Luke Flynn
Age: 36
Luke Flynn (born 1988, in Dubuque, Iowa) is an American composer of film music, video game music, and concert music. He is most widely known for his compositions Rift, for orchestra, and Beneath the Wave, for SATB chorus.
He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Butler University with a Master of Music Composition degree, 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 degree, where he studied with Amy Dunker, and was the recipient of the Francis J. O’ Connor Memorial Award. 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
(Winner, Runner-Up, or Finalist)
- Sydney Australia Contemporary Orchestra Call for Scores (2015)
- Oklahoma Composers' Orchestra Inaugural Composition Contest (2015)
- South Korean Busan Maru International Composition Contest (orchestra ) 부산마루국제음악제 (2015)
- CSUN Orchestra Northridge Composition Prize (2015)
- Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute (2015)
- Ablaze Records Orchestral Masters composition contest (2015)
- Lexington Philharmonic New Music Experiment (2015)
- Young New Yorkers' Chorus Composition Competition (2014)
- 12 Minutes of Fame Across the Universe Call for Scores (2014)
- The Indie Gathering 2014 “Best Original Film Score” Award (2014)
- SCI/ASCAP Student Composition Competition (2013)
- Imagine Music Pathways Composition Contest (2013)
- American Prize in Composition (2013)
- San Jose Choral Project Composition Competition (2012)
- The Foundation for Sacred Music Composers International Composition Contest (2012)
- New York International Composition Contest for Sacred Music (2011)
- American College Theater Festival Best Original Score (2010)
List of compositions
Orchestral and large ensemble
- Rift, Symphony Orchestra (2015)
- It Was Then I Awoke, SSAA + String Orchestra + Perc. Ensemble (2014)
- Pervenire, String Orchestra (2015)
- Cloud Memories, Symphonic Band (2014)
- Messier 82, Symphony Orchestra (2013)
- Quiet Snow, Symphony Orchestra (2009)
- Pioneer, Symphony Orchestra (2013) - Theme music commission for the Julien International Film Festival
- Sancta Caecilia, Symphonic Band + SATB (2010)
- Night Flight of the Specter, String Orchestra (2010)
- The Crusader Roar (University Fight Song), Wind Band + SATB (2011)
- Eyes Like Aster, Wind Band (2009)
Choral and vocal
- Beneath the Wave, SATB (2011)
- The Hushed House, SATB (2014) - Young New Yorkers' Chorus Commission
- Ave Maria, SATB (2013)
- Windowsill Rain, Soprano + Piano (2011) Commission, 2011 by the Korea & Japan Annual International Exchange Art Songs Festival
- Until Autumn..., SS+ Piano (2015) Commission, 2015 by the International Haiku Association, Japan
Chamber and small ensemble
- Destiny March, Fl., Vln., Org. (2013)
- Snakebite, Bb Cl., Vln., Pno. (2013)
- Cleveland Park, Bb Tpt., Pno. (2011)
- Refè, Vln., Vla. I, Vla. II., Vc., Bsn. (2013)
- Frostbite, Bb Cl., Pno. (2013)
- Free Flight, Fl., Pno. (2012)
- Blue Bird, Fly Away, Vln., Vc. (2012)
- Dance in the Summer Field, Brass Quintet (2010)
- As the River, Vc., Perc. (2011)
- Starlight Fanfare, Chamber Brass (2010)
- The Gamecock, Woodwind Quintet (2011)
- Credo, Bb Tpt., Pno. (2009)
Solo
- Tabi 旅, Japanese Koto (2011)
- Year of the Dragon, Piano (2012)
- I. Hatch
- II. Flight
- III. Flame
- Adding Flowers, Piano (2010)
- Lost, Percussion Solo (2011)
- I. Mesozoic Merengue (Marimba Solo)
- II. The Breaking of the Conch: The Savage Hunt (Timpani Solo)
- III. Fireworks Show (Snare Drum Solo)
- Marie, Piano (2009)
Filmography
Movies
- Ghostbusters, 2016 (music preparation)
- X-Men: Apocalypse, 2016 (music preparation)
- The Secret Life of Pets, 2016 (music preparation)
- The BFG, 2016 (music preparation)
- The Jungle Book, 2016 (music preparation)
- The Nice Guys, 2016 (music preparation)
- Florence Foster Jenkins, 2016 (music preparation)
- The Huntsman: Winter's War, 2016 (music preparation)
- Gods of Egypt, 2016 (music preparation)
- Zoolander 2, 2016 (music preparation)
- Monster Trucks, 2016 (music preparation)
- The Finest Hours, 2016 (music preparation)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 2015 (music preparation)
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, 2015 (music preparation)
- The Good Dinosaur, 2015 (music preparation)
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, 2015 (music preparation)
- Ant-Man, 2015 (music preparation)
- Creed, 2015 (music preparation)
- Concussion, 2015 (music preparation)
- The Peanuts Movie, 2015 (music preparation)
- Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, 2015 (music preparation)
- Fantastic Four, 2015 (music preparation)
Television
- Family Guy (11 episodes, music preparation)
- The Simpsons (17 episodes, music preparation)
- American Dad! (10 episodes, music preparation)
- Empire (16 episodes, music preparation)
- Bates Motel (6 episodes, music preparation)