Greg M. Johnson, a media composer, producer, and songwriter from Los Angeles, California, stands out for his unique approach to scoring. His love for experimental sounds and genres defines his ability to craft bespoke sonic worlds. His notable contributions include his work for the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022, the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, and Formula 1.
Greg created music for multiple aspects of the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022, including the Final Draw, Mascot-verse featuring La'eeb, the Opening Ceremonies, the Closing Ceremonies, the World Cup Awards Ceremonies and the 'Welcome to Qatar' Fireworks/Water/Drone and Light Show. During the World Cup, Greg also composed music for Qatar Airways and the 'Visit Qatar' ad campaign featuring David Beckham.
Other notable credits include the Katara Studios' original television series "The Pact" (Roku) and Medinah (STARZplay). In conjunction with Studio Curiosity, he contributed to the scores of the South Korean fantasy "Arthdal Chronicles" (Netflix) and "The Sound of Magic" (Netflix). His film scores include the Katara Studios' original "Orca," the Romanian dark comedy "2020," and the mind-bending psychological thriller "A Frame of Mind."
In addition to his score work, Greg has provided mixing/programming/arranging services for musical acts, including Reba McEntire, Gary Clarke Jr, One OK Rock, Our Lady Peace, We Came as Romans, Powerman 5000, Tonight Alive, Dani Arribere, Heartist, and On Being Human.
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check_circleVerified (Client)Truly always a pleasure working with Greg! This was our third collaboration, and as always, his communication and creative vision were excellent. Looking forward to the next one!
check_circleVerifiedGreg is always a pleasure to work with. Professional and responsive with great mixes.
check_circleVerifiedI love working with Greg! He always nails it!
check_circleVerifiedGreg is a phenomenally talented composer that was a joy to work with from start to finish. Professional and friendly, he made the whole process seamless and brought an incredible amount of creativity and attention to detail to the final track. I hope we get the chance to collaborate again in the future and highly recommend him.
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Greg has taken my tracks to the absolute next level! You can't even tell they were recorded and produced in my tiny bedroom studio anymore. Clearly one of the best at what he does, and does great work across a breadth of genres.
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Fantastic work, my song combines elements of many genres and he handled all of it seamlessly and gave a mix that worked perfectly for the whole!
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Completed my second track with Greg, he’s a professional through and through and super easy to work with!
check_circleVerifiedGreg is an amazing professional with whom I've already created several songs. His production meets my wishes and often exceeds my expectations.
check_circleVerifiedGreg did incredible work on this track. Greg took this from a set of messy raw tracks to a professional final mix. Its great to have him on our team.
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Greg is a PRO. Professional mixing, professional production work. He is can bring your vision to life. Greg is my "go to" guy for all my project productions. Glad to be working with him again.
check_circleVerified (Client)Greg has been a pleasure to work with. He is a great professional. Highly recommended.
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Greg is a top shelf professional. Very responsive and easy to work with. 5/5
check_circleVerifiedGreg is a true pro who was efficient (and very patient with all of my requests haha) in turning my demo into a cinematic masterpiece. Thanks Greg!
check_circleVerifiedGreg was Great to deal with, easy fluid communication, an instant understanding of the brief and a quick turnaround of a vastly improved guitar track which was what was needed. I would not hesitate to work with Greg again.
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It's a BIG pleasure to work with Greg again! He is really amazing composer and very clear with his musical conception.
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It was a big pleasure and honor for me as a musician to work with the great composer Greg. Very kind and clear in his communication. Highly recommended
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Greg was absolutely fantastic. We had a long call discussing the project and he really understood it from not only a composer's perspective but an emotional perspective. I had ideas for what I wanted the score to sound like but no cohesive one. Greg brought that to life and really helped sell the emotional aspect of the project. Any notes/ideas I gave, Greg tried out and implemented extremely quick. I will for sure be working with Greg on my future projects.
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Greg was a true professional and was able to go above and beyond our expectations, interpreting our needs in an effective and timely manner. Would definitely hire him again!
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I had a Very complex idea for the score for the score for my short film and Greg was able to take make vision and make it reality. The communication was great and was able to produce great results in a timely manner. Highly recommend!
Interview with Greg Johnson
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I was the composer for the 2022 Fifa World Cup Qatar which including writing music for the Opening Ceremonies, Closing Ceremonies, Closing Awards, Final Draw, "Welcome to Qatar" Fireworks/Water/Drone show and all the music for the World Cup Mascot La'eeb.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: I just finished writing the Sonic ID for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup as well as the Pre-match ceremonies music.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I am confident in my abilities and meeting deadlines. Having trust in the people you work with to deliver well and in a timely fashion is something I take great pride in.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Getting to write music for a living is something I never take for granted. The fact that I get to travel to the world and collaborate with people from many cultures to expand my outlook on music and on life is just the icing on the cake.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Macbook pro - Apogee Duet - Audize Headphones - NI Komplete S88 - Robocaster
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: I am a modern composer that loves blending genres as well as creating new sounds to help create a unique sonic fingerprint for every project I work on.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Write good songs! Everything after that is just helping a great song speak and can be done in so many unique and fun ways.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Modern Film/Commercial music as well as creating sonic worlds for live events and other forms of media.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Creating a unique sonic world for a specific project both melodically and tonally.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: 2020 Mac Pro - PMC 6-2 and Sub-8 - NI Komplete Kontrol - Focusrite Red 4 pre - Manley Preamps and Microphone - a large library of samples as well as custom created samples and software.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: I enjoy all types of music but Trent Reznor comes to mind as a revolutionary in the field of electronic music and Hans Zimmer for what he has done for film scores/
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I create music for a large variety of media formats (TV, Film, Live Show/Events, Commercials and Video Games).
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Kyle Kirkpatrick, Eric Belvin, Hector Gabriel
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Obviously how much things cost is the biggest question but let's chat first so I can see what your project needs!
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: The biggest misconception is that creating a film score is a single person job. There are musicians/editors/mixers/etc that all go into creating a score.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: I usually for as many details as possible for my clients' project. There are so many elements that go into creating a score for a project that the better equipped with information I am, the better results I can give.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both when possible. Analog for quality, Digital for speed.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Whatever the client needs! Overall though I think I can strengthen melodic content, add a uniqueness to the color or timbre of the track and then wrap it up with a mix.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Shoot me a message! I am very open to work on anything.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I go wherever the wind takes me, the music industry is too chaotic to be picky. I have been doing this for 12 years and it's taken me all over the world doing things I never would of expected.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Any artist with a unique voice and vision.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I usually listen to the song then talk to the writers about their intention and goals. Then envision where the song needs to go and work your way back through all the steps that need to be taken to accomplish that.
I was the Composer/Producer/Mixer in this production
- Whisper of the Wind (From the 2023 Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix)
- Mascotverse (ft. the 2022 World Cup Mascot La'eeb)
- Now is All (2022 Fifa World Cup Opening Ceremonies)
- The Whale Shark ft. Morgan Freeman (2022 Fifa World Cup Opening Ceremonies)
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- Hans Zimmer
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
- Ludwig Goransson
- 2020 Mac Pro
- PMC 6-2 and Sub-8
- Focusrite Red 4Pre
- Manley Preamps and Microphone
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