Jóhann Jóhannsson

Icelandic musician and composer (1969–2018)
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Jóhann Jóhannsson

Summary

Jóhann Jóhannsson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Reykjavík[2]. He was born on September 19, 1969[3]. He passed away in Berlin[4]. He died on February 9, 2018[5]. He worked as a composer[6], record producer[7], film score composer[8], pianist[9], and music arranger[10]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,039 views/month, #6,553 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Jóhann Jóhannsson was born in Reykjavík[2].
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson passed away in Berlin[4].
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson was born on September 19, 1969[3].
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson died on February 9, 2018[5].
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson held citizenship in Iceland[12].
  • Icelandic was Jóhann Jóhannsson's native language[13].
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson worked as a composer[6].
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson's professions included record producer[7].
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson worked as a film score composer[8].
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson's professions included pianist[9].
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson worked as a music arranger[10].
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson worked as a technician[14].
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson's field of work was music[15].
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson's field of work was pop music[16].
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson's field of work was film score[17].
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson's field of work was popular music[18].
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson received the Golden Horse Film Festival[19].
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson received the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score[20].
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson received the Icelandic Music Awards[21].
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson was a member of Unun[22].
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson was a member of HAM[23].
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson is recorded as male[24].
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson's genre is classical music[26].
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson's genre is art music[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: IS[29]

  • Began / founded: 1969-09-19[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2018-02-09[31]

  • Genre(s): modern classical[32]

  • Community tags: 4ad, dance and electronica, film composer, icelandic, modern classical, qi-patronymic[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 578c1e77-4756-44dd-86a9-b1e71a5b635e[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Reykjavík[2], Jóhann Jóhannsson… he was born on September 19, 1969[3]. Icelandic was his native language[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], record producer[7], film score composer[8], pianist[9], music arranger[10], and technician[14]. Fields of work include music[15], a type of arts[35]; pop music[16], a music genre[36], founded in 1950[37]; film score[17], a music genre[38]; and popular music[18], a music genre[39].

Recognition

Awards received include Golden Horse Film Festival[19], in Taiwan[40], founded in 1962[41]; Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score[20], a class of award[42]; and Icelandic Music Awards[21], a music award[43], in Iceland[44].

Death and Burial

Jóhann Jóhannsson died on February 9, 2018[5]. He died in Berlin[4]. The cause of death was drug overdose[45].

Why It Matters

Jóhann Jóhannsson ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,039 views/month, #6,553 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

Where was Jóhann Jóhannsson born?

Jóhann Jóhannsson's place of birth was Reykjavík[2].

Where did Jóhann Jóhannsson die?

Jóhann Jóhannsson died in Berlin[4].

What did Jóhann Jóhannsson do for work?

Jóhann Jóhannsson worked as composer[6], record producer[7], film score composer[8], pianist[9], and music arranger[10].

What awards did Jóhann Jóhannsson receive?

Honors received include Golden Horse Film Festival[19], Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score[20], and Icelandic Music Awards[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [25] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [26] . wikidata.org.
  18. [27] . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] . wikidata.org.
  24. [45] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . filmportal.de. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . filmportal.de. Retrieved . forbes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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