Sarah Lynch is an award-winning composer whose vivid and emotionally rich scores have
brought life to an array of films, television series, documentaries, commercials, and games.

She is best known for her collaboration with director Paddy Breathnach on Element Pictures’
BAFTA-nominated and IFTA winning series The Dry, written by Nancy Harris: Scoring both Seasons 1 and 2 — with Season 3 now in production — Sarah’s work on the series earned her the Irish Film and Television Award (IFTA) for Original Music in 2023 and a further nomination in 2025.

Other projects of Sarah’s include Joan Baez: I Am a Noise, the acclaimed Magnolia Pictures
documentary, which takes an intimate and unflinching look at the legendary folk singer’s life,
activism, and musical journey. Its ‘gorgeous musical score’ (The Washington Post) was
praised for its spellbinding atmosphere; The Unreal, a four-part family series for RTÉ; the
feature documentary George Platt Lynes, about the celebrated American photographer known
for his provocative and highly stylized portraits of male nudes in the early 20th century.

A collaborator with composer Stephen Rennicks, Sarah has contributed to major projects
such as Death of a Ladies Man, starring Gabriel Byrne, and the Bafta-winning, Emmy and
Golden Globe nominated BBC3/Hulu series Normal People. 

A classically trained violinist and pianist with a background in traditional and folk music,
Sarah seamlessly blends her roots in folk, experimental, and rock music into scores that are
both intuitive and strikingly dynamic.

Beyond composing, Sarah has performed and recorded with renowned artists including
Hozier, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Glen Hansard, Paul Brady, Shane
McGowan, Mundy, Mumford and Sons, and Ed Sheeran. She has also worked closely with
many celebrated Irish artists, arranging music for legends such as Mary Black and John
Sheahan.