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David Byrne Biography

Birth Name:David Byrne

Birth Place:Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Profession Soundtrack, Music department, Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Camera department, Sound department

Fast Facts

  • In 2002, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
  • Musically inclined at a young age, he learned to play the phonograph at the age of three
  • Quote: "(On music) "Different things in unexpected areas really affect what we end up hearing and what we end up hearing is not just the expression of the creator but this expression which has been molded by external forces․""
  • Widely regarded for the edgy persona he displays on stage
  • Despite living in the United States since childhood, he did not apply for U․S․ Citizenship until he had already resided in the country for more than 50 years
  • Was a classmate of future director Gus Van Sant at the Rhode Island School of Design in 1970

Awards

  • 1987Independent Spirit Award-Best First Feature: nominated
  • 1987LAFCA Award-Best Music: winner
  • 1988Oscar-Best Music, Original Score: winner
  • 1988Golden Globe-Best Original Score - Motion Picture: winner
  • 1989BAFTA Film Award-Best Score: nominated
  • 1989Grammy-Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television: winner
  • 2008BMI Cable Award-: winner
  • 2012David-Best Song (Migliore Canzone): winner
  • 2012David-Best Music (Migliore Musicista): winner
  • 2012IOMA-Best Original Score (Miglior colonna sonora): nominated
  • 2017Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score: winner
  • 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded): nominated
  • 2022Grammy-Best Music Film: nominated
  • 2022HMMA Award-Best Original Song - Independent Film: nominated
  • 2023Oscar-Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song): nominated
  • 2023BOFA-Best Original Song: nominated
  • 2023DFCS Award-Best Original Song: nominated
  • 2023Gold Derby Film Award-Original Song: nominated
  • 2023Honorable Mention-Best Original Song: winner
  • 2023GMS Award-Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film: winner
  • 2023HFCS Award-Best Song: nominated
  • 2023NCFCA Award-Best Original Song: nominated