Biography
John Lunn (born 13 May 1956) is a Scottish composer. He studied music at the University of Glasgow and began composing for BBC Scotland in the late 1980s. His early television work includes scores for Beatrix: The Early Life of Beatrix Potter (1990) and Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997).
Lunn is best known for his music for the period drama Downton Abbey (2010–2015) and its feature films Downton Abbey (2019), Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) and Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025). He has also scored series including The White Queen (2013), The Last Kingdom (2015), Shetland (2013–) and Grantchester (2014–). He won two Primetime Emmy Awards for his Downton Abbey scores.
