Kevin Penkin

Kevin Penkin (born 22 May 1992) is a British-born Australian composer, primarily for video games and anime. He 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, also won the same category at the fifth edition. . He has also composed the music for Dragon Striker.

Biography Penkin was born on 22 May 1992 in the United Kingdom, and grew up in Perth, Western Australia. Penkin's interest in video game music started from when he first heard the "Phendrana Drifts" theme from Metroid Prime;

In 2013, Penkin received a Bachelor of Music in Composition and Music Technology at Edith Cowan University's Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. In 2015, Penkin graduated from the Royal College of Music with a Master of Composition degree in Composition for Screen. His studies were supported by a grant from the Tait Memorial Trust as the inaugural Tait Scholar at the Royal College of Music.

In 2016, Penkin collaborated with Kinema Citrus on the Norn9 anime and the Under the Dog original video animation soundtracks. Penkin composed the music for Kinema Citrus' anime adaptation of The Rising of the Shield Hero and NetEase's VR game Nostos in 2019. He composed the score for the 2020 anime adaptation of the South Korean webtoon Tower of God. 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. In 2021, Penkin composed the score for "The Village Bride" episode in the Disney+ animated anthology series Star Wars: Visions.

Penkin lived in the United Kingdom for some time, but now lives in Melbourne, Australia.

Works Anime Year Title Note(s) 2016 Under the Dog 2020 Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul Star Wars: Visions Episode: "The Village Bride" Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal Composed the opening theme "Tear of Will" 2023 Pokémon: Paldean Winds The Apothecary Diaries With Satoru Kōsaki and Alisa Okehazama The Rising of the Shield Hero 3 2024 Bye Bye, Earth Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf Tower of God season 2 2025 The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 With Satoru Kōsaki and Alisa Okehazama Bâan: The Boundary of Adulthood Star Wars: VisionsEpisode: "The Lost Ones" Tatsuki Fujimoto 17–26Episode: "Nayuta of the Prophecy" 2026 Nippon Sangoku Made in Abyss: Mezameru Shinpi The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 With Satoru Kōsaki and Alisa Okehazama Gekijōban Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Bōhi no Hihō With Satoru Kōsaki and Alisa Okehazama

Animation Year Title Note(s) 2026 Dragon Striker

Video games Year Title Note(s) 2011 Jūzaengi: Engetsu Sangokuden With Nobuo Uematsu 2021 Grow: Song of the Evertree Arknights Composed "Heal the World" 2022 Sin Chronicle With various others 2025 Defender's Quest II: Mists of Ruin TBA Renaine With various others

Concert works