Each composer on HOYO-MiX's Genshin team brings their own unique style and flair to the soundtrack shaping Teyvat’s atmosphere in distinct ways. What defines them? Who is behind the track? We offer an in-depth yet simplified analysis of each, showcasing their characteristics.📌
Yu-Peng Chen (YPC) is, to this day, the composer who has contributed the most to Genshin Impact's music, with approximately 500 tracks. His influence still endures, with the leitmotifs he created continuing to be used by other composers. He is one of the most versatile and
The current leader of HOYO-MiX for Genshin Impact, Dimeng Yuan, was Yu-Peng Chen’s right hand—and now carries his legacy. Both graduated from the same university and have collaborated multiple times. DY’s music is calm and nuanced, often favoring slower compositions or those
Qian Ding is another veteran composer in Genshin Impact’s music team. While he might be harder to identify at first in overworld soundtracks, he has a very distinctive style when it comes to battle themes. In overworld or ambient soundtracks, Qian Ding tends to favor
Yijun Jiang is the jack-of-all-trades within the HOYO-MiX team. He has the creativity to produce a wide variety of tracks, which makes him one of the core composers of the team—he’s the Joker. YJ creates EDM, beats, uses synthesizers, or on an inspired afternoon, composes
Xin Zhao is also a member of the Genshin Impact team at HOYO-MiX, and his standout work is found in Stellar Moments, the individual character themes in the game. When it comes to Stellar Moments, this is Xin Zhao's land. In the early days of Genshin, Yu-Peng Chen focused on
Arcangelo Chen. He's him. When you hear his style, you just know it’s him. His music is heavily inspired by classical pieces, featuring strong, striking violin chords, and he also loves flutes—which are almost always present. The combination of violins and flute with their unique
Lunan is one of the newest additions to the HOYO-MiX team, making his debut in Sea of Bygone Eras (Version 4.6). His background in composing for documentaries before joining HOYO-MiX informs his musical philosophy: he consistently favors immersion before expression. Often,
Having graduated from one of the most prestigious music universities in the world, Berklee College of Music, with a degree in Game Arrangement, Ziyu Che's biggest specialty is singing, which features prominently in several of her tracks. She often uses her own voice to bring her
Yang Lee is a versatile composer, specializing in melodies but also skilled with vocals, which add softness and "freedom" to his music. Of all the team members, I believe he is the most similar to Yu-Peng Chen, sharing traits like strong winds, violin chords, gentle flute, vocals
Yuxi Wang has an interesting approach both to composing and arranging, as a self-taught composer, YW often tries to make the absolute most of relatively simple melodies by enriching them with harmonic tricks or specific instrumentation. YW music feels like memories from a time
Peijia You is a composer with very experimental characteristics. He tries to mess around with many genres and instruments up to the point where it might be pretty hard to discern when a track is made by him. However, we believe there’s one instrumental area he tries to cater
Speaking only as a humble writer of this thread, I truly believe this musical team is nothing short of extraordinary. As a collective, they breathe life into the vast world of Genshin Impact with remarkable versatility and emotional depth. Of course, there’s much more that












