Composer known for soundscapes

The film and avant-garde musical communities are mourning Icelandic com- poser Jóhann Jóhannsson, who was found dead Friday at age 48.

The Oscar-nominated composer, who helped score “The Theory of Everything” and “Arrival,” was found dead in his Berlin apartment, his manager Tim Husom confirmed.

“Today, I lost my friend who was one of the most tal- ented musicians and intelligent people I knew,” Husom said in a statement, the Associated Press reported.

Police are investigating his cause of death, which is currently unknown, Rosalie Voss of Redbird Music Management told AP.

“We have lost one of the most talented and brilliant people who we had the priv- ilege of knowing and work- ing with,” a company statement reads. “May his music continue to inspire us.”

Jóhannsson became known for creating unique sound- scapes by combining classical and experimental elements.

With 2014’s “The Theory of Everything,” which earned him a Golden Globe Award and an Oscar nomination, Jóhannsson broke into an elite group of composers.

He received another Oscar nomination for 2015’s “Sicario” and a Golden Globe nomination for 2016’s “Arrival.”

Jóhannsson viewed his music as “a way of communicating very directly with people and with people’s emotions,” he said in 2015.