Sometimes you write music to a script or while a film is being edited. Sometimes I write without seeing any images, but that's rare. The approach is often based on practical decisions, but I'm interested in the narrative and physical… — 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 of a team of artists. So I think like a filmmaker more than a composer. — 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
Brass has a very distinctive sound. It's delicate but powerful, but it's also melancholic and plaintive. — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
I get restless very easily; I don't like to do the same thing twice. — 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 this narrative… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
