Damijan Močnik (30/11/1967) a Slovenian composer, choir conductor and educator. Born in Kranj. He studied composition at the Ljubljana Music Academy. He wrote many choral works. His church music works include Verbum supernum prodiens and Christus est natus. In 1995, his Tisoč let je že minilo (“A Thousand Years Have Already Passed”) won the anthem competition for Pope John Paul II's first visit to Slovenia.