David Sylvian
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 23, 1958 (age 68)
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
Sleeping Dragon
Movie
Brilliant Trees Sessions
Movie
Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
Movie · as Narrator on "Life, Life" (voice)
async - first light
Movie
A Gentle Glow
Movie · as (Voice)
Steve Jansen - The Occurrence of Slope
Movie
Japan - The Very Best Of
Movie
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Movie · as Self (segment "Red Guitar")
Time Spent
Movie · as Himself
David Sylvian and Robert Fripp: Live in Japan
Movie
Steel Cathedrals
Movie · as Self
Preparations For A Journey
Movie
Japan: Oil On Canvas
Movie
Riverside
TV · as Self · 2 eps