COMPOSER AND ORCHESTRATOR FOR FILM & TELEVISION
News & Updates
ACTION FEATURE FILM
Lasse Elkjaer has officially finished the score for the explosive action feature film STAND YOUR GROUND, starring Michael Bay favorite Peter Stormare (Armageddon, 1998) Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, 2007) and the Norwegian bodybuilder champion Daniel Stisen (Those About To Die - TV Series 2024)
(Theatrical US release May 9, 2025)
COMPOSER FOR FILM & TELEVISION
Lasse Elkjaer is a Danish-born, Los Angeles-based composer and orchestrator, who most recently scored the high octane action feature film STAND YOUR GROUND (Dir. Fansu Njie) starring Michael Bay favorite Peter Stormare (Armageddon,1998) Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, 2007) and the Norwegian bodybuilder champion Daniel Stisen (Those About To Die - TV Series 2024) Craig Walser (Rambo Last Blood) penned the script - Theatrical US release May 9, 2025
In Los Angeles, Lasse has more than a decade of experience, including working with Golden Globe-nominated composer Christopher Young, HELLRAISER (1987), SPIDERMAN 3 (2007), and five-time Emmy winning composer Jacob Groth. In all, Elkjaer is an eclectic composer who finds inspiration in composers such as Jerry Goldsmith and Ennio Morricone, and also in analog noise, prog-rock and contemporary modern classical music
LASSE ELKJÆR
After three years in DENMARK, Lolland Falster-born Danish film composer and orchestrator LASSE ELKJAER has returned to Los Angeles, his home since 2013. Lasse talks about the unique demands of film music, his role models, and the difference between the work and communities in Denmark and the US. He shares his realistic views of LA and of the need to have ambition to survive in the creative space, and how after eight years away from home, he embraces reconnecting with his Danish roots.
![CHEF'S TABLE [S8 E2]](https://impro.usercontent.one/appid/oneComWsb/domain/lasseelkjaer.dk/media/lasseelkjaer.dk/onewebmedia/Chef's%20Table%20LEGENDS.jpeg?etag=%22347dd-6812d5f8%22&sourceContentType=image%2Fjpeg&ignoreAspectRatio&resize=363,508&extract=0,0,362,508 "CHEF'S TABLE [S8 E2]")
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![MIDNIGHT TEXAS [S2]](https://impro.usercontent.one/appid/oneComWsb/domain/lasseelkjaer.dk/media/lasseelkjaer.dk/onewebmedia/Midnight%20Texas%20season%202.jpg?etag=%2243887-5cb6ef70%22&sourceContentType=image%2Fjpeg&ignoreAspectRatio&resize=344,508&extract=0,0,343,508 "MIDNIGHT TEXAS [S2]")
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SYMPHONIC METAL [Orchestral Arranger]
Title: COLLIDE
Music by Visions of Atlantis
Orchestral arrangements by Lasse Elkjaer
Genre: Symphonic Metal
Music Publisher: Sony Music GmbH
Album Chart entry: Ger, Austria, Swiss, France, US, Canada, UK
Title: The Einherjar (What Dreams May Come)
Music by Dragony
Orchestral arrangements by Lasse Elkjaer
Genre: Symphonic Metal
Label: SPV Steamhammer
Album Chart entry: Austria
Title: Silver & Blood
Music by Dragony
Orchestral arrangements by Lasse Elkjaer
Genre: Symphonic Metal
Label: SPV Steamhammer
Album Chart entry: Austria
MASTERCLASS WITH CHRISTOPHER YOUNG
- In collaboration with NOW EAT MUSIC COMPANY [South Korea] Lasse concluded the filming of a masterclass in Los Angeles with Golden Globe-nominated film composer Christopher Young [Aug 1, 2024] The masterclass are now available for streaming at NOWEATMUSIC.COM
SELECTION OF RELEASED TITLES BY LASSE ELKJÆR
- Click on album to listen on Spotify
"Forsvundet til Halloween is a robust and totally enjoyable soundtrack that gives nods in the direction of the likes of John Wiliams, Dave Grusin, Jerry Goldsmith, Danny Elfman, and John Debney and one that you should take a listen to." - MOVIE MUSIC INTERNATIONAL. (MMI).
"The score possesses a pleasing orchestral sound that avoids dark nuances in favour of a light, family-friendly musical atmosphere. The composer's "Main Theme" is quite appealing and serves as the primary motif for the score. It's a fun score throughout, nicely conceived and crafted by the composer." - BUYSOUNDTRAX.COM
"Forrygende symfonisk horrorscore til dansk familiegyser!" - PLANETPULP.DK
Forsvundet til Halloween premiered across all of Denmark in over 100 of theatres and later became the first Danish feature film to be available for streaming at Disney+
Cellist TINA GUO performed on the award winning composition DENOUEMENT by Lasse Elkjær, which can be heard during the films end credits
STICKS AWARDED FOR BEST SOUND AND MUSIC.
"Sticks has an extremely exciting soundtrack, where both sound and music carry the horror to the point of excellence." - Filmkraft 2018 (Denmark)
