Luke Flynn (born 1988, in

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) 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

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(2018); his film music credits include numerous other titles, such as

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, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,

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, and many others. Flynn graduated ''summa cum laude'' from

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with a masters of music composition, where he studied with

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, and was a graduate assistant in both music composition and music technologies. He graduated ''summa cum laude'' from

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, 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,

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in Japan, with Japanese composer Tadashi Kubo.

Composition Awards and Accolades

''(Winner, runner-up, or finalist)'' *American Prize in Composition (2023) *Sandra Fivecoat Memorial Emerging Composer Contest (2020) *

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Red Note New Music Festival Composition Competition - Orchestra (2019) *Ithaca Choral Composition Contest (2018) *Reno Pops Orchestra Composition Contest (2018) *MidCities Chamber Singers Choral Composition Competition (2018) *Eastern Michigan University National Choral Composition Competition (2018) *

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Orchestra Northridge Composition Prize (2018) *Chorus Austin Young Composers Competition (2017) *

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Festival of New Music Call for Works (2017) *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) *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 “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

*''Unease'', Concert Band (2020) *''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

*''Amidst the Storm'', SATB, Strings, Percussion (2023) *''Agnus Dei'', SATB (2020) *''Beneath the Wave'', SATB (2011) *''White Moon'', SATB (2017) - Commissioned b
Choral Arts Initiative
*''The Hushed House'', SATB (2014) - Commissioned b
Young New Yorkers' Chorus
*''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: Afterlife'', 2021 (music preparation) *'' Tenet'', 2020 (music preparation) *'' A Quiet Place II'', 2020 (music preparation) *''

Jungle Cruise Jungle Cruise, formally named Jungle River Cruise, is a riverboat amusement ride located in the Adventureland themed section at various Disney theme parks worldwide. The attraction is a simulated riverboat cruise that travels along a waterway ...

'', 2020 (music preparation) *'' West Side Story 2021'', 2021 (music preparation) *'' Onward'', 2020 (music preparation) *''

The Call of the Wild ''The Call of the Wild'' is a short adventure novel by Jack London, published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada, during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The central character of the novel is a dog named Bu ...

'', 2020 (music preparation) *'' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'', 2019 (music preparation) *''

'', 2019 (music preparation) *'' Doctor Sleep'', 2019 (music preparation) *'' Gemini Man'', 2019 (music preparation) *''

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood ''A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood'' is a 2019 American biographical drama film directed by Marielle Heller and written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster, inspired by the 1998 article "Can You Say... Hero?" by Tom Junod, published in ...

'', 2019 (music preparation) *''

Just Mercy ''Just Mercy'' is a 2019 American biographical legal drama film co-written and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring Michael B. Jordan as Bryan Stevenson, Jamie Foxx as Walter McMillian, Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, an ...

'', 2019 (music preparation) *''

Ford v Ferrari ''Ford v Ferrari'' (titled ''Le Mans '66'' in some European countries) is a 2019 American sports drama film directed by James Mangold and written by Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and Jason Keller. It stars Matt Damon and Christian B ...

'', 2019 (music preparation) *'' Men in Black: International'', 2019 (music preparation) *''

Toy Story 4 ''Toy Story 4'' is a 2019 American computer-animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the fourth installment in Pixar's ''Toy Story'' series and the sequel to ''Toy Story 3'' ( ...

'', 2019 (music preparation) *''

Holmes & Watson ''Holmes & Watson'' is a 2018 American-Canadian mystery-comedy film written and directed by Etan Cohen. The film stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly as the eponymous characters Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, respectively; with Rebecca Hall, R ...

'', 2018 (Composer - additional music) *''

The Secret Life of Pets 2 ''The Secret Life of Pets 2'' is a 2019 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination, directed by Chris Renaud, co-directed by Jonathan del Val, and written by Brian Lynch. It is the sequel to '' The Secret Life of Pets'', ...

'', 2019 (music preparation) *'' The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part'', 2019 (music preparation) *''

Velvet Buzzsaw ''Velvet Buzzsaw'' is a 2019 American satirical black comedy horror film directed and written by Dan Gilroy and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Zawe Ashton, Rene Russo, Toni Collette, Daveed Diggs, Nitya Vidyasagar, Tom Sturridge, Natalia Dyer, Bill ...

'', 2019 (music preparation) *''

A Dog's Way Home ''A Dog's Way Home'' is a 2019 American family adventure film directed by Charles Martin Smith from a screenplay by W. Bruce Cameron and Cathryn Michon, based on the 2017 novel of the same name by Cameron. The film stars Bryce Dallas Howard, A ...

'', 2019 (music preparation) *''

Welcome to Marwen ''Welcome to Marwen'' is a 2018 American drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis, who co-wrote the script with Caroline Thompson. It is inspired by Jeff Malmberg's 2010 documentary '' Marwencol''. The film stars Steve Carell in the lead role, Les ...

'', 2018 (music preparation) *''

Mary Poppins Returns ''Mary Poppins Returns'' is a 2018 American musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall, with a screenplay written by David Magee and a story by Magee, Marshall, and John DeLuca. Loosely based on the book series ''Mary Poppins'' by P. L. Tr ...

'', 2018 (music preparation) *''

Creed II ''Creed II'' is a 2018 American sports drama film directed by Steven Caple Jr. from a screenplay by Juel Taylor and Sylvester Stallone. The sequel to ''Creed'' (2015) and the eighth installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise, the film stars Michae ...

'', 2018 (music preparation) *''

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'', 2018 (music preparation) *''

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'', 2018 (music preparation) *'' First Man'', 2018 (music preparation) *''

Christopher Robin Christopher Robin is a character created by A. A. Milne, based on his son Christopher Robin Milne. The character appears in the author's popular books of poetry and ''Winnie-the-Pooh'' stories, and has subsequently appeared in various Disney a ...

'', 2018 (music preparation) *'' Solo: A Star Wars Story'', 2018 (music preparation) *'' Avengers: Infinity War'', 2018 (music preparation) *''

Ready Player One ''Ready Player One'' is a 2011 science fiction novel, and the debut novel of American author Ernest Cline. The story, set in a dystopia in 2045, follows protagonist Wade Watts on his search for an Easter egg in a worldwide virtual reality ga ...

'', 2018 (music preparation) *''

A Quiet Place ''A Quiet Place'' is a 2018 American post-apocalyptic horror film directed by John Krasinski and written by Bryan Woods, Scott Beck and Krasinski, from a story conceived by Woods and Beck. The plot revolves around a father (Krasinski) and a mo ...

'', 2018 (music preparation) *''

Fifty Shades Freed ''Fifty Shades Freed'' is the third and final installment of the erotic romance ''Fifty Shades Trilogy'' by British author E. L. James. After accepting entrepreneur CEO Christian Grey's proposal in '' Fifty Shades Darker'', Anastasia Steele m ...

'', 2018 (music preparation) *'' The Post'', 2018 (music preparation) *'' Star Wars: The Last Jedi'', 2018 (music preparation) *''

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'', 2018 (music preparation) *''

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'', 2017 (music preparation) *''

Cars 3 ''Cars 3'' is a 2017 American computer-animated sports comedy-adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The sequel to ''Cars 2'' (2011) and the third installment of the ''Cars'' film series, the ...

'', 2017 (music preparation) *'' Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie'', 2017 (music preparation) *''

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'', 2017 (music preparation) *''

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