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The Forest is a mostly instrumental album by David Byrne, released in 1991, inspired by the Epic of Gilgamesh and set during the later Industrial Revolution. Some of the music from this orchestral album was originally used in a Robert Wilson directed theatre piece with the same name.
- 61:34
- June 1991
- 1990–91
- Classical
To me, The Forest is less a piece than a process. A process of discovering what it is we are made of. What kinds of ideas, what prejudices, what propaganda fills us up, what we think is beautiful and what we think is ugly, what we consider Nature and what we think is God.
At least "The Forest," rock star David Byrne's opus for orchestra and nine vocalists, avoids the hubris of his British counterparts. With Byrne and an octet of singers from Los Angeles, the San Diego Symphony gave "The Forest" its local debut Sunday night at Copley Symphony Hall.
LYRICS. These pieces are largely orchestral. Part 1: Ur. Part 2: Kish. Part 3: Dura Europus. Part 4: Samara. Part 5: Ninevah. Part 6: Ava. Part 7: Machu Picchu. Part 8: Tula. Part 9: Teotihuacan. Part 10: Asuka. This was written as a phonetic lyric guide by an oldish Russian man in the Forest cast. Mai lajf is bjutifull. Mai Bet soft end Worm.
The Forest by David Byrne released in 1991. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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Jun 11, 1991 · 10 tracks, 59:01. Release Date. 11 June 1991. The Forest is an instrumental album by recording artist David Byrne, and released in 1991. Some of the music from this orchestral album was originall… read more. earwaves. new wave. alternative. world. singer-songwriter. View all tags. Tracklist. Running order. Similar Albums. Lincoln.
David Byrne · Album · 1991 · 10 songs.
