“When I make film music, I'm a filmmaker first and foremost. It's about serving t…” — Johann Johannsson

Silence can be very effective, and it gives the music space to breathe.

I started out writing music for theatre and contemporary dance, so there has always been a dramatic and narrative element in my music.

I think it took me until - my twenties were really a time of exploration and experimentation with different groups and different types of music. Then I kind of developed the sound, which first appeared, I guess, on my first solo album 'Englaborn,' which came out in 2001.

Music has to be treated in the same way as set design, casting, or choice of location - it has to start at the same time.