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Greg Johnston

Award winning composer, producer and songwriter

Greg Johnston is an award winning Canadian born film composer, producer and songwriter. As a formally trained multi-instrumentalist, Greg has enjoyed international success on both radio and television. Fluent in a wide array of musical genres, Greg’s musical intelligence and wit allow him to be one of Canada’s busiest composers.

Beginning his career as a classically trained pianist, Greg also went on to study composition, jazz performance and film in university. Over the past two decades, Greg has composed music for CTV, CBC, and has written, recorded, or produced for such artists as Nick Lachey, Ron Sexsmith, Olivia Newton-John, Backstreet Boys, Dean Geyer, Amy Sky, Marc Jordan, Christopher Ward, Gavin Brown, Shelly Peiken, Social Code, Haydain Neale, Ryan Malcolm, Rex Goudie, and Kalan Porter.

A life-long advocate for the craft of songwriting and composition, Greg is currently the president of the Songwriters Association of Canada, co-chair of Music Creators North America and a board member at Fair Trade music International. He is based in Toronto Canada.

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Composer Filmography

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  • Episode 1 – Narrated by Dan Aykroyd

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  • Djembe (2020)
  • Bass (2020)
  • Steelpan (2020)
  • Dizi (2020)
  • Castanets (2020)
  • Accordion (2020)
  • Guzheng (2020)
  • Flute (2020)
  • Tabla (2020)
  • Drums (2020)
  • Cello (2020)
  • Fiddle (2020)
  • Erhu (2020)
  • Indigenous Hand Drum (2020)
  • Daf (2020)
  • Banjo (2020)
  • Saxophone (2020)
  • Didgeridoo (2020)
  • Tambourine (2020)
  • Harp (2020)
  • Bagpipes (2020)
  • Keyboard (2020)
  • Trumpet (2020)
  • Ukulele (2020)
  • Guitar (2020)
  • Xylophone (2020)

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  • The Landlady (2020)
  • Lock Up (2020)
  • Manhunt (2020)
  • Come Home Sierra (2020)
  • The Girl on the Bus (2020)
  • Night Shift (2020)
  • Cold Feet (2020)
  • A Candy Run (2020)
  • It Looks Like You (2020)
  • It Came Back (2020)
  • Fire Angel (2020)
  • Hell on Wheels (2020)
  • Far From Home (2020)
  • Run for the Door (2020)
  • No Place Like Home (2020)
  • Blue Blood (2020)

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  • Episode #1.13 (2019)
  • Episode #1.12 (2019)
  • The Collector, Deadman Talking; Beyond The Battlefield (2019)
  • Episode #1.10 (2018)
  • Episode #1.9 (2018)
  • Episode #1.8 (2018)
  • Leased to the Devil (2018)
  • Episode #1.6 (2018)
  • Episode #1.5 (2018)
  • Episode #1.4 (2018)
  • Episode #1.3 (2018)
  • Faces Of Death (2018)
  • Dead man rotting (2018)
  • Hector Rail (2018)
  • Tren Crucero (2018)
  • The Ghan (2016)
  • Glacier Express (2016)
  • Oktoberfest (2018)
  • Ukrainian Festival (2018)
  • Hanukkah (2018)
  • Kwanzaa (2018)
  • Oshogatsu (2018)
  • Purim (2018)
  • Oxi Day (2018)
  • Sadeh (2018)
  • Pow Wow (2018)
  • Diwali (2018)
  • Day of the Dead (2018)
  • Chinese New Year (2018)
  • Lohri (2018)

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  • Best of Mighty Planes (2015)

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  • Marina (2019)
  • Koningsdam (2019)
  • Celebrity Solstice (2014)
  • Azamara Journey (2014)

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  • Hawk (2015)
  • IBN Battuta (2013)
  • CCGS Amundsen (2011)

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  • Grand Central Terminal (2011)

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  • House of Cards (2011)
  • The Gate (2011)
  • Like Father, Like Son’s Best Friend (2011)
  • If a Bellow Falls in the Forest (2011)
  • Miss Conceived (2011)
  • The Flushing Point (2011)
  • Sleepless in the Attic (2011)
  • Family Portrait (2011)
  • Overcooked (2011)
  • I Do and I Don’t (2011)
  • Part Time Lovers (2011)
  • 15 Minutes of Shame (2011)
  • One Is the Loneliest Number (2011)
  • Wingman (2010)
  • In Sickness and in Health (2010)
  • Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (2010)
  • Working Noon to Five (2010)
  • Phil ‘Er Up (2010)
  • Hanging Pictures (2010)
  • Goy Story (2010)
  • Baby Got Bank (2010)
  • Detour (2010)
  • It’s My Party (2010)
  • No Strings Attached (2010)
  • A Modest Proposal (2010)
  • Faetal Justice (2010) (writer: “Break Out”)
  • Vexed (2010) (writer: “War Machine”)

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  • By Their Own Invention (2009)
  • Against the Clock (2009)
  • At Work (2009)
  • In a Contest (2009)
  • From the Deep (2009)
  • At Home (2009)
  • Sweet Child O’ Mine (2008) (songwriter: “Tongue Tied”)

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  • Songwriter: “Hod”
  • Songwriter: “Gate Gate”
  • Date with the Night (2006) (songwriter: “Overrated”)

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  • Top 6 Results Show (2004) (songwriter: “Again”)

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