Thomas Pynchon composed music.
Thomas Ruggles Pynchon , Jr. ( [ ˈpɪnˌtʃɒn ] , commonly [ ˈpɪntʃən ] born May 8 , 1937 ) is an American novelist . His fiction and non-fiction writings encompass a vast array of subject matter , genres and themes , including history , music , science , and mathematics .