Luke Flynn Explained

Luke Flynn
Birth Date:17 March 1988
Birth Place:Dubuque, Iowa, United States
Occupation:Composer

Luke Flynn (born 1988, in Dubuque, Iowa) is an American composer of film, television, and concert music. He is most widely known for his compositions Rift, for orchestra, and Beneath the Wave, for SATB chorus.

In the film industry, he has composed the scores for several movies, including Holmes and Watson (2018); his film music credits include numerous other titles, such as Frozen II, , La La Land, and many others.

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 both music composition and 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.[1] 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.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Composition Awards and Accolades

(Winner, runner-up, or finalist)

List of compositions

Orchestral and large ensemble

Choral and Vocal

Chamber and small ensemble

Solo

Filmography

Movies

Television

External links

Notes and References

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