composer & record producer
composer
The minimalist elegance of Charles Humenry's music for "Lucky Lu".
Humenry's elegant and graceful music, featuring strings and clarinet, aims to convey a sense of goodness, skillfully avoiding pathos despite the challenging context. It highlights the immigrant experience with emotional honesty, weaving a connection with the sounds of the city through a minimalist and textured approach." - Cinezik
The film carries a delicate optimism underscored by a soft, almost wistful score. “A new place. A new beginning” - Next Best Picture
Charles Humenry is a French composer, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles, CA.
A story driven composer, Charles’ process is deeply rooted in experimentation and egoless collaboration with directors & artists.Whether a massive full orchestral score or a minimalistic and textured approach, he creates compositions that sensitively support and clearly communicate the deeper, emotive meaning when words/images fall short.
Humenry's compositions have premiered at film festivals including Cannes, Sundance, Berlinale, SXSW, and TIFF. Some of his notable films include Lloyd Lee Choi's Lucky Lu (premiered at Cannes 2025), Closing Dynasty (premiered at Berlinale 2022), and Oscar Nominee Josh Aronson's To Be Of Service (PBS, 2019).
He is currently working on two features: Motherwitch (Minos Papas) and Downbeat (Danny Madden) and his debut classical album as inspired by his diverse musical background spanning across classical, jazz, and contemporary music.
His score for Lucky Lu has been nominated for a Golden Horse, ceremony to be held in Taipei, on November 22nd, 2025.
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His childhood and early years were always intertwined with music, studying classical piano and eventually making his way to studying at acclaimed institutions like the American School of Modern Music in Paris and Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA
Charles has spent the last few years writing music for films, theater and advertising. He has had the distinct pleasure of working with award winning directors including Lloyd Lee Choi, Danny Madden, Aisha Amin, Rafaël Beauchamp, Caitlin Woods, Max Talisman, and Oscar nominee Josh Aronson. Charles has also had the privilege of collaborating with Jon Bon Jovi to have his own song and score featured in the documentary To Be Of Service.
He has closely collaborated with the playwright Dylan Guerra on many plays including Find Him and Lisa performed in New York City at theaters like Ars Nova and the Lee Strasberg Theater.
In advertising, he has worked with leading agencies such as BBDO, Blonde, Publicis, Ogilvy, Young & Rubicam, etc for brands such as Meta, Vogue, Folgers, Google, IBM, AT&T, MLB, IKEA, and Mastercard.
Charles keeps producing and playing with artists he admires like Casey McQuillen, Emily Anderson, and Joe Holt, and he is one half of the indie band Black Alder
SELECTED PRESS
CINEZIK - ‘Lucky Lu’ (Francais)
NEXT BEST PICTURE - ‘Lucky Lu’ (English)