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David Sylvian

Soundtrack | Composer | Producer

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The band Japan suffered from personal and creative clashes, particularly between Sylvian and Karn, with tensions springing from Sylvian's relationship with Yuka Fujii, a photographer, artist and designer, and Karn's former girlfriend. Fujii quickly became an influential figure in Sylvian's life. She was the first person to introduce Sylvian seriously to jazz... See more trivia »

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David Alan Batt
in Lewisham, Kent, England, UK
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2008 Skins (TV series)
– Chris (2008) (performer: "Forbidden Colours" - uncredited)
 
2007 The Number 23 (writer: "The Banality of Evil")
 
2006 Babel (performer: "World Citizen-I Won't Be Disappointed")
 
2006 Parashat Ha-Shavua (TV series)
– Toldot (2006) (writer: "Blemish", "Late Night Shopping" / performer: "Blemish", "Late Night Shopping")
 
2005 The Work of Director Anton Corbijn (video documentary) (performer: "Red Guitar")
 
2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
– Lady Heather's Box (2003) (performer: "Darkest Dreaming" - uncredited)
 
2003 What Fault Is It of Ours? (writer: "Darkest Dreaming" / performer: "Darkest Dreaming")
 
2000 Jam (TV series)
 
1992 Gas, Food Lodging (writer: "Fall in Love With Me")
 
1989 Valentina (TV series)
– Caduta angeli (1989) (performer: "When Poets Dreamed of Angels")
 
1983 Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (performer: "Forbidden Colours")
 
1982 Identification of a Woman (writer: "Sons of Pioneers" / as D. Syivian)
 
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2002 Koleksiyoncu: The Collector (documentary)
 
1999 River of Love (video documentary)
 
1987 To derma tou hronou (short)
 
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2009 Amplified Gesture (video documentary) (executive producer)
 
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1985 Steel Cathedrals (video short)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2005 The Work of Director Anton Corbijn (video documentary)
Himself (segment "Red Guitar")
 
1999 Top Ten (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 80s Romantics (1999) … Himself
 
1994 Cue the Music (TV series)
Himself
 
1985 Steel Cathedrals (video short)
Himself
 
1983 Oil on Canvas (video)
Himself (as Japan)
 
1981 Oxford Road Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 January 1981 (1981) … Himself (as Japan)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

TV commercial for TIAA Cref (singing voice), 2004. See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Interviews  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official SamadhiSound Site | Official Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

Japan
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Personal Quote:

Writing 'Ghosts' was a turning point for me. So much of what we created with Japan was built upon artifice. With that song I'd felt I'd had the breakthrough I was looking for. I'd touched upon something true to myself and expressed it in a way that didn't leave me feeling overly vulnerable. In the coming years I'd forget about all notions of vulnerability... See more »

Trivia:

The band Japan suffered from personal and creative clashes, particularly between Sylvian and Karn, with tensions springing from Sylvian's relationship with Yuka Fujii, a photographer, artist and designer, and Karn's former girlfriend. Fujii quickly became an influential figure in Sylvian's life. She was the first person to introduce Sylvian seriously to jazz... See more »

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