Jóhann Jóhannsson
Birth Name:
Jóhann Gunnar Jóhannsson
Birth Place:
Reykjavík, Iceland
Profession
Composer, Music department, Writer, Director, Sound department
Fast Facts
- Received Oscar, BAFTA, Grammy and Critics' Choice nominations for his score "The Theory of Everything․"
- Began studying piano and trombone at the age of 11
- Played guitar and keyboards with various bands in Iceland’s flourishing music scene in the 1990s
- Quote: "I think a person’s background and where they grow up always influences that they are and what they do, so I’m sure my Icelandic background has had an influence on my music somehow․"
- Quote: "I try to approach a project with a blank slate and just let things emerge․ I start very early in the process because it takes a lot of time to work in this way․ It takes time to find a mood and feel that has some character and individuality, and is not weird for weirdness’s sake․"
- Quote: "I'm obsessed with the texture of sound․""
- Has worked and performed with notable artists such as Marc Almond, Barry Adamson, Pan Sonic, The Hafler Trio, Laetitia Sadler and Baby Dee
- Has written music for the theater, documentaries and feature film soundtracks
- He released his debut album, Englabörn, in 2002
- Was a founding member of Kitchen Motors in Reykjavik, Iceland as an art organization, record label and think tank in 1999
Awards
- 2010Maverick Movie Award - Best Original Score: Short:Winner
- 2012Golden Horse Award - Best Original Film Score:Winner
- 2013Asian Film Award - Best Composer:Nominated
- 2014ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films:Winner
- 2014HMMA Award - Best Original Score - Feature Film:Nominated
- 2014PFCS Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 2014WAFCA Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 2014Public Choice AwardNominated
- 2015ASCAP Award - Best Film Score:Winner
- 2015Oscar - Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score:Nominated
- 2015BAFTA Film Award - Best Original Music:Nominated
- 2015COFCA Award - Best Score:Nominated
- 2015Critics Choice Award - Best Score:Nominated
- 2015Gold Derby Film Award - Original Score:Nominated
- 2015Golden Globe - Best Original Score - Motion Picture:Winner
- 2015HFCS Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 2015ICP Award - Best Original Score or Soundtrack:Nominated
- 2015IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Drama Film:Nominated
- 2015IFC Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 2015PCC Award - Best Score:Nominated
- 2015WAFCA Award - Best Original Score:Winner
- 2015World Soundtrack Award - Film Composer of the Year:Nominated
- 2015World Soundtrack Award - Best Original Film Score of the Year:Nominated
- 2016ASCAP Award - Best Film Score:Nominated
- 2016Oscar - Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score:Nominated
- 2016Saturn Award - Best Music:Nominated
- 2016AFCA Award - Best Score:Nominated
- 2016ACCA - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 2016BAFTA Film Award - Best Original Music:Nominated
- 2016COFCA Award - Best Score:Nominated
- 2016CFCA Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 2016Critics Choice Award - Best Score:Nominated
- 2016Critics Choice Award - Best Score:Nominated
- 2016FFCC Award - Best Score:Nominated
- 2016GAFCA Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 2016Grammy - Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media:Nominated
- 2016HMMA Award - Best Original Score - Feature Film:Nominated
- 2016HMMA Award - Best Original Score - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film:Nominated
- 2016ICP Award - Best Original Score or Soundtrack:Nominated
- 2016INOCA - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 2016Sierra Award - Best Score:Nominated
- 2016OFTA Film Award - Best Music, Original Score:Nominated
- 2016PCC Award - Best Score:Nominated
- 2016PFCS Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 2016SFFCC Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 2016Seattle Film Critics Award - Best Music, Original Score:Nominated
- 2016SLFCA Award - Best Score:Nominated
- 2016UFCA Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 2016WAFCA Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 2017ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films:Winner
- 2017ASCAP Composers' Choice Award - Film Score of the Year:Nominated
- 2017BAFTA Film Award - Original Music:Nominated
- 2017COFCA Award - Best Score:Nominated
- 2017DFCS Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 2017GAFCA Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 2017Gold Derby Film Award - Original Score:Nominated
- 2017Golden Globe - Best Original Score - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2017HFCS Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 2017IFMCA Award - Film Score of the Year:Winner
- 2017IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film:Nominated
- 2017OFTA Film Award - Best Music, Original Score:Nominated
- 2017SFCS Award - Best Original Score:Winner
- 2017Public Choice AwardNominated
- 2017World Soundtrack Award - Film Composer of the Year:Winner
- 2018Asia Pacific Screen Award - Best Original Score:Winner
- 2018AACTA Award - Best Original Music Score:Nominated
- 2018CFCA Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 2018Fright Meter Award - Best Score:Nominated
- 2018Grammy - Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media:Nominated
- 2018HMMA Award - Best Original Score - Independent Film:Nominated
- 2018SFCS Award - Best Original Score:Winner
- 2018World Soundtrack Award - Film Composer of the Year:Winner
- 2019AFCA Award - Best Score:Winner
- 2019CIFCC Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 2019CinEuphoria - Best Original Music - International Competition:Winner
- 2019COFCA Award - Best Score:Nominated
- 2019Chainsaw Award - Best Score:Winner
- 2019Movie Heroes Award - Best Original Film Score:Nominated
- 2019MCFCA Award - Best Score:Nominated
- 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Original Score of the Decade:Nominated
- 2020FIPRESCI PrizeWinner
- 2021Edda Award - Director of the Year (Leikstjóri ársins):Nominated
- 2021Edda Award - Best Music (Tónlist í kvikmynd/sjónvarpi):Nominated
- 2021Jury Prize - Best Music Score:Winner