'Rupture' is about things that break.

Performed by the Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra conducted by Aaron Holloway-Nahum in a workshop.

Rupture

Oran Johnson - 'Quilt', for chamber orchestra (2023)

Performed by the Manson Ensemble in the Duke's Hall at the Royal Academy of Music on 17th March 2023, conducted by Geoffrey Paterson. 

'Quilt' is about stitching things together.

Quilt

'Landscapes' is a set of six pieces for electric guitar that I wrote and recorded over the summer of 2023.

It’s a collection of music that feels very special to me, and they’re pieces that really bring together different aspects of my musical life, influenced as much by my experiences of playing guitar in indie bands as my experiences of composing for classical ensembles.

Each track presents a different atmosphere, creating a journey through energetic rhythms, ambient moods and distorted textures. They also each feature a different way of playing the guitar, from using a cello bow to rubbing the strings with a coin.

Composed, performed and produced by Oran Johnson.
Album artwork by Oran Johnson.

Revive

Ripple

Rest

Release

Recall

Oran Johnson is a London-based composer and multi-instrumentalist whose music is influenced by an eclectic variety of experience and listening.

In 2023 he released 'Landscapes', an EP of six pieces for electric guitar that he wrote and recorded over the summer of that year. They're pieces that bring together different aspects of his musical life, influenced as much by his experiences of playing guitar in indie bands as his experiences of composing for classical ensembles.  Each track presents a different atmosphere, creating a journey through energetic rhythms, ambient moods and distorted textures. They also each feature a different way of playing the guitar, from using a cello bow to rubbing the strings with a coin.

Oran has also written orchestral music, often juxtaposing rhythmic riffs with slower, melodic sections such as in 'Quilt', which was premiered in 2023 by the Manson Ensemble, conducted by Geoffrey Paterson, and 'Rupture' which was workshopped in 2022 by the Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Aaron Holloway-Nahum. He has also written music that features electronics, often drawing on hip-hop production techniques such as sampling, as demonstrated in 2023's 'Glass Songs' and 2022's 'Tear it apart', which was highly commended in the Alan Bush Composition Prize 2022.​

He has also composed film scores, including for Katie King’s 'Made for Duty Overseas' which has been screened at film festivals in the UK, Germany, Estonia, Italy and Mexico.

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