
| 2023-2025 | Twisted Metal (22 Episodes) | Composed with Leo Birenberg |
| 2025 | The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox (8 Episodes) | |
| 2025 | Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (10 Episodes) | Composed with Leo Birenberg |
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | F the Prom | Composed with Leo Birenberg |
| 2019 | Josie & Jack | |
| 2020 | Impractical Jokers: The Movie | Composed with Leo Birenberg |
| 2021 | Shelter in Place | |
| 2022 | Run & Gun | |
| 2022 | Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Composed with Leo Birenberg |
| 2024 | Die Hart: Die Harter | Composed with Leo Birenberg |
Video Games
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues | Composed with Leo Birenberg |
| 2022 | Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising | Composed with Leo Birenberg |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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| 2022 | Nominated | International Film Music Critics Award | Best Original Score for Television | Cobra Kai | [13] |
| Nominated | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Best Original Score – Streamed Live Action Film (No Theatrical Release) | Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | [14] | |
| 2023 | Nominated | Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards | Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film | [15] | |
| Won | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score) | [16] | ||
| 2024 | Nominated | Grammy Awards | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | [5] | |
| 2025 | Nominated | International Film Music Critics Award | Best Original Score for Television | Cobra Kai | [17] |
| Nominated | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | [6] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Zach Robinson". televisionacademy.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "Composers Zach Robinson & Leo Birenberg Interview: Weird The Al Yankovic Story". screenrant.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "'Cobra Kai' Composers Talk 'Miyagi Metal' and the Netflix Hit's Synthwave-Heavy Score". variety.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "Full 2023 Creative Arts Emmy Awards Winners". indiewire.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ a b "Zach Robinson". grammy.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ a b "2025 - 77th Emmy Awards". televisionacademy.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "Bienen alum nominated for Emmy". music.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson Scoring Netflix's 'Obliterated'". filmmusicreporter.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "After Seven Years, Composers Zach Robinson & Leo Birenberg Say Goodbye to 'Cobra Kai'". whats-on-netflix.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson ('Weird: The Al Yankovic Story' composers) on 'telling a great American hero story' from 'a place of admiration'". goldderby.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "Cobra Kai Composer Robinson on Favorite Callbacks, "Matlock" & More". bleedingcool.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "Zach Robinson Scoring Hulu's & Peacock's 'Fright Krewe'". filmmusicreporter.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "IFMCA Award Nominations 2021". filmmusiccritics.org. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "2022 HMMA Nominations and Winners". hmmawards.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards: Oscar Nominees Diane Warren, Son Lux Among Winners". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "2023 - 75th Emmy Awards". televisionacademy.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "IFMCA Award Nominations 2024". filmmusiccritics.org. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
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