Genie4
Launch

Shortfilm.
Prod: SpecialGuestX
Year: 2026

For the launch of Google DeepMind's Genie 4, the music had to move between two realities: the physical world and the worlds created through AI. The challenge was to find a musical language that could move in and out of them naturally, maintaining a sense of continuity throughout the film.

Each world comes with its own musical identity, pitch, rhythm and atmosphere. The original score had to blend with these existing elements, sometimes within just a few seconds, before returning to the main narrative. It became an exercise in musical adaptation, finding ways to connect sounds that were never originally conceived as part of the same composition.

The score is built around a small, predominantly acoustic ensemble, with piano, flute, clarinet, horn, trombone and percussion. A steady, almost marching pulse gives the music a sense of activity and forward motion, while playful arpeggios, light orchestral gestures and whimsical melodies introduce an element of fantasy. There is something deliberately industrious about the music, as though creativity itself were a process constantly in motion.

Transition became the central idea of the composition.

Not only between the physical and simulated worlds, but within the harmony itself. The music moves through shifting harmonic colours, connected by voice leading and subtle changes in texture. These harmonic transitions create a sense of curiosity and anticipation, always suggesting another possibility just around the corner.

As the film approaches its conclusion, the music gradually moves away from its busy, playful character. The harmony opens up, creating a feeling of quiet triumph and possibility rather than an overwhelming climax. What began as a sequence of movements between different worlds finds its resolution in the idea that there are always more worlds to explore.

The result is a score in which movement, transformation and continuity become part of the same musical thought. A composition less concerned with arriving somewhere than with the possibilities of moving from one place to another.

Original music, sound design and audio mixing by Gustavo Gill.