Jóhann Jóhannsson Profiled

Source: Bandcamp Daily.

When composer Jóhann Jóhannsson died tragically and unexpectedly at the age of 48 in early 2018, the music world lost not only the most accomplished soundtrack composer of the second decade of this century but also a true pioneer. The last 25 years or so of music have featured a still-ongoing return of ancient drone traditions to Western classical composition, often via electronic means. The sound of all this is often like viewing the slow merging of galaxies; Jóhannsson is one of the first major voices working in this style, and his music reflects the quality of massive luminous objects floating through vast spaces.