Music should resonate with people on an emotional level. That’s one of the criterions I use for an idea. Does it speak simply and directly without obfuscation and without being unnecessarily complex or obscure? Johann Johannsson Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Orphee’ is, for me, about changes: about moving to a new city, leaving behind an old life in Copenhagen, and building a new one in Berlin – about the death of old relationships and the birth of new ones. Johann Johannsson Read Quote
For me, what people generally call sound design is just one component of orchestrating a score. Johann Johannsson Read Quote
