David Sylvian
Acting
Born: 1958-02-23 · Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
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.
🎬 Movies (14)
Sleeping Dragon
2024
Brilliant Trees Sessions
2021
Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
2018
Narrator on "Life, Life" (voice)
async - first light
2017
A Gentle Glow
2017
(Voice)
Steve Jansen - The Occurrence of Slope
2008
Japan - The Very Best Of
2006
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
2005
Self (segment "Red Guitar")
The Collector
2002
Music
Time Spent
1997
Himself
David Sylvian and Robert Fripp: Live in Japan
1995
Steel Cathedrals
1985
Self
Preparations For A Journey
1984
Japan: Oil On Canvas
1982