Composer
Jonny Greenwood
Born 5 November 1971 · Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Jonny Greenwood (born 1971, Oxford) is a British musician best known as lead guitarist and keyboardist of Radiohead. He has also become one of the leading film composers of his generation, closely associated with Paul Thomas Anderson, Lynne Ramsay and Pablo Larraín, bringing a modern, orchestral and experimental sound to cinema.
Key films
Bodysong (2003)
His first full feature score, launching his career as a film composer.
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Landmark score and first collaboration with Paul Thomas Anderson, praised for its unsettling, dissonant strings.
Phantom Thread (2017)
Lush, romantic score that earned him an Oscar nomination and defined his work with Anderson.
You Were Never Really Here (2017)
Tense, electronic-and-orchestral score for Lynne Ramsay's thriller.
The Power of the Dog (2021)
Brooding, string-driven score for Jane Campion's western, earning a second Oscar nomination.
Key awards
No major wins are documented here; he received Academy Award nominations for Best Original Score for Phantom Thread (2017) and The Power of the Dog (2021).
On Cinespective
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- 1993Radiohead: Live at the Metro Chicago 1993 · as SelfActor
- 1994Radiohead: Reading Festival 1994 · as SelfActor
- 1995Radiohead: Live at The Astoria 1994 · as SelfActor
- 1996Radiohead: Pinkpop 1996 · as SelfActor
- 1996Radiohead: Live at the Chicago Metro 1996 · as SelfActor
- 1996Tibetan Freedom Concert · as SelfActor
- 1997Radiohead: Eurockéennes 1997 · as SelfActor
- 1997Radiohead • Live From the 10 Spot 1997 · as SelfActor
- 1998Meeting People Is Easy · as SelfActor
- 19987 Television Commercials · as SelfActor
- 1998Radiohead: Live At Radio City Music Hall 1998 · as SelfActor
- 1998Radiohead: Tibetan Freedom ConcertActor
- 2000Radiohead: Live From A Tent In Dublin · as SelfActor
- 2001Radiohead: Live in Vaison-la-Romaine · as SelfActor
- 2001Radiohead: Pinkpop 2001 · as SelfActor
- 2001Radiohead: Live at Canal+ 2001 · as SelfActor
- 2001Radiohead - Live at South Park, Oxford (July 2001) · as SelfActor
- 2001Radiohead: Rock AM Ring 2001 · as SelfActor
- 2001Reflections on Kid A · as SelfActor
- 2003BodysongComposer
- 2003Radiohead: Eurockéennes 2003 · as SelfActor
- 2003Radiohead: Live at MTV's $2 Bill 2003 · as SelfActor
- 2003Radiohead: Music Planet 2Nite · as SelfActor
- 2003Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood | Acoustic at Le Reservoir · as SelfActor
- 2003Radiohead: Homework: An Unauthorized Documentary · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2004Pixies: Gouge · as SelfActor
- 2004The Most Gigantic Lying Mouth of All Time · as SelfActor
- 2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire · as Band Lead GuitarActor
- 2005Glastonbury Anthems: The Best of Glastonbury 1994-2004 · as SelfActor
- 2006Coachella · as Self - RadioheadActor
- 2006Radiohead: Bonnaroo Festival 2006 · as SelfActor
- 2006Radiohead | Rock en Seine · as SelfActor
- 2006Radiohead | OK Computer: A Classic Album Under Review · as SelfActor
- 2007There Will Be BloodComposer
- 2007Scott Walker: 30 Century Man · as SelfActor
- 2007Scotch Mist: A Film with Radiohead in It · as SelfActor
- 2008Radiohead: In Rainbows - From the Basement · as SelfActor
- 2008Radiohead: Outside Lands 2008 · as SelfActor
- 2008Radiohead: The Best OfActor
- 2008Radiohead: Live in Japan 2008 · as SelfActor
- 2008Radiohead: Saitama Super Arena 2008 · as SelfActor
- 2008Radiohead: Live From 93 Feet East, London · as SelfActor
- 2009Radiohead: Live in Praha 2009 · as SelfActor
- 2009From the Basement · as Self - RadioheadActor
- 2009Radiohead: The Bends (Bonus DVD) · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2009Radiohead: Reading Festival 2009 · as HimselfActor
- 2009Radiohead: Buenos Aires 2009 · as SelfActor
- 2009From The Basement · as Self - RadioheadActor
- 2009Radiohead | Rain Down: Live in Brazil (Rio) · as SelfActor
- 2009Radiohead: Live in Poland 2009 · as SelfActor
- 2010Norwegian WoodComposer
- 2010Radiohead for Haiti 2010 · as SelfActor
- 2011We Need to Talk About KevinComposer
- 2011Radiohead: The King of Limbs – Live from the Basement · as SelfActor
- 2011Radiohead: Roseland Ballroom 2011 · as SelfActor
- 2011Radiohead | Logical Emotions · as SelfActor
- 2012The MasterComposer
- 2012Radiohead: Austin City Limits 2012 · as SelfActor
- 2013Wavemakers · as SelfActor
- 2014Inherent ViceComposer
- 2014Wege Durchs Labyrinth - Der Komponist Krzysztof Penderecki · as SelfActor
- 2015Junun · as Self - Guitar & Ondes MartenotActor
- 2015JununComposer
- 2016Radiohead: OpenAir Festival St. Gallen 2016 · as SelfActor
- 2016Radiohead: Outside Lands 2016 · as SelfActor
- 2016Radiohead: NOS Alive! 2016 · as SelfActor
- 2016Radiohead: Lollapalooza Festival Chicago 2016 · as SelfActor
- 2016Radiohead: Lollapalooza Festival Berlin 2016Actor
- 2016Radiohead: Austin City Limits Music Festival 2016 · as SelfActor
- 2016Radiohead: Summer Sonic Festival 2016 · as SelfActor
- 2017Phantom ThreadComposer
- 2017You Were Never Really HereComposer
- 2017Radiohead | Live at I-Days 2017 · as SelfActor
- 2017Radiohead | NorthSide 2017 · as SelfActor
- 2017Radiohead: Open'er Festival 2017 · as SelfActor
- 2017Radiohead | Main Square · as SelfActor
- 2017Radiohead: Best Kept Secret 2017 · as SelfActor
- 2017Radiohead: Rock Werchter 2017 · as SelfActor
- 2018Radiohead | Live in Lima, Peru · as SelfActor
- 2018Radiohead: Live in São Paulo 2018 · as SelfActor
- 2021The Power of the DogComposer
- 2021Licorice PizzaComposer
- 2021SpencerComposer
- 2021RiverComposer
- 2022The Smile: Forget Everything You Knew ... A Debut Concert in London · as SelfActor
- 2022The Smile: Live Broadcasts · as SelfActor
- 2022The Smile: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival · as SelfActor
- 2023The Smile: Agora Theatre 2023 · as SelfActor
- 2024The Smile: 6 Music Festival 2024 · as SelfActor
- 2025One Battle After AnotherComposer
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.