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 think I have a sound or a certain feel in certain harmonies in the way I construct melodies. — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
Give the composer time to experiment, time to try out ideas. Also, the time to fail. When the composer has very little… — 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
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
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 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
