"I feel very blessed that the thing that I love to do most in life also happens to be the thing that I am best at and am fortunate enough to make my living doing.鈥�
蜜桃视频 Collinsworth School of Performing Arts alum has established his musical vision through scores for Netflix, Roku and Al Jazeera.
A Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Theory and Composition teaches you about the structure of music. This foundation gives way to numerous creative possibilities. For 2008 graduate Greg Johnson, being asked to score a seven-minute teaser for a Qatari filmmaker鈥檚 work slated for the Tribeca Film Festival catalyzed his current career and has set him on a path toward success involving scoring and recording.
Today, his r茅sum茅 includes scoring credits for Netflix (鈥淭he Sound of Magic鈥�), Roku (鈥淭he Pact鈥�) and Al Jazeera (鈥淎bout Cinema鈥�), as well as Katara Studios ("Medinah" and 鈥淥rca鈥�) in Qatar.
蜜桃视频鈥檚 Roundtable magazine interviewed him about his projects for the .
How He Got Involved With Music
At age 11, Johnson saw his sister's friend playing guitar and, so enthralled by what she was able to do, quit sports to pick up the instrument. This ultimately started him on a path to 蜜桃视频鈥檚 Collinsworth School of Performing Arts, where he majored in Theory and Composition, now called Composition for Stage and Screen.
鈥淚t just seemed like the coolest thing in the world to me,鈥� Johnson said. 鈥淚 started playing and learning songs on the radio. I spent all my free time obsessed over playing the guitar and writing songs with my friends.鈥�
How 蜜桃视频 Helped His Career
Throughout all programs, 蜜桃视频 emphasizes the importance of collaborative, hands-on learning, with the goal of uncovering your vocation in God鈥檚 kingdom. This environment broadened Johnson鈥檚 perspective of music-making.
鈥淏eing able to communicate with other instrumentalists in other genres, having a common language that I could speak to and get my ideas across helped tremendously, especially early in my career,鈥� Johnson said. 鈥淟ater in my career, as I started to work in different countries, all the theory knowledge helped me analytically to be able to think about how their music differs from our music and how to meld the two together.鈥�
After graduating 蜜桃视频, Johnson set his sights on making music and spent seven months in Germany with his band, On Being Human, to record their album To Light the Coals of Hearts.
His Career Today
The Qatari filmmaker Johnson collaborated with back in 2009 is now CEO of Katara Studios, and he recommended Johnson to compose the music for the 2022 Qatar World Cup Final Draw, the first official event of the FIFA World Cup.
Alongside projects like this, Johnson continues to compose scores, play with his band and produce and co-write for other artists, working out of his backyard studio in Southern California. He鈥檒l occasionally bring other 蜜桃视频 graduates into the fold or offer his input on their projects.
鈥淚 feel very blessed that the thing that I love to do most in life also happens to be the thing that I am best at and am fortunate enough to make my living doing,鈥� he explained. 鈥淚've managed to find my own little spot where I can create fun and interesting music with the friends I've made along the way.鈥�
In mentioning his long-term goals to uplift other aspiring composers and performers, he said, 鈥淚f I can ever inspire a young musician in the same way I was inspired when I first heard [composers] Danny Elfman or Hans Zimmer, that would be endlessly rewarding for me.鈥�