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==