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David Byrne

Career

Active from 1984 to 2023, busiest in 2019 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Stop Making Sense
Stop Making Sense
GoodWatch score93/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Byrne Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Tension
    4.5, average 6.0
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Mystery
    2.7, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Class Conflict 2
  • Concert Film 2
  • Quirky Characters 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • David Byrne 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

42
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
David Byrne: Who Is The Sky?
David Byrne: Who Is The Sky?

Music, Producer

2020s

5 titles · average score 75
Musk
Musk (2026)
GoodWatch score 78

Songs

The Twits
The Twits (2025)
GoodWatch score 46

as Gordon Sniffles (voice)

John Mulaney: Baby J
John Mulaney: Baby J (2023)
GoodWatch score 79

Musician, Original Music Composer

Everything Everywhere All at Once
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
GoodWatch score 83

Songs

David Byrne's American Utopia
David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)
GoodWatch score 87

Music, Executive Producer

2010s

8 titles · average score 72
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch (2019)
GoodWatch score 84

as David Byrne

Hream
Hream (2019)

as David Byrne

Triple-Chaser
Triple-Chaser (2019)

as Narrator

Real Life
Real Life (2018)

as Narrator / Self

Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016)
GoodWatch score 76

Musician

Contemporary Color
Contemporary Color (2016)
GoodWatch score 63

Producer

We're Gonna Die
We're Gonna Die (2015)

as David Byrne

This Must Be the Place
This Must Be the Place (2011)
GoodWatch score 64

as David Byrne

2000s

7 titles · average score 44
The Vanguard
The Vanguard (2008)
GoodWatch score 28

Original Music Composer

David Byrne - Live from Austin, Texas
David Byrne - Live from Austin, Texas (2007)

Songs

She Hate Me
She Hate Me (2004)
GoodWatch score 40

Thanks

Young Adam
Young Adam (2003)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Music Composer

The Truth About Charlie
The Truth About Charlie (2002)
GoodWatch score 45

Thanks

In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
In Spite of Wishing and Wanting (2002)

Music, Lyricist

The Art of Amália
The Art of Amália (2000)

as Introduction (English version)

1990s

5 titles · average score 48
Lulu on the Bridge
Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
GoodWatch score 29

as "Laughing Man" Escort

After 68
After 68 (1994)

Second Assistant Director

Between the Teeth
Between the Teeth (1993)

Director

Later... with Jools Holland
Later... with Jools Holland (1992)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter (1990)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

1980s

15 titles · average score 73
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as David Byrne (voice)

Îlé Aiyé
Îlé Aiyé (1989)

Director

Married to the Mob
Married to the Mob (1988)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant (1988)

Writer, Director

Checking Out
Checking Out (1988)
GoodWatch score 46

as Bartender

The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

Original Music Composer

True Stories
True Stories (1986)
GoodWatch score 73

as Narrator / Lip-Syncher

Something Wild
Something Wild (1986)
GoodWatch score 76

Main Title Theme Composer

Dead End Kids
Dead End Kids (1986)

as Minister

Stop Making Sense
Stop Making Sense (1984)
GoodWatch score 93

Original Music Composer, Sound Supervisor

Mea Culpa
Mea Culpa (1981)
GoodWatch score 62

Music

America Is Waiting
America Is Waiting (1981)

Music

1970s

1 title · average score 63
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show