John Johnson

John Johnson (September 19, 1969 - February 9, 2018), Icelandic musician, composer, film scorer, screenwriter, director . He has served as the soundtrack for many films, such as "Sicario", "The Theory of Everything", "Dust and Snow", "Massage", "A Cloud Made of Rain in the Wind", etc.

On February 9, 2018, John Johnson passed away in Berlin at the age of 48.

Chinese name: John Johnson

Foreign name: Jóhann Jóhannsson

Nationality: Iceland

Constellation: Virgo

Date of birth: September 19, 1969

Date of death: February 9, 2018

Occupation: Musician, composer

Representative works: "Sicario", "The Theory of Everything", "Dust and Snow", etc.

Main achievements: Best of the 87th and 88th Academy Awards Original Score (Nominated)

The 72nd U.S. Golden Globe Award for Best Score in a Motion Picture (Winner)

Character Life

Jóhann Jóhannsson (Icelandic pronunciation :; (September 19, 1969 – February 9, 2018) was an Icelandic composer who released solo albums from 2002 and composed music for a variety of media including theatre, dance, television and film. Jóhann was born and raised and later studied languages ??and literature at university. He started his musical career as a guitarist in an indie rock band. In 2016 Jóhann signed with Deutsche Grammophon, where he released his last solo album Orphée.

Jóhann Jóhannsson, a composer, performer and cultural promoter, is one of the most active figures in the new music scene in Iceland. His melodic, haunting music has quietly attracted a wider audience over the past few years with his first two solo albums, Englab_rn (2002) and Virthulegu Forsetar (2004), on the London experimental label Touch. Although there was not much publicity, it gained many fans, enthusiastic media reviews and was selected into many music critics' best of the year. His most ambitious work "IBM1401, a User's Manual" was recorded with a 60-piece string orchestra. According to Iceland. The music recording made by the first large-scale computer IBM 1401 was also highly praised by the media.

He is also a member of the groups Apparat Organ Quartet and Evil Madness. In addition, he also works for musicians of different styles. Composes and produces music for artists such as Marc Almond (StrangerThings album), Barry Adamson and PanSonic, Hafler Trio, Magga Stína, etc. He also composes scores for several plays, documentaries and feature films. As a cultural promoter he is a member of art organizations/think tanks/factories. Co-founder of KitchenMotors, an organization that specializes in cross-sector collaborations to promote performances and exhibitions, chamber plays, film productions, books, and radio programs. These activities are based on the ideas of experimentation, collaboration and exploring new art forms.

On February 9, 2018, John Johnson passed away in Berlin at the age of 48.

Musical works

Award-winning record

Character evaluation

He used the most beautiful melody to respond to the intense and cruel plot and achieved great success. , and even strangers would stop him on the street to give him a hug. (NetEase review)