Biography
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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Sleeping Dragon
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MOVIE • 2024
Brilliant Trees Sessions
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MOVIE • 2021
Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
Character: Narrator on "Life, Life" (voice)
MOVIE • 2018
A Gentle Glow
Character: (Voice)
MOVIE • 2017
async - first light
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MOVIE • 2017
Steve Jansen - The Occurrence of Slope
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MOVIE • 2008
Japan - The Very Best Of
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MOVIE • 2006
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Character: Self (segment "Red Guitar")
MOVIE • 2005
Time Spent
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 1997
David Sylvian and Robert Fripp: Live in Japan
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MOVIE • 1995
Steel Cathedrals
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1985
Preparations For A Journey
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MOVIE • 1984
Red Guitar
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MOVIE • 1984
Japan: Oil On Canvas
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MOVIE • 1982
Riverside
Character: Self
TV • 1982
Crew
