David Byrne’s Song for Musk Documentary Is Comprised Entirely of the Tycoon's Quotes: “No Editorializing. Straight From the Man’s Mouth to Mine”
David Byrne turned Elon Musk’s public remarks into lyrics for an original song that could qualify for the 2027 Academy Awards.
- David Byrne has written an original song for the upcoming documentary 'Musk', directed by Alex Gibney, using Tesla CEO Elon Musk's own public statements as lyrics.
- The documentary examines Musk's expanding influence beyond business, exploring his role in the Department of Government Efficiency alongside his control of SpaceX and Starlink.
- Co-Written with composer Daniel Pemberton, the track 'Let Me Sell You a Dream' features sardonic lyrics and qualifies for Best Original Song consideration at the 2027 Oscars.
- The film premieres out of competition at the Venice International Film Festival on September 8th before Bleecker Street releases it in U.S. theaters on October 16th.
- Musk has dismissed the project as a 'hit-piece,' while the film raises unproven questions about potential data access by DOGE personnel during his time in Washington.
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New Wave Icon Writes Song About Elon Musk Exclusively With Musk’s Own Quotes for Upcoming Documentary: ‘From the Man’s Mouth to Mine’
There are only so many ways an artist can write a song. But David Byrne is the kind of artist to really challenge our typical songwriting conventions. For instance, the Talking Heads legend has just written a song about Elon Musk for Alex Gibney’s upcoming documentary about the world’s first trillionaire. But it doesn’t just stop there. Instead of just writing about him, he used Musk’s own words to make his point. In an interview with Variety, B…
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