Zach Heyde
game composer + orchestral arranger \ud83c\udfbb worldbuilding raven's hollow \ud83d\udc26⬛
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I'm OBSESSED With The New Zelda Trailer's Music
Nintendo recently announced a brand new remake for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
I freaked out.
But what really got me excited was the incredible orchestral score for the trailer.
I spent the next hour whipping up an orchestral m...
The Ultimate VST Guide For Cinematic Composers
For years, the number one question musicians ask me is about the VSTs I use.
If you’ve hung around for a while, you know the disclaimer I’m going to say next:
Great VSTs do not a great composer make.
Today, even the free sample librari...
Vulnerability: The Artist's Compass
When I was 14, only my closest friends and family knew I wrote music.
My relationship to composing was a kind of secret love affair: passionate in private, carefully guarded from the public.
One part of of me was desperate to be seen—and...
My orchestral arrangement blew up on Instagram
(I swear I’m not flexing—just really excited 🙂)
I recently found out about Ethan French, an incredible multi-instrumentalist songwriter who’s been sharing snippets of song ideas since the start of 2026.
His Day 56 absolutely blew my mind...
I wrote the ultimate boss track 😈
For the past year, I’ve been haunted by four notes.
I wrote them in my boss track last year, and when I did, I thought I was done with them—but they kept coming back.
On walks.
While I’d eat.
In the shower.
And that’s when I realize...
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