Music for "The Knee Plays"
Music for "The Knee Plays" (1985) is an album by David Byrne composed for Robert Wilson's opera the CIVIL warS.[1][2]
Track listing
All tracks written by David Byrne except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tree (Today Is An Important Occasion)" | 4:02 |
| 2. | "In the Upper Room" (Traditional, arranged by the Baptist Methodist Choir Church of God, Byrne & David Blumberg) | 3:35 |
| 3. | "The Sound of Business" | 6:15 |
| 4. | "Social Studies" | 4:52 |
| 5. | "(The Gift of Sound) Where the Sun Never Goes Down" (Trad., arr. Clara Hudman "The Georgia Peach", Byrne & Blumberg) | 2:34 |
| 6. | "Theadora is Dozing" (Trad, arr. Ensemble of the Bulgarian Republic, Byrne, Blumberg) | 2:59 |
| 7. | "Admiral Perry" | 5:32 |
| 8. | "I Bid You Goodnight" (Trad., arr the Pindar Family, Byrne & Blumberg) | 2:51 |
| 9. | "I've Tried" (Trad., arr Swan's Silvertone Singers, Byrne, Blumberg) | 3:24 |
| 10. | "Winter" | 6:11 |
| 11. | "Jungle Book" | 3:38 |
| 12. | "In the Future" | 6:35 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Tree (Reprise)" | 2:36 |
| 14. | "(I've Tried) Things to Do" | 3:28 |
| 15. | "Tic Toc 2 (In the Future)" | 5:36 |
| 16. | "Whisper" | 3:17 |
| 17. | "Misterias" | 2:42 |
| 18. | "Faust Dance" | 2:18 |
| 19. | "Ghost" | 3:24 |
| 20. | "Super Natural" | 2:56 |
DVD track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tree (Today Is An Important Occasion)" | 4:07 |
| 2. | "In the Upper Room" | 3:40 |
| 3. | "The Sound of Business" | 6:20 |
| 4. | "Social Studies" | 4:59 |
| 5. | "(The Gift of Sound) Where the Sun Never Goes Down" | 2:37 |
| 6. | "Theadora is Dozing" | 3:04 |
| 7. | "Admiral Perry" | 5:32 |
| 8. | "I Bid You Goodnight" | 2:55 |
| 9. | "Things to Do (I've Tried)" | 3:27 |
| 10. | "Winter" | 6:26 |
| 11. | "Jungle Book" | 3:43 |
| 12. | "In the Future" | 6:35 |
| 13. | "Tree (Reprise)" | 2:36 |
References
- ↑ Chicago Tribune. “DAVID BYRNE`S `KNEE PLAYS` MAY NOT MAKE SENSE, but IT`S NOT NONSENSE.” Chicago Tribune, 16 June 1985, web.archive.org/web/20250318232305/www.chicagotribune.com/1985/06/16/david-byrnes-knee-plays-may-not-make-sense-but-its-not-nonsense/. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
- ↑ Grant, Steve, et al. “David Byrne | Trouser Press.” Trouser Press, 2025, web.archive.org/web/20241015070635/trouserpress.com/reviews/david-byrne/. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.