Bodysong (album)

Bodysong is the debut solo album by Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood. It is the soundtrack to the documentary film of the same name. It was released on October 27, 2003 in the UK and on February 24, 2004 in the United States.

Bodysong
Soundtrack album by Jonny Greenwood
Released	October 27, 2003 (UK) November 27, 2003 (Japan) February 24, 2004 (US)
Genre	Ambient, avant-garde, avant-garde jazz, electronic, free jazz, experimental rock
Length	44:36
Label	Parlophone (UK) 5951470 (CD) 5951471 (LP) Toshiba-EMI (Japan) TOCP 66427 Capitol (US) CDP 7243 5 95147 0 3
Producer	Jonny Greenwood, Graeme Stewart
Jonny Greenwood chronology
Bodysong (2003) There Will Be Blood (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(7.7/10)[2]

It was digitally remastered and reissued on CD and vinyl on 18 May 2018.[3] Bodysong fuses elements of jazz, electronic, classical, and experimental music. Greenwood's brother, Radiohead bassist Colin, plays bass on the album.[3] It is notable for be the first "solo" album released by any member of Radiohead. Currently, Colin Greenwood (Jonny's brother) is the only Radiohead member that has not yet released any solo material.

The piece "Convergence" was used in Greenwood's score for the 2007 film There Will Be Blood. The inclusion of the track along with excerpts of another Greenwood piece, "Popcorn Superhet Receiver", disqualified the score from the 2008 Academy Awards, as scores cannot contain pre-existing music.[4]

Track listing

• All songs written and produced by Jonny Greenwood:

1. "Moon Trills" – 5:17
2. "Moon Mall" – 1:12
3. "Trench" – 2:38
4. "Iron Swallow" – 2:07
5. "Clockwork Tin Soldiers" – 3:48
6. "Convergence" – 4:26
7. "Nudnik Headache" – 2:16
8. "Peartree" – 3:06
9. "Splitter" – 3:57
10. "Bode Radio/Glass Light/Broken Hearts" – 4:36
11. "24 Hour Charleston" – 2:39
12. "Milky Drops from Heaven" – 4:44
13. "Tehellet" – 3:40

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes.

• Jonny Greenwood - piano, ondes Martenot, guitar, banjo,[5] production

• Graeme Stuart - production, recording
• Shin Katan - artwork
• Stanley Donwood - artwork
• Julian Arguelles - saxophone (tracks 9,12)
• Gerard Presencer - trumpet (tracks 9, 12)
• Colin Greenwood - bass guitar, programming (track 11)
• Jeremy Brown - bass guitar (tracks 9, 12)
• Gene Calderazzo - drums (tracks 9, 12)
• The Emperor Quartet - strings (tracks 4, 10, 13)
  • Martin Burgess - violin
  • Violin: Clare Hayes
  • Viola: Fiona Bonds
  • Cello: William Schofeld

See also

• Music from "The Body"

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Pitchfork Media review
3. "Jonny Greenwood Announces Bodysong Reissue". Spin. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
4. "There Will Be Blood Score Disqualified From Oscars | The Movie Blog". www.themovieblog.com. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
5. Bodysong (DVD).

External links

• Bodysong at MusicBrainz (list of releases)