birthdate: '1976-10-22'
birthplace: Enschede, Netherlands
discography:
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2013-06-02'
  link: album/42272
  reprint: false
  roles:
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  titles:
    en: Indie Games Concert
    ja: Indie Games Concert
    ja-latn: Indie Games Concert
  type: doujin
- catalog: SIEE03
  date: '2017-03-10'
  link: album/66136
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Horizon Zero Dawn Original Soundtrack
    ja: Horizon Zero Dawn Original Soundtrack
    ja-latn: Horizon Zero Dawn Original Soundtrack
  type: game
- catalog: SIEE05
  date: '2017-11-17'
  link: album/72943
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: 'Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds Original Soundtrack'
    ja: 'Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds Original Soundtrack'
    ja-latn: 'Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds Original Soundtrack'
  type: game
- catalog: SIEE03LP
  date: '2017-12-06'
  link: album/73308
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Horizon Zero Dawn
    ja: Horizon Zero Dawn™ Soundtrack White Vinyl Edition Box Set
    ja-latn: Horizon Zero Dawn
  type: game
- catalog: G010004580743E
  date: '2021-06-03'
  link: album/112005
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: 'Horizon Forbidden West: The Isle of Spires'
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    ja-latn: 'Horizon Forbidden West: The Isle of Spires'
  type: game
- catalog: G0100047406120
  date: '2022-03-25'
  link: album/119190
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Horizon Forbidden West Official Soundtrack
    ja: Horizon Forbidden West Official Soundtrack
    ja-latn: Horizon Forbidden West Official Soundtrack
  type: game
- catalog: G010005064404R
  date: '2023-05-19'
  link: album/129739
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: 'Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores - Official Soundtrack'
    ja: 'Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores - Official Soundtrack'
    ja-latn: 'Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores - Official Soundtrack'
  type: game
- catalog: '19658733192'
  date: '2023-07-14'
  link: album/123612
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Writer
  - Music
  - Composer
  - Performer
  titles:
    en: Horizon Forbidden West Official Soundtrack
    ja: Horizon Forbidden West Official Soundtrack
    ja-latn: Horizon Forbidden West Official Soundtrack
  type: game
- catalog: '19658733201'
  date: '2023-08-11'
  link: album/123630
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Horizon Forbidden West Complete OST Deluxe Edition
    ja: Horizon Forbidden West Complete OST Deluxe Edition
    ja-latn: Horizon Forbidden West Complete OST Deluxe Edition
  type: game
- catalog: '19658733221'
  date: '2023-08-11'
  link: album/123629
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Horizon Forbidden West Soundtrack Essential
    ja: Horizon Forbidden West Soundtrack Essential
    ja-latn: Horizon Forbidden West Soundtrack Essential
  type: game
featured_on:
- catalog: G0100053762749
  date: '2024-10-04'
  link: album/143220
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: ASTRO BOT Original Soundtrack
    ja: ASTRO BOT Original Soundtrack
    ja-latn: ASTRO BOT Original Soundtrack
  type: game
info:
  Birthdate: Oct 22, 1976
  Birthplace: Enschede, Netherlands
  Credited works:
  - 10 albums in database
  - 3 products in database
  Credits:
  - 13 composer
  - 2 writer
  - 2 performer
  - 1 arranger
  - 1 music
  - 1 original music
link: artist/26028
meta:
  added_date: 2017-03-04T14:11
  edited_date: 2017-03-04T14:12
  fetched_date: 2026-01-09T07:32
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 2331
name: Niels van der Leest
notes: No notes available for this artist.
picture_full: https://media.vgm.io/artists/82/26028/26028-1488665580.jpg
picture_small: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/artists/82/26028/26028-1488665580.jpg
sex: male
twitter_names:
- nielsvdleest
type: Individual
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/artist/26028?perpage=99999
websites:
  Official: []
  Reference: []
