HOYO-MiX is the in-house music studio of HoYoverse, responsible for the production of the company's original game music. They have produced music for all of HoYoverse's games, including Honkai Impact 3rd, Genshin Impact, Tears of Themis, Honkai: Star Rail and Zenless Zone Zero.
Chronology of Releases[]
2014–2020[]
| Date | Game | Title |
|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2014 | Houkai Gakuen 2 | 崩坏学园2 OST |
| January 19, 2018 | Honkai Impact 3rd | Impact |
| December 21, 2018 (GLB) | Honkai Impact 3rd | Onwards |
| June 5, 2019 (CN) | ||
| July 10, 2019 | Honkai Impact 3rd | Cyberangel |
| July 28, 2019 | Honkai Impact 3rd | 女武神的餐桌 |
| February 28, 2020 | Honkai Impact 3rd | Starfall |
| April 17, 2020 | Honkai Impact 3rd | A Post-Honkai Odyssey |
| June 19, 2020 | Genshin Impact | The Wind and The Star Traveler |
| July 3, 2020 | Honkai Impact 3rd | Review |
| July 10, 2020 | Houkai Gakuen 2 | Hidden Heart |
| July 18, 2020 (GLB) | Honkai Impact 3rd | Cooking with Valkyries Ⅱ |
| July 29, 2020 (CN) | Tears of Themis | 未定的注定 |
| July 31, 2020 (GLB) | ||
| September 19, 2020 (CN) | Houkai Gakuen 2 | Incarnation |
| Honkai Impact 3rd | Cooking with Valkyries Ⅱ | |
| September 28, 2020 | Genshin Impact | City of Winds and Idylls |
| November 6, 2020 | Genshin Impact | Jade Moon Upon a Sea of Clouds |
2021–2022[]
| Date | Game | Title |
|---|---|---|
| January 29, 2021 | Honkai Impact 3rd | Rubia |
| February 4, 2021 | Genshin Impact | The Stellar Moments |
| February 8, 2021 | Honkai Impact 3rd | Yesterday |
| February 9, 2021 | Honkai Impact 3rd | Alive |
| April 2, 2021 | Genshin Impact | Vortex of Legends |
| May 13, 2021 | Tears of Themis | Encounter |
| July 9, 2021 | Honkai Impact 3rd | Moon Halo |
| July 11, 2021 | Honkai Impact 3rd | Honkai Impact 3rd ELF Academy |
| July 19, 2021 | Genshin Impact | The Shimmering Voyage |
| September 22, 2021 | Genshin Impact | Realm of Tranquil Eternity |
| October 5, 2021 (GLB) | Honkai Impact 3rd | Oracle |
| October 6, 2021 (CN) | ||
| January 15, 2022 | Genshin Impact | Fleeting Colors in Flight |
| January 21, 2022 | Honkai Impact 3rd | Regression |
| January 24, 2022 | Tears of Themis | Promise |
| January 26, 2022 | Genshin Impact | The Stellar Moments Vol. 2 |
| February 2, 2022 (GLB) | Honkai Impact 3rd | Paradox |
| February 3, 2022 (CN) | ||
| February 17, 2022 | Honkai Impact 3rd | A Post-Honkai Odyssey 2 |
| March 5, 2022 (CN) | Honkai Impact 3rd | チビちゃん |
| March 6, 2022 (GLB) | ||
| April 13, 2022 | Genshin Impact | Islands of the Lost and Forgotten |
| June 22, 2022 | Genshin Impact | Millelith's Watch |
| July 27, 2022 | Tears of Themis | 共赴 |
| August 6, 2022 | Honkai Impact 3rd | ELYSIUM |
| August 12, 2022 | Honkai Impact 3rd | TruE |
| August 15, 2022 | Genshin Impact | The Shimmering Voyage Vol. 2 |
| September 20, 2022 | Genshin Impact | Footprints of the Traveler |
| October 20, 2022 | Genshin Impact | Forest of Jnana and Vidya |
| November 11, 2022 | Houkai Gakuen 2 | Cheer Up |
2023–2024[]
| Date | Game | Title |
|---|---|---|
| January 10, 2023 | Genshin Impact | The Stellar Moments Vol. 3 |
| January 19, 2023 | Tears of Themis | 未定事件簿OST4：与共 |
| January 21, 2023 | Honkai Impact 3rd | Golden Courtyard: New Year Wishes in Winter |
| February 24, 2023 (CN) | Honkai Impact 3rd | The Day of Transcending Finality |
| March 1, 2023 (GLB) | ||
| March 3, 2023 | Honkai Impact 3rd | Da Capo |
| March 24, 2023 | Honkai: Star Rail | Out of Control |
| April 19, 2023 | Genshin Impact | The Unfathomable Sand Dunes |
| April 25, 2023 | Honkai: Star Rail | Interstellar Journey |
| May 9, 2023 | Honkai: Star Rail | Of Snow and Ember |
| June 30, 2023 | Genshin Impact | Footprints of the Traveler Vol. 2 |
| July 20, 2023 | Tears of Themis | Where the Heart Belongs |
| July 24, 2023 | Tears of Themis | 未定事件簿OST5：归处 |
| July 26, 2023 | Genshin Impact | The Shimmering Voyage Vol. 3 |
| July 27, 2023 | Honkai: Star Rail | Svah Sanishyu |
| October 2, 2023 | Genshin Impact | Fountain of Belleau |
| October 27, 2023 | Honkai: Star Rail | Experience the Paths Vol. 1 |
| November 13, 2023 | Genshin Impact | La vaguelette |
| January 5, 2024 (CN) | Honkai Impact 3rd | 崩坏3-于星的彼岸-Original Soundtrack |
| January 29, 2024 (GLB) | ||
| January 12, 2024 | Honkai: Star Rail | Astral Theater Vol. 1 |
| January 17, 2024 | Genshin Impact | The Stellar Moments Vol. 4 |
| January 27, 2024 | Honkai: Star Rail | White Night |
| January 30, 2024 (CN) | Honkai Impact 3rd | No Ceiling |
| February 19, 2024 (GLB) | ||
| February 2, 2024 | Tears of Themis | 未定事件簿OST6：与君行 |
| February 26, 2024 | Genshin Impact | Pelagic Primaevality |
| March 27, 2024 | Genshin Impact | Jadeite Redolence |
| April 13, 2024 | Honkai: Star Rail | Experience the Paths Vol. 2 |
| April 18, 2024 | Genshin Impact | Emberfire |
| May 9, 2024 | Honkai: Star Rail | INSIDE |
| May 14, 2024 | Genshin Impact | Cantus Aeternus |
| May 25, 2024 | Genshin Impact | The Road Not Taken |
| May 31, 2024 | Honkai: Star Rail | The Flapper Sinthome (Part 1) |
| June 6, 2024 | Honkai Impact 3rd | Tides of Time Gone By |
| June 19, 2024 | Honkai: Star Rail | Had I Not Seen the Sun |
| June 21, 2024 | Honkai: Star Rail | The Flapper Sinthome (Part 2) |
| June 28, 2024 | Zenless Zone Zero | Come Alive |
| July 5, 2024 | Zenless Zone Zero | BITE! |
| July 25, 2024 | Zenless Zone Zero | As the sugar cube floats, fleeting in time |
| July 31, 2024 | Genshin Impact | The Shimmering Voyage Vol. 4 |
| July 31, 2024 | Tears of Themis | 未定事件簿OST7：愿如初 |
| August 9, 2024 | Genshin Impact | Footprints of the Traveler Vol. 3 |
| August 13, 2024 | Zenless Zone Zero | Crimson Pierces the Twilight |
| September 26, 2024 | Zenless Zone Zero | pinKing |
| September 27, 2024 | Honkai: Star Rail | Experience the Paths Vol. 3 |
| September 28, 2024 | Genshin Impact | Passing Memories |
| October 5, 2024 | Genshin Impact | Land of Tleyaoyotl |
| October 17, 2024 | Zenless Zone Zero | Burning Desires |
| October 21, 2024 | Zenless Zone Zero | 2024 Mix | Hyper Commission |
| October 22, 2024 | Honkai: Star Rail | No Dazzle, No Break |
| November 7, 2024 | Zenless Zone Zero | 途切れて続く |
| November 15, 2024 | Honkai: Star Rail | Astral Theater Vol. 2 |
| November 27, 2024 | Zenless Zone Zero | Fearless |
| December 16, 2024 | Genshin Impact | Eternal Sun, Eternal Want |
| December 19, 2024 | Zenless Zone Zero | 晓 |
| December 20, 2024 | Zenless Zone Zero | 絵本 |
| December 22, 2024 | Zenless Zone Zero | 极限委托 |
2025–Present[]
| Date | Game | Title |
|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2025 | Genshin Impact | Blazing Heart |
| January 2, 2025 | Honkai: Star Rail | Nameless Faces |
| January 7, 2025 | Zenless Zone Zero | 极限委托 : PV原声集 |
| January 10, 2025 | Honkai Impact 3rd | 崩坏3-遗落之星的梦与叹-Original Soundtrack |
| January 15, 2025 | Genshin Impact | The Stellar Moments Vol. 5 |
| January 22, 2025 | Zenless Zone Zero | Stars of Lyra+ |
| February 11, 2025 | Zenless Zone Zero | Stars Align |
| February 12, 2025 | Genshin Impact | Azure Lantern, Jade Inkstone |
| February 15, 2025 | Honkai: Star Rail | Allegory of the Cave (Part 1) |
Team[]
Yu-Peng "Zhiyi" Chen[]
Chen in "Songs of Travelers" — Behind the Scenes of the Music of Liyue
Yu-Peng Chen (陈宇鹏 Chén Yǔpéng; born January 15, 1984), known as Zhiyi Chen (陈致逸 Chén Zhìyì), is the leading music producer of Genshin Impact. He was the sole composer of the soundtrack for the game's world areas until the release of the second Inazuma soundtrack album, Islands of the Lost and Forgotten (2022), where multiple composers joined to co-produce the soundtrack.
For his work, he got awarded "Outstanding Artist — Newcomer/Breakthrough" by VGMO (Video Game Music Online) at the Annual Game Music Awards 2020.[1]
On September 12, 2023, Chen announced on Weibo and Bilibili that he had left the HOYO-MiX team to pursue his personal creative plans.[2]
Qian Ding[]
Ding in "Travelers' Reverie" — Behind the Scenes of the Music of Sumeru
A member of the HOYO-MiX team since April 2021,[3] Qian Ding (丁谦 Dīng Qiān) debuted in The Stellar Moments as the composer of the track "Good Hunting on a New Horizon," the theme of Aloy's Character Demo. Ding next appeared in Islands of the Lost and Forgotten, wherein he composed only two tracks, "The Long Dark Night" and "Soft Moans of the Remains." In Millelith's Watch, the soundtrack album for The Chasm, he was credited for composing the music for the Nameless Ruins and Stony Halls areas. After working on only a few tracks in each of the previously mentioned albums, The Shimmering Voyage Vol. 2 saw more works from him as he composed or arranged several soundtracks for animated cutscenes.
Prior to Genshin Impact, Ding was previously involved with HOUKAI Sound LAB, a music team formed for miHoYo's game title Houkai Gakuen 2. Ding was a violinist for the track "光之救世主."[4]
Jiade He[]
Jiade He (何迦德 Hé Jiādé) joined the HOYO-MiX team in March 2019[5] and was first credited as an orchestrator in The Shimmering Voyage on tracks such as "Rage Beneath the Mountains," and "Invitation of Windblume." A year after the album's release, she collaborated on The Shimmering Voyage Vol. 2 as an arranger for titles such as, "The Comrades' Ambush," "Bitter Triumph," and "Eureka Moment."
Outside of HOYO-MiX, Jiade He collaborated with music producer Yu-Peng Chen as a producer for songs such as "梦留别" for MMORPG Moonlight Blade in 2018.[6] Both Chen and He worked with Dimeng Yuan on Moonlight Blade's "Saying Sword,"[7] and Chen's original album Being Towards Death.[8] in 2019.
Yijun Jiang[]
A member of the HOYO-MiX team since July 2021,[9] Yijun Jiang (姜以君 Jiāng Yǐjūn) debuted in the Honkai Impact 3rd album Paradox. They composed, arranged, and mixed "Sweet Trap" and "Devouring Snake." Their first work for Genshin Impact was in Islands of the Lost and Forgotten, in which they composed several tracks for the Enkanomiya region. Next, they composed more soundtracks for the album Millelith's Watch.
Simai Wang[]
Simai Wang (王斯迈 Wáng Sīmài) debuted in The Shimmering Voyage as the orchestrator of the soundtrack "Fateful Departing." Next, in The Stellar Moments Vol. 2, they arranged the tracks "Shadow of Nemesis" and "Broker Betwixt Life and Death." Wang also performed the electric guitar for the first previously mentioned soundtrack.
Dimeng "Xiaoming" Yuan[]
Yuan in "Travelers' Reverie" — Behind the Scenes of the Music of Sumeru
A member of the HOYO-MiX team since January 2020,[10] Dimeng Yuan (苑迪萌 Yuàn Díméng; born 1991–1992)[11] debuted in the album The Stellar Moments. He co-composed most and arranged all soundtracks in the album. In addition, he performed the electric guitar for the tracks. His first solo composer work came in The Stellar Moments Vol. 2, his highlighted works being "Blossoms of Summer Night" and "Shirasagi Princess." In The Shimmering Voyage, he orchestrated and performed the electric guitar for several tracks. After arranging the song "Devastation and Redemption," Yuan composed a few soundtracks for Islands of the Lost and Forgotten. In the album Millelith's Watch, he composed the music for the Glowing Narrow area of The Chasm and co-composed a few tracks with Yijun Jiang. Outside of the Genshin Impact soundtrack, Yuan had been a co-arranger for the Honkai Impact 3rd single "Da Capo" (2023).[12]
Under the nickname Xiaoming (小明 Xiǎo Míng), he appeared as a guest in the first three issues of the official HOYO-MiX Q&A Column of Echoes. Yuan cited Final Fantasy VI as his introduction to music. Among the classical composers who influenced him were Frédéric Chopin and Sergei Rachmaninoff.
Yuan at Shangyin Opera House, 2023
In March 2023, Yuan joined the second International Digital Music Festival hosted by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and miHoYo, as he was invited to be one of the keynote speakers to give professional lectures at Shangyin Opera House. His lecture is titled "'Genshin Impact' Game Music Creation Experience Sharing: Meeting Challenges From a Team Perspective" (《原神》游戏音乐创作心得分享：以团队视角迎接挑战).[13]
This lecture will share how the HOYO-MiX team integrates and innovates diverse music elements in the process of constantly enriching game scenes and characters, as well as the thinking and precipitation after practice in the market.
此次讲座将分享HOYO-MiX团队如何在游戏场景与角色不断丰富的过程中，将多元的音乐元素进行融合与创新，以及在市场中实践后的思考与沉淀。
— Lecture overview
Xin Zhao[]
Xin Zhao (赵鑫 Zhào Xīn) first appeared in the EP album Fleeting Colors in Flight, credited for performing the electric guitar and acoustic guitars for the track "Myriad of Lights." Next, in The Stellar Moments Vol. 2, they composed "Devotion of the Keeper," co-composed "Tactician's Grit" with Yu-Peng Chen, and arranged "Muji-Muji Chaos!" Zhao composed and orchestrated several tracks in Islands of the Lost and Forgotten. For Millelith's Watch, they composed the music for the Underground Waterway area of The Chasm.
Other Composers[]
- Ziyu Che (车子玉) — first appeared in The Shimmering Voyage Vol. 2 (2022)
- Zimin "Arcangelo" Chen (陈子敏) — first appeared in Footprints of the Traveler (2022)
- Peijia You (尤裴佳) — first appeared in Footprints of the Traveler (2022)
- Yue "June" Liu (刘越) — first appeared in The Unfathomable Sand Dunes (2023)
- Yuxi Wang (王予曦) — first appeared in Footprints of the Traveler Vol. 2 (2023)
- Zhenghao "Lunan" Wu (吴峥豪) — first appeared in Footprints of the Traveler (CN) (2023)
- Yang Lee (李洋) — first appeared in The Stellar Moments Vol. 4 (2024)
Awards and Nominations[]
| Year | Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Genshin Impact | BIGC Award for Excellent Game Music of the Year | Won | [14][15] |
| Genshin Impact | GIAC Award for Excellent Game Music | Won | [16] | |
| 2021 | Genshin Impact | PlayStation Game Music Award | Nominated | [17] |
| Jade Moon Upon a Sea of Clouds | CMIC Music Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Game | Won | [18] | |
| 2022 | Genshin Impact | GIAC Award for Excellent Game Music Design | Nominated | [19] |
| 2023 | The Shimmering Voyage Vol. 2 | TMEA Award for Best Game Music Album | Won | [20] |
External Links[]
Official[]
- HOYO-MiX on Bilibili
- HOYO-MiX on Igeciku
- HOYO-MiX on NetEase Cloud Music
- HOUKAI Sound LAB on NetEase Cloud Music
- HOYO-MiX on QQ Music
- HOYO-MiX on Sina Weibo (defunct)
- HOYO-MiX on Apple Music
- HOYO-MiX on Deezer
- HOYO-MiX on Spotify
- HOYO-MiX on YouTube
- HOYO-MiX on YouTube Music
- HOYO-MiX on Facebook
- HOYO-MiX on HoYoLAB
- HOYO-MiX on Twitter
- HOYO-MiX on Twitter (Japanese)
- HOYO-MiX on TikTok
References[]
- ↑ VGMO -Video Game Music Online-: "Annual Game Music Awards 2020 – Artists of the Year" (Retrieved February 28, 2022)
- ↑ Sina Weibo: 非常抱歉打扰到大家！ (Retrieved September 13, 2023)
- ↑ LinkedIn: Qian Ding (Retrieved February 28, 2022)
- ↑ NetEase Cloud Music: "光之救世主" (Retrieved February 19, 2023)
- ↑ LinkedIn: Jiade He (Retrieved April 6, 2022)
- ↑ Baidu Baike: 梦留别_百度百科 (Retrieved April 6, 2022)
- ↑ IMDb: Jiade He (Retrieved April 6, 2022)
- ↑ NetEase Cloud Music: 《向死而生》2019专辑版 - 陈致逸 - 专辑 - 网易云音乐 (Retrieved April 20, 2022)
- ↑ LinkedIn: 姜以君 (Retrieved June 24, 2022)
- ↑ LinkedIn: Dimeng Yuan (Retrieved January 29, 2023)
- ↑ Sina Weibo: "配图征婚广告:苑迪萌 男 20岁 187cm 80kg…" (Archived from the original on March 14, 2023; Retrieved March 14, 2023)
- ↑ NetEase Cloud Music: "Da Capo" (Archived from the original on March 12, 2023; Retrieved March 12, 2023)
- ↑ Weixin: "讲座预告 | 国际数字音乐节系列讲座与你相约上音歌剧院＆B站上音官方直播间！" (Archived from the original on March 13, 2023; Retrieved March 13, 2023)
- ↑ youxituoluo.com: "5部作品入选2020年度优秀游戏作品榜单——BIGC2020北京国际游戏创新盛典成功举办" (Archived from the original on December 28, 2022; Retrieved December 28, 2022)
- ↑ Beijing News: "北京首办国际游戏创新大会，上半年市场增速重回20%以上" (Archived from the original on December 28, 2022; Retrieved December 28, 2022)
- ↑ NetEase Hao: "2020中国“游戏十强”公布 《原神》获5项提名" (Archived from the original on December 28, 2022; Retrieved December 28, 2022)
- ↑ HoYoverse News: "A Thank-You Letter to All Travelers" (Archived from the original on November 25, 2022; Retrieved September 23, 2022)
- ↑ Sina Weibo: "#CMA双年展获奖名单#历经层层遴选与评审团投票。" (Archived from the original on November 25, 2022; Retrieved November 23, 2022)
- ↑ NetEase: "中国游戏产业年会发布2022游戏年度榜" (Archived from the original on February 15, 2023; Retrieved February 15, 2023)
- ↑ "zh. Sina Weibo. Retrieved July 11, 2023.