by haskellch
JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON
September 19, 1969 – February 9, 2018 (age 48)
Cause of Death: Currently unknown
Easily one of the most promising composers in the last few decades, Jóhann Jóhannsson was growing more synonymous with awards worthy original score with every new film that he composed for. Originally from Iceland, the first stretch of his career is working in Icelandic and then UK films. He would reach the U.S. with the film “Personal Effects,” directed by David Hollander. But his big breakthrough wouldn’t come until his ventures with director James Marsh, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and won the Golden Globe award for his score in “The Theory Of Everything” and director Denis Villeneuve, to whom he provided scores for “Prisoners,” “Sicario,” and “Arrival,” to which “Sicario” was nominated for another Academy Award. His “Arrival” score, although loved, was ineligible that year. Jóhann Jóhannsson and the music he provided to some amazing films will greatly be missed.
JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON’S ACADEMY AWARDS
| 2014 | “The Theory Of Everything” | Nominated | Best Original Score |
| 2015 | “Sicario” | Nominated | Best Original Score |
JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON’S FILM COMPOSITIONS
| 2000 | Íslenski draumurinn | Robert Ingi Douglas |
| 2000 | Óskabörn þjóðarinnar | Jóhann Sigmarsson |
| 2002 | A Man Like Me | Robert Ingi Douglas |
| 2003 | Keepsake (short) | Tim Shore |
| 2004 | Dís | Silja Hauksdóttir |
| 2006 | Blóðbönd AKA Thicker than Water | Árni Óli Ásgeirsson |
| 2008 | Varmints (short) | Marc Craste |
| 2009 | Personal Effects | David Hollander |
| 2010 | By Day and By Night | Alejandro Molina |
| 2010 | Dreams in Copenhagen | Max Kestner |
| 2011 | The Miners’ Hymns | Bill Morrison |
| 2011 | The Good Life | Eva Mulvad |
| 2011 | Junk Love (short) | Nikolaj Feifer |
| 2012 | For Ellen |
So Yong Kim |
| 2012 | Free The Mind | Phie Ambo |
| 2012 | White Black Boy | Camilla Magid |
| 2012 | Mystery | Lou Ye |
| 2013 | McCanick | John C. Waller |
| 2013 | Prisoners | Denis Villeneuve |
| 2014 | I Am Here |
Anders Morgenthaler |
| 2014 | The Theory of Everything | James Marsh |
| 2015 | Sicario | Denis Villeneuve |
| 2015 | Nerve | Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman |
| 2016 | Lovesong | So Yong Kim |
| 2016 | Arrival | Denis Villeneuve |
| 2016 | End Of Summer (short) |
Jóhann Jóhannsson |
| 2017 | mother! *unused* | Darren Aronofsky |
| 2017 | Blade Runner 2049 *unused* | Denis Villeneuve |
| 2018 | Mandy | Panos Cosmatos |
| 2018 | The Mercy |
James Marsh |
| 2018 | Mary Magdalene | Garth Davis |
JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON’S TELEVISION COMPOSITIONS
| 1999 | Corpus Camera |
| 2000 | Leyndardómar Íslenskra Skrímsla |
| 2000 | Erró- Norður, suður, austur, vestur |
| 2007 | Svartir Englar |
| 2015 | Trapped |
| 2016 | The OA |
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