His debut album Englabörn was released in 2002 and he has since released five solo albums on the labels Touch and 4AD. He has composed music for the theatre and contemporary dance and was the founder of the Reykjavik based art collective Kitchen Motors. Jóhannsson has recently been awarded a Golden Globe for Best Film Score for The Theory of Everything, directed by James Marsh, and is also nominated for an Academy Award for the score. Jóhannsson’s other recent film scores include Denis Villeneuve’s Prisoners, Lou Ye’s Blind Massage, and So Yong Kim’s For Ellen. He is currently working on his first studio album since 2011.