Luke Flynn


Luke Flynn is an American composer of film, television, and concert music. He is most widely known for his choral, orchestral, and concert band works.
In the film industry, he has composed the scores for several movies, including Holmes and Watson ; his film music credits include numerous other titles, such as Frozen II, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, La La Land, and many others.

Education

Flynn graduated summa cum laude from Butler University with a masters of music composition, where he studied with Michael Schelle, and was a graduate assistant in music composition, and a teaching assistant in music technologies. He graduated summa cum laude from Clarke University, with a Bachelor of Arts in music composition, where he studied with Amy Dunker, and was the recipient of the Francis J. O’ Connor Memorial Award, Clarke University's most prestigious award given to a single graduating senior. Flynn also studied music composition at 鹿児島国際大学, the International University of Kagoshima in Japan, with Japanese composer Tadashi Kubo.

Composition Awards and Accolades


  • Winds Composition Contest Saxony
  • American Prize in Composition
  • Sandra Fivecoat Memorial Emerging Composer Contest
  • Illinois State University Red Note New Music Festival Composition Competition – Orchestra
  • Ithaca Choral Composition Contest
  • Reno Pops Orchestra Composition Contest
  • MidCities Chamber Singers Choral Composition Competition
  • Eastern Michigan University National Choral Composition Competition
  • CSUN Orchestra Northridge Composition Prize
  • Chorus Austin Young Composers Competition
  • Ball State University Festival of New Music Call for Works
  • Sydney Australia Contemporary Orchestra Call for Scores
  • Oklahoma Composers' Orchestra Inaugural Composition Contest
  • South Korean Busan Maru International Composition Contest 부산마루국제음악제
  • Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute
  • Ablaze Records Orchestral Masters composition contest
  • Lexington Philharmonic New Music Experiment
  • Young New Yorkers' Chorus Composition Competition
  • 12 Minutes of Fame Across the Universe Call for Scores
  • The Indie Gathering “Best Original Film Score” Award
  • SCI/ASCAP Student Composition Competition
  • Imagine Music Pathways Composition Contest
  • American Prize in Composition
  • San Jose Choral Project Composition Competition
  • The Foundation for Sacred Music Composers International Composition Contest
  • New York International Composition Contest for Sacred Music
  • American College Theater Festival ''Best Original Score''

    List of compositions

Orchestral and large ensemble

  • Unease, Concert Band
  • Rift, Symphony Orchestra
  • It Was Then I Awoke, SSAA + String Orchestra + Perc. Ensemble
  • Pervenire, String Orchestra
  • Cloud Memories, Symphonic Band
  • Messier 82, Symphony Orchestra
  • Quiet Snow, Symphony Orchestra
  • Pioneer, Symphony Orchestra – Theme music commission for the Julien International Film Festival
  • Sancta Caecilia, Symphonic Band + SATB
  • Night Flight of the Specter, String Orchestra
  • The Crusader Roar, Wind Band + SATB
  • Eyes Like Aster, Wind Band

    Choral and Vocal

  • Moonlit Apples, SATB + Piano
  • Natsu Kusa , SATB + Cello + Piano
  • Winter Lullaby , SATB + Piano
  • Amidst the Storm, SATB, Strings, Percussion
  • Agnus Dei, SATB
  • Beneath the Wave, SATB
  • White Moon, SATB – Commissioned by
  • The Hushed House, SATB – Commissioned by
  • Ave Maria, SATB
  • Windowsill Rain, Soprano + Piano Commission, 2011 by the Korea & Japan Annual International Exchange Art Songs Festival
  • Until Autumn..., SS+ Piano Commission, 2015 by the International Haiku Association, Japan

    Chamber and small ensemble

  • Destiny March, Fl., Vln., Org.
  • Snakebite, Bb Cl., Vln., Pno.
  • Cleveland Park, Bb Tpt., Pno.
  • Refè, Vln., Vla. I, Vla. II., Vc., Bsn.
  • Frostbite, Bb Cl., Pno.
  • Free Flight, Fl., Pno.
  • Blue Bird, Fly Away, Vln., Vc.
  • Dance in the Summer Field, Brass Quintet
  • As the River, Vc., Perc.
  • Starlight Fanfare, Chamber Brass
  • The Gamecock, Woodwind Quintet
  • Credo, Bb Tpt., Pno.

    Solo

  • Tabi 旅, Japanese Koto
  • Year of the Dragon, Piano
  • *I. Hatch
  • *II. Flight
  • *III. Flame
  • Adding Flowers, Piano
  • Lost, Percussion Solo
  • *I. Mesozoic Merengue
  • *II. The Breaking of the Conch: The Savage Hunt
  • *III. Fireworks Show
  • Marie, Piano

    Filmography

Movies

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash, 2025
  • The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, 2025
  • A Minecraft Movie, 2025
  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, 2024
  • Harold and the Purple Crayon , 2024
  • Unfrosted, 2024
  • Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, 2023
  • Killers of the Flower Moon , 2023
  • White Men Can't Jump , 2023
  • Maestro , 2023
  • Peter Pan & Wendy, 2023
  • Under the Boardwalk , 2023
  • Renfield , 2023
  • Candy Cane Lane , 2023
  • Shazam! Fury of the Gods, 2023
  • 65 , 2023
  • The Fabelmans, 2022
  • Babylon , 2022
  • Avatar: The Way of Water, 2022
  • Marry Me , 2022
  • Hocus Pocus 2, 2022
  • Where the Crawdads Sing , 2022
  • The Fabelmans, 2022
  • The Bob's Burgers Movie, 2022
  • Turning Red, 2022
  • Raya and the Last Dragon, 2021
  • Luca , 2021
  • A Journal for Jordan, 2021
  • The Addams Family 2, 2021
  • Dear Evan Hansen , 2021
  • Venom: Let There Be Carnage, 2021
  • Snake Eyes , 2021
  • Clifford the Big Red Dog , 2021
  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife, 2021
  • Tenet, 2020
  • A Quiet Place II, 2020
  • Da 5 Bloods, 2020
  • The Way Back , 2020
  • Christmas on the Square, 2020
  • The New Mutants , 2020
  • Superintelligence , 2020
  • Underwater , 2020
  • Jungle Cruise, 2020
  • West Side Story 2021, 2021
  • Onward, 2020
  • The Call of the Wild, 2020
  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, 2019
  • Frozen II, 2019
  • Wonder Park, 2019
  • Isn't It Romantic , 2019
  • Little Women , 2019
  • The Addams Family , 2019
  • Doctor Sleep, 2019
  • Gemini Man, 2019
  • A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, 2019
  • Just Mercy, 2019
  • Marriage Story, 2019
  • Ford v Ferrari, 2019
  • Men in Black: International, 2019
  • Toy Story 4, 2019
  • Breakthrough , 2019
  • The Secret Life of Pets 2, 2019
  • The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, 2019
  • Velvet Buzzsaw, 2019
  • A Dog's Way Home, 2019
  • Holmes & Watson, 2018
  • Welcome to Marwen, 2018
  • The Hate U Give , 2018
  • Mary Poppins Returns, 2018
  • Fifty Shades Freed , 2018
  • Creed II, 2018
  • Maze Runner: The Death Cure, 2018
  • Love, Simon, 2018
  • Night School , 2018
  • Overboard , 2018
  • The Grinch, 2018
  • Venom, 2018
  • First Man, 2018
  • Christopher Robin, 2018
  • Solo: A Star Wars Story, 2018
  • Avengers: Infinity War, 2018
  • The Christmas Chronicles, 2018
  • Death Wish , 2018
  • Ready Player One, 2018
  • A Quiet Place, 2018
  • Fifty Shades Freed, 2018
  • The Post, 2018
  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi, 2018
  • Ferdinand, 2018
  • Trolls Holiday, 2017
  • Cars 3, 2017
  • The Greatest Showman, 2017
  • Snatched , 2017
  • Going in Style , 2017
  • CHiPs , 2017
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul , 2017
  • Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, 2017
  • Logan, 2017
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, 2016
  • Trolls, 2016
  • Storks, 2016
  • La La Land, 2016
  • Sing , 2016
  • How to Be Single, 2016
  • Jason Bourn, 2016
  • Ghostbusters, 2016
  • X-Men: Apocalypse, 2016
  • Ice Age: Collision Course, 2016
  • Keeping Up with the Joneses , 2016
  • Office Christmas Party, 2016
  • The Secret Life of Pets, 2016
  • The BFG, 2016
  • The Jungle Book, 2016
  • The Nice Guys, 2016
  • Florence Foster Jenkins, 2016
  • Central Intelligence, 2016
  • Collateral Beauty, 2016
  • The Girl on the Train , 2016
  • The Huntsman: Winter's War, 2016
  • Gods of Egypt, 2016
  • Zoolander 2, 2016
  • Monster Trucks, 2016
  • The Finest Hours, 2016
  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 2015
  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, 2015
  • The Good Dinosaur, 2015
  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, 2015
  • Ant-Man, 2015
  • Creed, 2015
  • Concussion, 2015
  • The Peanuts Movie, 2015
  • Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, 2015
  • Fantastic Four, 2015

    Television

  • Ahsoka
  • The Book of Boba Fett
  • The Mandalorian
  • Halo
  • Murderbot
  • Elsbeth
  • The Simpsons
  • Family Guy
  • Willow
  • The Orville
  • American Dad!
  • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
  • Empire
  • Bates Motel
  • When We Rise
  • ''Son of Zorn''