

Emmanuel Fusté-Zayas is a composer for film and games based in Puerto Rico. His recent credits include “Best Sound” at the 2023 Puerto Rico 48-Hour Film Project (Carroña) and the upcoming video game Toad Tavern (Steam, 2026). His choral work Pater Noster (2022) premiered in San Juan, Puerto Rico, performed by Orfeón San Juan Bautista. In 2025, he scored the short film Pum! which won Best Short Film at the Cortadito 2025 Competition.
As part of his MFA in Music for Motion Pictures and Contemporary Media at the Film Scoring Academy of Europe (named a Top 20 Music School by The Hollywood Reporter), Emmanuel recorded 10 original compositions with the European Recording Orchestra ranging from solo piano to a 110-piece orchestra. Here he studied under industry veterans including Jack Wall (Call of Duty Black Ops) and Dr. Andy Hill (former VP of Music Production at Disney).
Emmanuel is also an experienced jazz pianist and arranger, having studied under renowned Puerto Rican arranger Pedro Rivera Toledo.