Jóhann Jóhannsson’s music was in high demand in Hollywood. The late Icelandic composer’s unique musical voice – with its distinctive blend of minimalism and ambient electronica – was ideally suited to the medium of film. Deutsche Grammophon has once again paid a posthumous tribute to Jóhannsson’s work with the first-ever release of his music for […]

Last and First Men is the poetic swansong of composer Jóhann Jóhannsson – a haunting multimedia project that draws from classic cult sci-fi novel and images of mysterious monumental sculpture to form an elegiac meditation on memory and loss. The Icelandic composer was working on the score of his magnum opus at the time of […]

Our retrospective of award-winning composer Jóhann Jóhannsson explores some of his most significant studio albums and soundtracks.