Jóhannsson won a
Golden Globe award in 2015 for his score to "The Theory of Everything," a
British film depicting the life of famed theoretical physicist Stephen
Hawking.
"When
you're given material like 'The Theory of Everything,' it seems like my
job is very easy," he said when accepting the award. Jóhannsson was also
nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the film, and received
another Oscar nomination the following year for his score to "Sicario."
He also composed the score for the 2016 alien film "Arrival," for
which he was nominated for another Golden Globe, and was the music and
sound consultant for Darren Aronofsky's 2017 thriller "mother!
n addition to his work in
films, Jóhannsson put out a number of solo albums. He was known for
blending classical music with electronic components.
Though
his music was often described as haunting and ominous, he said that
part of his job was to understand when a score wasn't needed.
"In mainstream cinema, there's usually too much music," he told The Guardian
in 2016. "In 'Arrival,' the use of space and silence is extremely
important. When music is needed, it's really there and it serves a
purpose
n addition to his work in
films, Jóhannsson put out a number of solo albums. He was known for
blending classical music with electronic components.
Though
his music was often described as haunting and ominous, he said that
part of his job was to understand when a score wasn't needed.
"In mainstream cinema, there's usually too much music," he told The Guardian
in 2016. "In 'Arrival,' the use of space and silence is extremely
important. When music is needed, it's really there and it serves a
purpose."
In an interview with Red Bull Music Academy
in 2016, Jóhannsson said that his music career started out not with the
orchestral film scores he would come to be known for, but with a small
rock-influenced group of teenagers.
"I
started my first band when I was 16 or 17, and it was a band which was
very much based around distorted fuzz guitar," he said. "It was very
minimalistic, very textural."
Tim
Hecker, a fellow avant-garde musician, tweeted that "Jóhann was an
amazing composer, a gentle spirit as well as a favorite collaborator and
human being."
Jóhannsson is survived by his parents, sisters and daughter.
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