Kevin Penkin was born on 22 May 1992 and is a British-born Australian composer, primarily for video games and anime.
14 Facts About Kevin Penkin
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Kevin Penkin is best known for composing the score of the anime Made in Abyss, which won Best Score at the 2nd Crunchyroll Anime Awards, and the score for the Tower of God anime adaptation, which won Best Score at the 5th Crunchyroll Anime Awards.
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Kevin Penkin began his career with composition credits in the 2011 short films Play Lunch and The Adventures of Chipman and Biscuit Boy.
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Kevin Penkin has continued to collaborate with Uematsu in titles such as Norn9 and Defender's Quest II: Mists of Ruin.
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In 2013, Kevin Penkin received a Bachelor of Music in Composition and Music Technology at Edith Cowan University's Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
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In 2015, Kevin Penkin graduated from the Royal College of Music with a Master of Composition degree in Composition for Screen.
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Kevin Penkin's studies were supported by a grant from the Tait Memorial Trust as the inaugural Tait Scholar at the Royal College of Music.
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In 2016, Kevin Penkin collaborated with Kinema Citrus on the Norn9 anime and the Under the Dog original video animation soundtracks.
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In 2018, Kevin Penkin composed the score for the video game Florence.
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Kevin Penkin composed the music for Kinema Citrus' anime adaptation of The Rising of the Shield Hero and NetEase's VR game Nostos in 2019.
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Kevin Penkin composed the score for the 2020 anime adaptation of the South Korean webtoon Tower of God.
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Kevin Penkin was working with artist Takashi Murakami on the sequel to the movie Jellyfish Eyes, but the project was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In 2021, Kevin Penkin composed the score for "The Village Bride" episode in the Disney+ animated anthology series Star Wars: Visions.
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Kevin Penkin lived in the United Kingdom for some time, but now lives in Melbourne, Australia.