Archie Lockyer reviews Jonny Greenwood’s score for Paul Anderson’s Phantom Thread.
Jonny Greenwood
Scoring the scene: When popular music and film soundtracks collide
One of the most interesting developments by way of film score composers in recent years, has been the scores performed by Radiohead guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Jonny Greenwood, who has composed for films such as the 2007 feature There Will Be Blood, as well as Phantom Thread and 2012’s The Master, the first two films both […]
Review: You Were Never Really Here
Dark, brooding and savagely violent, You Were Never Really Here never loosens its grip on your attention. Lynne Ramsay’s newest film smacks of the same neon saturated sleeplessness of Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver, whilst also sculpting something uniquely unsettling and relentless in its momentum. You Were Never Really Here, adapted from the Johnathan Ames book […]
Late To The Party: Radiohead – Pablo Honey
I’ve never listened to Pablo Honey in its entirety. What’s the point? It’s decidedly not considered a classic album. In fact, it’s one of the very few Radiohead albums which isn’t. Whether on internet message boards – “Pablo Honey just isn’t worth the listen… it’s like eating the crumbs out of a chip bag when […]
Album Review: Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
Nerds everywhere are tweeting. Fan theories are already developing. Hype is building to an almost orgasmic level. Why? Oh, didn’t you hear? Radiohead have released their ninth studio album and it’s a reminder of why they are one of the best British bands in existence. Nay, ever. Certainly, Radiohead have known how to stir the […]