Lasse Elkjær
- Music Department
- Composer
- Sound Department
Lasse Elkjaer is a Los Angeles-based Danish composer and orchestrator, who scored the high octane action feature film Stand Your Ground (Amazon Prime Top 10 Movies in the US) starring Michael Bay favorite Peter Stormare (Fargo, 1996) Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, 2007) and recently contributed with orchestrations for Chef's Table: Legends (2025 Emmy Award Winner - Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series) the 5th most watched TV Show in the US during its Netflix premiere.
Since moving to LA in 2013, Elkjaer has been involved in movies such as Dead Man Down (2013), Bad Santa 2 (2016), the Chinese epic block buster Monkey King 2 (2016), NBC TV series Midnight Texas (2017-2018), and Netflix TV series such as Lost In Space (2018-2021), Mobius (2025) and the Emmy winning episode of Chef's Table (2025.) He has also done orchestral arrangements for the chart hitting symphonic metal band Visions of Atlantis and concerts, such as the charity concert Nordic Noir at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, and had his music performed by the LA-based ensemble Helix Collective at the Barnsdall Theatre Gallery in Hollywood.
The films Elkjaer scored won awards at the Honolulu Film Festival, First Run Film Festival in New York, Tech Doc Film Festival in Seattle, BUFF International Film Festival in Sweden and Filmkraft in Denmark. Elkjaer's work was selected twice for Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival in San Diego.
Elkjaer is also a longtime collaborator of Golden Globe-nominated composer Christopher Young, Hellraiser (1987), Swordfish (2001), Spiderman 3 (2007), and five-time Emmy winning composer Jacob Groth, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011).
Elkjaer started his professional career in Denmark as an award-winning composer, while working as an arranger and guitarist for theatre productions, and also playing in several rock bands. Before Elkjaer ventured into the world of film music, he was a national competition gymnast, completed his military service as a guard in the Royal Navy, and was the driving force behind arranging several music festivals.
Upon completion of his Masters in Film Scoring from the Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, South Danish Conservatory of Music, Elkjaer moved to Los Angeles to study with Bruce Broughton (Tombstone), Christopher Young (Hellraiser), and Garry Schyman (Bioshock) amongst many other prolific scoring legends at the Scoring For Motion Pictures And Television Program at University of Southern California (USC). During his stay at USC, Elkjaer was mentored by Michael Gorfaine, partner and co-owner of the Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency.
Elkjaer is a Fulbright recipient, and received more than 10 scholarships by the Danish government while doing his film scoring studies at USC. Similarly, Elkjaer was granted Danish funds when he was selected as a participant for the 2018 Los Angeles Film Conducting Intensive. The Los Angeles Film Conducting Intensive is the brainchild between conductors David Newman and Angel Velez, designed to create an opportunity for media composers to further their skills as conductors.
Since moving to LA in 2013, Elkjaer has been involved in movies such as Dead Man Down (2013), Bad Santa 2 (2016), the Chinese epic block buster Monkey King 2 (2016), NBC TV series Midnight Texas (2017-2018), and Netflix TV series such as Lost In Space (2018-2021), Mobius (2025) and the Emmy winning episode of Chef's Table (2025.) He has also done orchestral arrangements for the chart hitting symphonic metal band Visions of Atlantis and concerts, such as the charity concert Nordic Noir at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, and had his music performed by the LA-based ensemble Helix Collective at the Barnsdall Theatre Gallery in Hollywood.
The films Elkjaer scored won awards at the Honolulu Film Festival, First Run Film Festival in New York, Tech Doc Film Festival in Seattle, BUFF International Film Festival in Sweden and Filmkraft in Denmark. Elkjaer's work was selected twice for Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival in San Diego.
Elkjaer is also a longtime collaborator of Golden Globe-nominated composer Christopher Young, Hellraiser (1987), Swordfish (2001), Spiderman 3 (2007), and five-time Emmy winning composer Jacob Groth, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011).
Elkjaer started his professional career in Denmark as an award-winning composer, while working as an arranger and guitarist for theatre productions, and also playing in several rock bands. Before Elkjaer ventured into the world of film music, he was a national competition gymnast, completed his military service as a guard in the Royal Navy, and was the driving force behind arranging several music festivals.
Upon completion of his Masters in Film Scoring from the Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, South Danish Conservatory of Music, Elkjaer moved to Los Angeles to study with Bruce Broughton (Tombstone), Christopher Young (Hellraiser), and Garry Schyman (Bioshock) amongst many other prolific scoring legends at the Scoring For Motion Pictures And Television Program at University of Southern California (USC). During his stay at USC, Elkjaer was mentored by Michael Gorfaine, partner and co-owner of the Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency.
Elkjaer is a Fulbright recipient, and received more than 10 scholarships by the Danish government while doing his film scoring studies at USC. Similarly, Elkjaer was granted Danish funds when he was selected as a participant for the 2018 Los Angeles Film Conducting Intensive. The Los Angeles Film Conducting Intensive is the brainchild between conductors David Newman and Angel Velez, designed to create an opportunity for media composers to further their skills as conductors.
