"Bridging the depth of modern symphonic tradition with the emotional pulse of cinema."

Sergii Leontiev is an award-winning Ukrainian composer based in Los Angeles. His work spans film scoring, television, production music, and symphonic composition, combining a cinematic sensibility with a distinctive voice in contemporary concert music.

Leontiev’s compositions have been performed internationally by the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, National Ensemble Kyiv Camerata, National Ensemble Kyiv Soloists, Kyiv Chamber Orchestra of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine, Kyiv Symphony Orchestra, Poltava Symphony Orchestra, Lviv Virtuosos Chamber Orchestra, Raleigh Camerata, and other distinguished ensembles. His music has reached audiences across Europe, North America, Australia, and Asia, and has been performed by GRAMMY-winning artists and artist associated with the prestigious Deutsche Grammophon and Sony Classical labels. His catalogue encompasses symphonic and chamber music, choral works, electroacoustic compositions, and popular music.

Based in Los Angeles, Leontiev composes music for film and television and writes original music for Hollywood production music libraries. His professional work also includes arranging, orchestration, and music preparation for orchestral recording and performance.

Leontiev received Lev Revutsky Award by Ministry of Culture of Ukraine in 2019 for his achievements in film and symphonic music. He won the British Council and Dovzhenko Centre’s Envision Sound international program competition in 2018 and was one of finalists in the Krakow Film Music Festival’s international film composers competition in 2020. His other distinctions include the President’s Scholarship for Young Artists (2018 and 2019) and the Gaude Polonia scholarship from Poland’s Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (2016).

He holds a Ph.D. in Arts and an M.A. in Composition from the National Music Academy of Ukraine. His academic research includes compositional techniques in Hollywood film music. He has pursued further studies in film scoring with Richard Bellis, Michael Price, Igor Stetsyuk, and Alla Zagaykevych, and participated in master classes with Hans Zimmer, Alexandre Desplat, Danny Elfman, Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell, Heitor Pereira, and Edward Artemiev.

Leontiev is a member of the Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL), the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers (ASMAC), ASCAP, National Composers’ Union of Ukraine,  and the Ukrainian Association of Electroacoustic Music.