Landon Zientara

Personal Biography

Known for his dark and whimsical style, Landon Zientara is a local film director, music composer, writer, and producer of digital media who serves as the President at Guild of Keepers.

His works include original short films, concert music, and music scores for various feature films, shorts, commercials, and theater productions.

Zientara is passionate about telling important stories and inspiring others. While teaching and mentoring at Composers Institute, Zientara spends his time creating opportunities for young composers and filmmakers in the Midwest who strive to pave unique career paths of their own.

In addition to work for narrative film and theater, he is known for his recent work on political campaigns for clients partnered with Eye Contact Media, including those for Minnesota Judge Timothy Mulrooney, MN Representative Ginny Klevorn, Colorado Senator Janet Buckner, CO Representative Gretchen Rydin, CO Representative Amy Paschal, and others.

Zientara conceptualized Guild of Keepers to tell help individuals bring their own stories to life through unique mediums, such as original films, new instrumental and electronic music, visual art, fiction novels, and original dance repertoire.

Portfolio

Aphelion (2025)

Aphelion is a groundbreaking dark ambient music project, telling the primordial history of our amazing universe through seventeen tracks composed by Landon Zientara. Each track vaunts a moody atmosphere about outer space, geological history, and a supposed fate of mankind. Check out this album on Spotify, Apple Music, and other popular streaming services!

My Hometown Hero (2024)

In 2024, Landon composed an original score for the Traveling Avalanche Studios feature film, My Hometown Hero, written directed by Trevor Shannon. Its theatrical release was in November 2024.

Dracula (2025)

Serving as sound designer and music director UWRF Masquers' theater production of Dracula (2025), Landon composed an original score to accompany the play on stage, which now available for listening on YouTube.

Spector Inspectors (2025)

In 2025, Landon composed an original score for the short web series, Spector Inspectors, directed by Sophie Burke, executive board member of Screen Door Films. Landon collaborated closely with the show's editors and animators to produce a score that supported the narrative on screen. You can watch the web series on the UWRF Stage and Screen Arts YouTube Channel.

Twelfth Night (2025)

In 2024, Landon collaborated with Dr. Kathy Welch for UWRF’s musical stage production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. He had so much fun taking on the challenge as the music composer and director for the production. Prior to any rehearsals of our adaptation of the play, he was instructed not only to prepare a number of pre-recorded tracks to underscore action and transitions, but also to write original songs that would be performed live by the musicians and actors on stage. The ensemble would include vocalists, percussionists, a flue, cello, and guitar.

The Conduit (2025)

The Conduit is an original analog horror film by Landon Zientara. The footage was found on November 19, 2025 and handed off to be produced and archived by the Guild of Keepers. The film premiered at the Kleinpell Fine Arts Building in December 2025 as a portion of the Music & Stage and Screen Department’s winter music composition showcase.

Upcoming Projects

Andy's Adventure

Currently in production, Andy's Adventure tells the peculiar tale of collegiate student Andy Adelmann. When his grade in his senior English class is about to prevent him from graduating with a degree in journalism, Professor Vanderpool allows Andy a single chance to redeem his grade by writing a paper about a great adventure that he has been on with a beginning, middle, and a meaningful ending. Having never been on an adventure before, Andy seeks inspiration for his paper in the single day he has before his final day of class.

The Knights of Sae

In accompaniment with an original animation by Walter Barlow, The Knights of Sae is anthology of original fantasy tales that awaits further editing from the keepers. Names of chapters are listed below.

1. Our Fantastic Worlds

2. By the Shores of Saesia

3. Fruits of Anglorídan

4. Cerulean Waters

5. The Darksome Tunnel

6. Vonara in Dendurnar

7. The Knights of Sae

Book of Knightmares

1. Legends of Darwyn

The Legends of Darwyn retells many ages of bright and epic adventures, following the first Celestial Wizard and his bold deeds that catch the attention of the evil infernals and the master of the Underworld. This book includes six chapters that await further editing from the keepers.

2. Galactic Mythos

The Galactic Mythos waves the compelling story of the second Celestial Wizard and the infernal darkness that begins to consume the mortal plane following the return of Seth and his galactic empire. This book includes six chapters that await further editing from the keepers.

3. Tale of the Chosen

The Tale of the Chosen tells the story of Xenthian Lancaster and the lasting impacts of infernal influence in the mortal plane. This book includes six chapters that await further editing from the keepers.

The Book of Knightmares is set to publish in 2030 in collaboration with Allen MacArthur and Lorelei Miller.

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