The Sundance Film Festival’s 2021 virtual Main Street will play host to a series of conversations about music and the movies, hosted by first-time festival partner Film Music House, with Mary J. Blige, Rufus Wainwright and Colin Stetson (pictured above) among those taking part in the streamed chats Jan. 28 through Feb. 3.
Blige will join Nova Wav and DJ Camper in a conversation on songwriting for films. Wainwright will participate in a panel on the music of the film “Rebel Hearts” with veteran music supervisor Tracy McKnight and Ariel Marx. A panel about music auteurs will feature Stetson as well as Bryce Dessner of the National and Alex Somers.
The confab’s keynote conversations will spotlight Mychael Danna, Jeff Beal, Dan Romer, Miriam Cuter and Rob Simonsen.
The full lineup of names and times for Film Music House programs can be found on Sundance’s Village site, here.
Other programs include...
Blige will join Nova Wav and DJ Camper in a conversation on songwriting for films. Wainwright will participate in a panel on the music of the film “Rebel Hearts” with veteran music supervisor Tracy McKnight and Ariel Marx. A panel about music auteurs will feature Stetson as well as Bryce Dessner of the National and Alex Somers.
The confab’s keynote conversations will spotlight Mychael Danna, Jeff Beal, Dan Romer, Miriam Cuter and Rob Simonsen.
The full lineup of names and times for Film Music House programs can be found on Sundance’s Village site, here.
Other programs include...
- 1/14/2021
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: This month marks two years since the sudden tragic death of Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson, a two-time Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner noted for his work on Sicario, The Theory Of Everything and Arrival. To mark it, I invited some of his closest collaborators to share memories of the man and his work.
Icelander Johannsson died in the prime of his career, at a point when he was set to compose one of his biggest projects to date, Disney’s Christopher Robin, and was also working on his debut feature as a director, Last And First Men. The movie, an experimental art film narrated by Tilda Swinton, has now been completed posthumously and premieres at Berlin Film Festival tomorrow (February 25).
Contributing memories are Sicario, Arrival and Prisoners director Denis Villeneuve, The Theory Of Everything director James Marsh, mother! director Darren Aronofsky, Johannsson’s former manager Tim Husom, and The Mercy producer Pete Czernin.
Icelander Johannsson died in the prime of his career, at a point when he was set to compose one of his biggest projects to date, Disney’s Christopher Robin, and was also working on his debut feature as a director, Last And First Men. The movie, an experimental art film narrated by Tilda Swinton, has now been completed posthumously and premieres at Berlin Film Festival tomorrow (February 25).
Contributing memories are Sicario, Arrival and Prisoners director Denis Villeneuve, The Theory Of Everything director James Marsh, mother! director Darren Aronofsky, Johannsson’s former manager Tim Husom, and The Mercy producer Pete Czernin.
- 2/24/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
“Mandy,” which opens Sept. 14, features the final film score by Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson, who died Feb. 9 in Berlin at the age of 48. Described in a Variety review as a “hallucinogenic mashup of Satanic-cult horror and revenge thriller [with] Nicolas Cage in full gonzo mode,” Panos Cosmatos’ film plays Johannsson’s music loud and upfront throughout.
“I wanted the film to have a rock-opera feel,” Cosmatos tells Variety. “I wanted it to be an audio-visual experience, like Ken Russell’s ‘Tommy,’ something like that.”
Cosmatos originally thought that the two-time Oscar-nominated composer was “out of our reach,” but after a phone conversation with the composer discovered, “beyond his very beautiful, ethereal, mood-based soundscapes, he’d grown up a metal-head.” That, coupled with Johannsson’s professed admiration of Cosmatos’ earlier film “Beyond the Black Rainbow,” sealed the deal.
“He really understood the tone I wanted to achieve, the kinds of textures I wanted,...
“I wanted the film to have a rock-opera feel,” Cosmatos tells Variety. “I wanted it to be an audio-visual experience, like Ken Russell’s ‘Tommy,’ something like that.”
Cosmatos originally thought that the two-time Oscar-nominated composer was “out of our reach,” but after a phone conversation with the composer discovered, “beyond his very beautiful, ethereal, mood-based soundscapes, he’d grown up a metal-head.” That, coupled with Johannsson’s professed admiration of Cosmatos’ earlier film “Beyond the Black Rainbow,” sealed the deal.
“He really understood the tone I wanted to achieve, the kinds of textures I wanted,...
- 9/13/2018
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Golden Globe-winning and Oscar-nominated composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, known for his celebrated work on “Sicario,” “The Theory of Everything” and “Arrival,” was found dead in his Berlin apartment. He was 48. “I’m so very sad. Today, I lost my friend who was one of the most talented musicians and intelligent people I knew. We came a long way together,” Jóhannsson’s manager, Tim Husom, said in a statement on Saturday. The composer was found Friday, and his cause of his death is unknown. Known for compositions that blended electronics with classical orchestrations, Jóhannsson was one of the most in-demand film composers of his generation....
- 2/10/2018
- by Rosemary Rossi
- The Wrap
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Icelandic electronic musician and Oscar-nominated film composer of The Theory of Everything, Sicario and Arrival, has died at the age of 48.
The composer was found dead at his Berlin apartment Friday, his manager Tim Husom confirmed to Variety. No cause of death was revealed but Berlin authorities are investigating and an autopsy will be performed.
"It is with profound sadness that we confirm the passing of our dear friend Jóhann," Redbird Music Management wrote in a statement on Jóhannsson's Facebook page. "We have lost one of the most...
The composer was found dead at his Berlin apartment Friday, his manager Tim Husom confirmed to Variety. No cause of death was revealed but Berlin authorities are investigating and an autopsy will be performed.
"It is with profound sadness that we confirm the passing of our dear friend Jóhann," Redbird Music Management wrote in a statement on Jóhannsson's Facebook page. "We have lost one of the most...
- 2/10/2018
- Rollingstone.com
Jóhann Jóhannsson, the Academy Award–nominated and Golden Globe–winning composer, has died at age 48. The cause of death is not known at this time, but the Icelandic musician passed away in Berlin yesterday after reportedly being missing for a few days.
He only recently started scoring films, but made an impact immediately: Jóhannsson began collaborating with Denis Villeneuve on “Prisoners” and continued that partnership on both “Sicario” and “Arrival”; he also worked on “Blade Runner 2049” before ultimately leaving the project.
Jóhannsson’s manger Tim Husom said in a statement, “I’m so very sad. Today, I lost my friend who was one of the most talented musicians and intelligent people I knew. We came a long way together.”
The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency also released a statement. “We are deeply saddened by the sudden loss of our client and dear friend Jóhann Jóhannsson, whose great talent, humility and kindness enriched our lives immeasurably,...
He only recently started scoring films, but made an impact immediately: Jóhannsson began collaborating with Denis Villeneuve on “Prisoners” and continued that partnership on both “Sicario” and “Arrival”; he also worked on “Blade Runner 2049” before ultimately leaving the project.
Jóhannsson’s manger Tim Husom said in a statement, “I’m so very sad. Today, I lost my friend who was one of the most talented musicians and intelligent people I knew. We came a long way together.”
The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency also released a statement. “We are deeply saddened by the sudden loss of our client and dear friend Jóhann Jóhannsson, whose great talent, humility and kindness enriched our lives immeasurably,...
- 2/10/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning Icelandic composer, musician and producer, died in Berlin yesterday. He was 48, and a cause of death was not immediately known. Jóhannsson’s death was confirmed by his manager, Tim Husom. Known for compositions that often blended electronics with classical orchestrations, Jóhannsson credits include the Golden Globe-winning score for 2015’s The Theory of Everything and last year’s mother! The Theor…...
- 2/10/2018
- Deadline
SpectreVision, the genre film production company spearheaded by Elijah Wood along with filmmakers Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller, is set to unveil "Spectrevision Music: Score Selects," an innovative new service which allows filmmakers the ability to sample and explore the works of a diverse spectrum of composers. Read More: Fantastic Fest Announces First Wave of Programming Picks The news of the new service will be announced this afternoon during a keynote presentation at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. In advance of the announcement, Indiewire spoke with Daniel Noah, partner and co-founder of SpectreVision and Tim Husom, President of Spectrevision Music. They explained that when a filmmaker submits a scene from their film, Spectrevision Music: Score Selects will assemble a focused selection of available composers from their roster of composers as well as artists they don't represent. Each composer will have an opportunity to craft an original score...
- 9/24/2015
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
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