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Jóhann Jóhannsson

Career

Active from 2000 to 2020, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Arrival
Arrival
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jóhann Jóhannsson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    0.7, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.6, average 2.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Gritty Crime Thriller 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Melancholy & Hopeful 2
  • Haunting Score 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Contemporary 2
  • Atmospheric Dread 2
  • Biographical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

5 titles · average score 75
Schnee von gestern
Schnee von gestern (2024)

Music

Evolver
Evolver (2023)

Music

The Village Detective: A Song Cycle
The Village Detective: A Song Cycle (2021)

In Memory Of

Last and First Men
Last and First Men (2020)
GoodWatch score 75

Musician, Producer

We Are George Floyd
We Are George Floyd (2020)

Music

2010s

34 titles · average score 62
The Shadow Play
The Shadow Play (2019)
GoodWatch score 38

Original Music Composer

Mandy
Mandy (2018)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Music Composer, In Memory Of

The Mercy
The Mercy (2018)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene (2018)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Music Composer

mother!
mother! (2017)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Lovesong
Lovesong (2017)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

Arrival
Arrival (2016)
GoodWatch score 83

Music Arranger, Original Music Composer

Sicario
Sicario (2015)
GoodWatch score 82

Original Music Composer

The Theory of Everything
The Theory of Everything (2014)
GoodWatch score 77

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Blind Massage
Blind Massage (2014)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Music Composer

Prisoners
Prisoners (2013)
GoodWatch score 79

Original Music Composer

For Ellen
For Ellen (2012)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

2000s

16 titles · average score 63
Personal Effects
Personal Effects (2009)
GoodWatch score 53

Original Music Composer

Varmints
Varmints (2008)
GoodWatch score 78

Original Music Composer

Opium: Diary of a Madwoman
Opium: Diary of a Madwoman (2007)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

Wrestling
Wrestling (2007)
GoodWatch score 52

Music

In the Arms of My Enemy
In the Arms of My Enemy (2007)
GoodWatch score 54

Music

Thicker Than Water
Thicker Than Water (2006)

Original Music Composer

The Sea of Perdition
The Sea of Perdition (2006)

Music

Ashes and Snow
Ashes and Snow (2005)
GoodWatch score 76

Music

Dís
Dís (2004)

Original Music Composer

A Man Like Me
A Man Like Me (2002)

Original Music Composer

The Icelandic Dream
The Icelandic Dream (2000)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Music Composer

Plan B
Plan B (2000)

Music

1990s

1 title
Corpus Camera
Corpus Camera (1999)

Music