Researching Luke Flynn
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5732 people with the Flynn surname? In that year Flynn was ranked number 739 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Luke means "Form of LUCUS. Light" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Luke Flynn on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Luke Flynn and the Flynn Family History
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 14701 people with the Flynn surname in the UK? Flynn is now ranked number 391 for popularity in the UK. |
Flynn Family Tree Databases
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Flynn Forums
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Luke Flynn
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.
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, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, La La Land, and many others.
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, 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.
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