Zach Robinson is an American composer and music producer. 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. 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. Life and career Robinson earned a degree in music composition from Northwestern University in 2012. 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).
Robinson has collaborated with composer Leo Birenberg on several projects. 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). 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.
Selected filmography As Composer Television YearTitleNotes2016Sing It!Composed with Leo Birenberg2018–2019 Oljefondet2022Good Sam2022Pitch Perfect: Bumper in BerlinComposed with Leo Birenberg2022The Boys Presents: DiabolicalComposed with Leo Birenberg2020–2023Die HartComposed with Leo Birenberg2023Florida ManComposed with Leo Birenberg2023Wrestlers2023–2024Fright Krewe2023ObliteratedComposed with Leo Birenberg2018–2025Cobra KaiComposed with Leo Birenberg2024–2025Matlock2024–2025America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders2023–presentTwisted MetalComposed with Leo Birenberg2025The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox2025Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-ManComposed with Leo Birenberg
Film 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 2026 Pizza Movie Super Troopers 3Street Fighter
Video Games YearTitleNotes2020Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga ContinuesComposed with Leo Birenberg2022Cobra Kai 2: Dojos RisingComposed with Leo Birenberg
Awards and nominations YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.2022 NominatedInternational Film Music Critics AwardBest Original Score for TelevisionCobra Kai NominatedHollywood Music in Media AwardsBest Original Score – Streamed Live Action Film (No Theatrical Release)Weird: The Al Yankovic Story2023 NominatedSociety of Composers and Lyricists AwardsOutstanding Original Score for an Independent Film WonPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)2024 NominatedGrammy AwardsBest Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media2025 NominatedInternational Film Music Critics AwardBest Original Score for TelevisionCobra Kai NominatedPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
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