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David Byrne (I)
Music Artist, Composer, Music Department
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The Twits (2025)
Original Songs By, Gordon Sniffles (voice), Performer: "Open The Door", Producer: "We're Not Like Ev'ryone Else", "Lullaby", "The Problem Is You", "Open The Door", Writer: "We're Not Like Ev'ryone Else", "Lullaby", "The Problem Is You", "Open The Door" |
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$220K
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$700
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$38MM
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David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)
Composer, Executive Producer, Producer, Writer: "Here", "I Know Sometimes A Man Is Wrong", "Don't Worry About The Government", "Lazy", "This Must Be The Place (Naïve Melody)", "I Zimbra", "Slippery People", "I Should Watch TV", "Everybody's Coming To My House", "Once In A Lifetime", "Glass, Concrete & Stone", "Toe Jam", "Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)", "I Dance Like This", "Bullet", "Every Day Is A Miracle", "Blind", "Burning Down The House", "One Fine Day", "Road To Nowhere", Writer (uncredited) |
$254K
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$7MM
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$111K
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$607
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$172K
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Makin' It Happen: A Tribute to Dancin' on Air (2013)
(Video) - Writer: "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" |
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$48K
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$224K
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Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
Performer: "The Heart's A Lonely Hunter", Writer: "The Heart's A Lonely Hunter", "This Must Be The Place (Naïve Melody)" |
$50MM
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$19MM
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Quebrando o Tabu (2011)
Performer: "Dirty Rainbows" (original Song), Writer: "Dirty Rainbows" (original Song) |
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This Must Be the Place (2011)
Composer, Musician: Vocals, David Byrne, Performer: "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)", Writer: "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)", "Open Up", "Eliza", "You Can Like It", "If It Falls, It Falls" |
€25MM
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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
Performer: "Home", "Life Is Long", "Strange Overtones", "Sleeping Up", "Mnemonic Discordance", "My Big Nurse", "Lazy", "Tiny Apocalypse", "I Feel My Stuff", Writer: "Home", "Life Is Long", "Strange Overtones", "Sleeping Up", "Mnemonic Discordance", "My Big Nurse", "Lazy", "Tiny Apocalypse", "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)", "I Feel My Stuff" |
$70MM
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$19MM
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$135MM
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Public Access (2010)
(Short) - Performer: "Wheezing", "Eggs In A Briar Patch", "Leg Bells", Special Thanks |
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Young Adam (2003)
Composer, Music Arranger: Strings, Music: "Body In A River", "Mnemonic Discordance", "Sex On The Docks", "Inexorable", "Warm Sheets", "Bastard", "Ineluctable", "Speechless", Performer: "THE GREAT WESTERN ROAD", "Dirty Hair", "Speechless", Producer: "HAITIAN FIGHT SONG", Writer: "THE GREAT WESTERN ROAD", "Body In A River", "Mnemonic Discordance", "Sex On The Docks", "Inexorable", "Warm Sheets", "Bastard", "Ineluctable" |
$6.4MM
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$19MM
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France 1997 (1998)
(Video) - Performer: "My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts" (excerpts), Producer: "My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts" (excerpts), Writer: "My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts" (excerpts) |
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Nagual (1998)
(Video) - Performer: "My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts", Producer: "My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts", Writer: "My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts" |
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$84K
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$95K
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$1.4MM
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Blue in the Face (1995)
Executive Music Producer, Performer: "God's Child", "Happy Suicide", Writer: "God's Child", "Mi Barrio", "Happy Suicide" |
$2MM
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$104K
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Between the Teeth (1994)
Composer, Director, Performer: "Well", "(Nothing But) Flowers", "Girls On My Mind", "Mr. Jones", "Something Ain't Right", "Life During Wartime", "Women Vs. Men", "Hanging Upside Down", "Lie To Me", "She's Mad", "Blind", "Make Believe Mambo", "And She Was", "Buck Naked", "Road To Nowhere", Writer: "(Nothing But) Flowers", "Girls On My Mind", "Mr. Jones", "Something Ain't Right", "Life During Wartime", "Women Vs. Men", "Hanging Upside Down", "Lie To Me", "She's Mad", "Blind", "Make Believe Mambo", "And She Was", "Buck Naked", "Road To Nowhere" |
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)
Acknowledgment, Writer: "Cross-Eyes And Painless" |
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$23MM
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$39K
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$10MM
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Wall Street (1987)
Soundtrack ("America is Waiting", "Mea Culpa"), Lyrics: "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)", Music: "America Is Waiting", "Mea Culpa", "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)", Performer: "America Is Waiting", "Mea Culpa" |
$15MM
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$4.1MM
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$44MM
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$1MM
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£23MM
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$8.5MM
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$353K
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$18MM
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$7MM
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$1.8MM
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$8.4MM
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$8.4MM
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True Stories (1986)
Composed By, Written By, Director, Narrator / Lip-Syncher, 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)", … See more |
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$41MM
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Stop Making Sense (1984)
Composer, Conceived For The Stage By, Lighting Design, Re-recording Supervisor, Writer: "Psycho Killer", "Heaven", "Thank You For Sending Me An Angel", "Found A Job", "Slippery People", "Burning Down The House", "Life During Wartime", "Making Flippy Floppy", "Swamp", "What A Day That Was", "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)", "Once In A Lifetime", "Girlfriend Is Better", "Crosseyed And Painless" |
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Turned On (1982)
Performer: "Mountain Of Needles" (uncredited), Writer: "Mountain Of Needles" (uncredited) |
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$20MM
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$138K
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$840K
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$5MM
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1
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The Beast in Me (2025)
(TV Mini-series) - Writer: "Psycho Killer" (uncredited), "Pulled Up" (1 episode, 2025) |
1
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1
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Morning Joe (2021–2025)
(TV Series) - Writer: "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" (1 episode, 2025), Performer: "Everybody Laughs" (1 episode, 2025), Writer: "Everybody Laughs" (1 episode, 2025), Writer: "Once In A Lifetime" (1 episode, 2025), Writer: "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" (1 episode, 2025), … See more |
11
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Dexter: Resurrection (2025)
(TV Series) - Writer: "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" (1 episode, 2025)
A Beating Heart... (Jul
11,
2025)
Season 1,
Episode 1
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Writer: "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)"
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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The Umbrella Academy (2024)
(TV Series) - Writer: "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" (1 episode, 2024)
End of the Beginning (Aug
8,
2024)
Season 4,
Episode 6
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Writer: "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)"
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1
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The Project (2023–2024)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Burning Down The House" (2 episodes, 2024), Writer: "Road To Nowhere" (1 episode, 2024), Writer: "Psycho Killer" (1 episode, 2023) |
4
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1
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The Bear (2022–2024)
(TV Series) - Writer: "The Big Country" (1 episode, 2024), Performer: "Glass, Concrete & Stone" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2023), Writer: "Glass, Concrete & Stone" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2023), Performer: "One Fine Day" (1 episode, 2022), Writer: "One Fine Day" (1 episode, 2022) |
3
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Clipped (2024)
(TV Mini-series) - Performer: "Dirty Work", "Buck Naked" (1 episode, 2024), Writer: "Buck Naked" (1 episode, 2024)
The Best Words (Jun
25,
2024)
Season 1,
Episode 5
-
Performer: "Dirty Work", "Buck Naked",
Writer: "Buck Naked"
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1
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The Boys (2020–2024)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Burning Down The House" (1 episode, 2024), Writer: "Psycho Killer" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2020)
Proper Preparation and Planning (Sep
4,
2020)
Season 2,
Episode 2
-
Writer: "Psycho Killer" (uncredited)
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2
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1
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Baby Reindeer (2024)
(TV Mini-series) - Performer: "A Soft Seduction" (1 episode, 2024), Writer: "A Soft Seduction" (1 episode, 2024)
Episode 2 (Apr
11,
2024)
Season 1,
Episode 2
-
Performer: "A Soft Seduction",
Writer: "A Soft Seduction"
|
1
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1
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Life & Beth (2022–2024)
(TV Series) - Dr. B (3 episodes, 2022), Writer: "Road To Nowhere" (1 episode, 2024) |
4
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1
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Reacher (2023)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Road To Nowhere", "Psycho Killer" (1 episode, 2023)
A Night at the Symphony (Dec
22,
2023)
Season 2,
Episode 4
-
Writer: "Road To Nowhere", "Psycho Killer"
|
1
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1
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The Crowded Room (2023)
(TV Mini-series) - Writer: "Thank You For Sending Me An Angel" (1 episode, 2023) |
1
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Single Drunk Female (2023)
(TV Series) - Writer: "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2023)
Group of Drunks (Apr
13,
2023)
Season 2,
Episode 10
-
Writer: "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" (uncredited)
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1
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1
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1
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Mystery Science Theater 3000 (2018–2022)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Once In A Lifetime", "Burning Down The House" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2022), Writer: "Burning Down The House" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2018)
The Mask in 3D (Oct
28,
2022)
Season 3,
Episode 11
-
Writer: "Once In A Lifetime", "Burning Down The House" (uncredited)
|
2
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1
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1
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Only Murders in the Building (2022)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Psycho Killer" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2022) |
1
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1
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Stranger Things (2017–2022)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Psycho Killer" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2022), Writer: "Open The Kingdom (Liquid Days, Part II)" (2 episodes, 2017)
Chapter Two: Vecna's Curse (May
27,
2022)
Season 4,
Episode 2
-
Writer: "Psycho Killer" (uncredited)
|
3
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Angelyne (2022)
(TV Mini-series) - Writer: "Burning Down The House" (1 episode, 2022)
Glow in the Dark Queen of the Universe (May
19,
2022)
Season 1,
Episode 3
-
Writer: "Burning Down The House"
|
1
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1
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1
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WeCrashed (2022)
(TV Mini-series) - Writer: "Once In A Lifetime" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2022)
The One with All the Money (Apr
22,
2022)
Season 1,
Episode 8
-
Writer: "Once In A Lifetime" (uncredited)
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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Alive and Kicking (2021)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Psycho Killer" (7 episodes, 2021)
No tengas miedo de ser la persona en la que te has convertido (Feb
12,
2021)
Season 1,
Episode 7
-
Writer: "Psycho Killer"
|
7
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1
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1
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1
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Little Fires Everywhere (2020)
(TV Mini-series) - Writer: "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" (1 episode, 2020) |
1
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Saturday Night Live (1979–2020)
(TV Series) - Performer: "Once In A Lifetime", "Toe Jam" (1 episode, 2020), Writer: "Once In A Lifetime", "Toe Jam" (1 episode, 2020), Performer: "Dirty Old Town", "Loco De Amor" (1 episode, 1989), Writer: "Artists Only" (uncredited) (1 episode, 1979)
John Mulaney/David Byrne (Feb
29,
2020)
Season 45,
Episode 14
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Performer: "Once In A Lifetime", "Toe Jam",
Writer: "Once In A Lifetime", "Toe Jam"
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3
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1
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John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch (2019)
(TV Movie) - David Byrne, Lyrics: "Pay Attention", Performer: "Pay Attention", "Tiny Apocalypse", Writer: "Tiny Apocalypse" |
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1
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The Deuce (2018–2019)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Once In A Lifetime" (1 episode, 2019), Writer: "Don't Worry About The Government" (1 episode, 2018) |
2
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Mindhunter (2017–2019)
(TV Series) - Writer: "The Overload" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2019), Writer: "Psycho Killer" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2017) |
2
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1
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The Blacklist (2019)
(TV Series) - Writer: "This Must Be The Place (Naïve Melody)" (1 episode, 2019)
Guillermo Rizal (No. 128) (May
3,
2019)
Season 6,
Episode 20
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Writer: "This Must Be The Place (Naïve Melody)"
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1
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9-1-1 (2019)
(TV Series) - Writer: "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" (1 episode, 2019), Writer: "Burning Down The House" (1 episode, 2019)
Bobby Begins Again (Apr
29,
2019)
Season 2,
Episode 16
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Writer: "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)"
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2
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1
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1
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1
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Young Sheldon (2018)
(TV Series) - Writer: "And She Was" (1 episode, 2018)
A Research Study and Czechoslovakian Wedding Pastries (Oct
18,
2018)
Season 2,
Episode 5
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Writer: "And She Was"
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1
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1
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2
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Legion (2017–2018)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Burning Down The House" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2018), Writer: "Road To Nowhere" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2017) |
2
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The Americans (2018)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Slippery People" (1 episode, 2018), Writer: "Listening Wind" (1 episode, 2018) |
2
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The Simpsons (2003–2018)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Swamp" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2018), Writer: "Once In A Lifetime" (uncredited) (2 episodes, 2014), Performer - 'Dream Operator' / David Byrne (voice) (2 episodes, 2003), Performer: "Dream Operator" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2012), Writer: "Dream Operator" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2012), … See more
3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage (Mar
25,
2018)
Season 29,
Episode 13
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Writer: "Swamp" (uncredited)
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6
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The Tick (2018)
(TV Series) - Performer: "One Fine Day" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2018), Writer: "One Fine Day" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2018)
The End of the Beginning (Or the Start of the Dawn of the Age of Superhero) (Feb
23,
2018)
Season 1,
Episode 12
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Performer: "One Fine Day" (uncredited),
Writer: "One Fine Day" (uncredited)
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1
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1
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1
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014–2017)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Once In A Lifetime" (1 episode, 2017), Writer: "Wild Wild Life" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2015), Performer: "Fantastic Man" (1 episode, 2014)
Taraji P. Henson/Miley Cyrus/Billy Joel (Oct
6,
2017)
Season 5,
Episode 24
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Writer: "Once In A Lifetime"
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3
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1
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Who's Doing the Dishes? (2016)
(TV Series) - Performer: "Lazy" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2016), Writer: "Lazy" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2016)
Jake Quickenden (Sep
29,
2016)
Season 3,
Episode 19
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Performer: "Lazy" (uncredited),
Writer: "Lazy" (uncredited)
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1
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Halt and Catch Fire (2014–2016)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Burning Down The House" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2016), Writer: "Heaven" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2015), Writer: "Psycho Killer" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2014)
Flipping the Switch (Aug
30,
2016)
Season 3,
Episode 3
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Writer: "Burning Down The House" (uncredited)
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3
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1
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1
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1
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2015)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Psycho Killer" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2015) |
1
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Historien om Nytt på nytt (2014)
(TV Movie) - Writer: "Sax And Violins", "Popsicle", "Sugar On My Tongue", "Life During Wartime", "Swamp" |
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P.O.V. (2007–2014)
(TV Series) - Composer: Theme Music (1 episode, 2007), Writer: "Burning Down The House" (1 episode, 2014) |
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1
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1
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1
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Parenthood (2014)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Burning Down The House" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2014)
Just Like at Home (Feb
27,
2014)
Season 5,
Episode 15
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Writer: "Burning Down The House" (uncredited)
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1
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Rude Tube (2009–2013)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Road To Nowhere" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2013), Performer: "Lazy" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2013), Writer: "Lazy" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2013), Writer: "Road To Nowhere' (uncredited) (1 episode, 2009) |
3
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Doctors (2013)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Road To Nowhere" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2013)
A Slight Misunderstanding (Aug
13,
2013)
Season 15,
Episode 74
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Writer: "Road To Nowhere" (uncredited)
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1
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1
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Once Upon a Time (2013)
(TV Series) - Lyrics: "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" (1 episode, 2013), Music: "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" (1 episode, 2013), Writer: "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" (1 episode, 2013)
Welcome to Storybrooke (Mar
17,
2013)
Season 2,
Episode 17
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Lyrics: "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)",
Music: "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)",
Writer: "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)"
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1
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Late Show with David Letterman (2013)
(TV Series) - Performer: "I Should Watch TV" (1 episode, 2013) |
1
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Some Jerk with a Camera (2011–2012)
(TV Series) - Writer: "(Nothing But) Flowers", "Psycho Killer (live)" (1 episode, 2012), Writer: "City Of Dreams" (1 episode, 2012), Writer: "Psycho Killer" (3 episodes, 2011), Writer: "Wild Wild Life" (1 episode, 2011)
Thirty Years of EPCOT Part Three: The 1990s and 2000s (Nov
29,
2012)
Season 2,
Episode 5
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Writer: "(Nothing But) Flowers", "Psycho Killer (live)"
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6
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2012)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Road To Nowhere" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2012) |
1
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1
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Formula 1: BBC Sport (2011)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Road To Nowhere" (uncredited) (2 episodes, 2011)
The Korean Grand Prix: Highlights (Oct
16,
2011)
Season 3,
Episode 48
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Writer: "Road To Nowhere" (uncredited)
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1
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1
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20 to 1 (2010–2011)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Psycho Killer" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2011), Writer: "Wild Wild Life" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2010)
Our All Time Favourite Films (Jun
23,
2010)
Season 9,
Episode 11
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Writer: "Wild Wild Life" (uncredited)
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
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Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2010)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Road To Nowhere" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2010) |
1
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30 for 30 (2010)
(TV Series) - Lyrics: "Heaven" (1 episode, 2010), Music: "Heaven" (1 episode, 2010) |
1
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1
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Nip/Tuck (2009)
(TV Series) - Performer: "Home" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2009), Writer: "Home" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2009)
Wesley Clovis (Dec
16,
2009)
Season 6,
Episode 10
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Performer: "Home" (uncredited),
Writer: "Home" (uncredited)
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1
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Numb3rs (2005–2009)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Burning Down The House" (1 episode, 2009), Writer: "Once In A Lifetime" (1 episode, 2005), Writer: "Once In A Lifetime" |
2
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Welcome to the 80's (2009)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Burning Down The House" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2009)
Postpunk und Neue Deutsche Welle (Aug
11,
2009)
Season 1,
Episode 1
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Writer: "Burning Down The House" (uncredited)
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1
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Chuck (2009)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Once In A Lifetime" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2009)
Chuck Versus the Suburbs (Feb
16,
2009)
Season 2,
Episode 13
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Writer: "Once In A Lifetime" (uncredited)
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1
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Heroes (2009)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Psycho Killer" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2009)
Chapter Three 'Building 26' (Feb
16,
2009)
Season 3,
Episode 16
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Writer: "Psycho Killer" (uncredited)
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1
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Eli Stone (2008)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Burning Down The House" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2008)
Happy Birthday, Nate (Dec
2,
2008)
Season 2,
Episode 6
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Writer: "Burning Down The House" (uncredited)
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1
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Private Practice (2008)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Burning Down The House" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2008) |
1
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Big Love (2006–2007)
(TV Series) - Composer (12 episodes, 2007), Performer: "Blue Hawaii" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2007), Performer: "Miss America" (1 episode, 2006), Writer: "Miss America" (1 episode, 2006) |
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Independent Lens (2005–2006)
(TV Series) - Composer (1 episode, 2006), Special Thanks (1 episode, 2005)
Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove (Oct
11,
2005)
Season 7,
Episode 1
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Special Thanks
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2
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1
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Uvolnete se, prosím (2006)
(TV Series) - Lyrics: "Neighborhood" (1 episode, 2006), Music: "Neighborhood" (1 episode, 2006) |
1
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1
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The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2005)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Once In A Lifetime" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2005)
Duck/Aren't You Chupacabra to See Me? (Jun
24,
2005)
Season 3,
Episode 9
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Writer: "Once In A Lifetime" (uncredited)
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1
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Idol - Jakten på en superstjerne (2005)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Burning Down The House" (1 episode, 2005) |
1
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Gilmore Girls (2004)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Burning Down The House" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2004)
You Jump, I Jump, Jack (Nov
2,
2004)
Season 5,
Episode 7
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Writer: "Burning Down The House" (uncredited)
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Later... With Jools Holland (1997)
(TV Series) - Performer: "Daddy Go Down", "Dance On Vaseline" (1 episode, 1997) |
1
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1
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8
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Bert (1994)
(TV Series) - Soundtrack ("TREE") (1 episode, 1994), Performer: "IN THE FUTURE" (1 episode, 1994), Writer: "IN THE FUTURE" (1 episode, 1994)
Fina, fina Paulina (Nov
26,
1994)
Season 1,
Episode 9
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Performer: "IN THE FUTURE",
Writer: "IN THE FUTURE"
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2
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Beavis and Butt-Head (1993–1994)
(TV Series) - Performer: "Angels" (1 episode, 1994), Writer: "Angels" (1 episode, 1994), Writer: "Wild Wild Life" (1 episode, 1993) |
2
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Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1991–1994)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Once In A Lifetime" (2 episodes, 1991) |
2
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1
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Flying Blind (1992–1993)
(TV Series) - Composer: Theme Music (3 episodes, 1992), Performer: "A Million Miles Away" (22 episodes, 1992), Writer: "A Million Miles Away" (21 episodes, 1992), Writer: "And She Was", "A Million Miles Away" (1 episode, 1992)
The Long Goodbye (May
2,
1993)
Season 1,
Episode 22
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Performer: "A Million Miles Away",
Writer: "A Million Miles Away"
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22
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The Magic of David Copperfield XIII: Mystery on the Orient Express (1991)
(TV Special) - Writer: "Burning Down The House" |
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Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter (1990)
(TV Movie) - Director (segment "Don't Fence Me In"), Performer: "Don't Fence Me In" |
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The Magic of David Copperfield XI: The Explosive Encounter (1989)
(TV Special) - Writer: "Burning Down The House" |
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Alive from Off Center (1985–1988)
(TV Series) - Composer (1 episode, 1988), Composer: Theme Music (16 episodes, 1985), Composer: Theme Song (2 episodes, 1986), Producer (4 episodes, 1985) |
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Talking Heads in concerto (1980)
(TV Special) - Writer: "Psycho Killer", "Stay Hungry", "Cities", "I Zimbra", "Drugs", "Crosseyed And Painless", "Life During Wartime", "Houses In Motion", "Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)", "The Great Curve" |
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| Self (182 titles) |
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014–2025)
(TV Series) - Self - Musical Guest / Self - Guest (4 episodes, 2014) |
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GMA3 (2023)
(TV Series) - Self - Musical Guest (2 episodes, 2023)
Alex Presha/Sarah Eggenberger/Jim Tselikis/Sabin Lomac/David Byrne (Aug
8,
2023)
Season 3,
Episode 234
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Self - Musical Guest
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60 Minutes (2023)
(TV Series) - Self (segment "David Byrne") (1 episode, 2023)
Please Let Me Die/Who Is Minding the Chatbots?/David Byrne (Mar
5,
2023)
Season 55,
Episode 24
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Self (segment "David Byrne")
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Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast (2022)
(Podcast Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2022)
David Byrne - Twitter Permanently Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene's Personal Account: A Closer Look (Jan
4,
2022)
Season 1,
Episode 692
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Self - Guest
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2018–2021)
(TV Series) - Self - Musical Guest / Self - Guest (2 episodes, 2018) |
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Break It All: The History of Rock in Latin America (2020)
(TV Mini-series) - Self (4 episodes, 2020) |
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Stars in the House (2020)
(TV Series) - Self - Winner (1 episode, 2020)
85th Annual New York Drama Critics Circle Awards (Apr
29,
2020)
Season 1,
Episode 84
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Self - Winner
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Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2019)
(TV Series) - Self - Musical Guest (1 episode, 2019)
Benedict Cumberbatch/Kelly Ripa/David Byrne (Oct
22,
2019)
Season 17,
Episode 143
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Self - Musical Guest
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61º Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián - Gala de clausura (2013)
(TV Special) - Self - Presenter |
61º Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián - Gala de inauguración (2013)
(TV Special) - Self - Jury Member |
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Late Show with David Letterman (1994–2013)
(TV Series) - Self - Guest / Self - Musical Guest (6 episodes, 1994) |
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2001)
(TV Series) - Self - Musical Guest (1 episode, 2001)
George Stephanopoulos/Rob Schneider/David Byrne (Sep
26,
2001)
Season 9,
Episode 11
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Self - Musical Guest
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Until the End of the World: Wim Wenders in Tokyo (1990)
(Video) - Self - Singer / Self - Composer / Self - Musician |
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| Archive Footage (29 titles) |
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MTV 00s - Top 40 Dancefloor Charts of the Decade! (2023)
(TV Special) - Self - David Byrne (archive footage) |
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The Top Ten Revealed (2020)
(TV Series) - Self (archive footage) (as Talking Heads) (1 episode, 2020) |
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Duran Duran feat. Victoria DeAngelis: Psycho Killer (2023)
(Music Video) - Composer, Writer: "Psycho Killer" |
No Stupid Questions (2020–2023)
(Podcast Series) - Writer: "And She Was" (149 episodes, 2020), Special Thanks (143 episodes, 2020) |
Diminishing Returns (2022)
(Podcast Series) - Performer: "This Is A Life" (1 episode, 2022), Writer: "This Is A Life" (1 episode, 2022)
Review of the Year 2022 (Dec
26,
2022)
Season 2,
Episode 3
-
Performer: "This Is A Life",
Writer: "This Is A Life"
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Talking Heads: Wild Wild Life (1986)
(Music Video) - Composer, Director, Singer, Writer: "Wild Wild Life" |
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Talking Heads: Burning Down the House (1983)
(Music Video) - Director, Writer, Editor, Producer, Writer: "Burning Down The House" |
Talking Heads: This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) (1983)
(Music Video) - Composer, Director, Additional Camera, Producer |
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Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime (1981)
(Music Video) - Composer, Director, David Byrne, Writer: "Once In A Lifetime" |
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