Barði Jóhannsson

Barði Jóhannsson

Nascimento : 1975-09-10, Iceland

História

Barði Jóhannsson (born 10 September 1975) is an Icelandic musician, composer, writer, TV show host (of the surrealist Icelandic TV show Konfekt), clothing designer and film director. He is mostly known for his work with the groups Bang Gang, Lady & Bird (a side project with Keren Ann) and Starwalker, a collaboration with Jean-Benoît Dunckel. In addition to these musical outlets, Barði has been involved in a number of other audio-visual projects. Most significantly, he has written music for commercials and for the National Theatre of Iceland and Centre Dramatique d'Orleans (Museum of the Sea by Marie Darrieussecq). He has appeared at the Festival Aix En Provence and he co-produced and co-directed short films. Barði has also written scores for movies and documentaries, such as Haxan (performed by the Bulgarian symphony orchestra) and Óskar Jónasson’s Reykjavik Rotterdam (2009), which won Best Original Film Score at the Icelandic Edda Film awards and was nominated for the Scandinavian Film Music Awards at Giff Film Festival (2010). He wrote the score for the film Would You Rather with Daniel Hunt, directed by David Guy Levy; and the score for the French film The Finishers directed by Nils Tavernier. Barði has worked with many artists during his career. His co-writing credits include artists such as: Keren Ann, Anthony Gonzales (M83), JB Dunckel (AIR, Tomorrow's World), Daniel Hunt (Ladytron), Helen Marnie (Ladytron), Phoebe Killdeer (Nouvelle Vague), Sia Furler, Anggun and many more. Barði started playing music at a young age, he studied the piano and guitar and had a track included on a children's album. He met the singer and musician Esther Talia Casey in his teens. She became the lead singer on the first album of his most notorious band, Bang Gang. Barði and his friend Henrik Baldvin Björnsson started Bang Gang, initially making surf rock music. Two years later, in 1996, Barði took the name for his own project. Bang Gang is a musical project of Barði Jóhannsson formed in 1996. Lady & Bird is a collaboration between Keren Ann Zeidel and Barði Jóhannsson. They have released two albums and played special concerts with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra in Haskolabio (Reykjavík), Orchestre Lamoureux in Salle Pleyel (Paris) and a choir and harpist at the American Church in Paris. In 2011, Lady & Bird had a premier of their first opera, Red Waters in the French opera house Opéra de Rouen Normandie. Starwalker is an electro-pop supergroup of the electro-pop icons, Jean-Benoit Dunckel (Air, Tomorrow’s World) and the Icelandic composer Bardi Johannsson (Bang Gang, Lady & Bird). The title Starwalker – suitably spatial and curious – is an umbrella term for the duo’s new work together. Their singles include "Bad Weather", "Blue Hawaii" and "Losers Can Win EP". A full-length self-titled album was released in April 2016. Source: Article "Barði Jóhannsson" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Barði Jóhannsson

Filmes

When You Least Expect It
When You Least Expect It
Music
There are two people who wake up in the same bed one morning, and neither of them has a clue who the other is. Viivi would like to run away and the man is sleeping like a log. Unlike Viivi and Andu themselves, the viewers know both very well. They know that Viivi has the worst day in her life and that Andu is a dweeb, but not completely hopeless; a rather good-hearted man. They are both hopelessly lonely people hoping that maybe there's someone somewhere - So they might as well meet.
Meu Pai, Meu Herói
Meu Pai, Meu Herói
Original Music Composer
Paul foi um grande competidor de maratonas e triathlon. Quando percebe que seu filho, Julien, vai viver o resto da vida em uma cadeira de rodas, ele desiste do esporte e acaba não conseguindo manter um relacionamento com o menino. Mas tudo o que Julien quer é a atenção do pai, e poder viver aventuras ao lado dele. Ao ver que um paraplégico conseguiu completar uma competição com ajuda da família, propõe ao seu próprio pai que os dois compitam juntos no triathlon "Ironman", considerada uma das provas mais difíceis do circuito mundial.
Would You Rather
Would You Rather
Music
Desesperada para ajudar seu irmão doente, Iris (Brittany Snow) aceita participar de um jantar organizado por um aristocrata. Outras pessoas são convidadas, e todos têm algo em comum: são pessoas em dificuldades, procurando ajuda financeira. Mas para ganharem o auxílio do anfitrião, eles devem participar de uma noite repleta de jogos sádicos, nos quais são obrigados a mutilar, eletrocutar e mesmo explodir uns aos outros.
Our Girls
Our Girls
Music
The Icelandic national women's football team has the chance to qualify for the European Championship Finals for the first time in history. To make the dream come true the team has to win all their upcoming matches - against much bigger nations.
Ama Dablam: Beyond the Void
Ama Dablam: Beyond the Void
Music
The expedition is lead by Simon Yates, known as “the man with the knife”, who became world famous when the film “Touching The Void” came out. The Ama Dablam expedition went through despite a serious accident on the planned route in 2006 when six climbers were killed in an avalanche. Ama Dablam is a film about two ordinary guys and their adventure with one of the most famous mountaineers of our times. It’s an adventure film for general audiences.
Act Normal
Act Normal
Music
Robert T. Edison was born and raised in Nottingham, England. When he was fourteen years old he began to practice Buddhism. Eighteen years old he became a monk and went to Thailand where, for a decade, he spent his time in monasteries around the country. He became the first Buddhist monk in Iceland when he moved here in 1994 and founded a Buddhist sect. Five years later Robert decided to "derobe" and get married. After sixteen years of celibacy Robert had to deal with being "normal" - getting employment, paying his bills and dealing with the needs of his partner. After four years in "the real world" Robert travelled back to Thailand to become a monk again. Act Normal is filmed from 1994 to 2006 and is a unique exploration of one man´s twelve-year search for some kind of love.
Screaming Masterpiece
Screaming Masterpiece
Self
A documentary about the bustling Icelandic musical scene. This documentary covers some of Iceland's most talented and well-known musicians.
Who is Barði?
Who is Barði?
Producer
A documentary following the life of Barði Jóhannsson and his band Bang Gang while they record their new album, but not everything is at seems to be.
Who is Barði?
Who is Barði?
Music
A documentary following the life of Barði Jóhannsson and his band Bang Gang while they record their new album, but not everything is at seems to be.
Who is Barði?
Who is Barði?
Screenplay
A documentary following the life of Barði Jóhannsson and his band Bang Gang while they record their new album, but not everything is at seems to be.
Who is Barði?
Who is Barði?
A documentary following the life of Barði Jóhannsson and his band Bang Gang while they record their new album, but not everything is at seems to be.
And Björk of Course
And Björk of Course
Music
A group of Icelanders attend a course to search for their inner self.
The Chicken Commander
The Chicken Commander
Music
The Chicken Commander is a unique film about a few Icelandic civilians, from a country that has no military, suddenly bearing arms at garrison KAIA (Kabul Airport). At the centre is the garrison commander Halli, who was transformed from an air-traffic controller in Reykjavik to a high ranking officer in a NATO army. The commander gave unprecedented and uncensored access to his garrison and the close to 2000 multinational troops stationed in the war torn country of Afghanistan. Through the often naïve eyes of the Icelandic men we experience the environment, both inside the camp and outside and get to know their emotions and sometimes humorous vision towards their own experience.
20/20
20/20
Music
A tale of crime in the Kolaport