Jóhann Jóhannsson
Composer/Producer
FEATURE FILMS
The Theory of Everything (original score) 2014 Working Title
Director: James Marsh Universal
Actors: Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne, David Thewlis
I’m Here (original score) 2014 Zentropa Productions
Director: Anders Morgenthaller
Prisoners (original score) 2013 Warner Brothers
Director: Denis Villeneuve Alcon Entertainment
Actors: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhjaal, Viola Davis
McCanick (original score) 2013 Woodshed Productions
Director: Josh C. Waller
Stars: David Morse, Rachel Nichols, Ciarán Hinds
Le Grand Cahier (songs) 2013
Directed: János Szász
Producer: Sándor Söth
White Black Boy(original score) 2012 First Hand Films
Director: Camilla Magid
Award for Best Sound Design in a Danish Documentary
Free the Mind(original score) 2012 Danmarks Radio
Director: Phie Ambo Making Movies Oy
Stars: Richard Davidson, Travis Leanna
For Ellen(original score) 2012 Deerjen Films
Director: So Yong Kim RCR Media Group
Stars: Paul Dano, Jon Heder, Margarita Levieva
Nominated for Grand Jury Prize: Sundance Film Festival
Nominated for Grand Prix: Ghent Film Festival
Mystery (original score) 2012 France Cinéma
Directed by Ye Lou Dream Author
Award for Best Original Film Score: Golden Horse Film Fest
Award for Best Film: Asian Film Awards
The Good Life (original score) 2010 Danish Documentary Films
Director: Eva Mulvad Danish Film Institute
Producer: Sigrid Dyekjær
Award for Best Documentary: Karlovy Vary Festival
The Miners’ Hymns (original score) 2010 British Film Institute
Original Score Forma Arts & Media
Director: Bill Morrison
Producer: David Metcalfe
De Dia y De Noche(original score) 2010 Arte 7, Mantaraya
Original Score
Director: Alejandro Molina
Producer: Roberto Garza
Monogamy (songs) 2010 TBD, Renart Films
Director: Dana Adam Shapiro
Producer: Jeffrey Mandel, Randy Manis
Dreams in Copenhagen (original score) 2009 Upfront Films
Original Score Danish Film Institute
Director: Max Kestner
Producer: Henrik Vejleborg
Personal Effects (original score)2009 Cinefilm
Director: David Hollander Insight Studios
Producer: Gil Netter, Kirk Shaw
Varmints (original score)2008 Short Film Studio AKA
Director: Marc Craste
Producer: Sue Goffe, Pam Dennis
Award for Best Original Score: Rhode Island Film Festival
Award for Best Original Score: Sapporo Film Festival
In the Arms of My Enemy (songs) 2007 Rezo Films, Forum Films
Director: Micha Wald Versus Production
Producer: Jacques-Henri Bronckart
Opium: Diary of a Madwoman (songs)2007 EuroArts Entertainment
Director: Janos Szasz Hunnia Studio
Producers: Pal Sandor, Andras Hamori
Thicker Than Water (original score) 2006 Pegasus Films
Director: Árni Óli Ásgeirsson Zentropa
Producer: Snorri Þórisson, Jan Fincke
Ashes and Snow (songs) 2005 Flying Elephant Productions
Director: Gregory Colbert
Producer: Gregory Colbert
Wicker Park (songs) 2004
Director: Paul McGuigan
Producer: Andre Lamal, Marcus Viscidi
Dís (original score) 2004 Blue Eyes Productions
Director: Silja Hauksdóttir
Producer: Baltasar Kormakur
A Man Like Me (original score) 2002 The Icelandic Film Company
Original Score
Director: Robert Douglas
Producer: Júlíus Kemp
The Icelandic Dream (original score) 2000 The Icelandic Film Company
Original Score
Director: Robert Douglas
Producer: Júlíus Kemp
TV SERIES:
Black Angels (2008)
Director: Óskar Jónasson
Producer: Sigurjón Kjartanssson, Kjartan Thor Thordarsson
Saga Film
ORCHESTRAL WORKS:
A Prayer to the Dynamo (Commissioned by Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra 2012) 40 minutes
CHAMBER WORKS:
Hz (film and score commissioned by Bang on a Can 2013) 6 minutes
THEATER:
Numerous original score for theaters in Iceland, Norway, Denmark and Australia 1995-2011, including:
Det Norske Theater (2008),
Back to Back Theatre (2011)
Icelandic National Theatre (2003-2006)
RECORDS:
Solo Albums:
Free The Mind (Original Movie Score) (NTOV 2013)
Copenhagen Dreams (Original Movie Score) (NTOV 2012)
The Miners Hymns (Fat Cat 2011)
And in the Endless Pause There Came the Sound of Bees (Type 2009)
Fordlandia (4AD 2008)
IBM 1401, A User´s Manual (4AD 2006)
Dís (Workers Institute 2004)
Virthulegu Forsetar (Touch 2004)
Englabörn (Touch 2002)
Apparat Organ Quartet:
Apparat Organ Quartet (12 Tónar 2002)
Apparat Organ Quartet: Polýfónía (Crunchy Frog 2012)
Kitchen Motors:
Nart Nibbles (Kitchen Motors 1999)
Motorlab 1 (Kitchen Motors 2000)
Motorlab 2 (Kitchen Motors 2001)
Motorlab 3 (Kitchen Motors 2001)
Kitchen Motors Family Album (Kitchen Motors 2006)
Lhooq:
Lhooq (Echo 1998)
Awards:
Rhode Island Film Festival: First Prize for Best Original Film Score (Varmints)
Sapporo Short Film Festival: Best Original Film Score (Varmints)
Icelandic Music Awards: Best Classical Album 2008 (Fordlandia)
Taipei Golden Horse Festival and Awards: Award for Best Original Score (Mystery)