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DAVID BYRNE - DISCOGRAPHY


SOLO


Grown Backwards (2004)
Look Into The Eyeball (2001)
The Visible Man (1997)
Feelings (1997)
David Byrne (1994)
Uh-Oh (1992)
The Forest (1991)
Rei Momo (1989)

TALKING HEADS


Same As It Ever Was (2009)
Talking Heads Brick (Boxed Set, Dual Disc) (2005)
• Once in a Lifetime: Boxed Set
(2003)
• Popular Favorites: Sand In The Vaseline (1992)
• Naked (1988)
• True Stories (1986)
• Little Creatures (1985)
• Stop Making Sense (1984) & Stop Making Sense: Special New Edition (1999)
• Speaking in Tongues (1983)
• The Name of This Band is Talking Heads (1982)
• Remain in Light (1980)
• Fear of Music (1979)
• More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978)
• Talking Heads '77 (1977)

COLLABORATIONS/COMPILATIONS

"Apartment Wrestling", with Dave Sitek, Maximum Balloon, 2010
Here Lies Love, with Fatboy Slim (2010)
"Girls on the Freeway", SCORE! vol. 9: 20 Years of Merge Records (2009)
"Losing Myself", with Brazilian Girls (2009)
"The People Tree", with N.A.S.A, The Spirit of Apollo (2009)
"Knotty Pine", with Dirty Projectors, Dark Was the Night (2009)
"Money", with N.A.S.A, The Spirit of Apollo (2008)
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, with Brian Eno (2008)
"Toe Jam", with The BPA, I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat (2008)
• "Outra Insensatez, Poe!", with Tom Zé, Estudando a Bossa: Nordeste Plaza (2008)
"Fall With Me", with Paul Van Dyk, In Between (2007)
"For You", with David Shrigley, Worried Noodles (2007)
"How Does the Brain Wave", with Baby Elephant, Turn My Teeth Up! (2007)
"Ex-Guru" (by The Fiery Furnaces), Plum (2007)
"Asa Branca", "I Wish", lyrics and vocal, with Forro In The Dark, Bonfires of São João (2006)
"Statue Of Liberty" lyrics and vocal, with Marisa Monte, Universo Ao Meu Redor (2006)
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts Re-mastered, with Brian Eno (2006)
"Hoy No Le Temo A La Muerte" lyrics and vocal, with La Portuaria, RIO (2005)
"Get Confused" lyrics, with Fischerspooner, Odyssey (2005)
"The Heart's a Lonely Hunter" lyrics and vocal, with Thievery Corporation, The Cosmic Game (2005)
"My Fair Lady", WIRED - {- Rip. Sample. Mash. Share}/+ (2004)
"Aint Got So Far to Go", Future Soundtrack for America (2004)
• "Lazy" lyrics & vocal, with X-Press 2 (2002)
"Pocket Monster", The Only Blip Hop Record You Will Ever Need, Vol. 1 (2002)
• "Rio" lyrics & vocal, with Vinicius Cantuaria, Vinicius (2001)
"Ain't Got So Far to Go", Mantra Mix (2000)
"Si Fulano", duet with Peret & Carol C, El Rey De La Rumba (2000)
"Dreamworld: Marco de Canavezes" duet with Caetano Veloso, Red Hot & Lisbon (1998)
"Yolonda Niguas" lyrics & vocal with Café Tacuba, Red Hot & Latin (1997)
• "No Controles" vocals, with Café Tacuba, Avalancha de Éxitos (1996)
"Waters Of March" duet with Marisa Monte, Red Hot & Rio (1996)
"Crazy Egypt" lyrics, with John Cale, Walking on Locusts (1996)
"It Goes Back", Offbeat: A Red Hot Sound Trip (1996)
• "God's Child" lyrics and vocal, with Selena, Blue In The Face Soundtrack (1995)
• "Happy Suicide" lyrics and vocal, with Vijaya Anand, Blue In The Face Soundtrack (1995)
• "Mi Barrio" lyrics, with La Casa, Blue In The Face Soundtrack (1995)
"Cage and The Long Island Expressway" and "Enlightened Whistler", Caged/Uncaged: A Rock/Experimental Homage to John Cage (1993)
"High Life for Nine Instruments" performed by Balanescu Quartet, Byrne/Moran/Lurie/Torke (1992)
"Hanging Upside Down" performed by Balanescu Quartet, Possessed (1992)
"Sax and Violins", Until The End Of The World, soundtrack to Wim Wenders film (1991)
• Forestry, with Jack Dangers and Rudy Tambala (1991)
"Don't Fence Me In", Red Hot & Blue (1990)
"Song For The Trees" (or) "I Know Sometimes The World Is Wrong", Like a Girl I Want You to Keep Coming (1989)
"America Is Waiting", The 20th Anniversary Album (1989)
• "Liquid Days" and "Open the Kingdom" lyrics by David Byrne, music by Philip Glass, Songs from Liquid Days (1986)
"His Wife Refused", The Best of Music and Rhythm (1982)
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, with Brian Eno (1981)

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDINGS

• "Glass, Concrete & Stone," track for end credits of Stephen Frears's film Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
• "Let The Mystery Be," "Dallas," and "Jolene" duet with Natalie Merchant on Few and Far Between, 10,000 Maniacs (1993)

SCORES

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, with Craig Armstrong, directed by Oliver Stone (2010)
Big Love: Hymnal, music written for the HBO series plus other recent compositions (2008)
Lead Us Not Into Temptation: Music from the film Young Adam, directed by David MacKenzie (2003)
In Spite Of Wishing And Wanting, score for theater piece by Wim Vandekeybus of Ultima Vez Dance Company (1999)
The Forest, orchestral score for theater piece by Robert Wilson (1991)
A Young Man's Dream and a Woman's Secret, film by Philip Haas (1990)
The Giant Woman and The Lightening Man, film by Philip Haas (1990)
The Catherine Wheel, choreographed by Twyla Tharp with Brian Eno and John Chernoff (1988)
Married to the Mob, directed by Jonathan Demme (1988)
The Last Emperor, with Ryuichi Sakamoto & Cong Su, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci (1987)
Something Wild, directed by Jonathan Demme: "Loco de Amor" song co-written with Johnny Pacheco; sung with Celia Cruz backed by Ray Barretto's band (1986)
Sounds From True Stories, directed by David Byrne (1986)
Dead End Kids: A Story of Nuclear Power, film by Joanne Akalaitis (1986)
• Main title theme for "Alive From Off Center," Season 1 (1984)
Music for the Knee Plays, stage collaboration with Robert Wilson and Suzushi Hanayagi (1984); re-released with bonus tracks and DVD (2007)

FILM & VIDEO

Ride, Rise, Roar, a concert documentary from the Everything That Happens Will Happen Today world tour, directed by Hillman Curtis (2010)
David Byrne: Live from Austin TX (2007)
David Byrne Live at Union Chapel (2004)
Between The Teeth, live concert film from Uh-Oh Tour 1992-3, directed by Byrne and David Wild (1993)
Girls, She's Mad, directed by Byrne (1992)
Umbabarauma, animated film-video for Beleza Tropical, directed by Susan Young, produced by Byrne (1989)
Ilé Aiyé: The House of Life, directed by Byrne, film about Candomblé Religion in Brazil (1988)
April 16, 1989, a two and one-half minute film created with David Wild (1988)
Storytelling Giant, compilation of all Talking Heads' videos to date; seven directed by Byrne (1988)
True Stories, co-written with Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Beth Henley and actor-director Stephen Tobolowsky (1986)
Talking Heads vs. Television, collaboration for BBC channel 4 (1984)
Stop Making Sense, concert film conceived from a stage show by Byrne and directed by Jonathan Demme (1984)
America is Waiting, film by Bruce Conner, produced by Byrne (1981)

MUSIC PRODUCER

• Mesopotamia, B-52's
• Waiting, Fun Boy 3
• Elegibo, Margareth Menezes, tracks "Canto pra Subir," "Abra a Boca," Penguin Books (1986)

AWARDS

• TuneCore Sales Certification Award for Everything That Happens Will Happen Today (2009)
• 2005 Les Paul Award (Technical Excellence and Creativity Awards)
• Ivor Novello Award (2002) presented by the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters in association with the Performing Right Society for the Ivors Dance Award (with co writers, Ashley Beedle, Darren House and Darren Rock).
• Best Special Effects for "She's Mad," Music Video Producers Association (1992)
• Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Hollywood Foreign Press Association Award (1987) for Best Original Score, The Last Emperor (with co-composers Ryuichi Sakamoto and Cong Su)
• Texas Accordion Association, Charter Membership (1987), "dedicated to the promotion of the accordion"
• Film Critics Award (1985) for Best Documentary, Stop Making Sense
• MTV's Video Vanguard Award (1985)
• American Video Award nomination (1983) for Best Group Performance, "Burning Down the House" with Talking Heads

 

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