Penka Kouneva (Bulgarian: ????? ??????) (/'p??k?? ku?'n?v??/; born February 25, 1967 in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian-American composer, orchestrator and soundtrack producer.
In 1999, she began working in film & television and in 2009 began to score for videogames (Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen video games, with themes by Steve Jablonsky).
Her music is a blend of Bulgarian influences, classical training, rock sensibility, and modern film and game soundtracks.
Kouneva has released two award-winning concept albums: The Woman Astronaut (2015, on Varèse Sarabande / Universal Music Group) and A Warrior's Odyssey (2012, on Howlin’ Wolf Records / Sumthing Else) both receiving 5-star press.