What is Jóhann Jóhannsson?
[[File:Jóhann Jóhannsson by Sachyn Mital (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Jóhannsson in October 2013]] '''Jóhann Gunnar Jóhannsson''' ({{IPA-is|ˈjouːhan ˈjouːhansɔn}}; 19 September 1969 – 9 February 2018) was an Icelandic composer. He released solo albums from 2002, and composed music for theatre, dance, TV and movies. He was born in [[Reykjavík]]. Jóhannsson was known for his works on [[Denis Villeneuve]]'s [[Prisoners (2013 movie)|''Prisoners'',]] [[Sicario (2015 movie)|''Sicario'']], [[Arrival (movie)|''Arrival'']] and [[James Marsh (director)|James Marsh]]'s [[The Theory of Everything (2014 movie)|''The Theory of Everything'']]. Jóhannsson was nominated for an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for Best Original Score for both ''The Theory of Everything'' and ''Sicario'', and won a [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] for Best Original Score for ''The Theory of Everything'' in 2015. Jóhannsson was found dead in his apartment in [[Berlin]] on 9 February 2018, at the age of 48.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McIntyre |first1=Hugh |title=Critically Acclaimed Film Composer Johann Johannsson Dead At 48 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2018/02/10/critically-acclaimed-composer-johann-johannsson-dead-at-48/ |access-date=10 February 2018 |date=10 February 2018|work=Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Burlingame|first1=Jon|title=Jóhann Jóhannsson, ‘Theory of Everything’ Composer, Dies at 48|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/johann-johannsson-dead-dies-theory-of-everything-sicario-1202694567/|access-date=10 February 2018|work=Variety|date=10 February 2018}}</ref> The cause of death was an accidental [[cocaine]] overdose.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Paetzold |first1=Johannes |title=Todesursache von Johann Johannsson geklärt |url=https://www1.wdr.de/radio/cosmo/musik/global-pop-news/global-pop-news-2070.html |website=Global Pop News |access-date=25 July 2018}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20050216162711/http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/Biographies/johannjohannsson