David Sylvian

David Sylvian

Born: February 23, 1958
in Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
David Sylvian, born David Alan Batt, is an English singer-songwriter, musician and film director who came to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead vocalist and main songwriter in the group Japan.

On his solo records of the '80s, Sylvian's explorations in music took him from the pop-funk, stylish jazz and windswept exotica of 1984's Brilliant Trees; the ambient landscapes and epic ballads of 1985's Gone to Earth; and the romantic orchestrations of 1987's Secrets of the Beehive.

Movies for David Sylvian...

Sleeping Dragon
Title: Sleeping Dragon
Released: April 30, 2024
Type: Movie
The death in May 2023 of George Hodson, artist, writer and long-term HIV/AIDS survivor, leaves a legacy of inspiration, unique visual art and unforgettable writing, drawn from direct experience. Surviving HIV/AIDS for some 45 years, cancer, loss, stigma, alienating family bigotry and racism, for some of the Queer Elder generation like George, triple combination therapy threw a lifeline that also became a lifetime of onward challenge.
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Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
Title: Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
Character: Narrator on "Life, Life" (voice)
Released: February 21, 2018
Type: Movie
A live performance film capturing an intimate concert by composer, pianist and music producer Ryuichi Sakamoto in New York City. The performance marked the first public unveiling of Sakamoto’s new opus, async, hailed as one of the best albums of 2017 by Rolling Stone and Pitchfork.
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async - first light
Title: async - first light
Released: April 1, 2017
Type: Movie
A collaboration between Apichatpong and Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto from his album “async”. The people falling asleep in this film are all his friends, he sent cameras to friends and asked them to shoot. Apichatpong often carries Digital Harinezumi camera with him, and completing a lot of works with this camera. This work was first exhibited at the WATARI Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo (Japan, 2017).
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Steve Jansen - The Occurrence of Slope
Title: Steve Jansen - The Occurrence of Slope
Released: February 29, 2008
Type: Movie
Steve Jansen's live performance in Tokyo Feb 29th 2008 - filmed in high definition.
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Japan - The Very Best Of
Title: Japan - The Very Best Of
Released: May 17, 2006
Type: Movie
Japan's 2006 DVD release, which includes seven promo videos as well as the Oil on Canvas concert recorded in 1982.
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The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Title: The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Character: Self (segment "Red Guitar")
Released: September 13, 2005
Type: Movie
Legendary photographer and director Anton Corbijn is responsible for many of the most indelible and important images of the past two and a half decades. His recently released book U2 & I is a photographic retrospective of his 25 year collaboration with U2. Later this year, Anton will direct his first feature film, Control, based on the life of the late Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis.
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David Sylvian and Robert Fripp: Live in Japan
Title: David Sylvian and Robert Fripp: Live in Japan
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
The duo caught on film during their Road To Graceland '93 tour.
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Steel Cathedrals
Title: Steel Cathedrals
Character: Self
Released: May 17, 1985
Type: Movie
20 minute music documentary shot in two days of November 1984 in, and around the outskirts of, Tokyo, Japan. A large part of the music was completed during that same month and recorded over a period of three days.
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Preparations For A Journey
Title: Preparations For A Journey
Released: December 31, 1984
Type: Movie
Original music by David Sylvian. Performed by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Steve Jansen, Masami Tsuchiya.
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Japan: Oil On Canvas
Title: Japan: Oil On Canvas
Released: December 31, 1982
Type: Movie
Successful British band Japan filmed live in concert at the Hammersmith Odeon, London on 16th November 1982.