Free download on SoundCloud. This is perhaps the greatest piece by the late Johann Johannsson (next to The Sun’s Gone Dim and the Sky’s Turned Black). Odi et Amo (I Hate Love) is at once devastating and futuristic. Although I prefer the sonic heaviness of […]

A Game of Croquet Free download on SoundCloud. A Game of Croquet is one of Johann Johannsson’s best pieces from his Golden Globe winning score for, The Theory of Everything. The piano arpeggios of Croquet did not lend themselves well to the guitar. However, the […]

Mandy Free MP3 Download on SoundCloud Mandy is a 2018 American action horror film directed and written by Panos Cosmatos which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. The film stars Nicolas Cage and it is one of the last films scored by Icelandic composer, […]

Johann Johannsson This is my tribute to the late, Johann Johannsson (The Theory of Everything, Sicario). He was one of — if not the greatest living composer. His music was all at once: aching, melancholy, and extraordinary progressive. Johann’s passing is a major loss for […]

I’m very excited to see Arrival — but with a 19 month-old at home, my movie watching has taken a serious hit. Even still, I’ve been a huge Denis Villeneuve fan ever since his movie Prisoners, which is also scored by Jóhann Jóhannsson. Principally, Jóhann Jóhannsson is […]

Jóhann Jóhannsson is an Icelandic composer. He leads the modern post-classical movement, which is identified with experimental, minimalist, drone, and electronic music. Jóhann is best known for his film music, primarily for his Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe-winning score for James Marsh’s The Theory of Everything — […]

(Note: The Whirling Ways of Stars That Pass is my premium content.) How to play The Whirling Ways of Stars That Pass by Johann Johannsson At the time of this writing, Johann Johannson has just won a Golden Globe award for his The Theory of […]

Post Classical Music The post classical music genre is comprised of modern day composers who write music for solo projects and film. Even still, there is definitely a post-classical sound. The sound, while far from actual classical music, is usually a simple, emotive chord progression […]

“To me, it’s all about my filmography, and I want to go out with a terrific filmography.” -Quentin Tarantino, during a recent interview where he admitted that Death Proof wasn’t worthy of his filmography. As I put together Johann Johannsson’s Through Falling Snow (Prisoners) for classical […]