He graduated in 2004 from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School with a Masters in Screen Composition.

Zingales has cited Thomas Newman, John Barry and Arvo Pärt as his most important musical influences.

He has composed the music for feature films, including collaborating on The Hunter (2011), which starred Willem Dafoe and Sam Neill, and on Not Suitable for Children (2012), which was directed by Peter Templeman and starred Ryan Kwanten (True Blood) and Sarah Snook; for television mini-series including the ABC's Devil's Dust (2012), one of the six parts of the ABC's Redfern Now (2012), and SBS's Better Man (2013); and for short films, such as Blue Poles (2004), starring Sam Worthington.

His documentary credits include Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia (2011) for BBC Scotland and The History Channel; and he has composed music for television advertisements.

In February 2008 the Sydney Morning Herald's Mark Chipperfield included Zingales as one of Australia's top thirteen "new talents breaking ground in their chosen fields".