If you wanted an epic film score making in the 21st century, Johann Johannsson was the first person you called. The Icelandic EDM pioneer, and Oscar nominated composer of 'Arrival', 'Sicario' and 'The Theory Of Everything', had a great talent and a real knack for finding the perfect soundtrack to support whatever emotion was being portrayed on screen.
Johannsson actually started off his musical life in an indie rock band before progressing into making dance music, releasing a couple of albums before moving onto full scale composition. He was a popular festival choice and toured around the world conducting performances of his film scores and other original compositions. It was feared that his untimely death at the age of 48 was a suicide, but a coroner's report confirmed that it was a tragic accident. Johannsson had taken cocaine, which had reacted badly with medication he was on, resulting in lethal consequences.