Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsEmmysSan Diego Comic-ConOutfest LASTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Bill Laswell

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Producer
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Watch Official Trailer
Play trailer2:43
Scared of Revolution (2018)
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
Bill Laswell was born on 12 February 1955 in Salem, Illinois, USA. He is a composer and producer, known for Colors (1988), Body of Lies (2008) and Shutter Island (2010). He is married to Ejigayehu Shibabaw.
BornFebruary 12, 1955
BornFebruary 12, 1955
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels
  • View contact info at IMDbPro

Known for:

Robert Duvall and Sean Penn in Colors (1988)
Colors
6.7
  • Soundtrack("Rhythm Killer")
  • 1988
Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in Body of Lies (2008)
Body of Lies
7.0
  • Soundtrack("Bledstyle", "Shta")
  • 2008
Leonardo DiCaprio in Shutter Island (2010)
Shutter Island
8.2
  • Soundtrack("Lizard Point" (1982))
  • 2010
Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston in Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
Only Lovers Left Alive
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Little Village")
  • 2013

Credits

Edit
IMDbPro

Composer

  • Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain (2018)
    Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain
    • Composer
    • 2018
  • Trump's Lobby (2017)
    Trump's Lobby
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Jean Ziegler, l'optimisme de la volonté (2016)
    Jean Ziegler, l'optimisme de la volonté
    • Composer
    • 2016
  • Street Fighter Alpha: Generations (2005)
    Street Fighter Alpha: Generations
    • Composer
    • Video
    • 2005
  • Lay Down Old Man
    • Composer
    • 2005
  • The Mindscape of Alan Moore (2003)
    The Mindscape of Alan Moore
    • Composer
    • 2003
  • Tabla Beat Science: Talamanam Sound Clash
    • Composer
    • Video
    • 2003
  • Baptism of Solitude: A Tribute to Paul Bowles
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2001
  • Quentin Crisp in Quality of Life: The Giuliani Years (2000)
    Quality of Life: The Giuliani Years
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2000
  • Mondialito (2000)
    Mondialito
    • Composer
    • 2000
  • Broken Vessels (1998)
    Broken Vessels
    • Composer
    • 1998
  • Clandestins (1997)
    Clandestins
    • Composer
    • 1997
  • Gravesend (1995)
    Gravesend
    • Composer
    • 1995
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto in Ryuichi Sakamoto Feat. Iggy Pop: Risky (1987)
    Ryuichi Sakamoto Feat. Iggy Pop: Risky
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1987
  • Herbie Hancock: Rockit (1983)
    Herbie Hancock: Rockit
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1983

Music Department

  • Keely Shaye Brosnan and Teresa Tico in Poisoning Paradise (2017)
    Poisoning Paradise
    • musician
    • 2017
  • Trump's Lobby (2017)
    Trump's Lobby
    • music: For "Blue Shift"
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Tom Petty in Soundstage (2003)
    Soundstage
    • mix translator
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Mondialito (2000)
    Mondialito
    • music arranger
    • musician: bass, guitar, keyboards
    • 2000
  • Saturn (1999)
    Saturn
    • composer: additional music
    • 1999
  • Broken Vessels (1998)
    Broken Vessels
    • music arranger
    • music producer
    • musician: basses, guitars, keyboards, samples and percussion
    • 1998
  • Basquiat (1996)
    Basquiat
    • composer: additional music
    • 1996
  • Moving the Mountain (1994)
    Moving the Mountain
    • music producer
    • 1994
  • Step Across the Border (1990)
    Step Across the Border
    • musician
    • 1990
  • Iggy Pop: Cold Metal (1988)
    Iggy Pop: Cold Metal
    • music producer
    • Music Video
    • 1988
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto in Ryuichi Sakamoto Feat. Iggy Pop: Risky (1987)
    Ryuichi Sakamoto Feat. Iggy Pop: Risky
    • music producer
    • Music Video
    • 1987
  • Laurie Anderson in Sharkey's Day (1984)
    Sharkey's Day
    • bass
    • Video
    • 1984

Producer

  • Dato' Siti Nurhaliza & Whitney Houston: Memories (2016)
    Dato' Siti Nurhaliza & Whitney Houston: Memories
    • producer
    • Video
    • 2016
  • Mick Jagger in Mick Jagger: Just Another Night (1985)
    Mick Jagger: Just Another Night
    • producer
    • Music Video
    • 1985
  • Laurie Anderson in Sharkey's Day (1984)
    Sharkey's Day
    • producer
    • Video
    • 1984

Videos2

Official Trailer
Trailer 2:43
Official Trailer
Dub Echoes
Trailer 2:36
Dub Echoes

Personal details

Edit
  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative name
    • Public Image Ltd.
  • Born
    • February 12, 1955
    • Salem, Illinois, USA
  • Spouse
    • Ejigayehu Shibabaw? - present

Did you know

Edit
  • Trivia
    Wife is Ejigayehu Shibabaw, also known as the Ethiopian singer Gigi.

Related news

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Production art
Photos
Do You Recognize These Rising Stars?
See the gallery
Production art
List
New and Upcoming Sci-fi & Fantasy
See our picks

Add demo reel with IMDbPro

Demo reel thumbnail
Make your IMDb page stand out by adding a demo reel
Upload your demo reel

Add demo reel with IMDbPro

Make your IMDb page stand out by adding a demo reel
Upload your demo reel
Demo reel thumbnail

How much have you seen?

Keep track of how much of Bill Laswell’s work you have seen. Go to your list.

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb App
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
  • Get the IMDb App
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • IMDb Developer
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.