COMPOSER AND ORCHESTRATOR FOR FILM & TELEVISION
ABOUT
Lasse Elkjaer is a Danish-born, Los Angeles-based composer and orchestrator, who scored the explosive action film STAND YOUR GROUND (2025) starring Michael Bay favorite Peter Stormare (Fargo, 1996) & Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, 2007.) During its VOD release in Norway, the movie became the most purchased film at SF Anytime, and an Amazon Prime Top 10 Movie in the US.
Elkjaer contributed with orchestrations for CHEF'S TABLE: LEGENDS, Netflix (2025 Emmy & HMMA Winner - Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series) the 5th most watched tv show in the US during its release.
Elkjaer gained special recognition as an Award Winning film composer, having his score performed by Aarhus Symphony Orchestra at CUE2025, winning 3rd place at the Danish film composer competition, and for his gothic horror score to STICKS (2018,) collaborating with Tina Guo whose cello can be heard in blockbuster movies such as Dune (2021) and Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
As a cultural figure, bridging Denmark and the US through art, innovation and creativity, DANISH ORIGINALS invited Lasse to their podcast. The podcast is Co-presented by the American Friends of Statens Museum for Kunst (AFSMK) and Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK)
Lasse Elkjær
Composer for Film & Television.
Elkjaer started his career as a composer in Denmark, and won his first prestigious award (Berlingske Tidene’s talent competition) at the age of 21 for Composition and Performance
During his time at the Danish Conservatory of Music, Elkjaer met five-time Emmy winning film composer Jacob Groth which gave him his first work on international movie productions, such as Dead Man Down (2013) starring Colin Farrell, and several TV productions; Unforgettable (2013-16) CBS Studios & Sony Pictures Television, Midnight, Texas (2017-18) Universal Television
Upon completing his Master’s Degree in Denmark, Elkjaer moved to Los Angeles, finishing his studies at the prestigious Thornton Screen Scoring Program at University of Southern California (USC)
Elkjaer is a Fulbright recipient, and was granted 12 additional scholarships from the Danish government to support his studies at (USC)
The impressive amount of work the Danish composer have done in Los Angeles, includes international blockbusters such as the Chinese epic The Monkey King 2 (2016), which involved recording an 80 piece orchestra and a 40 piece choir, several Netflix credits, such as Lost In Space (2018-21) and most recently Chef's Table: Legends (2025) and the Chinese Sci-Fi time travel series Mobius (2025)
The films Elkjaer scored showcase his vast range of expertise, and won awards at the Honolulu Film Festival, Nordic International Film Festival and First Run Film Festival in New York, Tech Doc Film Festival in Seattle, and Filmkraft in Denmark. Elkjaer’s work was selected twice for Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival in San Diego
As a longtime collaborator and former Lead Assistant of Golden Globe-nominated composer Christopher Young, in collaboration with the South Korean company NOWEATMUSIC.COM Elkjaer created a masterclass - available for streaming - featuring a unique look behind Young's scoring techniques. The filming of the project, concluded in 2024
Elkjaer has furthermore created orchestrations and arrangements for international concerts and recording artists, such as the chart hitting symphonic metal bands DRAGONY (SPV Steamhammer) VISION OF ATLANTIS (Napalm Records Handels Gmbh) the charity concert Nordic Noir at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, My Favorite Fears Concert in Tenerife, Spain and had his concert music performed twice at the Barnsdall Theater in Hollywood
Elkjaer created the highly praised score for the Robert nominated feature film, Forsvundet til Halloween (The Seekers: Thrill Night) (2021,) the first Halloween based feature to be produced in Denmark and the first Danish feature to be available for streaming on Disney+
"The Robert Award, is a film prize awarded each year by the Danish Film Academy. It is the Danish equivalent to the American Oscars, British BAFTAs for films, and Australian AACTA Awards. The award - voted only by academy members - is an acknowledgment by Danish industry colleagues of a person's film's outstanding contributions"
