Brian Eno

Born: 1948-05-15

Brian Eno is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer, and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music. Eno was a student of Roy Ascott on his Groundcourse at Ipswich Civic College. Then he studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex, England, taking inspiration from minimalist painting.   He joined the band Roxy Music as synthesiser player in the early 1970s. Roxy Music's success in the glam rock scene came quickly, but Eno soon tired of touring and of conflicts with lead singer Bryan Ferry. Eno's solo music has explored more experimental musical styles and ambient music. It has also been extremely influential, pioneering ambient and generative music, innovating production techniques, and emphasising "theory over practice". Eno pursues multimedia ventures in parallel to his music career, including art installations, a newspaper column in The Observer, a regular column on society and innovation in Prospect magazine, and "Oblique Strategies" (written with Peter Schmidt), a deck of cards in which cryptic remarks or random insights are intended to resolve dilemmas.


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Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams

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Released: 2018-11-14

An in-depth and intimate portrait of Coldplay's spectacular rise from the backrooms of Camden...

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David Bowie: Five Years

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Released: 2013-05-25

Featuring a wealth of previously unseen archive, this film looks at how Bowie continually...

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We Are Many

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Released: 2014-06-08

The story of the biggest demonstration in human history, which took place on 15th February 2003,...

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The History of Rock 'n' Roll

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Released: 1995-03-06

The history of rock n' roll and pop music are explored are explored via interviews and footage...

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Scott Walker: 30 Century Man

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Released: 2007-04-27

A documentary on the influential musician Scott Walker.

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What Difference Does It Make?

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Released: 2014-02-17

A documentary that explores the challenges that a life in music can bring.

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U2: From the Sky Down

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Released: 2011-10-29

This documentary film is about the making of U2's Achtung Baby. In 2011, U2 returned to Hansa...

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Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree

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Released: 1999-02-05

Release in March 1987, U2's The Joshua Tree quickly became the fastest-selling album in British...

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The British Guide to Showing Off

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Released: 2011-11-11

Documentary about British artist Andrew Logan as he attempts to put on the 2009 edition of his...

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Roxette

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1978-06-01

Documentary profiling young Roxy Music fans. They talk about the band and the music, are seen...

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Roxy Music: More Than This - The Story of Roxy Music

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Released: 2009-10-20

Roxy Music's unique blend of avant-garde rock music and high style set the tone for the whole...

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Brian Eno 1971–1977: The Man Who Fell To Earth

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Released: 2011-05-17

Musician, composer, producer, music theorist, singer and visual artist; probably best known for...

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Words for the Dying

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Released: 1993-01-01

An 80-minute documentary following John Cale and Brian Eno in Moscow, London, and Wales during...

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U2360° Tour: Squaring The Circle

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Released: 2010-07-05

Squaring The Circle is the exclusive behind the scenes look at the U2360˚ World Tour

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Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry at the BBC

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Released: 2022-09-03

Enjoy the Thrill of It All and Dance Away the evening for this dive into the BBC's archives to...

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CAN and Me

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Released: 2022-09-28

In 1968, musician Irmin Schmidt and friends founded the avant-garde band "Can", which achieved...

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Roxy Music Musikladen 1973

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Released: 2001-01-01

Roxy Music performing live on the Musikladen TV Show in May 1973, Bremen, Germany. Songs:...

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In The Ocean – A Film About the Classical Avant Garde

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Released: 2009-06-03

A brief overview and focus on composers Philip Glass, Julia Wolfe, John Cage, Steve Reich,...

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1 Giant Leap

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Released: 2002-09-10

1 Giant Leap is a concept band and media project consisting of the two principal artists, Jamie...

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2025: The Long Hot Winter

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Released: 2019-11-02

A fictional documentary set in the year 2025 interviewing people of London about their first...

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Ride, Rise, Roar

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Released: 2011-01-21

David Byrne is a visual artist as well as a musician, and ever since his early days as a member...

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Brian Eno & Roger Eno: Live at the Acropolis, Athens

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Released: 2023-03-02

Brian Eno and Roger Eno have been recording together since 1983. This unique musical event not...

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i/o Peter Gabriel / Blu-Ray Audio

as Bells, Synthesizer, Percussion
Released: 2023-12-01

More than 20 years in the making, i/o, Peter Gabriel’s tenth album and first new material since...

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Anton Corbijn: Geen Stil Leven

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Released: 2000-03-30

Documentary about the life and works of Dutch photographer Anton Corbijn.

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David Bowie - Sound and Vision

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Released: 2003-11-12

A documentary, which takes you on a journey of Bowie's revolutionary career, struggle with his...

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We Are As Gods

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Released: 2022-09-02

“We are as gods and might as well get good at it.” This is the audacious opening line of the...

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Brian Eno: Imaginary Landscapes

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Released: 1989-02-12

Here’s an interesting and extremely rare documentary from 1989, which features legendary...

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Oblique Strategist Too

as Himself
Released: 1984-01-01

Oblique Strategist Too is a multilayered, tangential portrait of composer Brian Eno, and an...

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Roxy Music: Inside 1972-1974

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2004-12-31

An incisive documentary of how Roxy Music hit the ground with four albums in two years.

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The Colbert Report

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First aired: 2005-10-17

The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday...

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Father Ted

as Father Brian Eno
First aired: 1995-04-21

A crazy comedy about three rather strange parish priests exiled to Craggy Island, a remote...

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Classic Albums

as Self
First aired: 1997-04-14

A documentary series about pop and rock albums that are considered the best or most distinctive...

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Question Time

as Self - Panellist
First aired: 1979-09-25

This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least...

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Timeshift

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First aired: 2002-10-10

Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its...

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