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Soundtrack:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s

1. Karaoke Revolution (2009) (VG) ("Burning Down The House")
2. "Numb3rs" (1 episode, 2009)
   ... aka Num3ers (USA: promotional title)
       - Shadow Markets (2009) TV episode (writer: "Burning Down the House")
3. Julie & Julia (2009) (writer: "Psycho Killer")
4. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) (writer: "Burning Down the House")
   ... aka Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (IMAX DMR version) (Hong Kong: English title: IMAX version)
   ... aka Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
5. He's Just Not That Into You (2009) (writer: "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)")
   ... aka Er steht einfach nicht auf Dich! (Germany)
6. "Private Practice" (1 episode, 2008)
       - Let It Go (2008) TV episode (writer: "Burning Down the House" (uncredited))
7. Religulous (2008) (writer: "Road To Nowhere")
8. Baby Mama (2008) (writer: "Stay Up Late")
9. Otis (2008) ("The Great Curve")
10. Lars and the Real Girl (2007) (writer: "This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody) Live Version")
11. Young @ Heart (2007) (writer: "Road To Nowhere", "Life During Wartime")
    ... aka Young@Heart (USA: new title)
12. "Big Love" (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
        - Damage Control (2007) TV episode ("Blue Hawaii")
        - Pilot (2006) TV episode ("Miss America")
13. Smiley Face (2007) (writer: "Memories Can't Wait")
14. Absolute Wilson (2006) ("The Knee Plays")
15. Open Season (2006) (writer: "Wild Wild Life")
16. Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006) (writer: "Psycho Killer")
17. Clerks II (2006) (writer: "(Nothing But) Flowers")
18. The Benchwarmers (2006) (writer: "Thank You for Sending Me an Angel")
19. The Secret Life of Words (2005) (writer: "Tiny Apocalypse") (performer: "Tiny Apocalypse")
    ... aka The Secret Life of Words (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
    ... aka La vida secreta de las palabras (Spain)
    ... aka La vida secreta de les paraules (Spain: Catalan title)
20. Sky High (2005) (writer: "And She Was")
21. Bewitched (2005) (writer: "And She Was" (1985))
22. The God Who Wasn't There (2005) ("Is This The Real Thing?")
23. Fierce People (2005) (writer: "Psycho Killer")
24. Duck (2005) (performer: "Un Di Felice")
25. In Good Company (2004) (writer: "Glass, Concrete & Stone") (performer: "Glass, Concrete & Stone")
26. 13 Going on 30 (2004) (writer: "Burning Down the House")
    ... aka Suddenly 30 (Australia)
27. Clean (2004/I) (performer: "The Jezebel Spirit") ("The Jezebel Spirit")
28. Secret Window (2004) (writer: "Once in a Lifetime")
29. Young Adam (2003) (writer: "THE GREAT WESTERN ROAD") (performer: "THE GREAT WESTERN ROAD") (producer: "HAITIAN FIGHT SONG")
    ... aka Young Adam (France)
30. "The Simpsons" (1 episode, 2003)
        - Dude, Where's My Ranch? (2003) TV episode (performer: "Everyone Hates Ned Flanders")
31. The Banger Sisters (2002) (writer: "Burning Down the House")
32. Dirty Pretty Things (2002) (writer: "Glass, Concrete & Stone") (performer: "Glass, Concrete & Stone")
33. Last Party 2000 (2001) (writer: "Once in a Lifetime")
    ... aka The Party's Over (USA: video title)
34. Rock Star (2001) (writer: "Once in a Lifetime")
35. "Leap Years" (2001) TV series (unknown episodes)
36. Someone Like You... (2001) (writer: "Burning Down the House")
    ... aka Animal Attraction (UK)
    ... aka Someone Like You (Australia)
37. Misión en Marbella (2001) (performer: "Si Fulano")
    ... aka Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella (International: English title)
38. Der Überfall (2000) (writer: "The Civil Wars") (performer: "The Civil Wars")
    ... aka Hold-Up (International: English title)
    
    
39. The Bachelor (1999) (performer: "Don't Fence Me In")
40. Inspector Gadget (1999) (writer: "Wild Wild Life" (1986))
41. Summer of Sam (1999) (writer: "Psycho Killer" (1977))
42. Plunkett & Macleane (1999) (writer: "Houses in Motion")
43. Alice et Martin (1998) (writer: "Once in a Lifetime")
    ... aka Alice and Martin (USA: literal English title)
    ... aka Alice y Martin (Spain)
44. Basquiat (1996) (writer: "I'm Not in Love")
    ... aka Build a Fort, Set It on Fire
45. Blue in the Face (1995) (writer: "God's Child", "Mi Barrio", "Happy Suicide") (performer: "God's Child", "Happy Suicide")
    ... aka Brooklyn Boogie (UK)
46. "Beavis and Butt-Head" (1 episode, 1994)
        - Temporary Insanity (1994) TV episode (performer: "Angels")
47. Airheads (1994) (writer: "Wheezing") (performer: "Wheezing") (producer: "Wheezing")
48. Car Trouble, Darlin' (1994) (writer: "Psycho killer")
49. Philadelphia (1993) (writer: "Heaven")
50. Cool Runnings (1993) (writer: "Wild Wild Life")
51. Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992) (writer: "Cross-Eyes and Painless")
52. "Flying Blind" (1 episode, 1992)
        - Pilot (1992) TV episode (writer: "And she was")
53. Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991) (writer: "Sax and Violins")
    ... aka Until the End of the World (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Jusqu'au bout du monde (France)
54. 'Merci la vie' (1991) (writer: "The Dream Police") (performer: "The Dream Police")
    ... aka Merci la vie (France: poster title)
55. Red Hot and Blue (1990) (TV) (performer: "Don't Fence Me In")
    
    
56. Look Who's Talking (1989) (writer: "And She Was")
    ... aka Daddy's Home
57. Little Monsters (1989) (writer: "ROAD TO NOWHERE")
    ... aka Little Ghost Fighters (Philippines: English title)
58. Wall Street (1987) (music: "AMERICA IS WAITING", "MEA CULPA", "THIS MUST BE THE PLACE (NAIVE MELODY)") (lyrics: "THIS MUST BE THE PLACE (NAIVE MELODY)") (performer: "AMERICA IS WAITING", "MEA CULPA") ("AMERICA IS WAITING", "MEA CULPA")
59. "Fame" (1 episode, 1987)
        - That Was the Weekend That Was (1987) TV episode (writer: "Loco, De Amor")
60. Something Wild (1986) (writer: "Loco de Amor") (performer: "Loco de Amor")
61. True Stories (1986) (writer: "Love For Sale", "Wild Wild LIfe", "Radio Head", "City of Dreams", "Puzzlin' Evidence", "Hey Now", "Papa Legba", "Dream Operator", "People Like Us", "Cocktail Desperado", "Road Song, "Dinner Music", "City Of Steel", "Festa Para Um Rei Negro", "Buster's Theme", "Ze Pereira", "Technological Love Story", "844-WIFE", "The Celebration Begins", "The Stage Nears Completion (Texas Tunes)", "Seen And Not Seen") (performer: "Road Song, "Freeway Son", "Brownie's Theme", "Disco Hits!", "Love Theme From True Stories", "I Love Metal Buildings", "Glass Operator", "City Of Steel", "Technological Love Story", "844-WIFE", "The Celebration Begins", "The Stage Nears Completion (Texas Tunes)") (producer: "Cocktail Desperado", "Mall Muzak", "Dinner Music", "City Of Steel", "Festa Para Um Rei Negro", "Buster's Theme", "Soy De Tejas", "Road Song Source Bookends")
62. Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986) (writer: "ONCE IN A LIFETIME")
63. Stop Making Sense (1984) (writer: "Psycho Killer", "Swamp", "Slippery People", "Burning Down the House", "Girlfriend Is Better", "Once In A Lifetime", "What A Day That Was", "Life During Wartime")
64. Mea Culpa (1981) (writer: "Mea Culpa")
65. America Is Waiting (1981) (writer: "America is Waiting") (performer: "America is Waiting")
66. Times Square (1980) ("Life During Wartime")
    

Composer:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s

1. "Big Love" (12 episodes, 2007)
       - Oh, Pioneers (2007) TV episode
       - Take Me as I Am (2007) TV episode
       - The Happiest Girl (2007) TV episode
       - Circle the Wagons (2007) TV episode
       - Kingdom Come (2007) TV episode
         (7 more)
2. "Independent Lens" (1 episode, 2006)
       - Two Square Miles (2006) TV episode
3. Young Adam (2003)
   ... aka Young Adam (France)
4. In Spite of Wishing and Wanting (2002)
   
   
5. The Last Words (1999)
6. Séta (1999)
   ... aka Roaming the Streets (International: English title)
7. Between the Teeth (1994)
   
   
8. Married to the Mob (1988)
9. "Alive from Off Center" (1 episode, 1988)
       - Men Die Sooner (1988) TV episode
10. The Last Emperor (1987) (music by)
    ... aka L'ultimo imperatore (Italy)
    ... aka Le dernier empereur (France)
    ... aka Modai huangi (China: Cantonese title)
11. True Stories (1986)
12. The Catherine Wheel (1982) (TV)
    

Music Department:

• 2000s
• 1990s

1. "P.O.V." (composer: theme music) (1 episode, 2007)
       - Standing Silent Nation (2007) TV episode (composer: theme music)
2. Soldiers of Conscience (2007) (composer: theme music)
3. "Wired Science" (2007) TV series (music theme) (unknown episodes)
4. Young Adam (2003) (music arranger: strings)
   ... aka Young Adam (France)
   
   
5. Blue in the Face (1995) (executive music producer)
   ... aka Brooklyn Boogie (UK)
6. "Flying Blind" (composer: theme music) (3 episodes, 1992-1993)
       - My Dinner with Brad Schimmel (1993) TV episode (composer: theme music)
       - Escape to New York (1993) TV episode (composer: theme music)
       - The Secret of My Great Dress (1992) TV episode (composer: theme music)
   

Actor:

• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s

1. Lulu on the Bridge (1998) .... 'Laughing Man' Escort
   
   
2. Checking Out (1989) .... Bartender
3. "Trying Times" .... Byron (1 episode, 1987)
       - A Family Tree (1987) TV episode .... Byron
4. True Stories (1986) .... Narrator/Lip-Syncher/Talking Heads singer
5. Survival Guide (1985) (TV)
   
   
6. The True Story of Eskimo Nell (1975)
   ... aka Dick Down Under (UK)
   

Director:

• 1990s
• 1980s

1. Between the Teeth (1994)
2. Red Hot and Blue (1990) (TV) (segment "Don't Fence Me In")
   
   
3. Îlé Aiyé (1989)
   ... aka Îlé Aiyé (The House of Life) (USA)
4. True Stories (1986)
   

Writer:

1. Îlé Aiyé (1989) (writer)
   ... aka Îlé Aiyé (The House of Life) (USA)
2. True Stories (1986) (writer)
   

Thanks:

• 2000s
• 1990s

1. The God Who Wasn't There (2005) (special thanks)
2. She Hate Me (2004) (thanks)
3. The Truth About Charlie (2002) (very special thanks)
   ... aka Die Wahrheit über Charlie (Germany)
   
   
4. Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992) (acknowledgment)
   

Self:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s

1. Beyond Ipanema (2009) .... Himself
2. O Homem que Engarrafava Nuvens (2009) .... Himself
   ... aka The Man Who Bottled Clouds (International: English title)
3. "The Colbert Report" .... Himself - Guest / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
       - Episode #5.75 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest
       - Episode #5.29 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
4. Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009) .... Himself
5. Everything That Happens Will Happen Today (2009)
6. Celia: The Queen (2008) .... Himself
7. Coração Vagabundo (2008) .... Himself
8. The Power of Their Song: The Untold Story of Latin America's New Song Movement (2008) .... Himself
9. By the Ways: A Journey with William Eggleston (2007) .... Himself
10. Absolute Wilson (2006) .... Himself
11. Fabricando Tom Zé (2006) .... David Byrne
12. TV Party (2005) (V)
13. Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth (2005) .... Himself
14. "Later with Jools Holland" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1997-2004)
    ... aka A Little Later (USA: cut version)
        - Episode #23.1 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #9.1 (1997) TV episode .... Himself
15. "The Simpsons" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Dude, Where's My Ranch? (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Himself
16. Lubbock Lights (2003) .... Himself
17. "Dinner for Five" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Episode #2.5 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
18. "Inside the Actors Studio" .... Himself - Audience Member (1 episode, 2003)
    ... aka Inside the Actors Studio: The Craft of Theatre and Film (USA: first season title)
        - The Simpsons (2003) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself - Audience Member
19. Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
20. "Rage" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
        - David Byrne guest programs rage (2002) TV episode .... Himself
21. "Austin City Limits" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
        - David Byrne (2002) TV episode .... Himself
22. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
    ... aka Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
        - Episode dated 26 September 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Himself
23. 25 Years of Punk (2001) (TV) .... Himself
24. The Art of Amália (2000) .... Introduction (English version)
    ... aka A Arte de Amália (Portugal)
25. The Best of Sessions at West 54th, Volume 2 (2000) (V) .... Himself
    
    
26. Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart (1998) .... Himself
27. "Late Show with David Letterman" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1995-1997)
    ... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
    ... aka Letterman (Australia)
    ... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
        - Episode dated 30 July 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 23 February 1995 (1995) TV episode .... Himself
28. "Sessions at West 54th" (1997) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
29. "Sen kväll med Luuk" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
        - Episode #3.7 (1997) TV episode .... Himself
30. "Space Ghost Coast to Coast" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
    ... aka SGC2C (USA: short title)
        - Fire Drill (1995) TV episode .... Himself
31. Dancing Barefoot (1995) (TV) .... Himself
32. Between the Teeth (1994)
33. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (1 episode, 1992)
    ... aka Jay Leno (Australia)
        - Episode dated 15 September 1992 (1992) TV episode .... Himself
34. Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991) (uncredited) .... Himself in music video
    ... aka Until the End of the World (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Jusqu'au bout du monde (France)
35. Red Hot and Blue (1990) (TV) .... Himself
    
    
36. "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself - Musical Guest (1 episode, 1989)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
        - Woody Harrelson/David Byrne (1989) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest
37. Heavy Petting (1989) .... Himself
38. Decade (1989) .... Himself
39. "Wired" .... Himself - Performer (1 episode, 1988)
        - Episode #1.13 (1988) TV episode .... Himself - Performer
40. The 60th Annual Academy Awards (1988) (TV) .... Himself - Best Original Score Winner
41. "Tocata" .... Himself (1 episode, 1987)
        - Episode dated 11 March 1987 (1987) TV episode (as Talking Heads) .... Himself
42. The Kitchen Presents Two Moon July (1986)
    ... aka Two Moon July (USA: short title)
43. MTV Video Music Awards 1985 (1985) (TV) .... Himself
44. Stop Making Sense (1984) .... Vocals and Guitar
    
    
45. "The South Bank Show" (1 episode, 1979)
        - Talking Heads/School Choirs Competition (1979) TV episode
46. The Blank Generation (1976) .... HImself (lead singer, Talking Heads)
    

Archive Footage:

1. "La mandrágora"
       - Episode dated 3 November 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
2. NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell (2007) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself