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Everyone in the room stopped and watched silently for the whole seven and a half minutes when I found this and played it.. everything stopped when it was over too... magical right?

battycurry1 10 months ago 3

What is it about this guy that attracts so many pretentious 15 year olds acting like they're experts on everything?

Jesus christ.

Shrewmy 10 months ago 5

@Shrewmy The music.

jopv1804 10 months ago 2

@Shrewmy Maybe it is a bit too overwhelming.

rexasul 7 months ago

magic

electtrosoul 10 months ago

It's been the end of the world as we know it for a long time already... too bad we haven't realized it yet. We live and die through Apocalypse every day, close our eyes every night with it, and open our eyes every day to it. There will never be words to express this... hence, Johannson has translated our experience through music. Yes, OUR experience, whether you're aware of it, or not. Imagine waking up every day in a different country, every country... a different body... This is life.

mecagoenboba 10 months ago 5

@mecagoenboba nicely said :)

wcagee101 8 months ago

It's been the end of the world as we know it for a long time already... too bad we haven't realized it yet.

mecagoenboba 10 months ago

Yes, the trailer music to Battle: Los Angeles brought me to Johannsson. I've been listening to a few of the pieces he has made, and I dare say I am extremely impressed! Steiner62, I agree with you 100%. It's sweeping, moving, and simple. Great structure, layers upon layers of depth, in a very simple, singularly focused melody. There's magic here.

Papatauenga 11 months ago

Great Music. A Gift to all people fed up by the annoying, selfiterating main stream crap.

MillyVanillification 11 months ago

I am aside myself after listening to this, being a classically trained musician. This rivals any piece of traumatic work I have ever heard or performed.

CptPajamas 11 months ago

grazie <3

grawful 11 months ago

Sad is all I got to say.

ZeacorZeppelin 1 year ago

@ZeacorZeppelin It sounds happy, to my ears...

Some sad parts. But mostly happy. It sounds like a story of determination..

SweetestXKiss12 11 months ago

he needs to do what he did in the sun goes dim that was art plus hes got a good voice sing man sing

TheXLTE 1 year ago

what album is this?

tompaaz 1 year ago

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jamieboyrockon 1 year ago

The Maria Matos´ concert was delightful.

dharmabums28 1 year ago

to leebax - don't really agree with you on this...why does the music have to be funereal because of a demise of an age? fair enough that's a tried and tested way to accompany a certain visual theme, but i think the music has a depth and gravity that transmits a sense of the era and the ending of it. it might not exactly 'fit' with each image but i'd rather watch the film to this music than some overly sombre death march. both my grandfathers were coal miners and i think they'd agree.

spazzymagic 1 year ago

This music would fit perfectly into the movie "Space Odyssey" by Stanley Kubrick

solonyone 1 year ago

The music is stunning, but I sense a bit of disconnect between the hopeful music and the demise of the industrial age. The music is not funeral, but if you are going to use this visual theme, perhaps it should be. I am not faulting either the music or the visuals, but rather the frame in which they are placed. Does anyone else see this?

leebax 1 year ago

That is as beautiful as it is stark. I am breathless.

shivanet 2 years ago

So beautiful song Johann!

Try this new powerful post rock song:

"The Inituition - Suddenly She Opens Her Eyes"

PassionOfDenmark 2 years ago

gonna see him live in a few days... HELL YEAH

clistere2 2 years ago

Inspiring.

It's music like this that makes me really wish I could compose.

artifactingreality 2 years ago

Get some software and start writing!

ultimateinfinite 2 years ago

I'm useless. I can think up some quite complex music in my head, that's the easy part.

But knowing what chords, or even what notes I'm thinking of is completely beyond me. It's all just sound to me.

artifactingreality 2 years ago

Pfft, you don't know until you try. Get some software like sonar (torrent styleee) and try it out. You might be suprised.

ultimateinfinite 2 years ago

Ive only recently discovered this guy thanks to his music being used frequently on Charlie Brookers newswipe.

I absolutley love this music and ive already got my hands on most of his back cataloge.

I was wondering if anyone could recomend any similar artists? cheers.

Wonkylenny 2 years ago

Hey Wonk.

If you like this piece then you may be interested in Lisa Gerrard's & Patrick Cassidy's "Immortal Memory". I love that one. And "The Mirror Pool". Not exactly the same, but very, very nice - almost soundtrack-without-the-movie music!

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enoboye 2 years ago

riceboy sleeps and olafur arnalds are the only ones that i can think sobut similar . :p

D9v9g9 2 years ago

Cheers for the reply mate. I've already heard riceboy sleeps, but thanks for introducing me to Olafur Arnalds. I've had 'Cello Song' on repeat for the last hour - absolutely beautiful :)

Wonkylenny 2 years ago

I know some of you may not agree, but this reminds me of David Bowie's song, Subterraneans. Except, this is more...lonely maybe.

JiggersGenius 2 years ago

wonderfull!

scottieboygwc 3 years ago

gorecki from 4ad

auschwitzu 3 years ago

Being a 51 year old geezer, with an abnormal life after having epilepsy as a result from a stroke, my wife left me. I also have a university degree, look where it brought me.

I LOVE THE MUSIC THOUGH.

E8mM68 3 years ago

Being a 53 year old man,apparently reasonable, perfectly normal home life, marriage, kids, in the teaching life, having a university degree, studying additional philosophy courses, if felt SORRY FOR THE BLOODY COMPUTER!Johannsen is an amazing find.

walterke 3 years ago

The man really is an unsung Genius. Bet he sort of likes it that way. Anyone who discovers his music feels like they have discovered a beautiful melodic secret. Maybe if he was really popular & a big "star" the magic would dissipate...drift away.

Steiner62 3 years ago 39

@Steiner62 i always loved knowing underground artists, doesn have a sence of uniqueness and wow this is some serious underground and unbelivably genious producer, found an unspeakable treasure tonight.

illspirit1965 1 year ago