The timeless Jonathan Demme film is not David Byrne's only time collaborating with an auteur filmmaker, and the results are similarly awe-inspiring.
The Big Picture David Byrne, front-man of the iconic American rock band Talking Heads, has never been the type of artist to stay in one lane. In addition to his work with Talking Heads, he has an impressive catalog of solo music and collaborations with artists like St. Vincent, Brian Eno, and most recently with indie sensation Mitski on their Academy Award-nominated song written for the Best Picture-winning Everything Everywhere All At Once.
What people may not realize is that Byrne embarked on a similar project only a few years ago, teaming up with another visionary filmmaker Spike Lee to bring his recent stage show to HBO. The film, American Utopia, sees Byrne and a company of musicians and dancers performing solo work, collaborative work, and some of Talking Heads' greatest hits in a visionary new form, while speaking between numbers about a variety of sociopolitical and philosophical concepts that inspired the music.
Byrne's art is not often political in a provocative manner, which is a stark contrast to Spike Lee who, when Mookie threw the trash can through Sal's pizzeria in his 1989 masterwork Do The Right Thing, invited a firestorm of criticism and outrage. Byrne's messaging, framed through Lee's vision as a filmmaker creates a fascinating and powerful series of sounds and images that bring out unbridled excitement in some moments and sobering reflection in others.
Frequent collaborator Ellen Kuras worked as a cinematographer on Lee's narrative features such as He Got Game and the documentary 4 Little Girls. Kuras crafts images that emphasize the humanity and vulnerability of the performances. Overhead shots spotlight the rhythmic movements of the performers, while close-ups reveal emotional depth in Byrne's performance that even the live audience is not near enough to fully appreciate.
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