Commissioned Music:
Commissions
A special Gift
Film Scores
Commissioned Music:
Would you like to commission a musical work for your project, milestone or as a special gift?
As a multi-instrumentalist Michael Johnson OAM has been composing for ABC radio and television, SBS, film, Australian Ballet performers, choirs, orchestras, community celebrations and significant events. His commissions are regularly performed at the Melbourne Recital Centre and aired on national radio and television. Commissions can be created to suit most musical preferences and budgets ranging from personal gifts to large scale orchestral productions for concerts, festivals, films, documentaries or gallery installations. Below are some samples of previous commissioned pieces.
- Documentary and Film scores
- Music for Dance Productions
- Music for Gallery Instilations
- A Celebration of Life
- Milestone Music
- Requiem and Memmoriams
- Wellness package
- Mental Health Package
Commissioned Music for...
Documentary and Film scores
With many years experience in putting a score to documentaries, Michael uses his compositional skills as a powerful emotional tool to enhance the narrative of a story. Always working with the director to use the music to move with the changing landscape and imagery.
Music for Dance Productions
Michael has composed for dance productions, working with choreographers, classical and contemporary dancers to enhance the beauty of motion and gestures within the dance pieces, creating a rich backdrop for artists to move. Heloise and Abelard (above) is an example of a piece written for dance.
A Celebration of Life
Michael's music is regularly used as a gift to welcome a new soul into the world, as a gift to the new baby. While these gentle pieces of music may be played at the birth providing a calming and meditative atmosphere, they frequently follow the children as they grow to be used as their own personal lullaby. A specific piece of music can be commissioned for this special purpose.
Example Lilly's Lullaby
Music for Gallery Installations
Michael's music has been used both recorded and live for many gallery installations
from small city or country presentations to large international exhibitions.
Example: Music for Stephen Procter: reflections of a glass artist at Canberra Museum and Art Gallery, National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan, National Gallery of Victoria.
Milestone Music
Milestones in music are commissions to write pieces to commemorate the important milesones in life, such as engagements, weddings, graduations, the start of a new career.
Requiem and Memmoriams
Commission pieces to commemorate a loved-one who has passed.Example Riding the Waves
Wellness package
With Michael's long and celebrated career composing music for meditation at the Gawler Foundation, he is frequently asked to write music for meditation CDs, performing in his own unique improvisational style to create Harp Meditation ©
music. This music is a most appropriate gift for people recovering from a serious illness or simply to aid a friend in increasing their sense of peace and calm.
Mental Health Package
Michael uses his harp music at Delmont Psychiatric Hospital to aid the practice of mindfulness meditation, to overcome stress, inspiring a deep feeling of joy and connectedness. A series of very prescriptive compositions commissioned for this very special purpose has often been gifted by family members to help a loved one in need.
Contact Michael for more information regarding commissions via phone 0407 302 771 or by clicking here
Installations for Galleries
Dance Productions
Multi-instrumental