My introduction to classical was the influence it had on works like Popol Vuh's Hosianna Mantra and on Klaus Schulze of the Berlin School of ambient music. I am also a tremendous fan of post-war minimalism like Riley, Steve Reich, Glass and Moondog's 1969 self-titled LP.
But in the sphere of modern classical, those works led me to Ólafur Arnalds, Nils Frahm, and Ryuichi Sakamoto's ambient compositions, as well as the similar works by A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Dustin O'Halloran, Stars of the Lid, The Dead Texan, Labradford, Bedhead, Clint Mansell, and select works by Cinematic Orchestra.
Most of these occupy the territory of ambient music but the element of modern classicism cannot be denied.
I'd love to hear more composers like these.
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