
When the cassettes were not playing, Greenwood would listen to the noise of the engine and try to recall every detail of the music. When he was a child, Greenwood's family would listen to a small number of cassettes in their car, including Mozart's horn concertos, the musicals Flower Drum Song and My Fair Lady, and cover versions of Simon and Garfunkel songs. His father served in the army as a bomb-disposal expert. His brother, Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood, is two years older. Jonny Greenwood was born on 5 November 1971 in Oxford, England. In 2021, Greenwood debuted a new band, the Smile, with Yorke and drummer Tom Skinner. He has collaborated several times with the Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur, including on the 2015 album Junun. Greenwood's other scores include two collaborations with director Lynne Ramsay. In 2007, he scored There Will Be Blood, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, and has composed the soundtrack for every Anderson film since in 2018, he was nominated for an Academy Award for his score for Anderson's Phantom Thread. His first solo work, the soundtrack for the film Bodysong, was released in 2003. Radiohead albums feature Greenwood's string and brass arrangements, and he has composed for orchestras including the London Contemporary Orchestra and the BBC Concert Orchestra. He described his role in the band as an arranger, helping to transform Thom Yorke's demos into finished songs.

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He uses electronic techniques such as programming, sampling and looping, and writes music software used by Radiohead. A multi-instrumentalist, he uses instruments including bass guitar, piano, viola, and drums, and is a prominent player of the ondes Martenot, an early electronic instrument. Greenwood has been named one of the greatest guitarists of all time by publications including Rolling Stone.

Along with the other members of Radiohead, Greenwood was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. Radiohead have since achieved critical acclaim and sold over 30 million albums. He abandoned a degree in music when the band signed to Parlophone their debut single " Creep" was distinguished by Greenwood's aggressive guitar work. The youngest of the group, Greenwood was the last to join, first playing keyboards and harmonica but soon becoming lead guitarist. He is the lead guitarist and keyboardist of the alternative rock band Radiohead, and has written a number of film scores.Īlong with his elder brother, Radiohead bassist Colin, Greenwood attended Abingdon School in Abingdon near Oxford, England, where he met the future band members.

Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood (born 5 November 1971) is an English musician and composer.
