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title: "5 Early Quotes By Johann Johannsson"
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> [I always do very detailed demos. I feel that it's better to show the director a demo that sounds as close to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-johannsson/i-always-do-very-detailed-demos-i-feel-that-it-s-better-to-show-the/)

[Johann Johannsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-johannsson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/760/johann-johannsson-8922_better_i-always-do-very-detailed-demos-i-feel-t_391522.jpg)

> [Even when I was studying piano, I always preferred to play around with my own improvisations rather than do my studies. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-johannsson/even-when-i-was-studying-piano-i-always-preferred-to-play-around-with/)

[Johann Johannsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-johannsson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ac/johann-johannsson-8922_age_even-when-i-was-studying-piano-i-always_449200.jpg)

> [When I work on films, I like to be involved from as early as possible. I think this is really good and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-johannsson/when-i-work-on-films-i-like-to-be-involved-from-as-early-as-possible/)

[Johann Johannsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-johannsson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7a/johann-johannsson-8922_cinema_when-i-work-on-films-i-like-to-be-involv_1311034.jpg)

> [Very early on, I started improvising. I was more interested in the music that came out of me than any music I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-johannsson/very-early-on-i-started-improvising-i-was-more-interested-in-the/)

[Johann Johannsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-johannsson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8dc/johann-johannsson-8922_early_very-early-on-i-started-improvising-i-wa_2077104.jpg)

> [One very early influence was reading about John Cage's experience in an anechoic room where the only sound you are left with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-johannsson/one-very-early-influence-was-reading-about-john-cage-s-experience-in/)

[Johann Johannsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-johannsson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23e/johann-johannsson-8922_early_one-very-early-influence-was-reading-abo_2978281.jpg)

## Other authors on Early

## More by Johann Johannsson

> [I am a trombone player, and that was my first instrument.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-johannsson/i-am-a-trombone-player-and-that-was-my-first-instrument/)

[Johann Johannsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-johannsson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-johannsson/i-have-a-yamaha-yc-45d-organ-in-my-studio-it-s-actually-terry-riley-s/)

[Johann Johannsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-johannsson/)

> [I try not to obfuscate or to be to obscure or to be too cerebral. I like to work on a visceral, emotional level.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-johannsson/i-try-not-to-obfuscate-or-to-be-to-obscure-or-to-be-too-cerebral-i/)

[Johann Johannsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-johannsson/)

> [I'm far from casual. I'm a huge fan of 'Blade Runner.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-johannsson/i-m-far-from-casual-i-m-a-huge-fan-of-blade-runner/)

[Johann Johannsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-johannsson/)

> [I very much enjoy working with talented filmmakers who have a good sense for music, who have a strong feel for music and for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-johannsson/i-very-much-enjoy-working-with-talented-filmmakers-who-have-a-good/)

[Johann Johannsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-johannsson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-johannsson/i-think-my-music-is-a-way-of-communicating-very-directly-with-people/)

[Johann Johannsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-johannsson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-johannsson/i-always-do-very-detailed-demos-i-feel-that-it-s-better-to-show-the/)

[Johann Johannsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-johannsson/)

> ['Orphee' is, for me, about changes: about moving to a new city, leaving behind an old life in Copenhagen, and building a new one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-johannsson/orphee-is-for-me-about-changes-about-moving-to-a-new-city-leaving/)

[Johann Johannsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-johannsson/)

> [I'm a huge fan of Philip K. Dick.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-johannsson/i-m-a-huge-fan-of-philip-k-dick/)

[Johann Johannsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-johannsson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-johannsson/i-am-not-very-extreme-in-my-life-but-i-m-very-attracted-to-art-that/)

[Johann Johannsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-johannsson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-johannsson/even-when-i-was-studying-piano-i-always-preferred-to-play-around-with/)

[Johann Johannsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-johannsson/)

> [I tend to spend quite a lot of time on the film scores that I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-johannsson/i-tend-to-spend-quite-a-lot-of-time-on-the-film-scores-that-i-do/)

[Johann Johannsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-johannsson/)

> [Brass has a very distinctive sound. It's delicate but powerful, but it's also melancholic and plaintive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-johannsson/brass-has-a-very-distinctive-sound-it-s-delicate-but-powerful-but-it/)

[Johann Johannsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-johannsson/)

> [I get restless very easily; I don't like to do the same thing twice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-johannsson/i-get-restless-very-easily-i-don-t-like-to-do-the-same-thing-twice/)

[Johann Johannsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-johannsson/)

> ['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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-johannsson/end-of-summer-expands-the-way-i-want-to-express-myself-as-a-composer/)

[Johann Johannsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-johannsson/)

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