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The Soundtrack According to Jonny Greenwood
In the tradition of Koyaanisqatsi, Bodysong is simultaneously an ugly, gorgeous, riveting, and appalling study of human life. And like Philip Glass' astounding musical visions of the images in 'Qatsi', Jonny Greenwood's score is wholly engrossing and a creative realization of the subject matter of the documentary, not to mention the first true testament to Greenwood's ambitious but remarkable compositional skills.

Technically, the music on this album is clearly first-rate. What is most impressive is the fact that Greenwood, the lead guitarist for one of the most popular rock bands today, is also such a deft composer. As it turns out, however, Greenwood was classically trained in viola at Oxford Poly and has picked up a fair share about composition. He recently signed on to be the BBCs composer in residence, indicating both his skill and his continued interest in writing and conducting. Musically, each song on this soundtrack is a standout. Together, they make one of the most sublimely beautiful instrumental albums I've ever heard. Even without watching the documentary, one can be taken away by the mysteriously inhuman moods the music invokes.

Anyone buying this album and expecting Radiohead-esque music will likely be disappointed. That said, there are musical elements common to Greenwood's compostions and Radiohead's songs (makes sense, since Greenwood does a good deal of writing for the band after frontman Thom Yorke). While no member of Radiohead appears on the soundtrack except Jonny Greenwood, his composing and orchestrating skills alone create the same brilliant kind of sound-images that float through particularly Radiohead's most recent songs. However, until this soundtrack, Greenwood's musical presence has been balanced out and - dare I say - muted by his four band mates. Guitar riffs or no, the music Jonny Greenwood has created on Bodysong is a pure translation of image to sound, and an impressive step into the world of composition.

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Not Radiohead in any possible way
This is a movie soundtrack composed by jonny greenwood of radiohead. That is all it is. If you like radiohead then you could copy this from one of your friends or buy it if you like to see how it sounds but i can almost guarantee that you will not like it. If you buy the lord of the rings soundtracks or videogame sound tracks and enjoy sitting around listening to them then this is for you. If you liked the movie and the music that was in it then dive in but all in all this is not radiohead and has no real musical value. i made the mistake of buying it thinking that it would have cool ondes-martenot, keyboard, and guitar solos but this has funky sound effects perfect for a movie and a few orchestral arrangements but not perfect to jam and jump around to. dont listen to the others who gave this 4 or 5 stars because IT HAS NO MUSICAL VALUE. the album has no cohesion and none of it has real song structure. it isnt even like a classical composition; it is just noise. dont buy this just because it was written (not performed) by jonny greenwood! (note that the guy at the bottom fell asleep to it).

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to the guy who said radiohead doesnt sell lots of records...
pablo honey, the bends, ok computer and kid a have all gone plantium (1,000,000 copies sold). amnesiac and hail to the thief have gone gold (500,000 copies sold). meeting people is easy dvd has gone platinum. and the seven television commercials dvd has gone gold. and these figures are from sales in the united states alone. lets not underestimate our boys. bodysong is on a major label because radiohead is one of the greatest bands of all time, and because jonny greenwood is one hell of a composer.