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.

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
Self

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Self

Monk in Pieces
2025
Self

We Want the Funk!
2025
Self

John Mulaney: Baby J
2023
Musician

Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé
2023
Self (archive footage)

Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022
Songs

Twyla Moves
2021
Self

David Byrne's American Utopia
2020
Music

FeeLee. History of a Single Label
2020
Self

Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
2019
Self - Voice

Museum Town
2019
Self

John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019
David Byrne

Everything For All Reasons
2019
Self

Hream
2019
David Byrne

Triple-Chaser
2019
Narrator

David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018
2018
Self

Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads
2017
Self

Contemporary Color
2016
Producer

Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
2016
Musician

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016
Self

Temporary Color
2016

We're Gonna Die
2015
David Byrne

Lennon or McCartney
2014
Self

Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
2013
Self (archive footage)

Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012
Self

La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles
2012

This Must Be the Place
2011
Original Music Composer

Ride, Rise, Roar
2011
Self

Talking Heads - Chronology
2011

Beyond Ipanema
2009
Self

Wandering Heart
2009
Self

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
2009
Self

Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
2009

The Vanguard
2008
Original Music Composer

The Man Who Bottled Clouds
2008
Self

Celia: The Queen
2008
Self

Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
2008
Self (archive footage)

New York Rock at the BBC
2008

David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas
2007
Self

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
2007
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Fabricating Tom Zé
2006
Self

By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston
2006
Self

TV Party
2005
Self

The Pogues Live at the Town and Country
2004
Self

Dennis Cleveland
2004

Young Adam
2003
Original Music Composer

David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel
2003

In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
2002
Music

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002
Self

25 Years of Punk
2001
Self

The Art of Amália
2000
Introduction (English version)

Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
1998
Self

Lulu on the Bridge
1998
"Laughing Man" Escort

Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th
1998
Self

Between the Teeth
1993
Director

10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged
1993
Self

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990
Director

Summer of Love
1990
Self

Umbabarauma
1989
Producer

Heavy Petting
1989
Self

Decade
1989
Self

Married to the Mob
1988
Original Music Composer

Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
1988
Director

Checking Out
1988
Bartender

The Last Emperor
1987
Original Music Composer

True Stories
1986
Director

Something Wild
1986
Main Title Theme Composer

Report From L.A.
1986
Himself

Stop Making Sense
1984
Original Music Composer

Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
1984
Creative Consultant

The Catherine Wheel
1982
Music

Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
1982

Mea Culpa
1981
Music

America Is Waiting
1981
Music

Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
1981

Talking Heads: Live in Rome
1980
Self - Vocals, guitar

Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
1980
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar

The Blank Generation
1976
Self