About

His work moves between acoustic intimacy and electronic shadow—shaped with an ear for the details that make a scene stay with you after the screen goes dark. Collaboration begins early: listening to the picture, the story, and the silence around it.

Tristan Zimmermann is a Cape Town-based composer for film, television and games. His work spans orchestral, contemporary and hybrid scoring, with a particular interest in thematic writing, atmosphere and narrative detail.

His original scoring work includes Meisiekind and Nuwejaar, while his production music has been heard across international television including The Real Housewives of Orange County, Love Island USA, Fantasy Island, History’s Greatest Heists and Queer Eye.

With a background in sound production and engineering, Tristan works across composition, production and sound design, bringing an understanding of the wider soundtrack process to each project.