https://www.abconcerts.be/en/agenda/events/in-remembrance-of-johann-johannsson-virulegu-forsetar/20870/ <- in a church in Brussels, on his birthday
― StanM, Saturday, 7 July 2018 17:04 (five years ago) link
https://pitchfork.com/news/johann-johannssons-mandy-soundtrack-his-final-work-to-be-released/
― djh, Monday, 16 July 2018 18:43 (five years ago) link
Mandy OST has been released (as has his cause of death, it's on wikipedia)
― StanM, Friday, 21 September 2018 01:57 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnOMjw3jHZc
― StanM, Monday, 3 December 2018 12:40 (five years ago) link
Thanks for posting that, StanM.
― djh, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 21:10 (five years ago) link
https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/gb/cat/4837189 ? is this a new Copenhagen Dreams remaster or just a reissue?
― StanM, Monday, 8 April 2019 15:00 (five years ago) link
It also features as part of the Retrospective box - there's no mention of any remastering.
― djh, Monday, 8 April 2019 17:03 (five years ago) link
Anyone buy the retrospective (first volume)?
― djh, Sunday, 26 May 2019 22:11 (four years ago) link
I'm really into Hildur Guðnadóttir's scoring these days! She seemed to come up under Johann and has taken over a few of the gigs that I would've anticipated would've been his, and her work is fabulous! I was watching Chernobyl last night and it was just great
― flamboyant goon tie included, Monday, 27 May 2019 01:24 (four years ago) link
^ There have been some soundtracks recently that have seemed to be download only but from playing samples have sounded great.
― djh, Monday, 27 May 2019 20:14 (four years ago) link
The approaching winter means I am revisiting this guy's music lately. I think his early (non soundtrack) music is my favorite, but lately I have been going to sleep to Free The Mind and 2016's Orphee and it's been very, very nice.
In general I think I prefer when his music incorporates electronic elements more prominently, and I don't just say that because I am a recently recovering reflexive hater of orchestral-sounds-as-orchestral-sounds (by which I mean that like a lot of people a lifetime of Hollywood crap prevented me from differentiating / enjoying any *classical music until only about five years ago)
(*except weird stuff)
― Paul Ponzi, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 19:09 (four years ago) link
Volume 2 of his retrospective arrived today. About to dive in ...
― djh, Saturday, 3 October 2020 19:49 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnkrh240RGk
― djh, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 16:56 (two years ago) link
Am sure I've missed some other JJ releases recently, too.
― djh, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 17:00 (two years ago) link
Oh, "Blind Massage" and "Shadow Play" on Chinese label Soundtrack Magazine. Anyone heard?
― djh, Wednesday, 9 March 2022 10:48 (two years ago) link
Just checked - they are on Spotify.
― djh, Wednesday, 9 March 2022 10:51 (two years ago) link
Enjoying "Blind Massage", in particular.
― djh, Sunday, 13 March 2022 19:41 (two years ago) link
In the time that I have taken to decide I should buy them, they have sold out, obviously.
― djh, Thursday, 17 March 2022 21:48 (two years ago) link