Music has to be treated in the same way as set design, casting, or choice of location - it has to start… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
Very early on, I started improvising. I was more interested in the music that came out of me than any music I… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
Silence can be very effective, and it gives the music space to breathe. — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
The drone is a very fundamental part of my music, although it's not always present. — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
I've been sort of playing music since I was probably 8 years old or something like that. — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
Pan Sonic sound like they are playing music of the future made with the electric instruments of yesterday. — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
I think I have a sound or a certain feel in certain harmonies in the way I construct melodies. — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
I started out writing music for theatre and contemporary dance, so there has always been a dramatic and narrative element in my… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
When I work on films, I like to be involved from as early as possible. I think this is really good and… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
I very much enjoy working with talented filmmakers who have a good sense for music, who have a strong feel for music… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
With 'The Theory of Everything,' it seems that people really like the voice I've found with the music, which is great. But… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
When I write music for a film, I'm not writing a solo album, and I'm not writing a personal piece. I'm part… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
My first album, 'Englaborn,' was based on music originally written for the theatre. My solo albums, like 'IBM 1401, a User's Manual'… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
I had three older sisters whose record collections I borrowed, so I was listening to The Velvet Underground as well as Bach… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
Making 'Orphee' has been a true labour of love, one that has been a part of my life for six years, and… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
When I make film music, I'm a filmmaker first and foremost. It's about serving the needs of the film. You're telling a… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
Sometimes you write music to a script or while a film is being edited. Sometimes I write without seeing any images, but… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
I think it took me until - my twenties were really a time of exploration and experimentation with different groups and different… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
I think my music is a way of communicating very directly with people and with people's emotions. I try to make music… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
That's one of the hardest parts of putting together an album - finding that concept, that unifying idea. Especially as I write… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
I think you are always influenced by your surroundings and where you grow up. Your environment is always one of the things… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
Music should resonate with people on an emotional level. That's one of the criterions I use for an idea. Does it speak… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
Even when I was studying piano, I always preferred to play around with my own improvisations rather than do my studies. So… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
I've never been very good at creating absolute music, which has no non-musical dimension to it. I think that is why filmmakers… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
'End of Summer' expands the way I want to express myself as a composer. It's a piece of visual music that has… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
When I'm writing film music, I feel like I'm more a filmmaker than a composer. It's more about what the film needs.… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
I have a Yamaha YC-45D organ in my studio. It's actually Terry Riley's favorite keyboard, so if you find old clips of him on… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share
I try not to obfuscate or to be to obscure or to be too cerebral. I like to work on a visceral, emotional level. — Johann Johannsson Copy Share
I very much enjoy working with talented filmmakers who have a good sense for music, who have a strong feel for music and for… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share
I think my music is a way of communicating very directly with people and with people's emotions. I try to make music that doesn't… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share
I always do very detailed demos. I feel that it's better to show the director a demo that sounds as close to the final… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share
'Orphee' is, for me, about changes: about moving to a new city, leaving behind an old life in Copenhagen, and building a new one… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share
I am not very extreme in my life. But I'm very attracted to art that works with extremes and works with limits, that transgresses… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share
Even when I was studying piano, I always preferred to play around with my own improvisations rather than do my studies. So I've always… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share
Brass has a very distinctive sound. It's delicate but powerful, but it's also melancholic and plaintive. — Johann Johannsson Copy Share
'End of Summer' expands the way I want to express myself as a composer. It's a piece of visual music that has this narrative… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share
