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David Byrne

David Byrne (/bɜːrn/; born 14 May 1952) is a Scottish-American musician, writer, visual artist, and filmmaker. He was a founding member, principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of the American new wave band Talking Heads. Byrne has released solo recordings and worked with various media, including film, photography, opera, fiction, and non-fiction. He has received an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, a Special Tony Award, and a Golden Globe Award, and he is an inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of Talking Heads. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Byrne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Sound

1981

[ ] Mea Culpa (Music)
[ ] America Is Waiting (Music)

1982

[ ] The Catherine Wheel (Music)

1984

[ ] Stop Making Sense (Original Music Composer)
[ ] Stop Making Sense (Sound Supervisor)

1986

[ ] Something Wild (Main Title Theme Composer)
[ ] True Stories (Songs)
[ ] True Stories (Original Music Composer)

1987

[ ] The Last Emperor (Original Music Composer)

1988

[ ] Married to the Mob (Original Music Composer)

2002

[ ] In Spite of Wishing and Wanting (Music)

2003

[ ] Young Adam (Original Music Composer)

2008

[ ] The Vanguard (Original Music Composer)

2011

[ ] This Must Be the Place (Original Music Composer)

2016

[ ] Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (Musician)

2020

[ ] David Byrne's American Utopia (Music)

2022

[ 8/10 ] Everything Everywhere All at Once (Songs)

2023

[ ] John Mulaney: Baby J (Musician)
[ ] John Mulaney: Baby J (Original Music Composer)

2025

[ ] The Twits (Songs)

Directing

1986

[ ] True Stories (Director)

1988

[ ] Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant (Director)

1990

[ ] Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter (Director)

1993

[ ] Between the Teeth (Director)

1994

[ ] After 68 (Second Assistant Director)

2004

[ ] Îlé Aiyé (Director)

Writing

1986

[ ] True Stories (Writer)

1988

[ ] Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant (Writer)

2002

[ ] In Spite of Wishing and Wanting (Lyricist)

2020

[ ] David Byrne's American Utopia (Writer)

Crew

1984

[ ] Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime (Creative Consultant)

2002

[ ] The Truth About Charlie (Thanks)

2004

[ ] She Hate Me (Thanks)

Production

1989

[ ] Umbabarauma (Producer)

2016

[ ] Contemporary Color (Producer)

2020

[ ] David Byrne's American Utopia (Executive Producer)

Actor

1976

[ ] The Blank Generation (Self)

1980

[ ] Talking Heads: Live in Rome (Self - Vocals, guitar)
[ ] Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre (Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar)

1981

[ ] Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert (????)

1982

[ ] Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival (????)

1984

[ ] Stop Making Sense (Self - Vocals, Guitar)
[ ] Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime (Self)

1986

[ ] True Stories (Narrator / Lip-Syncher)
[ ] Dead End Kids (Minister)
[ ] The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July (????)
[ ] Report From L.A. (Himself)

1988

[ ] Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant (Self)
[ ] Checking Out (Bartender)

1989

[ ] Heavy Petting (Self)
[ ] Decade (Self)

1990

[ ] Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter (Self)
[ ] Summer of Love (Self)
[ ] Beleza Tropical (Self)

1993

[ ] Between the Teeth (????)
[ ] 10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged (Self)

1995

[ ] Dancing Barefoot (Self)

1998

[ ] Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th (Self - Host/Interviewer)
[ ] Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart (Self)
[ ] Lulu on the Bridge ("Laughing Man" Escort)
[ ] Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th (Self)
[ ] PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th (????)

2000

[ ] The Art of Amália (Introduction (English version))

2001

[ ] 25 Years of Punk (Self)

2002

[ ] Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (Self)

2003

[ ] Lubbock Lights (Self)
[ ] David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel (????)

2004

[ ] The Pogues Live at the Town and Country (Self)
[ ] Dennis Cleveland (????)

2005

[ ] TV Party (Self)

2006

[ ] Fabricating Tom Zé (Self)
[ ] By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston (Self)

2007

[ ] David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas (Self)
[ ] NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell (Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

2008

[ ] The Man Who Bottled Clouds (Self)
[ ] Celia: The Queen (Self)
[ ] Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell (Self (archive footage))
[ ] New York Rock at the BBC (????)
[ ] Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece (????)

2009

[ ] Beyond Ipanema (Self)
[ ] Wandering Heart (Self)
[ ] Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (Self)
[ ] Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut (????)

2011

[ ] This Must Be the Place (David Byrne)
[ ] Ride, Rise, Roar (Self)
[ ] Talking Heads - Chronology (????)

2012

[ ] Paul Simon: Under African Skies (Self)
[ ] La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles (????)

2013

[ ] Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day (Self (archive footage))

2014

[ ] Lennon or McCartney (Self)

2015

[ ] We're Gonna Die (David Byrne)

2016

[ ] Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (Self)
[ ] Contemporary Color (????)
[ ] Temporary Color (????)

2017

[ ] Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads (Self)

2018

[ ] The Making of True Stories (Self)
[ ] David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018 (Self)
[ ] Real Life (Narrator / Self)

2019

[ ] Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged (Self - Voice)
[ ] Museum Town (Self)
[ ] John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch (David Byrne)
[ ] Everything For All Reasons (Self)
[ ] Hream (David Byrne)
[ ] Triple-Chaser (Narrator)

2020

[ ] David Byrne's American Utopia (Self - Lead Singer & Performer)
[ ] FeeLee. History of a Single Label (Self)

2021

[ ] Social! Distance Dance Club (????)
[ ] Twyla Moves (Self)

2023

[ ] Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário (Self (archive footage))

2025

[ ] SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (Self)
[ ] Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (Self)
[ ] Monk in Pieces (Self)
[ ] We Want the Funk! (Self)
[ ] The Twits (Gordon Sniffles (voice))

????

[ ] Changing Lanes (????)