{"product_id":"johann-johannsson-orphee","title":"Jóhann Jóhannsson - Orphée","description":"\u003cp\u003eJóhann Jóhannsson had already scored \u003cem\u003eThe Theory of Everything\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSicario\u003c\/em\u003e by the time he made \u003cem\u003eOrphée\u003c\/em\u003e, his first album for Deutsche Grammophon. But this isn't soundtrack music looking for a film. It's built around Ovid's telling of the Orpheus myth, filtered through Jóhannsson's own move from Copenhagen to Berlin — an album about descent, loss, and what gets left behind when you start again somewhere new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePiano, pipe organ and cello (played by his regular collaborator Hildur Guðnadóttir) sit alongside a string quartet, a full orchestra and passages of choral voice, with the odd burst of numbers-station static drifting through like a signal from somewhere else entirely. It's a patient record that never quite resolves into calm — there's always a low hum of unease underneath the beauty, which feels right for music about the underworld.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJóhannsson died in 2018, two years after this was released, and \u003cem\u003eOrphée\u003c\/em\u003e has taken on the shape of a landmark in his catalogue since — the album where the film composer stepped fully into his own voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of: Max Richter, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Ólafur Arnalds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deutsche Grammophon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54881554333964,"sku":"12B-00209","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4459\/3932\/files\/3000x3000bb_41433df7-309b-4f77-b01d-8e9f94479514.jpg?v=1785013559","url":"https:\/\/12-bar.com\/products\/johann-johannsson-orphee","provider":"12 Bar Music and Social","version":"1.0","type":"link"}