Kevin Penkin
Kevin Penkin | |
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Born | May 22, 1992 |
Origin | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
Occupation(s) | Composer |
Years active | 2011–present |
Website |
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Kevin Penkin (born 22 May 1992[1]) is an Australian composer. He is best known for composing the Crunchyroll Anime Award-winning score of Made in Abyss.[2]
Biography
Kevin Penkin grew up in Perth, Australia.[3] Penkin's interest in game music came from listening to the "Phendrana Drifts" theme from Metroid Prime;[3] in a 2012 interview, he referred to the theme's electronic synths and acoustic instruments as "absolute bliss".[3]
Penkin began his career with composition credits in the 2011 short films Play Lunch and The Adventures of Chipman and Biscuit Boy.[3] In the same year, Penkin composed the soundtrack of the video game Jūzaengi: Engetsu Sangokuden (十三支演義~偃月三国伝~); this soundtrack represented Penkin's first collaboration with Nobuo Uematsu.[3][4] Penkin has continued to collaborate with Uematsu in titles such as Norn9 and Defender’s Quest II: Mists of Ruin.[4][5]
In 2015, Penkin graduated from the Royal College of Music with a Master's degree in Composition for Screen.[6]
In 2016, Penkin collaborated with Kinema Citrus on the Norn9 anime and the Under the Dog original video animation soundtracks.[4][7] Penkin's relationship with Kinema Citrus continued through to 2017 for the soundtrack of Made in Abyss,[7] winning the 2017 Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Score with it.[2] In 2018, Penkin composed the score for the video game Florence.
Penkin now lives in the United Kingdom.[7]
References
- ↑ Penkin, Kevin (21 May 2018). "Apparently in some places in the world I'm already 26. That's a laugh". Twitter. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- 1 2 Trumbore, Dave (26 February 2018). "Crunchyroll Anime Awards Winners Revealed: Who Took Home the Big Prize?". Collider. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Greening, Chris (27 February 2014). "Kevin Penkin Interview: Writing Soundtracks with Nobuo". VGMO -Video Game Music Online-. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Credits". Kevin Penkin. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ↑ Doucet, Lars. "Nobuo Uematsu to work on Defender's Quest 2". Fortress of Doors. Doucet, Lars. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ↑ "Biography". Kevin Penkin. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- 1 2 3 May, Callum (4 October 2017). "Interview: Made in Abyss Composer Kevin Penkin". Anime News Network. Retrieved 10 March 2018.