Genealogy Report: Project 1 by Julian Dubauskas

Jóhann Jóhannsson

1032768_4_2 — 2024-02-05 06:14:05 UTC

Jóhann has become a big inspiration for the cinematic tones I compose. Jóhannsson's minimalist and mellow themes capture the essence and voice that I wish to capture for film and game soundtracks. His score for Sicario was my first introduction to his minimalist style and film composition in general. His unique approach to combining traditional concepts of orchestral melody and harmony, with electronic manipulation and synthesizers has been a big influence for my own work.

Travis Scott

1032768_4_2 — 2024-02-05 06:15:55 UTC

Travis Scott has been a dominant artist that I frequently listen to. When I began producing my own music, Scott's music was always in my head, his dark, melodic, and psychedelic themes have a huge influence on the sound I capture in my own works and has become a catalyst for my approach to producing. Scott's music combines dark melodic sounds blended with beautiful harmonics that transcend into a deep musical journey that has greatly intrigued what I wish to achieve in my music.

Kid Cudi

1032768_4_2 — 2024-02-05 06:34:58 UTC

Kid Cudi's influence on Scott is very prevalent. Cudi's music features the same themes of dark and psychedelic melodies that blend together to make a rich and beautiful sound, along with Cudi's signature humming, which Scott has also featured in his music. Scott's love for Cudi's music is voiced in this interview: "One of my idols is Kid Cudi and the way he tells his stories about how he felt as a kid growing up, like where he's from. I related to that" (Pressparty, 2019).

Björk

1032768_4_2 — 2024-02-05 06:36:01 UTC

Björk is a fellow Icelandic composer who's music consists of heavy drums alongside strings and other "beautiful" instruments, mixing dark ominous tones with rich and beautiful instruments. Björk's influence on Jóhannsson is seen within Jóhannsson's ability to combine traditional orchestral pieces with electronic compositions. Björk's influence was described as: "I’m a product of Iceland and certainly of the Icelandic music scene - it had a huge influence on me and all these groups like Björk" (Roberts, 2015).

Phillip Glass

1032768_4_2 — 2024-02-05 06:37:01 UTC

Phillip Glass is an American composer who music is associated with minimalism. His work consists of repetitive motif's and shifting layers. Glass's minimalist influence is very present in most of Jóhannsson's work and shows the great influence Glass had. Jóhannsson's love for minimalism was expressed in this interview: "Minimalism was also a great influence, people like Philip Glass. I’m interested in anything that fills me with wonder and delight” (Hooper, 2017).

ME

1032768_4_2 — 2024-02-05 06:43:08 UTC

My Bloody Valentine

1032768_4_2 — 2024-02-05 06:44:41 UTC

Jóhannsson's aggressive side of his music comes from late 80's and 90's rock and electronic music, which combined with his interest in classical music, creates this unique approach of blending the two genres together. Jóhannsson's electronic side comes from: “I also listened to bands like The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Blood Valentine, and lots of ’90s electronic music" (Hooper, 2017).

Kanye West

1032768_4_2 — 2024-02-05 06:45:22 UTC

Kanye West's unique ability to sample and experiment with sounds is seen in Travis Scott's music. For Scott's producing side, he is always looking to create new sounds and experiment new ways to enhance unique music to his fans. Scott's producing influence from Kanye is stated in this interview: "And as a producer too, just studying other fire producers - Kanye. I was always into mixing different genres" (Pressparty, 2019).

Björk

1032768_4_2 — 2024-02-09 19:23:06 UTC

Björk's influence on Travis Scott is evident in Scott's ability to combine ominous melodies and themes with delightful harmonics. This combination is a staple in Scott's work and is a big attraction for the fans of Scott. Scott said when on stage with Björk: “She’s one of my biggest inspirations for why I do what I do,” he continued. “I’m so glad to be able to perform in front of her today. Björk, I f*cking love you so motherf*cking much" (Lane, 2022).