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

YearTitleNotes
2016Sing It!Composed with Leo Birenberg
2018–2019Oljefondet
2022Good Sam
2022Pitch Perfect: Bumper in BerlinComposed with Leo Birenberg
2022The Boys Presents: DiabolicalComposed with Leo Birenberg
2020–2023Die HartComposed with Leo Birenberg
2023Florida ManComposed with Leo Birenberg
2023Wrestlers
2023–2024Fright Krewe
2023ObliteratedComposed with Leo Birenberg
2018–2025Cobra KaiComposed with Leo Birenberg
2024–2025Matlock
2024–2025America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
2023–presentTwisted MetalComposed with Leo Birenberg
2025The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox
2025Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-ManComposed with Leo Birenberg

Film

YearTitleNotes
2016F the PromComposed with Leo Birenberg
2019Josie & Jack
2020Impractical Jokers: The MovieComposed with Leo Birenberg
2021Shelter in Place
2022Run & Gun
2022Weird: The Al Yankovic StoryComposed with Leo Birenberg
2024Die Hart: Die Harter
2026Pizza Movie

Video Games

YearTitleNotes
2020Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga ContinuesComposed with Leo Birenberg
2022Cobra Kai 2: Dojos RisingComposed with Leo Birenberg

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2022NominatedInternational 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 Story
2023NominatedSociety 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)
2024NominatedGrammy AwardsBest Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
2025NominatedInternational Film Music Critics AwardBest Original Score for TelevisionCobra Kai
NominatedPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)

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