Dmytro Kyryliv (Дмитро Кирилів) is a composer, clarinetist, and sound designer working across film, video games, and contemporary classical music. An active media composer, he has written soundtracks for films such as Human Takeover and 4:35. Since 2024, he has been a sound designer and composer at the OK_XR video game studio, contributing to several upcoming projects and since 2025 Dmytro founded Overscoped Studios and started to lead a Bound by Valor video game project.
As a clarinetist, Dmytro has performed with renowned ensembles, including the Synchron Stage Orchestra, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra.
Dmytro’s classical compositions have received international recognition. As a recipient of the Arkady Fomin Scholarship (2022), his piece The Ghost of Kyiv… for violin and piano was commissioned by the North Shore Chamber Music Festival in Chicago, led by world-renowned violinist Vadim Gluzman, and premiered by Julian Rhee and Janice Carrisa. In 2023, he was commissioned by the prestigious Wien Modern contemporary music festival in Vienna, Austria, to compose From Beyond, which he conducted at its premiere. His work received critical acclaim, with Die Presse praising his "considerable artistry" alongside a piece by Kaija Saariaho. His compositions have been performed worldwide by orchestras, ensembles, and chamber groups, often blending elements of Ukrainian folklore with minimalism and contemporary avant-garde to create a distinctive musical voice.
In addition to his artistic career, Dmytro serves as a Teaching Assistant and Lecturer at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music.
Born on May 12, 2002, in Ternopil, Ukraine, he began studying composition at the age of eleven with Olga Drahomyretska and Natalia Didyk. In high school, he continued his composition training with Mykhaylo Viyatyk while also studying clarinet with Evgeny Gayda at the Ternopil Music College.
Dmytro graduated with distinction in 2024, earning a double Bachelor of Music degree from the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna, where he studied clarinet with Reinhard Wieser and composition with Dirk D’Ase. He is currently pursuing a Master of Music in Music Technology & Digital Media at the University of Toronto while studying composition with Christos Hatzis.