The Forest

David Byrne

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The Forest Review

by William Ruhlmann

In 1988, David Byrne collaborated with Robert Wilson on a "theatre piece" called The Forest that premiered in Berlin. (Byrne previously had worked with Wilson on The CIVIL warS, resulting in his album Music for "The Knee Plays.") Byrne's orchestral score served as the basis for this more extended version, released three years later on his Luaka Bop label. The music is stately, near-classical, and like none of his other recordings except his Academy Award-winning music for The Last Emperor. Byrne always was an eclectic, and in a purely musical environment (there are a few stray lyrics, but nothing to speak of), he is free to move from the European classical tradition to those of Japan and the Middle East, among other places. Depending upon your point of view, the result is either a pleasant travelogue or a mess. Or maybe both.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Ur David Byrne	David Byrne	13:08	Spotify Amazon
2	Kish David Byrne	David Byrne	05:47	Spotify Amazon
3	Dura Europus David Byrne	David Byrne	03:27	Spotify Amazon
4	Samara David Byrne	David Byrne	05:40	Spotify Amazon
5	Nineveh David Byrne	David Byrne	03:34	Spotify Amazon
6	Ava David Byrne	David Byrne	12:14	Spotify Amazon
7	Machu Picchu David Byrne	David Byrne	03:14	Spotify Amazon
8	Tula David Byrne	David Byrne	04:20	Spotify Amazon
9	Teotihuacan David Byrne	David Byrne	02:37	Spotify Amazon
10	Asuka David Byrne	David Byrne	07:33	Spotify Amazon