Brass has a very distinctive sound. It's delicate but powerful, but it's also melancholic and plaintive. — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
I was completely fascinated by the studio process and layering sounds and creating soundscapes out of layering massive squalls of sound. — 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
For me, what people generally call sound design is just one component of orchestrating a score. — 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
Pan Sonic sound like they are playing music of the future made with the electric instruments of yesterday. — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
There's very little synthesized sound in the 'Arrival' score. There are a couple of synthesized beats in there, but 99 percent of… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
'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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I tend to spend quite a lot of time on the film scores that I do. — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
