Luna Pan

Luna Pan · Screen composer — Sydney, AUS

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Luna Pan is an Emmy-nominated, award-winning screen composer, producer and orchestrator based in Sydney, Australia. During the decade of working in the industry, she has created music for projects associated with HBO, Stan, Netflix, major Australian broadcasters and global brands. Luna is also an Audio Network commissioned artist.

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Having studied piano and music theory for over a decade from a young age, Luna holds a Master of Arts in Orchestration for Film, Games and Television from the University of Chichester. Mentored by leading industry figures including Jay Stewart (The Block, Better Homes and Gardens), Burkhard Dallwitz (The Truman Show, Underbelly), Mitch Stewart (MasterChef, Married at First Sight) and Pete Anthony (The Hunger Games, A Quiet Place), she has developed extensive experience across scoring, orchestration and music production for screen.

Her credits span feature films, television, documentaries, games, theatre, advertising and web productions, including Bluey, The Block, Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars, Bondi Rescue, The Carnival, Time and Tide, Dermalogica, Boral, and the 2024 Sydney New Year’s Eve Midnight Fireworks, for which she composed and produced a 12-minute original soundtrack. The feature documentary Time and Tide recently won the 2026 Sydney Film Festival Documentary Australia Award.

Luna’s additional music work on HBO's Surviving Ohio State, directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Eva Orner, earned her an Emmy nomination alongside lead composers Cornel Wilczek and Thomas Rouch. Luna is a two-time finalist and winner of the 2023 APRA AMCOS Professional Development Awards, and was nominated for Emerging Composer of the Year at the 2024 APRA AMCOS AGSC Screen Music Awards.

Her orchestral works have received multiple nominations at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards between 2021 and 2025. Her music for the Sydney New Year’s Eve Fireworks also earned nominations for Best Producer and Best EDM Soundtrack.

Known for her versatility, Luna composes across a wide range of genres and styles, blending orchestral writing, electronic textures, live recordings and custom sample creation to craft distinctive musical worlds for screen.

Luna Pan — Recording for Audio Network — Record Factory, Beijing
Recording for Audio Network — Record Factory, Beijing
Luna Pan — Recording First Light with orchestra — Trackdown Studios, Sydney
Recording First Light with orchestra — Trackdown Studios, Sydney

“Luna Pan is, by far, the most talented composer I have ever met. Being so prolific, Luna can do anything, in any style, and make it all on her own. Plus she’s incredibly fast and professional. What more can a filmmaker ask for?”

Joshua ButlerDirector, The Vampire Diaries

Selected works

(24) projects · hover to look closer

The reel

( 02 — The reel )

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Honors & laurels

( 01 — Proof )

  1. 2026

    Sydney Film Festival — Documentary Australia Award — Winner

    Time and Tide (feature documentary)

  2. 2026

    Sports Emmy® Award — Outstanding Music Direction: Sports — Nominated

    Surviving Ohio State (HBO Max) — additional music, with composers Cornel Wilczek & Thomas Rouch

  3. 2025

    Hollywood Independent Music Awards — Producer/Production — Nominated

    Sydney New Year’s Eve 2024 Midnight Fireworks Soundtrack

  4. 2024

    APRA AMCOS / AGSC Screen Music Awards — Emerging Screen Composer of the Year — Nominated

    For The Block, Bondi Rescue and Bluey

  5. 2023

    APRA AMCOS Professional Development Awards — Screen Composition — Winner

    Two-time finalist (2022, 2023) and the 2023 winner

  6. 2023

    LIT Talent Awards — Gold Winner

    TODO(Luna): confirm which category the Gold went to

  7. 2022

    Hollywood Music in Media Awards — Epic/Orchestral — Nominated

    “The Masquerade”, recorded with Smecky Music Studio

  8. 2022

    APRA AMCOS Professional Development Awards — Film & TV / Gaming — Finalist

    First of two consecutive years as a finalist

  9. 2021

    Hollywood Music in Media Awards — Instrumental/Orchestral — Nominated

    “Evolution”, recorded with the RTVE Symphony Orchestra

  10. 2021

    GEMS, Spain — Contemporary Female Composer & Best Orchestration — Winner

    TODO(Luna): confirm the full award body name and both category titles

  11. 2020

    Independent Shorts Awards, Los Angeles — Best Original Score — Honorable Mention

    A Tea Party for Sad People, shared with Sandrine Rudaz

  12. 2019

    APRA AMCOS Women in Music — TV Composition — Winner

    Mentorship award

  13. 2019

    Berlin International Film Score Competition — Top 20

    Finalist placing

  14. 2018

    SFS Film Festival — Best Composer — Winner ×5

    A Momentary Yearning · Backstage Backstab · Barnett · Endless Night · Lockpick

In the industry

( 03 — Guilds, academies & societies )

AGSCAustralian Guild of Screen ComposersMemberMAGAMusic Arrangers Guild of AustraliaMemberAMCAustralian Music CentreAssociate ArtistAACTAAustralian Academy of Cinema and Television ArtsMemberWIFTWomen in Film & Television AustraliaMemberAWFCAlliance for Women Film ComposersMemberAPRA AMCOSAustralasian Performing Right AssociationWriter member · 2023 PDA winnerAudio NetworkAudio NetworkCommissioned artist

“Luna is, quite simply, extraordinary! She has such a singular and clear voice. She fully characterises films without being ostentatious or forcing a scene that needs to breathe. She’s the most wonderful collaborator and friend.”

Mitchell Kendall SmithWriter & Director, The Can

Directors' notes

( 03 — What others say )

“Luna was incredible to work with. She’s not only musically talented but she also seems to be telepathic — she got my brief, even if I wasn’t quite sure what I was after at certain points. We have a beautiful, buoyant soundtrack that really helped my film come to life.”

Portrait of Isabel DarlingIsabel DarlingDirector, The Carnival (SBS)

“Luna was a delight to work with. Her narrative intuition was spot on. She didn’t give me what I wanted; she gave the film exactly what it needed.”

Portrait of Vee ShiVee ShiDirector, Jia (AACTA-nominated)

“Beyond natural talents, I found that Luna has the greatest collaborative attitude and is willing to try different ideas to support my vision in every moment and every scene of the film. I’d like to work with her again and again!”

Portrait of Pauline ChanPauline ChanDirector, My Eyes · Ultraviolet

“Luna is super professional, reliable, exceptionally talented and ALWAYS nails a brief. Her flexibility and openness make working with her a seamless and enjoyable experience.”

Portrait of Jacquie JoyJacquie JoyAward-winning composer

“Luna is someone you can depend on to deliver quality work on time. If you’re a film maker or a game developer you know exactly how valuable these qualities are.”

Portrait of Michael BaughMichael BaughAward-winning composer

“Luna is an exceptional composer who exudes so much musicality. Her ability to interpret a brief is beyond measure and she delivers her work at the highest quality and within the desired timeframes.”

Portrait of Amara PrimeroAmara PrimeroFounder, PrimerchordMusic

Press play

( 04 — Collect the cues that sound like your film )

Six rooms of music. Open one, then tap the moon beside any cue to add it to your brief — Luna will hear the exact references you had in mind.

Sweeping strings, cinematic scale, classical craft

The Masquerade - Recorded Live with Smecky Music Studio

2:20

Evolution (Recorded Live with RTVE Symphony Orchestra)

2:14

Interlude

0:24

Action Heroic

0:40

Magic Adventure

0:47

A Love Story

2:48

Terra Incognita

0:47

Bare Intimacy

5:06

Journey of A Hero Panda

2:41

Wishful Thinking

1:44

Narrative scoring — tension, tenderness, resolution

A Conversation

0:51

Adventure Of The Outside

2:45

Afterlife

0:24

Breakdown

2:02

Dark Thoughts

1:18

Death Of Clara

2:34

Hanging

0:37

He Is Born

0:39

Broadcast-ready cues — energy, pace, personality

These cues are still being mastered for the web. Ask Luna for a reel

Synth textures, pulse and atmosphere

Endless Night

3:28

Live the Journey

1:31

Waiting

1:43

YD Crew Search Campaign

1:02

Stay Fresh

1:38

Let's Dance

1:32

Wanna Play?

2:06

At Midnight

2:17

Good Old Times

0:22

Among Circuits

2:05

Dusty keys, laid-back beats, warmth

These cues are still being mastered for the web. Ask Luna for a reel

Song-form writing, modern production

These cues are still being mastered for the web. Ask Luna for a reel

Get in touch

For inquiries and collaboration opportunities — scores, orchestration, production, or something entirely new.